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Modi govt plans to revive Kuka Parrey era in JK: Hizb

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Stating that killers of Burhan and his father were not fit to be called humans, Hizbul Mujahideen Monday alleged that Modi-led government was planning to ‘revive the ‘Kuka Parrey’ era in Jammu and Kashmir.’ In a statement, Hizb spokesperson Salim Hashmi while quoting the chief of the outfit, Syed Salahuddin said “the strategy and planning of Modi was exposed in May 2015, when Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parikar said that it is not necessary that our soldiers will always fight the militants.” “Salahuddin while addressing Hizb Command Council said that…

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Bajrang Dal seeks complete beef ban, death penalty for defying

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Bajrang Dal activist today held a protest demanding a complete ban on the sale of beef and slaughter of bovine animals in Jammu and Kashmir, besides urging the government to impose death penalty for those who defy the ban. Addressing the workers of the organisation, religious Guru Dinesh Bharti demanded a prohibition on cow slaughter in the entire state and slammed those who have been justifying beef consumption on various grounds.” The cow slaughter should be banned in the state in letter and spirit,” he said. Asking that a large…

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Will start movement against economic blockade: Geelani

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Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani on Sunday cautioned that if the communal forces enforced any type of economic blockade to Kashmir, a public movement will be started against it. Geelani was reacting to the economic blockade threat by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). “Economic blockade of Kashmir will have very serious consequences and the situation will be out of control for everybody. I want to caution that if the communal forces enforce any type of economic blockade to Kashmir, a public movement will be started against that…

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Now, Bhagavad Gita available in Kashmiri

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Grappling with the question of losing their cultural identity in exile, some events still vividly bring displaced Kashmiri Pandits together out of nostalgia for Kashmir. A book release function in Jammu today turned into a platform for community members to pour their hearts out over the plight of their literature in exile. It was the occasion of the release of ‘Bhagwat’, a poetic translation of the Bhagavad Gita into Kashmiri language by late Kashi Nath Bagwan, a prominent Pandit writer. The first-of-its-kind Kashmiri translation of the Bhagavad Gita was released…

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Three bodies recovered in J&K in last 24 hours

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Police have recovered three bodies from three different places in Jammu and Kashmir in the last 24 hours. The body of Bushan Lal Raina (69), a resident of Durga Nagar, was on Sunday found in a canal at Belicharana area of Jammu district and taken to Government Medical College hospital for postmortem, police said. In Poonch district, the body Abdul Majid, a resident of Dharana area of Mendhar tehsil, was today found near GREF camp, they said, adding that it was later taken to a hospital. Police had yesterday recovered…

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Kashmir is never going to be part of Pakistan: Farooq Abdullah

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National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has rejected the notion that the threat of a nuclear war would solve the Kashmir issue, asserting that the region would never be a part of Pakistan and dialogue is the best way to “move forward”. Admitting that Kashmir has been the main agenda as far as India and Pakistan are concerned, Mr. Abdullah said: “What is important is dialogue between the two nations to get to some point of understanding. “There is no way, by threats of…

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Will protect JK’s ‘special place’ in Constitution: CM

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J&K Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Friday asked people to “grab the historic opportunity presented to them for bringing in lasting peace and development in the state.” He said he wants to “bring down the walls of hatred between India and Pakistan as people of J&K will be the principal beneficiaries of thaw in relations between the two neighbours.” “My primary goal is to take away the clouds of political uncertainty, which have hovered over the horizon of J&K for 70 long years,” he said, addressing a public gathering after…

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39 Officers / Ministers surrender LPG subsidy in J&K

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J&K minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali and 39 other officers today surrendered their LPG subsidy here. Zulfikar along with 39 officers of CAPD surrendered the gas subsidy at a function organized by the Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to felicitate the consumers who had given up their gas subsidies, an official spokesman said. The Minister appealed the people to come forward and voluntarily surrender their LPG subsidy so that the money saved can be used for providing the same facility to below poverty…

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VHP threatens stir if J&K assembly allows discussion on anti-beef ban bill

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VHP on Friday threatened to launch a massive agitation and enforce an economic blockade in Jammu and Kashmir if the assembly allowed a discussion to revoke provisions criminalizing bovine slaughter and sale of beef in the state. “We warn the state government that Jammu would observe a black day and the people of the region would be forced to take to the streets if the Assembly Speaker allowed a discussion on an anti-beef ban bill,” Leela Karan Sharma, president of VHP’s state unit told reporters. “If the beef ban is…

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BJP MLA moves resolution calling for capital punishment for cow slaughter

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Calling for a state wide implementation of the High Court order banning sale of beef in Jammu and Kashmir, a BJP MLA on Friday moved a resolution in the legislative assembly demanding capital punishment for those found slaughtering the bovine animal in the state. BJP MLA from Nawshere assembly constituency Ravinder Raina has moved a resolution in the assembly in which he has asked for a complete ban on cow slaughter and sale of beef as per the directions passed by the High court of Jammu and Kashmir. “Those who…

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