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No discord in PDP-BJP coalition over beef ban row: Madhav

September 24, 2015 Editor

Says the controversial issue can be resolved amicably Amid the controversy over beef ban in J&K, senior BJP leader, Ram Madhav Wednesday said there were no differences between his party and its alliance partner PDP on the issue. He said the coalition government can resolve the issue amicably. “There are no differences between the two parties on the issue,” Madhav said after chairing BJP’s core group meeting. State BJP leaders had expressed resentment over the sacking of two law officers by the government, saying that the party legislators were not…

Don’t hurt religious sentiments of other communities on Eid: Geelani

September 23, 2015 Editor

In a bid to pacify the tensions, likely to emerge during Eid-ul Azha due to the high order on beef ban, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani on Wednesday appealed people not to perform any such act that could hurt the religious sentiments of other communities of Jammu and Kashmir. “Allah has declared meat of bovine animals’ halal for us. Neither can anyone declare it a forbidden entity nor can stop us from consuming it. At a time when on the eve of Eid- ul- Azha, we uphold the…

2 Crushes to death, 25 injured across Valley in different road accidents

September 23, 2015 Editor

Two women pedestrians were crushed to death by an army vehicle here today, triggering protests in the area. According to witnesses, the tragic accident took place at around 10:20 am when the army vehicle, part of a convoy on way to Chowkibal from Kupwara, this morning hit two women pedestrians near forest check post Panzgam on Kupwara-Chowkibal road resulting in their on-spot death. The duo was removed by the locals to the nearby hospital where they were declared brought dead. Victims have been identified as Nazia Begum (36) wife of…

Jammu-Srinagar national highway closes to traffic

September 23, 2015 Editor

The Jammu Srinagar National Highway was today closed for traffic after 3 pm following landslides at Gangru in Ramsu and shooting stones at Panthial triggered by the heavy rain since the wee hours today. Traffic police sources said the NH-44 was declared closed today afternoon following the landslides and shooting stones at several places on the road, especially at Gangru in Ramsu and Panthial. However, till last reports came in, the GREF authorities were busy clearing debris to make the highway through for one-way traffic. Meanwhile, the 50-km Batote–Doda road…

‘Conspiracies being hatched to turn Jmu into Israel, Kashmir Palestine’

September 23, 2015 Editor

Reacting to statement of “Hindu communal and fanatic forces,” threatening economic blockade of Kashmir, Chairman JKLF (H) and senior Hurriyat (M) leader Javaid Ahmad Mir today said, the conspiracies were being hatched “to turn Jammu into Israel and Kashmir into Palestine”. He in a statement issued today said: “So called government led by PDP at the behest of RSS has spread an atmosphere of terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri Muslims, who have sacrificed more than hundred thousand lives, cannot be mowed by such mean tactics and we will…

Govt suspends Geelani’s passport Ahead of US trip

September 23, 2015 Editor

Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani’s passport was today suspended for four weeks, scuttling his planned trip to the United States later this month. A senior official of the Regional Passport Office, Srinagar, Firdous Iqbal, said Geelani’s passport had been suspended for four weeks, but did not give any reason for it. The suspension comes three days after Geelani announced that he would travel to New York to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of Muslim countries and the Kashmir contact group from September 27 to October 1. Geelani, who…

Mufti Sayeed has Handed over Control of J&K to Nirmal Singh: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat

September 22, 2015 Editor

Strongly condemning the mid night raids on the residence of separatist activist Syed Bashir Andrabi at Ratinipora Pulwama, continuous imprisonment of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader Ameer Hamza Shah and Showkat Ahmad Dar and “government plans of restricting” all the Hurriyat leaders on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, Tehreek-e-Hurriyat led by octogenarian Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said that Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has converted the state into a “major prison” and “had handed its control into the hands of Nirmal Singh”. Demanding the release of all the political prisoners of Kashmir before the…

Beef ban issue creates divide between PDP & BJP

September 22, 2015 Editor

The issue of beef ban in Jammu and Kashmir has created a divide between the ruling coalition partners, with PDP saying the prohibition cannot be accepted while the BJP is pressing for strict implementation of the 150-year prohibitory rule. PDP said consumption of beef will continue to be allowed in the state notwithstanding the directive of the High Court for implementing a ban even as BJP said the sentiments of Hindus should be respected in the larger national interest without any provocation. “No one can suppress religious freedom. If something…

Committed to resettling Kashmiri Pandits in Valley: BJP

September 22, 2015 Editor

BJP leader Ram Madhav, who played a key role in forging his party’s alliance with PDP in Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday said that much more was needed to be done to resettle Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley but insisted that the coalition government was committed to it. In an interactive session on Facebook, the BJP general secretary called the alliance as well as the situation in the state “difficult”, but said there was greater understanding between the two parties now. Asked about BJP’s promise of bringing Pandits back in…

MLA submits bill in LA on liquor ban in JK

September 22, 2015 Editor

Amid row over ban on sale of beef in J&K, legislator from Khansahab constituency in Budgam district, Hakeem Muhammad Yasin, has submitted a bill in the Assembly seeking ban on sale of liquor in the state. “J&K being a Muslim majority State, the Government should ban sale of liquor to its residents,” reads the bill submitted in the Assembly Secretariat. The autumn session of Assembly starts on October 3 and is expected to be stormy in the wake of a row over Dogra-era law that criminalizes sale of beef and…