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Kashmir an occupied territory: Israel

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Israel has acknowledged that Kashmir is an occupied territory, accusing European Union of imposing double standards on different territories. The EU has announced a plan to impose labelling on goods produced in Jewish settlements on occupied land. The EU does not recognise Israel’s occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights, lands it captured in the 1967 Middle East war. The EU says the labelling policy aims to distinguish between goods made inside the internationally accepted borders of Israel and those made outside. “This is a…

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National Conference raises demand for autonomy

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With voices of dissent growing within the state’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party, its arch-rival National Conference is going back to the basics, raising the demand for restoration of autonomy and terming it as a viable and credible solution to the political issue. The opposition party adopted six resolutions at its high-level meeting of central working committee on Tuesday which will become its guiding principles for the coming years. The party’s demand for restoration of internal autonomy in one of Tuesday’s resolutions comes at a time when the PDP is struggling…

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BJP asks JK to make judicious use of economic package

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The BJP today hoped that the economic package announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will usher an era of development and prosperity in J&K. It asked the state government to make judicious use of the funds. “Similar packages will continue to flow from the Central government after receipt of the Utilisation Certificates from the state government,” said Lok Sabha member and BJP state president Jugal Kishore while interacting with media persons here. Jugal Kishore further said the Prime Minister had expressed the hope that the funds should be utilised by…

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Tariq Karra asks PDP to wake up

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Bihar poll results PDP MP Tariq Hameed Karra, a known critic of PDP-BJP alliance in J&K, today said that the results of Bihar Assembly elections were a wake-up call to his party (PDP) as the door has been closed “on communal forces”. “Knock knock PDP. Still time to wake up. Door closed on communal forces. Window of opportunity opened for secular forces. Knock knock PDP,” Karra, who represents the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, said in a series of tweets following the thumping win of Grand Alliance in Bihar polls. The…

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Rajiv-Farooq accord responsible for JK turmoil: BJP

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‘NC leaders used to beg before Delhi for filling their coffers’     Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday accused National Conference Patron Dr Farooq Abdullah and late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi of pushing Kashmiri youth to the edge and forcing them to take up the arms.  In a statement issued here, the BJP spokesman Khalid Jehangir said, “Those who are projecting themselves as Messiahs of Kashmiris are responsible for the bloodshed and the turmoil which Jammu and Kashmir witnessed during the past 25-years.” Jehangir said, “Infamous Farooq-Rajiv accord in late…

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Govt starts functioning from winter capital

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With the reopening of the Durbar Move offices, the state government today started functioning from the winter capital of the state, Jammu. It would function from the city for the next six months. On the first day, the hustle and bustle was recorded in all the government offices, particularly civil secretariat, which are the part of biannual Durbar Move — a 143-year-old practice of shifting of government offices. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed after inspecting the ceremonial parade and receiving the Guard of Honour interacted with his Cabinet ministers and…

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Tunnels on JK Highway to become a tourist attraction: Modi

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The tunnels on the Jammu- Srinagar national highway will soon become a tourist attraction in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here today. “People will say that they won’t use aeroplane but would like to see the tunnels. They would want to see the longest tunnel in the country. It will become a hub of tourism and for that development has to be taken to such a height, we are working on that directions,” Modi said. The Prime Minister today laid the foundation stone of the Rs 4306 crore…

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Flood compensation to be distributed before winter

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About the flood relief of Rs 7854 crores, Naeem Akhtar today said that the priority of the government would be to distribute it among the flood-affected people before the onset of the harsh winter.  “No date has been fixed yet to distribute the flood relief but we will try our best that the process is completed before the harsh winter sets in,” he said.  The distribution would be on the same guidelines as has been fixed previously, he said.

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We showed Omar how we get funds without begging: Naeem Akhtar

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After receiving the economic package, Minister of Education, Naeem Akhtar Sunday lashed out at former Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah saying, “Our government got massive funds from Center without begging like “you were used to do and even suggested to us.”  “We got it without begging and Omar Abdullah too didn’t need to go with us as he had suggested earlier because we feel this is the right of our state as part of India,” remarked Akhtar. Omar had earlier suggested (June 8) the coalition government to swallow ego and beg…

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State to have e-ration cards soon

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Jammu and Kashmir will soon have e-ration cards as government has directed authorities of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department to take measures in this regard. “E-ration cards will be given in J&K”, Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Choudhary Zulfkar said today. He directed the concerned officers to introduce e-ration cards and link them with Aadhaar cards which would enable the beneficiaries of Public Distribution System (PDS) to get the cards online from the government’s web portal without hassles. The Minster asked the concerned department to develop…

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