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Jammu region sharply divided over Article 35A

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Amid too much of uproar and an atmosphere filled with apprehensions about Article 35-A, Jammu region is sharply divided right from Kishtwar, Doda and Bhaderwah at one end to Rajouri and Poonch at the other end with people holding divergent views about retention and scrapping of the Article which grants special rights to the people of the state. Pertinently, several petitions have been filed in the Supreme Court challenging constitutional validity of Article 35-A. The matter is in the Supreme Court and its decision will be binding on all, but…

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High alert sounded across Jammu after militants fire on forces

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Three heavily armed militants on Wednesday managed to escape to a forest area of Jhajjar Kotli on the Jammu-Srinagar highway after the police intercepted a Kashmir-bound truck. While militants were fleeing the area, they fired upon a gardener of the sericulture department, Ganesh Dass, who received a bullet injury on his right arm. The gardener, wearing a khaki uniform, was on his way to office. Sources said that with the interception of the armed militants, a possible terror attack was averted by security forces. The Northern Command headquarters in Udhampur…

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Doda’s Ghat village under security scanner

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After Haroon Abbas Wani, a youth from Ghat village of Doda, joined militant ranks earlier this month, his village has come under the scanner of security agencies. The Army is seeking details of local youth studying and working outside the village. Twice a day soldiers patrol the streets of the village, thus bringing back fear psychosis of 1990s when militancy had hit the area like the Kashmir valley. “I was approached by the Army a few days ago and asked to provide details of youth who are studying outside the…

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RSS leaders, Ram Madhav to revisit Kashmir Policy

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Amid reports that the BJP-led NDA government is going to revisit its policy on J&K, a crucial meeting of all offshoots of the Sangh Parivar will be held here on Wednesday. While top RSS leader Manmohan Vaidya has already reached the city for the important “Samanvay baithak” (coordination meeting), the Sangh Parivar has also invited BJP’s pointman Ram Madhav for the event to seek his opinion about the state. Wishing anonymity, a top RSS leader said representatives of all offshoots of the Sangh Parivar would give their suggestions in the…

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Congress activists take out rallies against rise in fuel prices, Bandh receives mixed response

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Congress workers on Monday staged protests in Jammu to mark the Bharat Bandh. The bandh, however, saw a mixed response. All educational institutions, offices and business establishments in Jammu functioned normally and vehicles plied on the roads. The party had called for a country-wide bandh to protest the rise in the fuel prices. The Congress workers in Jammu protested against the Centre and highlighted the Rs 11-lakh crore fuel loot. They demanded immediate reduction in Central excise duty and excessive VAT in the states and bringing petrol and diesel under…

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Farooq trying to outsmart PDP by appearing to side with resistance: BJP Spokesperson Anil Gupta

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The Jammu and Kashmir BJP said Sunday that National Conference president Farooq Abdullah tried to “outsmart” the PDP by appearing to side with separatists with his threat to boycott assembly and parliamentary polls. It claimed Abdullah was trying “all tricks” to fill the political void created by the PDP in the Valley after it had formed a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir. The coalition collapsed in June, resulting in imposition of Governor’s rule in the state. The comments from BJP state spokesperson Anil Gupta came in response to Abdullah’s…

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National Conference playing role of separatists: BJP

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Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday hit out at the National Conference for announcing to boycott the forthcoming civic bodies polls in Jammu and Kashmir, alleging the party was playing the “role of separatists” by “blackmailing” the Centre on Article 35-A. “The NC is playing the role of separatists by boycotting civic polls and trying to blackmail Government of India on Article 35-A, which is subjudice,”Priya told reporters. She claimed that every time the central and state governments try to take new initiatives of empowering people in Jammu and Kashmir by holding…

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Satya Pal Malik new Guv is “Our Man”, J&K BJP Chief Ravinder Raina boasts on camera

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Days after Satya Pal Malik assumed charge as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, a video has emerged of BJP state president Ravinder Raina controversially claiming that the new governor is “their man” and that they did not want former governor NN Vohra to continue in the post. “The governor who has come now is our man… We did not want Vohra to continue,” Mr Raina, who is known to be outspoken, can be heard saying in the video. Governor is a constitutional post. This is not the first controversial…

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Protect Article 35A, Identify fake state subjects : Devender Singh Rana

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Seeking expeditious identification of fake state subject holders in Jammu and Kashmir, National Conference provincial president Devender Singh Rana on Wednesday lambasted the previous PDP-BJP government for sitting over the issue and compromising with the rights, dignity and identity of the people. “The erstwhile coalition had a definite and sinister design to trample the special status of the state, which is why forces inimical to the Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s vision and legacy of permanent resident laws were let loose and encouraged to challenge Article 35A,” Rana said while addressing…

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To showcase strength Choudhary Lal Singh to organise parallel Independence Day function

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Former minister and BJP MLA Choudhary Lal Singh on Monday announced that he would organise a parallel Independence Day function on Wednesday to show his strength. He said the rich Dogra culture would be showcased in the first-of-its-kind event in the Jammu region. “We are fighting for the rights of the ethnic Dogra minority of J&K and on this Independence Day, a separate function will be held in Jammu to show our strength, rich culture and heritage,” Lal Singh said while addressing a press conference here on Monday. The function…

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