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Uncertainty over Mehbooba replacing her father is ‘dangerous’ to JK: Omar

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Former chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that the uncertainty looming large over People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti replacing her father Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is ‘dangerous’ to the state. “If the transition is to take place then this period of uncertainty is unnecessary & in a state like J&K dangerous,” Omar tweeted. Mufti Sayeed has in recent past dropped enough hints about his daughter’s ascendance to the Chief Minister’s post. If Mehbooba becomes the Chief Minister of the state then she…

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Cabinet discusses PM’s package

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The state Cabinet, which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, discussed the Rs 80,068-crore reconstruction plan announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his November 7 visit to J&K. The plan covers sectors like humanitarian relief, crisis management, social infrastructure, development projects and economic infrastructure. It lays thrust on employment and income generation and providing relief and rehabilitation to the victims of last year’s flood. The plan also emphasises strengthening of disaster management framework. The Cabinet decided that a mechanism will be worked out…

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Wind up ‘KP rehabilitation industry’: Er Rashid

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‘Job packages meant to impose Hindu supremacy over Muslims’  Awami Ittihaad Party (AIP) president and MLA Langate Er Rashid Thursday asked the centre and state government to ‘wind up the industry established for so called rehabilitation’ of Kashmiri Pandits and appealed Kashmiri leaders of all thoughts to give up their personal agendas and egos to protect the rights of Muslim majority community. In a statement, while addressing party workers at Sopore Town, Er Rashid condemned central government for providing 3000 jobs and 6000 residential quarters to these ‘self styled migrants.’…

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Govt orders probe into ‘communal enclaves’ coming up in Jammu

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Deputy CM says no ‘colony on religious lines’ will be allowed in winter capital Taking cognisance of a report in TT on Thursday on “communal enclaves” coming up in Jammu city and its periphery, the state government today ordered a high-level inquiry, saying no “communal enclave or colony on religious lines” would be allowed to come up in this relatively peaceful region of the state. It also asked the administration to investigate whether there was any “conspiracy” to alter the demography of the winter capital of the state. “I have…

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West gave birth to terrorism, why hue and cry now: Farooq Abdullah

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Against the backdrop of Paris attacks, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday alleged that the US and other western countries had “given birth” to terrorism whose “creations are attacking them” and questioned the “hue and cry” over such incidents. “Western countries and the US are responsible for terrorism as they have given birth to it. They are now making a hue and cry after facing attacks,” he told reporters here. “Muslims are not terrorists. The US and Britain have given birth to terrorism and are now facing…

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Mild tremors felt in parts of Jammu and Kashmir

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Tremors felt in some parts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening. As per reports, tremors were felt in Srinagar and other parts of J&K. A mild earthquake had hit the India-Nepal border region, as per the India Meteorological Department and measured 3.3 on the Richter scale. Reports also said that it was officially described as one of slight intensity. A 7.5-magnitude earthquake had struck northeastern Afghanistan on October 26 killing 233 people. 200 people had died in Pakistan and 33 in Afghanistan, according to various reports.

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‘Will find alternative to strikes, shutdowns’ Mirwaiz

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Hurriyat (M) joint meet today Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is expecting participation from all sections of society in today’s (Wednesday) meeting to devise a united strategy to counter state government’s “aggressive policies and alternative to frequent strikes and shutdowns.” Spokesperson and media advisor to Mirwaiz, Advocate Shahid-ul-Islam told that every existing socio, economic and religious organization has been invited to attend the meeting and give their suggestions over forming the new and unified strategy to fight “anti- people policies” of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed led PDP-BJP government. Chairman,…

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How GoI buried JK’s plans to move ‘from darkness to prosperity’

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New Delhi’s refusal to support J&K government’s proposal to buy back power projects from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) under the recently announced Rs 80000-crore package has “dealt a blow” to its plans for economic revival of the state. Under the package that was announced by the Prime Minister on November 7, the State—as per the negotiations with Government of India—was to receive funding from the Centre for buying back the power projects including 240 MW Uri-I and 390-MW Dulhasti, from the NHPC. But when the package was announced,…

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Aiyar sees Modi as ‘hurdle’ in Kashmir talks

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Senior Indian Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has said the Kashmir dispute should be resolved and for that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have to be removed. Bring in the Congress, remove Bharatiya Janata Party, Aiyar reportedly told a news channel when asked about how his party – the Congress – suggests the imbroglio over Kashmir be resolved, The Times of India reported on Tuesday. “We haven’t heard what Mani Shankarji has said (in a TV interview), but I can say the position of our party is to have…

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Suicide by student: Family wants action against teacher

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4 months after suicide, ‘failed’ student found to have topped class Distressed after being declared failed in physics, a 17-year-old electronics engineering student of Gogjibagh Government Polytechnic College, Srinagar, had committed suicide, but four months after his death, a re-evaluation found that he not only passed the subject but topped his class. The family members of the deceased, Adnan Hilal Gilkar, held a massive demonstration in Srinagar today against the teacher who failed him. “He committed suicide as he could not see himself failing after working hard in his favourite…

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