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No sign nor any moves towards govt formation

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There was no sign of any moves on Wednesday towards government formation in Jammu and Kashmir with the BJP saying that it was waiting for the first move by its coalition partner PDP which, however, maintained a mysterious silence. BJP was of the view that since the seven-day official mourning period was ending today, there will be forward movement on the government formation in the state which is under Governor’s rule since last Friday following the demise of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “We had received a letter from the…

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Need to review how much of Mufti’s vision was fulfilled in 9 months: PDP

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As impasse continues over government formation, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Wednesday said the party will review how much “it has achieved vis-à-vis fulfilling development vision” of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed during nine months alliance with BJP. “Mufti sahab had a vision for making J&K a modern state. Due to his death, his vision is yet to be realised. The party under the leadership of Mehbooba Mufti will need to review how much we have succeeded to fulfill Mufti Sahab’s vision so far,” senior PDP leader and former education minister, Naeem Akhtar…

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Mehbooba’s Shakespearean dilemma and the number game

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Following the death of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is left with 28 MLAs and even if the party allies with Congress for government formation and gets the support of all independent MLAs, who are not backed by the rightwing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), they would still fall short of one seat. Following Mufti’s death, PDP, which had won 28 seats in the 2014 Legislative Assembly polls and added one more to the kitty with the nomination of Anjum Fazili as one of the two nominated MLAs, is…

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PDP may press for concessions from Centre before tie-up

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Likely to seek deadline for return of 2 power projects With PDP president Mehbooba Mufti maintaining silence about government formation, a top party leader today gave an indication that the party would seek political and economic concessions before forging an alliance, stating that it would first assess 10 months of performance. Sources said PDP leaders were angry with the BJP for not fulfilling the promises made in the “Agenda of the Alliance”, which included the return of two power projects to the state. The PDP was likely to seek a…

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PDP leader opposes continuation of alliance with BJP

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PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra today opposed continuation of the party’s alliance with BJP, claiming it is not acceptable to the people of the state, and batted for formation of the new government headed by Mehbooba Mufti with support of “secular” parties, including Congress. “In the present situation, when there is high sentiment here against the BJP-RSS, the need is to form a government headed by Mehbooba Ji with support and in alliance with secular forces particularly Congress,” said the MP from Srinagar in a statement here. Karra, who had…

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Valley enveloped by fog; Leh coldest

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Many parts of Kashmir were engulfed in a thick layer of fog this morning even as the minimum temperature went down at most places in the Valley where there is a forecast for isolated rainfall today. A dense layer of fog covered many areas of the Valley, including summer capital Srinagar, affecting visibility as motorists negotiated the roads with caution in the poor light. There was no fog, however, around the airport on the outskirts of the city here and flight operations did not suffer disruptions. “There is no fog…

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Mehbooba can’t walk away from an alliance she helped create: Omar Abdullah

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The delay in swearing in of Mehbooba Mufti as CM has led to a guessing game on the fate of the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K. Leader of the Opposition, NC’s Omar Abdullah Shares with TOI’s  that Mehbooba can hardly walk away from an alliance she helped to create. Q: You tweeted recently where is governance in Kashmir. Is the NC seeking to make political capital in a power vacuum? A: Not at all. The fact is for 48 hours you had in effect a constitutional breakdown.The state government had ceased to…

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Power hungry BJP is unnerved by sympathy visit of Sonia Gandhi, says Congress

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Rubbishing the allegations of “opportunism” by its political rival, Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress hit out at the latter, saying that “power hungry” BJP is “unnerved” by the visit of Sonia Gandhi to PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on the demise of her father and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. “BJP is always hungry for power and the party is unnerved by the visit of our respected party president Sonia Gandhi. Sonia ji visited the bereaved family of late Mufti Sahab to sympathise with them at the huge tragedy,” Congress spokesperson…

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Karra suggests Mehbooba to leave BJP

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‘PDP has lost support by tying up with a communal party’ Senior PDP leader and MP Tariq Hameed Karra Tuesday suggested party president Mehbooba Mufti to form the next government with Congress and other secular forces to stop communal forces from spreading in Kashmir. “A new situation has emerged after the death of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. A new combination, a new government can be formed given the situation today. My considered opinion is that she should open up the ways of talking to Congress, which is a secular party. And…

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Government urged to install speed governors in commercial vehicles

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A member of the National Road Safety Council, Kamaljit Soi, appealed to the state government to install speed governor in all the commercial vehicles of the state. Soi said the India was on the top in the list of accidental deaths despite having less than 7 per cent of vehicles in the world and in J&K the number of road accidental deaths was five times more than the deaths due to terrorism-related incidents. “As per our records about 200 people die in a year in militancy related incidents in J&K…

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