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Burhan Wani, Most wanted terror leader assures safe Amarnath yatra

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For the first time the most wanted militant commander of Kashmir has reached out to the Hindu pilgrims assuring them of the incident free Amarnath yatra starting from July 2 in the Himalayas. Burhan Muzaffar Wani, the 22-year old most wanted Hizbul Mujahideen commander of Kashmir, has released a new video in which he has opposed separate colonies for Pandits and reassured the Amarnath pilgrims of no-attacks from the ultras. “A BSF officer had recently said militants plan to attack the Amarnath yatra. His statement is absolutely untrue and false.…

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Chief Minister blames opposition, media for trying to put Kashmir ‘on fire’

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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday hit out at the opposition and the media for playing up sensitive issues like setting up a separate enclave for army personnel to “paint Kashmir in a bad light”. “I do not know what these newspapers want. Do they want to set the state on fire? They should have investigated before publishing the story,” Mufti said in the state assembly. The chief minister’s angry outburst came after Independent legislator Engineer Rashid rushed to the speaker’s podium waving a copy of a…

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NC & Cong key opponents to Mehbooba for Anantnag Bypoll

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Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is also the PDP president, faces a contest from seven candidates, including five Independents, in the byelection to south Kashmir’s Anantnag Assembly seat which will be her party’s first major test of popularity since forging an alliance with the BJP. The bypoll for Anantnag, the Assembly seat formerly represented by Mehbooba’s father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed which became vacant following his death in January this year, is scheduled to take place on June 22. The date for withdrawal of candidature closed on Saturday, leaving eight candidates…

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Chief Minister takes on separatists over stone throwing Fridays

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For the first time after becoming Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti lashed out at separatists today and accused them of disturbing peace on Fridays. Without naming any separatist leader, Mehbooba said they had turned blessed Friday into a stone-throwing day. “Friday was a blessed day and it was blessed because people would assemble at one place to offer prayers together, discuss issues of society and try to prevent whatever wrong was happening in society. Those who taunt me and accuse me of being anti-Muslim have turned blessed Friday into a stone-throwing…

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BJP bats for establishment of Sainik Colony, Mehbooba hints no separate colonies for KP’s

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Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba said the position of the government is that it does not have any land available in Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam districts for setting up such a colony. BJP on Saturday favoured setting up of Sainik Colony in Kashmir after its alliance partner PDP virtually rejected a proposal in this regard citing non-availability of land for non-state subjects. “BJP is in favour of setting up Sainik Colony in Kashmir as well as resettlement of Kashmiri Pandits. If a Sainik Colony can be set up in Jammu,…

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BJP highlighted Modi’s achievements, PDP ministers stay away from the event

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Two years of Modi Sarkaar In an embarrassing situation for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its coalition partner in Jammu and Kashmir—PDP Thursday stayed away from the official function organized on the completion of two years of the Government in Centre. The event was organized by Song and Drama Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kothi bagh on the completion of two years of the BJP led government in New Delhi. The program was attended by Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh as the chief…

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Separatist reunite to object ‘Pandit, Ex-servicemen colony’ in Kashmir

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The trio separatist leaders, Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik on Monday evening united to challenge the PDP-BJP governments ‘plans’ to rehabilitate displaced Pandits and ex-servicemen of the state. Almost after eight years of Amarnath land agitation, Kashmiri separatists, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik are united again to oppose the establishment of ‘Pandit colony’ in Kashmir. The trio leaders who are divided ideologically and politically are ready to lead a campaign against the establishment of ‘exclusive colonies’ meant for Kashmiri Pandits and retired military personnel, under same banner.…

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PDP Exposed; Union Power Minister rules out transfer of NHPC run projects to state

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Corporation can’t pay profits earned by investing in hydel power projects to states’ Union Power Minister, Piyush Goyal Friday ruled out transfer of Dulhasti and Uri power projects to Jammu Kashmir saying no decision had been taken over the demand yet. Addressing reporters through video-conferencing from New Delhi, Goyal, in reply to the question over the transfer of power projects to the state said, “Decisions are not taken over all demands.’’ In the Agenda of Alliance, worked out between PDP and BJP prior to formation of coalition government last year,…

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Resist or be ready to become homeless like Palestinians : Hurriyat Conference

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Hardline Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik gathered at the residence of Geelani Separatist political parties on Wednesday put up a rare united show to corner Jammu and Kashmir government over the establishment of Sainik colony, separate townships for Kashmiri Pandits and the industrial policy even though the state government has stated that it has no plans to construct any such colony in Kashmir and will revise the industrial policy. Hard-line Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and…

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US Scientists say major earthquake likely in J&K

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New geologic mapping in the Himalayan mountains of Kashmir suggests that the region is ripe for a major earthquake that could endanger the lives of as many as a million people, according to an Oregon State University statement. Scientists have found that the Reasi fault near Jammu has been building up pressure for some time, suggesting that when it does release or “slip”, the resulting earthquake may be large — as much as magnitude 8.0 or greater. Scientists started looking at this fault more closely following the 7.6-magnitude earthquake in…

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