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BJP team to submit report on NIT row to party brass

April 9, 2016 Editor

The BJP ministers in the coalition government have maintained a guarded silence over the alleged police brutality on non-Kashmiri students of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, but the party leadership is annoyed over the mishandling of the situation by the local administration in the Kashmir province. The BJP leadership has conveyed its reservations to the party’s representatives in the government over the “oppressive” measures being adopted by the administration, especially the police, to stifle the voice of non-Kashmir students for unfurling the national flag on the NIT campus. “The…

NIT Students stick to their demand, want campus shifted

April 8, 2016 Editor

Say foolproof security in institute not enough, cannot remain caged The non-Kashmiri students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar, today insisted that their main demand remained that the NIT campus in Srinagar should be shifted from Kashmir. Refuting media reports that they were demanding a temple and the Tricolour on the campus, the non-Kashmiri students clarified that they wanted the Tricolour on the campus as per the guidelines of the Centre, but their main demand was that the campus should not be in Kashmir. “We never demanded a…

Leading from front remains Mehbooba’s main challenge

April 6, 2016 Editor

It is very easy to list the tasks ahead for the new Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who is a wearing a crown of thorns as this is the “most difficult state to govern”. She told the inaugural meeting of her Council of Ministers on Monday, “It is not my challenge only. It is a challenge for all of you.” The answer is that primarily it is a challenge for her only. She is the leader and it is for her to give the direction and inspire team spirit among her…

Mehbooba Mufti sworn in as first woman Chief Minister of J&K, orders her Team to ‘get moving’

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 Editor

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the 13th chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. On Agenda: Mehbooba asks her ministers to focus on corruption-free governance Mehbooba Mufti, 56, made history on Monday as she took oath as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir at the Raj Bhavan here. Besides Mehbooba, 22 other ministers were sworn-in by Governor N N Vohra, bringing to an end the three-month President’s Rule in the state. BJP’s Dr Nirmal Singh, who was Deputy CM in late Mufti Mohammed Sayeed’s government,…

Mehbooba to be sworn in today as first female CM

April 4, 2016 Editor

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti will be sworn in today as the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, also becoming the first-ever Muslim woman Chief Minister, heading a coalition government with BJP in the only Muslim-majority state. The 56-year-old leader, daughter of PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, will take oath of office at Raj Bhawan in Jammu today at 11.00 am. Mehbooba Mufti assuming office will be a landmark event in the history of Jammu and Kashmir as well as rest of the country. Governor NN Vohra yesterday invited…

Mehbooba likely to be sworn-in on April 4

March 29, 2016March 29, 2016 Editor

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, set to be the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, is likely to be sworn-in on April four. PDP sources said the swearing-in is likely to take place on April four once the availability of some senior leaders from Delhi was confirmed. Mehbooba, who will also have the distinction of being the first Muslim woman Chief Minister of the country, had met Governor N N Vohra on Saturday last and staked claim to form the government with the support of 25 MLAs of the…

Mehbooba stakes claim, defends delay

March 28, 2016 Editor

Mehbooba was accompanied by senior PDP leaders Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Tariq Hamid Karra; Singh came alone to represent the BJP. Expressing gratitude to the BJP for extending unconditional support to the PDP in forming the government in Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, who is set to take over as the state’s first woman chief minister sometime next month, says that peace, reconciliation and development will be the main focus of her government. “I would like to repeat that Mufti-sahib (her father, late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, whose death in January…

Mehbooba all set to become J&K’s first Woman CM; PDP anoints her as legislature party leader

March 25, 2016 Editor

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs on Thursday unanimously elected party chief Mehbooba Mufti as the legislature party leader, paving the way for her to take over the reins of the government as Jammu and Kashmir’s first woman chief minister. Speaking at the PDP meeting, Mehbooba thanked the party workers for extending their support to her and for backing her during testing times.”I would like to thank all of you. Today you have once again elected me as the leader of legislative party. I thank you for your support. Mehbooba…

Kashmir valley divided on breakthrough in impasse

March 23, 2016 Editor

Some look forward to elected govt, others want ‘good governance’ by Guv to go on With the decks being apparently cleared for the formation of the new PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir, people in the Valley remain divided over the future of the state under the coalition. While some of the people argued in favour of the elected government, the others sought continuation of the Governor’s rule in the state. Various administrative decisions, including release of package to the flood-affected people, have popularised the Governor’s rule in the state,…