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BJP terms Kashmiri separatists as ‘Pakistani agents’

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on 13 June dubbed the Kashmiri separatists as ‘Pakistani agents’ and blamed them for creating disorder in Jammu and Kashmir after they conducted a meeting on the Sainik colony issue. Saying that they are following instructions given by the kingpins in Pakistan, BJP leader Ravinder Raina told ANI: “These Separatist leaders are Pakistan’s agents. They take money from Pakistan and follow the instructions of their bosses in Pakistan and work on their command.” “As far as separatists are concerned, the turmoil that has been created…

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Older Pandits yearn for past, Gen-next finds no future : Return to Kashmir

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When a teary-eyed Mehbooba Mufti offered milk to Goddess Ragnya Devi at Kheer Bhawani, 27 kilometres from here on Sunday, she became first head of Muslim-majority Jammu and Kashmir in a long time to perform puja at Tulmul’s famous Hindu temple. The chief minister, later, raised her hands in prayer for peace and prosperity in the state, a gesture that touched the hearts of thousands of Kashmiri Pandits gathered for the ceremony, who seek separate colonies to be able to return to the militancy-affected homeland. “She is head of the…

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Kashmiri Pandits welcome but not separate colonies’ : Separatists’ meet

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The seminar, held at Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s Hyderpora residence, was jointly organised by the two Hurriyat factions and the JKLF. SEPARATISTS Sunday welcomed the return of Kashmiri Pandits to the valley but unanimously opposed setting up of separate townships for them or Sainik colonies. At the first such seminar of separatists from different groups in eight years, moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq proposed setting up of a committee for “people-to-people contact” with Kashmiri Pandits for their return to the valley. The seminar, held at Hurriyat chairman…

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Govt spent 560 Cr in 5 years on separatists: Ajat Shatru

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“From hotel to food to air tickets everything is being paid by the government of India, while separatists holiday outside the state .  In a shocking revelation, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Ajat Shatru Singh Friday claimed that the governments of India and JK had spent a whopping Rs 560 crore on separatists in the past five years. Speaking in the Zero Hour Session, in the Legislative Council, the ruling party MLC said that the government had failed to provide security to the legislators. “Same government has provided…

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Differences between coalition partners over Abhinav Gupt Yatra

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Saffron party terms govt decision to disallow yatra ‘unfortunate’ Noisy scenes in Legislative Council as BJP protests govt ban on yatra Serious differences appear to have cropped up between coalition partners PDP and BJP over the banning of the “Abhinav Gupt” yatra due to the pressure of separatists and other Kashmir-centric groups. The BJP ministers, however, have maintained a guarded silence to avoid any controversy. A day after J&K Government’s spokesman and Education Minister in the coalition government Naeem Akhtar announced on Thursday that the yatra would not be allowed,…

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Kashmir must be under caliphate, not Pakistan: Islamic State

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Islamic State members want Kashmir under its caliphate rather than Pakistan or jihadi groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba, underlining the outfit’s dismissive view of Pakistan and groups it controls as compromised outfits that do not conform to its extreme interpretation of religious law. Web chats of IS members from different countries, including India, that are part of a chargesheet filed by the NIA against IndianOil assistant manager Mohammed Sirajuddin show the group’s belief in Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s caliphate as the final arbiter of Kashmir’s fate. In one of the chats, Jundhulla…

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Vital agreement documents between state and NHPC missing

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‘NHPC not paying any royalty to JK out of its projects’ Govt admits in House: ‘Record of DulHasti power project execution missing’ Amid demands for return of power projects from the National Hydel Power Corporation (NHPC), the Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday admitted on floor of the Legislative Council that documents regarding execution agreement of DulHasti power project by the state government with the NHPC are “untraceable” and “misplacement of records appears to be deliberate.” Replying to a question by MLC Firdous Tak who had sought details of agreement…

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Ration cards would be issued from June 19: Zulfiqar Ali

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The Government will start the process of issuance of new Ration Cards to consumers from 19 of this month. This was revealed by Minister for CA&PD Zulfikar Ali while chairing a meeting here to review the functioning of the department and preparation made for issuance of New ration cards to the consumers. The Minister said that commencement of issuance of New Ration Cards will start on June 19 in Jammu, and June 20 in Kashmir. The Minister said that the Deputy Commissioners of the respective districts would monitor and ensure…

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Govt won’t allow Abhinavgupta Yatra: Akhtar

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The government Thursday said it won’t allow any yatra proposed by a New Delhi based organization-Acharaya Abhinav Gupta Sheshadri Samroh Samiti – to a cave in Beerwah area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Government spokesman and minister for Education said no such yatra will be allowed. “No such yatra will be allowed. This has been already made clear by Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minster Nirmal Singh,” Akhtar said. He, however, said traditional pilgrimages and fairs will be allowed. “We have not received any proposal for yatra to…

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Three officials suspended after MLA figured in BPL list

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On the directions of Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Choudhary Zulfkar Ali, Jammu Divisional Commissioner Pawan Kotwal today suspended three senior officials of the Revenue Department after the name of sitting BJP MLA from Khour Krishan Lal Bhagat figured in the Below Poverty Line (BPL) list prepared by the authorities to provide ration. Those who have been suspended are Tehsildar, Khour, Block Development Officer, Khour, and the Tehsil Supply Officer, Khour. “We have taken a serious note of it because it is a glaring example of the…

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