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Has PDP buried self rule?

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Within a year in power, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shelved its self rule agenda with its senior leaders questioning the party leadership over the “sell out”. Talking to us, one of the founders of PDP and Member of Parliament (MP), Tariq Hameed Kara said he would like to hear from the party leadership – the chief minister (Mufti Mohammad Sayeed) as well as the party president (Mehboba Mufti) why the party sidelined its self-rule agenda. “After coming to power, governance is the only agenda left for the party now,”…

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‘Dangal’ experience changed my life: Kashmiri actor Zaira Wasim

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Zaira Wasim, who was unknown a few months ago, has now become a household name in her native Kashmir after landing a role in superstar Aamir Khan’s upcoming movie Dangal. Competing with a thousand girls, Zaira never thought she would ever get a chance to land a role in the film. But luck was on her side, as she bagged the role of wrestler Geeta Phogat and got the chance to share screen space with Aamir. After completing shooting for six months in Mumbai, Zaira is now back in Srinagar. “I…

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Hurriyat (G) slams obscene BSNL SMSs

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Warns telecom company to desist or face service boycott  Taking strong notice of the obscene and dirty SMSs continuously sent to the subscribers, Hurriyat Conference (G) has warned government telecom company BSNL to stop such messages failing which it would appeal people to boycott its services. In a statement, Hurriyat Conference (G) said that Jammu & Kashmir has rich cultural and moral values. “Government institutions under the agenda of cultural aggression want to eliminate these values of the state on different fronts,” it said in the statement. Hurriyat (G) spokesman…

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Not Art 370, PDP-BJP Govt cancerous for JK: Congress

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Terming the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the rightwing Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) coalition government as cancerous for the State, Congress Saturday said the PDP MPs behaved like silent spectators in the Parliament while BJP MPs promised to abrogate Article 370 from Jammu Kashmir stating that Parliament has powers to do away with the article which is cancerous for the Indian constitution. Talking to us, State Congress Vice President and MLA Sopore, Abdul Rashid Dar said it was unfortunate that PDP MPs acted like silent spectators in the Parliament…

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School girls face online flak for army-sponsored tour

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Thirty girl students from various city schools, currently on an army-sponsored National Integration Tour, are facing online flak for taking part in the programme.” See our gals (sic) on army tour.. Salute to their parents. Boys of kashmir giving blood and gals (sic) selling blood,” a Facebook user wrote in one of his post. He also posted a group picture of the girls currently on the tour along with another picture of a boy’s funeral. Another user commented in Kashmiri: “Baya yeli yeman ti gharrr manz mar na kanhh teli…

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Omar Abdullah tweets “it’s snowing in Gulmarg” as cold wave grips J&K, Leh freezes at minus 12 degrees

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is known for his love for the nature and skiing on the slopes in Gulmarg hill station, expressed his happiness on Sunday over the season’s first snowfall here. “It’s snowing. It couldn’t get any more beautiful up in #Gulmarg today,” Omar wrote on Twitter. An intense cold wave swept the Kashmir Valley today as minimum temperatures dropped below the freezing point overnight. Leh town in Ladakh region recorded a minimum temperature of minus 12.1 degrees Celsius. “The minimum temperatures throughout the…

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Power crisis worsens as SJVNL stops supply to J&K

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The power crisis in Jammu and Kashmir has worsened as the Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) — a joint venture between the Centre and the Himachal Pradesh Government — has suspended supply of 105 MW to the state due to non-payment of past bills. The SJVNL, which is one of the multiple suppliers of electricity to the state, issued a notice earlier this month announcing 100 per cent regulation of supply to the Power Development Department (PDD) of Jammu and Kashmir. The regulation, which is in effect for the…

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Snowfall forces closure of Jammu – Srinagar as well other highways

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All major highways in Kashmir were closed on Friday due to fresh snowfall and landslides at various places, officials said. Due to snowfall in Qazigund sector, no movement of traffic was allowed from Qazigund towards Banihal side and from Banihal towards Jawahar tunnel today, said an official. Because of fresh snowfall in Pir Ki Galli and Shopian area, Mughal road remained closed for movement of traffic today as well. Vehicles were stopped at Heerpora from Shopian side and at Behramgalla and Chandimarh from Poonch side. In view of snowfall in…

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Include all opinions in talks: Omar Abdullah

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A day after the Indo-Pak joint declaration to resume the composite dialogue, the opposition National Conference welcomed the renewed commitment of the two countries to peace and dialogue. Describing it as a step in the right direction, former Chief Minister and National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah has hailed the announcement of a comprehensive dialogue between India and Pakistan. He asked why could the cricket teams of the two countries not play. “Good to see India-Pak announce the Comprehensive Dialogue (replacing the Composite dialogue) to begin forthwith. Step in…

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Gen Hooda’s China visit to fine-tune LAC channels

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Hotline between Northern Command and PLA to be discussed Northern Command chief Lt Gen DS Hooda’s visit to China from December 14 to 19 will fine-tune communication channels between the Indian Army and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) for quickly resolving stand-offs in Ladakh. A hotline between the Northern Command Headquarters and the PLA may also be established. “Besides fine-tuning military ties, a hotline between the Northern Command and the PLA in the western sector and more mechanisms to quickly resolve incidents of stand-off at the local level will be…

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