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Govt checked as it goes ahead with Budget plan without House nod

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Speaker takes serious note of violation by Fin Dept, orders withdrawal of all ordinances BJP joins Oppn to corner FM on budget proposals’ implementation The state government issued 14 orders implementing some important provisions of the annual Budget presented in the state legislature on Monday even as the Budget is yet to be passed by either of the two Houses. The Finance Department did this by issuing Sadar-e-Riyasat Ordinance (SRO) numbers 156 to 168 on May 30 when the Budget was presented and SRO no. 172 on May 31. This…

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National Conference calls Budget directionless, visionless

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The National Conference today termed the Budget presented by the PDP-BJP government on Monday as “directionless and visionless”. In the Upper House of the legislature, National Conference (NC) MLCs Sajjad Kichloo and Ali Mohammad Dar, while participating in a discussion on the Budget, said there was nothing in it. “I think there is no fun in discussing this Budget. While the House is yet to pass it, SROs have been issued with regard to the Budget by the Finance Ministry. The SROs are issued only after discussion in the House.…

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Mehbooba Mufti touches National Conference’s raw nerve again

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• Cites its role in 1987 rigged elections, alliance with BJP • ‘Geelani, Lone chose separate path because NC dishonored people’s mandate in 1987’ Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday accused National Conference leaders of bartering away Jammu and Kashmir’s interests for power. “When Omar Abdullah became the Minister of State for External Affairs, what was his agenda? You joined hands with BJP and what did you get in return. You gave away the power projects in lieu of power and chair. You should tell this House why you joined hands…

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‘Cat and pigeon’ analogy distorted: Chief Minister on Pandits

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Kashmiri Pandits will have to be housed in “inclusive” transit camps in the Valley till they get the confidence to return to their native places without security, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday while accusing the opposition and media of distorting her “cat and pigeon” analogy. “My remarks were distorted by the opposition and media to project as if every Kashmiri is a militant. Kashmiri Muslims are fed up of violence. Kashmiri Pandits are not afraid of Kashmiri Muslims. They are afraid of those who perpetrated Wandhama Massacre,” she…

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Nashri Chenani tunnel likely to miss July deadline

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”13% work pending, safety checks to take one month’ The Chenani-Nashri tunnel, the passageway connecting Udhampur district with Ramban district on Jammu- Srinagar highway is likely to miss the July deadline as only 87 percent of works have been completed on the project so far. Pertinently, the deadline for the 9 kilometer tunnel starting from 89 kilometers in Udhampur district to 130 Kilometers in Ramban district was initially set as May 2016, which was extended twice first up to June and then to July 16. Sources informed that after completing…

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Alliance with BJP a ‘challenge’ but necessary for taking J&K out of morass: Mehbooba

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday described PDP’s alliance with BJP and the common minimum programme between the two parties as a “challenge” but said it was necessary for bringing out the state from the “morass”. She told the Assembly that PDP had entered into an alliance with BJP to seek national reconciliation on political and economic challenges confronting the state amid her hopes that “leaders at the Centre have understood the ground realities in J&K and they want to improve the situation”, including in the context…

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Working on return of power projects from NHPC : Drabu

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Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu today said the government was working out modalities to enable the return of projects being run by the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to J&K. “It is in the Agenda of Alliance. I have had extensive discussions with people in Delhi. Modalities are being worked out. We have worked out three or four modalities and will see which one suits best,” Drabu said while addressing a press conference soon after tabling the Budget in the Assembly. He said he could not give the exact date as…

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Er Rashid marshalled out, NC stages walkout from assembly

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Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid was marshalled out while opposition National Conference members today boycotted the Budget presentation in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly demanding a statement from the government over the status of magisterial probe into Handwara killings. As soon as Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu rose to present the Budget for 2016-17, Mr Rashid demanded that the government make a statement on the killings in Handwara town which took place during protests against alleged molestation of a girl by an armyman last month. The Independent legislator from Langate, adjoining Handwara…

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Will step down if chair becomes my weakness: CM

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‘Sainik colonies only for state subjects, not for outsiders’ ‘Committed to bring back Kashmiri Pandits to Valley’ ‘Will set up transit accommodations for Pandits till they feel safe to return to their native places’ ‘Self rule can set example for conflict resolution around the world’ CM cites controversial past of NC to counter Omar’s tirade Invoking her father’s vision for peaceful and prosperous Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said she won’t hesitate to step down if the chair becomes her weakness in this pursuit. In her first…

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Mehbooba’s speech vindicates RSS game-plan: Kashmir Economic Alliance

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In a statement, Khan said the Chief Minister’s statement that Sainik Colony would be constructed for state subjects contradicts the statement of government spokesman (Naeem Akther) who said no such colony would be constructed. Day after she remarked in the State Assembly that asking Kashmiri migrant Pandits to restart their lives in their native places in Kashmir “is like putting pigeons among cats”, the J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday faced a massive flak for her statement, with the Kashmir Economic Alliance stating that her speech has “only furthered…

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