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PDP used goons, official machinery in Anantnag by-polls: Congress

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Congress today blamed PDP for using muscle power and official machinery during polling in Anantnag on Wednesday. In a statement here a Congress spokesman said, “Despite having crossed all limits in just concluded Anantnag by-polls, the PDP- BJP coalition could not ensure the percentage of votes in the as was expected by them, which is indicative of the resentment against PDP for having betrayed people for power.” The Congress spokesman also accused PDP for using muscle power during voting in order to secure votes for “RSS backed Chief Minister Mehbooba…

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SMC, Revenue evacuate 17 kanals of land at HMT

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In a joint inspection by officials of Revenue department and Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Wednesday evacuated 17 kanals of illegally occupied land at HMT opposite Ansari Toyota at outskirts Srinagar. A team, headed by Sub District Magistrate (SDM) Srinagar west, Rifat Naseem reached the spot and evacuated the land with the help of revenue and SMC officials. Tehsildar HMT Showkat Ahmad told Kashmir POST that it was government land and it was allotted to people in past under the scheme “Grow More Food’’. He said that people were not growing…

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‘Won’t let you hand over Kashmir to RSS’ : Mirwaiz to Mehbooba

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‘Jamia Masjid will continue to represent aspirations of Kashmiris’ Day after Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti blamed clergy for “selectively raking up controversies”, the Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said the amalgam won’t allow Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to “hand over Kashmir to RSS on a platter.” He also said the historic Jamia Masjid platform will continue to represent aspirations of people of Kashmir. Addressing a function here, Mirwaiz reiterated that joint resistance against setting up of Sainik Colony, separate townships for Kashmiri Pandits, permanent settlement of refugees and…

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Clergy selectively raking up controversies on Article 370; Mehbooba, BJP counters PDP, says scrapping Article 370 Alive

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Mehbooba said nowadays sermons are being given in mosques on special status of J&K, Pandit townships, Industrial policy and alleged molestation of a school girl by the army men in Handwara in April this year. The BJP legislator countered the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muhammad Yusuf Bhat, who had claimed that his party made the BJP to shelve the issue of scrapping the Article 370. Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Wednesday hit out at Muslim clergy in Kashmir accusing them of selectively raking up the controversies over Article 370 in…

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Observe June 24 as Kashmir Day, July 1 as Yoom-e-Qudus: Geelani to people

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“Peace in the world will continue to remain a farfetched dream until disputes over Kashmir and Palestine are resolved according to the aspirations of the peoples,” Geelani said in a statement. Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today called for observance of June 24, Friday, as Kashmir Day and July 1, Jumat-ul-Wida as Yoom-e-Qudus, asking imams and Khateebs of Masjids to hold special prayers on these days for freedom of Kashmir and Palestine. “Peace in the world will continue to remain a farfetched dream until disputes over Kashmir and…

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32% polling recorded up to 5 pm in Anantnag segment

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As per the latest official reports, 32% polling was recorded in 40-Anantnag segment up to 5 P.m, an official spokesperson said. The polling started in the constituency at 7 am. Out of 26650 votes polled upto 5 p.m, 14380 are male voters and 12270 are female voters, he said. He added that the total number of registered voters in Anantnag Assembly segment is 84067 including 42840 males and 41227 females. There are 102 polling stations in the constituency.

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Tension erupted at Kanzalwan village in Gurez area of Bandipora when hundreds of villagers, including women halted work on 330 Megawatt Kishenganga Hydro Electric Power Project. The villagers were protesting the setting up of a stone crusher unit in the forest area. The residents of more than three habitations gathered to protest against Hindustan Construction Company’s (HCC) decision to install a stone crusher in Kanzalwan habitation in close proximity of dense forest area. Though the Hindustan Construction Company claimed that installation is temporary but the villagers opposed setting up of…

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Geelani expresses shock over 545 non-local industrial units in JK

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‘Revelation by Industries Minister is expression of arrogance of power’ Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said at a time when entire Kashmiri nation is protesting against the implementation of new industrial policy, the shocking revelation by Industries Minister is an open expression of ‘arrogance of power’ and it has also come to fore that the new anti-people industrial policy which is being discussed on and off assembly already stands implemented and is working on the ground. Expressing shock over the startling revelation of the Minister for Industries and…

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Voting starts in Anantnag on dull note; Mehbooba in fray

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Voting for the by-elections to this south Kashmir Assembly seat started Wednesday morning on a dull note. An overcast sky and the urge to sleep longer than usual after the morning prayers during the ongoing month of Ramadan kept most people indoors. Voters were seen in twos and fours walking leisurely towards the polling stations. Reports from the rural areas also said early voter enthusiasm and queues of people outside polling stations were conspicuous by their absence. Authorities, however, said voting was likely to pick up as the day progresses.…

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JK Government thinking of amnesty to stone pelters

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The government plans to review the cases beginning 2008 except for the cases in which the person is involved in heinous crime cases or is a habitual offender. The Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of granting general amnesty to stone pelters in the state. The government has said that it will review the cases beginning 2008 except in case the person is involved in heinous cases of crime or is a habitual offender. Want To Provide Young People With A Fresh Chance “Government is seriously considering the issue and we would…

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