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J&K Govt Formation: 6 Possible Scenarios That Can Play Out

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With PDP President Mehbooba Mufti demanding Confidence Building Measures rather than mere assurances from the central government on the implementation of the Agenda of Alliance, the impasse over the government formation in J&K is likely to linger on for some more time. The hopes of an early resolution of the crisis died down  when Mehbooba after meeting Governor N N Vohra in Jammu only hardened her position. Talking to media, she sought concrete concessions from the centre before she could agree to resume the alliance with BJP. Here are the…

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Technical snag hits Aadhaar registration

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As many as 400 operators out of 638 have been blacklisted due to a system error in the software of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI). Though the state government has set a deadline of March 31 to ensure that all employees as well as daily wagers, casual and seasonal labourers working in various departments under the state government enrol themselves under Aadhaar, the technical snag in the software has stopped the registration process at 200 centres in the state. On February 1, thesoftware version 3.10 of the UIDAI…

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Catch-22 for PDP — lose vote bank or Delhi link

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Impasse Over Government Formation Continues To be or not to be? When Mehbooba Mufti finally answers this question, it will decide the future of political arithmetic in Jammu and Kashmir and have a long-term impact on mainstream politics in the volatile state. The death of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has placed his daughter Mehbooba on a new pedestal, where her decision can have ramifications on the political landscape of the region. If Mehbooba decides to continue the alliance with the BJP, which she has described as “unpopular”, and agrees…

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National Conference slams PDP over political stalemate

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Slamming PDP for the political stalemate in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference today asked it to make public its charter of demands, failing which its “posturing” will prove to be just a “theatrical performance aimed at rebuilding a severely dented image”. Party general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar said PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti “should tell the people what she is demanding from the central government since these demands are being made in their name and at a cost of their right to have an elected government.” Noting that BJP has officially…

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State BJP clueless, awaits word from Centre

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State BJP leaders are in a wait-and-watch mode as the formation of government in the state now seems to be a matter between the Centre and Mehbooba. The state BJP leaders are now waiting for their high command to rescue them by reaching out to PDP president Mehboooba Mufti, who has asked the Centre to go in for confidence-building measures to give fillip to the new government. The BJP had sought 10 days from Governor NN Vohra yesterday to disclose their plan on government formation. Today, the BJP leaders avoided…

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Sun shines bright in Jammu, Srinagar; dry weather to prevail

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Bright sunshine greeted the people in Jammu and Srinagar on Wednesday as the weather office forecast dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir during the next 24 hours to THursday morning. “A bright morning sunshine will further help raise the maximum day temperature in Jammu and Srinagar while night temperature is likely to drop further due to clear night sky in Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours,” a meteorological department official told IANS. The official said the minimum temperature again dropped below freezing point at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius…

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Mehbooba wants assurance on CBMs from none but PM

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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has demanded substantial confidence-building measures (CBMs) to create an environment of peace and stability before forming the government. She wants assurance on CBMs from the highest authority of Government of India (GoI), without elaborating much on these measures. After this statement, it is clear that she wants an assurance not from the BJP, but from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She wants to be in a position to show people of the state something which justifies her delay in government formation and continuing the…

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All is well on PDP-BJP alliance; Nirmal Singh

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Former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Dr Nirmal Singh on Tuesday met the Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti here, hours before the former coalition partners separately met Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhavan. Nirmal, who was Deputy Chief Minister in Mufti Muhammad Sayeed-led Cabinet, drove to the State Guest House here to meet Mehbooba after she arrived here. Mehbooba was in the winter capital for the first time after the death of Sayeed on January 7. Although it couldn’t be known what transpired in the…

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Mehbooba breaks silence over BJP’s backstab

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‘Mufti was made to run from pillar to post’ PDP President, Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said her father and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was made to run from pillar to post by the BJP-led government at the Centre for even the constitutionally guaranteed funds. “Despite having taken a huge political risk of going against the public sentiment in Kashmir by aligning with BJP, he was virtually made to run from the pillar to post by New Delhi to get even the constitutionally guaranteed funds for the…

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Pehle aap Pehle aap in Kashmir

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Jammu and Kashmir today appeared to be headed for a longer spell of political uncertainty with both allies PDP and BJP putting the onus of forming the next government on each other as their leaders met Governor N N Vohra who had stepped in to break the month-long impasse. Vohra held consultations with PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was accompanied by senior party colleague Muzaffar Baig, after which he met BJP leaders, including former Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh, here to seek clarity on the issue of government formation. While…

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