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‘Is it a Crime to be Born in Kashmir’, Asks ‘Yeh Hai Mohabbatein’ Actor Aly Goni

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Even as Romi (Aly Goni) is happy to get married to Sarika in “Yeh Hai Mohabbatein”, the actor seems to be having a difficult time off-screen. According to reports, Aly — being a Kashmiri Muslim — is finding it extremely difficult to get a house on rent in Mumbai. Although it has been a couple of years since Aly moved to the city, the hunk has not been able to rent a house as he is from Kashmir. He has been staying with his cousin ever since he shifted to…

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Mirwaiz blames India’s ‘intransigent attitude’ for all misfortunes in Kashmir

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Claims APHC as ‘sole representative of Kashmiris’ Terming Kashmir issue as a stumbling block in having good neighbourly relations between India and Pakistan, APHC leader, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stated that the relations between the two archrivals is difficult to improve unless Kashmir issue was not solved. He said that if the two countries are virtually on the verge of a possible war, it is only because the Kashmir issue stands unresolved for which the intransigent attitude of India is to be blamed. Addressing a Friday congregation at historic Jamia…

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Talks in peril as India advises Pakistan against its NSA Sartaj Aziz meeting separatists

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The fate of India-Pakistan NSA-level talks hung by a thread on Friday as India officially asked Pakistan NSA Sartaj Aziz in an advisory not to go ahead with his proposed meeting with Hurriyat leaders. Pakistan though seemed to have further hardened its position as its diplomats said Aziz was going to have meetings with all Hurriyat leaders ahead of the dialogue between the NSAs on Monday. India said on Friday that it had also sought a confirmation from Islamabad for a dialogue agenda‎ which it had formally communicated to Pakistan…

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Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road only corridor to peace: Mufti Sayeed

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Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Thursday said Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road was the “only road” that would lead to peace in Jammu and Kashmir as he asked New Delhi to promote people-to-people contact beyond the divided families across the Line of Control (LoC).  “Today when guns are roaring on borders from Kathua to Poonch, I can see light in the dark tunnel. We laid the foundation of this road (Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road) in 2004. There is no other road to peace but this and I have come here to resolve to take this…

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Neglected for decades, Information Department set for major makeover

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After facing decades of neglect, the J&K Information and Public Relations Department is all set for a major makeover with Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed keen to see the department emerging on modern lines. To begin with, the department has already set the capacity-building process into motion by strengthening the department, both by way of latest infrastructure and professional human resource. According to Muneer-ul-Islam, Director Information, the three driving forces for the Department’s rejuvenation are Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Minister of State for Information Priya Sethi and Principal Secretary…

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Srinagar-Jammu Highway Four Laning : PMO to review progress

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The Prime Minister’s Office will Friday review the progress of four-laning of Srinagar-Jammu Highway. Highly placed sources told us that Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Nripendra Misra, has convened a high-level meeting in New Delhi to discuss the project which has been marred by delays. Besides top officials in PMO, the meeting is expected to be attended by representatives of National Highways Authority of India, Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and JK Government. While participation of JK’s Chief Secretary Muhammad Iqbal Khanday is uncertain due to the state cabinet…

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J&K BJP leader seeks dismissal of Mufti government

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Strains showed in the BJP-PDP alliance with a senior BJP leader demanding dismissal of the Mufti Sayeed government over the release of top separatist leaders hours after they were on Thursday put under house arrest. “After what Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed did today by releasing within two hours seditionists like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik, the dismissal of his government forthwith has become imperative,” senior BJP leader Prof Hari Om said. “Governor N N Vohra should be asked to invoke section 91 of the…

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Government releases separatists 2 hours after detention

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A posse of J&K police on Thursday morning barricaded the gates of the residence of moderate Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq at Nigeen and informed him that he was being placed under house arrest. Chaos and confusion reigned supreme after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed led PDP-BJP government did an about turn and released the separatists just two hours after detaining and placing them under house arrest in an apparent bid to prevent them from meeting Pakistan’s national security advisor (NSA) Sartaj Aziz in New Delhi on Sunday. A posse of…

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No third party intervention on Kashmir issue, says BJP

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that there will be no third party intervention on the Kashmir issue after Pakistan once again raised the Kashmir issue at the United Nation Security Council (UNSC) ahead of NSA-level talks. Hitting back at Pakistan, BJP spokesperson Siddharthnath Singh said, “Anything provocative that Pakistan is raising in UNO is related to their domestic constituency, and as far as the United Nations and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is concerned, the answer is known to everyone that it`s a bilateral talk and there is…

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NC slams JK government over Rs 9,000 crore liability allegation

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The opposition National Conference (NC) today hit out the Mufti Mohammed Sayeed led PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir for alleging that previous Omar Abdullah dispensation created Rs 9,000 cr liabilities and said the party takes pride in having spent every single penny on public welfare. “The coalition government is misleading public opinion by reiterating the so-called liability of Rs 9,000 crores left by the previous government. National Conference takes pride in having spent every single penny on public welfare,” NC’s Provincial President Jammu, Devender Rana said today. “The money…

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