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Govt using police to gather crowd for Modi’s Kashmir rally: Omar Abdullah

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Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today alleged that security of his “colleagues” has been reduced as the state government has directed police personnel and others to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally here tomorrow to muster the numbers. On the eve of Modi’s visit, he also said that the state government was using the official machinery for tomorrow’s rally, which was “shameless”. “Colleagues tell me that their JK police guard has been drastically scaled down & the personnel ordered to participate in the 7th Nov rally (of the Prime…

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Train services suspended in Kashmir on eve of PM Modi’s visit

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Train services have been suspended in view of PM Modi’s visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, an official said. Chief controller Railways said that the service will remain suspended on Friday and Saturday. A massive security blanket has been thrown around Srinagar and in the rest of the valley to prevent any untoward incident during the visit of PM Modi, who will address a rally in Srinagar on Nov 7.

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Hurriyat (M) reviews ‘Solidarity Day’, ‘Million March’ preparedness

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Hurriyat (M) Thursday reviewed the preparations for ‘Solidarity Day’ to pay tributes to the Jammu massacre victims and ‘Million Men March’ on November 06 and 07, a spokesperson said. The preparations were reviewed on the directions of the Jammu Kashmir Awami Action Committee chief and Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Mirwaiz, who has been placed under house arrest for the past two days and barred from performing his religious, political and social obligations, had directed for reviewing the preparations for the two programmes following which Jammu Kashmir Awami…

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Customized BMW, Bullet-Proof Cars Reach Kashmir for PM’s Visit

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Bullet-proof luxury cars including a customized BMW have reached Jammu on Thursday ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Jammu and Kashmir visit on Saturday. Several made-to-order sedans and critical care ambulances also arrived in Jammu, the winter capital of the state, sources in the intelligence department told news agency IANS. “The cars came on train and will be used for the VVIP visit,” a source said. The Prime Minister will address a large audience at the the Sher-e-Kashmir cricket stadium in Srinagar and hold another public meeting at Baglihar in…

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PSC collects Rs 4 cr from job aspirants in 2 years, RTI reveals

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The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, the highest recruitment body for government jobs in the State, has collected more than rupees four crore from aspirants who have applied for different posts advertised in last less than two years, a reply under RTI Act has revealed. The Public Information Officer of PSC, in reply to a query from RTI activist, Raman Sharma, has revealed that in its account at Amirakadal branch of J&K Bank, the commission has collected rupees 3,48,92,832 against sale of application forms for different posts from 01/01/2014…

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Kashmir is world-recognized dispute, not part of India: Pakistan

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Pakistan firmly rejected an Indian claim to Kashmir as an “integral part” of India, saying it was an internationally-recognized disputed territory, as representatives of the two countries sparred over the decades-old issue at the United Nations. “The legal and factual background of Jammu & Kashmir dispute is quite clear and efforts to mislead or confuse the international community would not succeed,” Diyar Khan, a minister at the Pakistan Mission to the United Nations, told the General Assembly’s Third Committee, which deals with Social, humanitarian and cultural questions. “Kashmir is not…

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Er. Rashid detained ahead of Modi’s visit

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After major crackdown against the pro-freedom leadership and activists, the police today detained Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Langate and Awami Itehad Party (AIP) president Engineer Abdul Rasheed ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit. AIP spokesman, Inam-un-Nabi told GNS over phone that Rasheed was detained near Dangiwacha area of Baramulla district by a police contingent. “Though he resisted police action and refused to get inside the vehicle but he was forcibly bundled into police vehicle and taken District Police Lines Handwara. The people also tried to stop…

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NC criticises Mufti for defending BJP, RSS

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The National Conference (NC) on Wednesday criticised Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed for defending the BJP and RSS and said this was not the voice of people who had voted for him. “The impression that Mufti wants to create within and outside the country is totally wrong. It is Mufti’s personal voice and not the voice of people who had voted for him,” said NC general secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar. He said Mufti and the PDP had asked for votes to stop the march of the BJP. “People of the…

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Snow, rain to continue in Kashmir today, Mughal Road & Leh Highways Closed

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Most of the higher reaches of Kashmir, including the Gulmarg ski resort, received fresh snow overnight, while the plains in the Valley were lashed by rain. Widespread rain in the plains and snow in the higher reaches of the Valley are likely to continue today and tomorrow, according to the Meteorological Department. While the higher reaches of Gulmarg had experienced snowfall earlier as well, it was the first snowfall of this season for the lower areas, officials said here today. Around one-and-a-half inches of snow were recorded in Gulmarg, they…

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BJP cadre pulls out all stops

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming visit to the state has thrown the J&K unit of the BJP into a tizzy. At the BJP’s Raj Bagh party office, which is a stone’s throw away from the moderate Hurriyat headquarters, top leaders of the party can be seen dropping by frequently and then going out to attend meetings all across the Kashmir valley. The BJP cadres, right from top party leaders to ground-level workers, are making all-out efforts to pull crowds to Modi’s Srinagar rally. “We all are mobilising people for the…

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