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MLA Rashid slams entry of non-state subjects in valley

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Awami Itehad Party chief and MLA Langate, Abdul Rashid Sheikh has demanded an end to flow of non-state subjects into Kashmir valley, arguing that their credentials and whereabouts are not known. Addressing public meetings at Malaknag Anantnag, Kelam Kulgam and Hawal Srinagar today Rashid said from Qazigund to Karnah thousands of non-state subject and homeless families have occupied thousands of kanals of land and started constructing temporary huts. “While Kashmiris need to prove their identity not only in other states but in their own hamlets to security agencies, this uninvited…

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RSS stitches alliance back into shape

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With Mehbooba Mufti set to head the PDP-BJP government in the state, it has become clear that the Sangh Parivar has played a very crucial role in restitching the alliance, which virtually looked impossible at one point of time. The presence of RSS ‘prant karyawah’ (state general secretary) Parshotam Dedechi in today’s crucial meeting of BJP legislators to elect the Legislature Party leader was an indication that the Sangh Parivar had stepped in to give its seal on the PDP-BJP coalition in the only Muslim-majority state of the country. Dedechi…

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Indian Intelligence Agencies feed some Separatists: Dr Farooq

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that some separatist leaders have close links with Indian intelligence agencies which feed them. Farooq also alleged New Delhi of “dividing Kashmiris”. In an interview to The Economic Times, Farooq said that separatist leaders change their stand on daily basis. “I don’t know what Hurriyat stands for. Every day they make changes in their stand. Some of them also have links with intelligence agencies of India. They are fed by them as well,” Farooq said. He alleged both India…

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No special demand from PDP, says BJP

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The BJP on Wednesday clarified that there has been no special demand from the PDP for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP`s reaction came a day after Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and dubbed the meeting “positive”. The meeting between the two leaders put the BJP-PDP alliance back on track. “Mehbooba ji wanted to meet the prime minister and he has assured her of all help. He also asked Mehbooba ji to talk to the party leaders and decide on the…

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State inches towards new govt as Guv invites PDP, BJP for meeting

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Governor NN Vohra today intimated PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and BJP state unit president Sat Sharma to meet him on March 25. The meetings with the two leaders have been scheduled separately, said a Raj Bhawan spokesperson. The meetings have been scheduled following Mehbooba’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday. The PDP chief had termed her meeting with the Prime Minister as “very positive”. The Governor’s communication to the two leaders assumes importance in the backdrop of the PDP legislature party meet on Thursday. The…

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Mehbooba is now willing, but BJP wary of coalition

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Mehbooba Mufti’s meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appears to have failed to motivate BJP to reciprocate the PDP chief’s new-found willingness to repair ties and form the government in Jammu & Kashmir. Although Mehbooba expressed satisfaction over the 30-minute meeting with the PM and indicated her willingness for J&K government formation with BJP, sources in the saffron outfit said the PM refused to discuss the coalition’s revival with her, saying she needed to sort out the matter with the BJP brass. Sources also said that while Mehbooba…

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The Alliance Agenda that Mehbooba is keen to fulfil

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CBMs sought by PDP chief remain unaddressed As the apparent stalemate continues over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba is still hopeful of forward movement in the points mentioned in the Agenda of Alliance which paved the way for first ever PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir on March 1, 2015. Power project The PDP chief has asked for return of Dulhasti and Uri hydro power projects to J&K from the NHPC — a demand which was agreed upon by the two parties in the Agenda of the Alliance.“The…

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One-way traffic to continue on Sgr-Jmu highway

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Only one-way traffic will continue on the Srinagar-Jammu highway as the road at several places was still not fully repaired after recent landslides. Meanwhile, majority of roads linking far-flung and remote villages, including those near the Line of Control (LoC) with district and tehsil headquarters, reopened after recent snowfall. Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, left Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley for Jammu, a traffic police official said. Empty trucks and oil tankers and other heavy vehicles, which were also stranded at different places, including Qazigund,…

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Politics of prestige delayed Mehbooba’s meet with PM

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This morning’s meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti in New Delhi could have been held in the second week of January itself and Jammu and Kashmir would have been spared the political uncertainty which it witnessed for more than 10 weeks. Mehbooba had suggested holding the meeting in January itself so that she could state her position and the necessity for some of the measures to move ahead in government formation. But that time her suggestion was turned down. It was conveyed to…

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‘PDP leadership hurting sentiments of J&K’

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Independent legislator Sheikh Abdul Rashid today accused PDP leadership of “hurting” the sentiments of people of Jammu and Kashmir by “sacrificing its self-respect to grab power”. “Kashmiris are neither beggars nor want meager concessions from New Delhi, but have been distancing from Sang Pariwar over its agenda. “By sacrificing its self-respect to grab power, PDP has hurt the sentiments of the people of the state,” Rashid, who represents north Kashmir’s Langate in Assembly, said. He said PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was expected to persuade Prime Minister Narendra Modi to offer…

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