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Mani Shankar Aiyar-led peaceniks met Mehbooba Mufti and Separatist leaders

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A delegation of peace activists led by Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and senior separatist leaders in an effort to create space for dialogue in the unrest-wracked state. A delegation of peace activists led by Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Thursday called on Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and senior separatist leaders in an effort to create space for dialogue in the unrest-wracked state. Besides Aiyar, the delegation comprised O.P. Shah, Air Vice Marshal (retired) Kapil…

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Army free to take decisions in “War Zone”: Arun Jaitley

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Army officers are free to take decisions in a “war-like” zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday referring to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Army officers are free to take decisions in a “war-like” zone, Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday referring to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, a day after the Army went public on fire assaults on Pakistani posts along the LoC. “Well, military solutions are to be provided by military officers. How a situation is to be dealt with when you are in…

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FIR Remains, Probe against army still on: Human shield

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Amid outrage in Kashmir over the award to the Army Major who tied a youth to a jeep, a senior J&K Police officer today said the probe against the Army in the “human shield” case would continue and the FIR had not been quashed. The assertion came a day after Major Leetul Gogoi of 53 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Battalion was awarded with the Army Chief’s Commendation Card for his “sustained efforts in counter-insurgency operations.” “The investigation in the case will carry on. The FIR has not been quashed (against the…

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NDA Govt will find permanent solution to Kashmir issue: Rajnath

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‘Kashmir is ours, Kashmiris are ours and Kashmiriyat is also ours’ Amidst the ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday said the NDA government would find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue. Addressing a public reception in this western part of the tiny Himalayan state, Singh said Pakistan had been trying to destabilise India by fomenting trouble in Kashmir. “But I want to tell all of you that our government will find a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue,” he said, without elaborating. The home minister’s…

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NIA registers preliminary inquiry into funding of Separatist leaders

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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a preliminary inquiry into funding of Hurriyat leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Naeem Khan. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a preliminary inquiry into funding of Hurriyat leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Naeem Khan. According to ANI sources, a team of NIA sleuths led by senior members has reached Jammu and Kashmir for further inquiry regarding funding of Hurriyat. The NIA will probe whether separatist leaders like Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Naeem Khan and others were funded by…

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Restoration of peace in Kashmir top priority: Jaitley

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Minister doesn’t outrightly reject dialogue with separatists Union minister Arun Jaitley today did not outrightly reject the possibility of talks with separatists, but said the focus at the moment was to first improve the situation in the Kashmir valley. When asked whether the Central government will have a dialogue with the Hurrriyat Conference, Jaitely responded with: “Let the situation become normal that is the top priority. As and when we decide, the Central government will make a statement.” The Peoples Democratic Party which shares power with the BJP in J&K…

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Students stopped from taking march triggers fresh clashes in Srinagar

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Stone-pelting students of a college in old Srinagar on Wednesday clashed with the security forces after they were stopped from taking out a march to press for release of those arrested during earlier such protests. Stone-pelting students of a college in old Srinagar on Wednesday clashed with the security forces after they were stopped from taking out a march to press for release of those arrested during earlier such protests. The students of Gandhi College boycotted their classes and came out on the main road at Babademb in downtown city…

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Student protests continue; Scores injured

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Forces use teargas, pellet shelling to restrain protesters from blocking Srinagar highway At least 15 students were injured during clashes with security forces in north Kashmir after posters carrying the Hizbul Mujahideen stamp surfaced on the premises of educational institutes, asking students to protest. Hundreds of college and higher secondary school students came out on roads, chanting anti-India slogans and threw stones at the security forces personnel deployed at Pattan in Baramulla district, nearly 30 km north of Srinagar. Police officers said the students were asked to protest after the…

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Separatists respond to Zakir’s threat, say disunity will sabotage movement

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In a joint statement, separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik asked all political and militant organisations to fight for freedom with “vision and wisdom”. In their first reaction to a death threat issued by militant commander Zakir Rashid Bhat, Kashmir’s separatist leaders on Sunday evening warned that any disunity in the “freedom camp” will give the Indian government a chance to sabotage the movement. In a joint statement, separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik asked all political and…

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‘Be Tough but Just’, Centre’s message to officials in Kashmir

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Amid continued unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre has asked the state government to be tough against those taking law into their hands but ensure no innocent person is harassed. The message was put across by Union home secretary Rajiv Mehrishi during the meetings he had with top civil and police officials in the course of his visit to the Kashmir valley on Thursday. The message of the central government is clear that security forces have to be tough against terrorists and those involved in stone pelting but no…

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