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Must stop Hindu fringe groups, like IS misusing Islam: Mehbooba

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When people are trying to fight a battle against rising prices… don’t get onions, and suddenly some people start dictating as to which meat should one consume. This is not done. This is not acceptable,” said Mufti. Mehbooba Mufti, president of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), an ally of the BJP in the Jammu and Kashmir government, said on Saturday that fringe elements “misusing the name of Hinduism” need to be checked, and made a comparison to the Islamic State (IS) “misusing the name of Islam”. Asked how the fringe…

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Separatists accuse Mehbooba, Farooq Abdullah of ‘slave mentality’

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The separatists in Kashmir are miffed over mainstream political parties’ call for a status quo on Kashmir. Saying that the borders of Jammu and Kashmir are yet to be defined, Hurriyat conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani termed it an attempt to “appease” BJP. “The borders (of Jammu and Kashmir) are yet to be determined and no individual has the mandate to speak anything against the wishes and aspirations of people of Kashmir,” Hurriyat spokesman Ayaz Akbar said referring to the statement of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba…

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BJP has left its mandate hostage to Agenda of Alliance: Prof Hari Om

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Prof Hari Om, who was suspended by the BJP for his opposition to the alliance with the PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, today lashed out at the saffron party for leaving the legislative mandate “hostage” to the ‘Agenda of Alliance’. Addressing a seminar —BJP and its policies on Jammu and Kashmir — organised by the Panun Kashmir, a frontal organisation of the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, Prof Hari Om said: “The ‘Agenda of Alliance’ is subversion and promotion of not only greater Muslim Kashmir, but breaking up of Jammu and Ladakh.”…

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LeT operatives Dujana and Ujana are in Kashmir: Delhi police

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There is a possibility of militant attack by operatives of the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the national capital, Delhi Police said in a First Information Report, on Saturday. The complaint, which was filed by  the police on December 1, said there can be suicide attacks in Delhi and other parts of the country, reports said. The police have submitted this report in the concerned anti-terror court. The militant group will target key personalities and crowded areas in the city, the complaint said. According to this complaint, Lashkar operatives  Dujana and Ujana have…

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‘Police acting like private army of Sangh Parivar’

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Awami Itihad Party (AIP) Chief and MLA Langate Er Rashid on Friday alleged that administration has given a free hand to goons in Jammu province for harassing Muslims. While condemning the Kalakot incident in which two Kashmir based vehicles were torched and damaged, Er Rashid alleged that there seems to be Jungle Raaj in Jammu province and police are acting like private Army of Sang Parivar. In a statement he said, “The Chief Minister seems to have given control of Jammu in the hands of these goons, as a part…

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Coalition govt has no information on ‘Sher-e-Kashmir’

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National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah is popularly known by this title in the state In a major embarrassment to the main opposition party National Conference (NC), the coalition government has said there was no official record with it wherein former Chief Minister and NC founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah was officially or legally conferred the title “Sher-e-Kashmir”. The startling revelation that may stir a political controversy in the state was made on the eve of the birth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, popularly known as Sher-e-Kashmir in Jammu and Kashmir.…

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Annoyed BJP legislators give Mufti 15 days to address their concerns

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After their breakfast meeting with Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the annoyed BJP ministers and legislators have decided to give 15 days to the coalition partner before taking any further course of action. The enraged lot, comprising some Ministers of State (MoS) and legislators, will wait for a fortnight as the Chief Minister had promised to address all their issues. In a bid to placate the annoyed coalition partner, Mufti Sayeed had hosted a breakfast meeting with BJP ministers and legislators on Saturday to listen to their grievances. In the…

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NC to win hands down in case of by-elections: Omar

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference Working President Omar Abdullah on Friday alleged that the PDP-BJP coalition has lost people’s’ mandate due to its vision less policies, mis-governance of over nine months and leadership deficit. He said both the ruling parties are destined to lose their deposits in the event of by-polls. “If elections were held now, National Conference will form the government on its own, without crutches of others”, Omar said at a public rally in Ramban on Srinagar- Jammu Highway. The former Chief Minister is…

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Private Sector – An epic failure in Kashmir (Continued)

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Govt is leaving no stone unturned to catch with the unemployed youth of J&K. Private sector is being lured with every possible support from government and its machinery, but what our youth is getting in reality? The facts and figures are shocking. We carried survey of some such companies functional in J&K, and were shocked to see what is being served to our unemployed educated starwing youth. We start with: Hindustan Construction Company one of  the major construction company operating in Jammu & Kashmir, who made their maiden entry during 2005, build many projects like Uri…

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Mirwaiz wants Kashmir history taught in schools

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Hurriyat-M chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today insisted on teaching history of Kashmir to the young generation in schools by compulsorily introducing it in the curriculum. Mirwaz said that the rich culture of Kashmir and the life of Sufi saints “who had laid foundation for renaissance in that dark era in Kashmir” have been ignored by all the dispensations here. “Under a conspiracy, our real culture and life of pious Sufi saints has not been taught to us in schools, and the same conspiracy continues with the present generation. The syllabus…

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