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NEW DELHI: The founder member of the Peoples Democratic Party Tariq Karra says that while the ruling party has lost the plot, its philosophy of being a buffer between extreme nationalism and extreme separatism remains intact. In an interview with The Citizen from Srinagar, Karra who has resigned from Parliament
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By Moazum Mohammad A founding member of Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Muzaffar Hussain Baig is a former deputy chief minister of the state, and is currently a member of parliament. In the wake of the recent unrest in Kashmir, Baig reportedly said that the state
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The Mirwaiz is worried at the Modi government’s refusal to engage with the Hurriyat and complains of the frequent house arrest he is subjected to. Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, the hereditary Kashmiri religious leader, leads one of the two key factions of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, a coalition of
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Excerpts of the interview with the state Congress chief Saif-ud-din Soz by M.Aslam Q: How much is the state Congress prepared for the assembly elections? We are prepared. We always were prepared. The Congress is the party that upholds the democratic principles and its utmost priority has always been
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‘I never swore on Quran over not contesting elections’ ‘Kashmir a dispute, separatists must be taken on board’ Srinagar: Days after meeting the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Peoples’ Conference chairman Sajad Gani Lone said he was not an ‘acceptable entity’ in Kashmir’s separatist camp and everything wrong taking place
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Calling National Conference (NC) led government as a “den of dacoits” and the opposition, Peoples Democratic Party, as a “party of brokers,” Dr Hina Bhat, daughter of former NC leader, Muhammad Shafi Bhat, who is contesting from Amira Kadal constituency on a BJP ticket, in a freewheeling interview with Authint
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Taking a strong exception to the dis- mal performance exhibited by BSNL, particularly during the devastating floods, chief minister Omar Abdullah observed that BSNL has maligned the image and prestige of central govern- ment in the state. Taking a dig at snail’s pace mea- sures taken by BSNL in
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Q: When almost every political party here is stressing for the state elections on due date, what is your take on this? Elections in the state should be conducted on due date as the massive measures for the rehabilitation and rebuilding of the flood torn areas of the state will
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PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control minister while recollecting the measures taken by the state establishment during September’s catastrophic floods nullified the reports that breach of traditional Kandzal embankment would have saved the summer capital during the catastrophic floods Sham Lal Sharma while talking to KNS took strong exception to
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National Conference General Secretary Ali Mohammad Sagar in an exclusive interview to The Kashmir Magazine elaborated in detail the reasons for NC’s defeat in Parliament polls and strategy the party is adopting to face the tough times ahead. Excerpts from the Interview Q: What about the preparations of National
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Stating that freedom movements could not be crushed with a tough attitude nor can people be oppressed for long under the grip of armed forces, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Yasin Malik told a television channel that Kashmiris are the real stakeholder in the final resolution of Kashmir issue and
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By M.ASLAM Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on July 20 disclosed that he had met the All India Congress Committee (AICC) chairperson Sonia Gandhi 10-days ago conveying her that NC will not forge any pre-poll alliance with the state Congress 5 for the upcoming assembly elections in the state. Omar
