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Mehbooba maintains the suspense

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She had confided to BJP leaders her disappointment with the Centre over flood relief assistance Monday went by without Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti taking oath as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in a sign that she was determined to take the post on her own terms. This was acknowledged by her ally, BJP, with its general secretary Ram Madhav (who had helped to negotiate the alliance) saying: “It is for the PDP to take the first call… It has to decide on its leader and come…

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Omar derides speculation on govt formation, Mehbooba’s critics

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today scoffed at speculations over government formation in the state, saying they were nothing more than well crafted smoke and mirrors, and decried criticism of PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti. “You have a grief stricken daughter who isn’t ready to take over just yet. All the other stuff is well crafted smoke & mirrors, nothing more,” Omar wrote on Twitter. He said there was “so much needless speculation about what is & isn’t happening in the PDP or BJP and all of it…

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Governor reviews flood rehab, internal security

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Governor NN Vohra today reviewed the progress on permanent restoration of assets damaged during the 2014 deluge, relief and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants and internal security at a high-level meeting with the Chief Secretary, Director General of Police and the Home Secretary. After his meeting with the Secretaries at the civil secretariat here today, the Governor held separate review meetings with Chief Secretary BR Sharma and later with DGP K Rajendra and Home Secretary RK Goyal. Vohra asked the Chief Secretary, who briefed the Governor about important matters pending since…

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Digvijay moves CVC against Gadkari post Zojila tunnel contract

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Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today petitioned the Chief Vigilance Commission (CVC) against Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, accusing him of wrongdoing in the award of contract for the Zojila tunnel. Parallel to the submission, the Congress demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack Gadkari if he was serious about zero tolerance to corruption. Digvijay’s complaint to Chief Vigilance Commissioner KV Choudhry accuses Gadkari of nepotism in favouring Mumbai-based IRB Developers for award of the Zojila contract and says the Union Minister has close ties with Dattatreya…

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BJP puts counter conditions for PDP amid talks of alliance’s future in J&K

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Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing fast-paced political developments after reports that the PDP-BJP alliance is under strain following the death of chief minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed earlier this week. Sources have told Times Now that Mehbooba has set tough conditions for the BJP if they want to continue the alliance. According to sources, the PDP has made it clear that it can’t give the deputy chief minister’s post to the BJP, it has also asked for more central assistance and and asked its alliance partner to avoid speaking on sensitive…

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Possibility of Grand Alliance on Bihar pattern

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Congress keen to share power with the PDP after demise of Mufti Sayeed While the Congress is trying to share power with the PDP and in this connection Ghulam Nabi Azad,leader of the Congress in the Rajya Sabha,is said to be playing a vital role in forging an alliance between the Congress and the PDP. Reports said that Congress Chief,Sonia Gandhi,is visiting Kashmir to pay her homage to Mufti Sayeed and in between she will have a detailed discussion with Mehbooba Mufti who is expected to take over as Chief Minister…

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Fresh intelligence inputs warn of terror strikes in J&K

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Nine combat teams have been placed at maximum alert in Jammu and Kashmir following terror attack at Pathankot airbase. The teams comprise of India’s best fighting men, as per a report in Hindustan Times. Fresh intelligence inputs have warned of strikes against high-value military targets ahead of Republic Day, the report quoted a top army official as saying. The teams have been spread across the state with three Special Forces (SF) teams based in the Kashmir valley. Two are based in Jammu region and three reserve teams are stationed in Udhampur so that…

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Mehbooba rejects BJP’s demand of ‘rotational chief ministership’ in J&K?

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Days after the demise of Jammu and Kashmir CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, it seems that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alliance has come under a serious strain. On one hand PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has put some conditions in front of BJP, while the latter, in a tough move, has put some counter terms. As per a ‘Times of India’ report, BJP has asked the PDP chief to agree on appointing a ‘rotational chief minister ship’ for Jammu and Kashmir, which has been rejected by Mehbooba.…

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Gadkari meets Mehbooba, hints Centre will fulfil Mufti’s dreams

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Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari today met PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to condole the death of her father and Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. Gadkari visited the Fairview residence in the posh Gupkar road area in Srinagar to express solidarity with Mehbooba on behalf of the Union Government and the BJP. He dropped the hint that Narendra Modi government would fulfil the dreams which the late Chief Minister had about Kashmir. Mehbooba is set to succeed her father as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, but has refused to…

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Sympathy wave swells for Mehbooba Mufti

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She is all set to become Jammu & Kashmir’s first woman chief minister. But the day after her father’s death, Mehbooba Mufti remained closeted in her home, refusing to take oath until the four-day mourning is over. Outside her residence on Srinagar’s Gupkar Road, mourners swarmed, with many in tears, shaking their heads, all expressing their shock at Mufti Muhammad’s Sayeed death. Mehbooba remained shut away from the crowds, not meeting anyone except close family and associates. “She has very big shoes to fill,” said Raza Haidar, a schoolteacher who…

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