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Ex-IPS Officer Basant Rath enrolls as BJP Activist Online; Party stresses Zero Tolerance for Indiscipline

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Ex-IPS Officer Basant Rath enrolls as BJP Activist Online; Party stresses Zero Tolerance for Indiscipline

His wish to contest election against Omar Abdullah of the National Conference or Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on a BJP ticket Days after the central government ordered his premature retirement, former IPS officer Basant Rath on Thursday registered himself as a BJP activist online and sought blessings of people for what he called an “uphill trek called politics”. The IGP-rank officer, who was under suspension for the past over three years for “repeated instances of gross misconduct and misbehavior”, was given premature retirement by the government…

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Outrage across Kashmir Valley over banning​ civilian traffic on the ​highway

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Response in the form of a “joint line of action” will be worked out very soon: Syed Ali Geelani  Highway closure order ‘dictatorial’, govt should withdraw it, says MirwaizHighway open even during Kargil War, rights of people being tampered with: FarooqGovt should formulate a people-friendly strategy, says Azad Omar Abdullah asks the governor to review civilian traffic ban orderCivilian traffic ban on highway ‘unjust, uncalled’ for: MongaTraffic ban tantamount to intrusion on civil liberties: Altaf BukhariDisallowing civilian traffic during convoy movement will prove disaster for economy: KCCIHighway decision taken in…

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‘Boycott Kashmiris’: Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy’s tweet sparks row, Omar Abdullah hits back

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Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has sparked a controversy again with his tweets. Citing a retired colonel, without disclosing the officer’s identity, Roy said he is “inclined to agree” to boycott Kashmiri traders in other parts of the country and tourism in the state. Roy wrote on Twitter, “An appeal from a retired colonel of the Indian Army: Don’t visit Kashmir, don’t go to Amarnath for the next 2 years. Don’t buy articles from Kashmir emporia or Kashmiri tradesman who come every winter. Boycott everything Kashmiri. I am inclined to agree.”…

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Omar Abdullah attacks Mehbooba Mufti for calling Manan Wani a ‘Victim of Violence’

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Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference chief Omar Abdullah has accused PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti of showing ‘fake sympathy’ with sedition case accused Kashmiri students of Aligarh Muslim University and shedding crocodile tears over the encounter of slain Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Mannan Wani. “How short Ms Mufti’s memory is! She forgets that she was the architect and beneficiary (it kept her allies in good humour) for her entire period in office. She is in no position to criticise anyone for ‘relentless violence’,” Omar wrote on Twitter. Omar…

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Omar Abdullah seeks probe into Army’s concerns over BJP leader’s land row

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Referring to the Army’s concerns over the construction, Omar said: “The truth is that had these (Nirmal Singh and Kavinder Gupta) been Kashmir-based politicians, and the Army had said this about us in the Valley, BJP people would have been screaming from the skies.” Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Saturday sought an immediate probe into the Army’s “serious misgivings and concerns” over the construction on land bought by top BJP leaders next to an ammunition depot in Nagrota in Jammu. The Indian Express…

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