Amid the criticism of Congress by its own leaders, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said Congress party must set their house right and asked them must to unite to fight the divisive forces of the country. It is a problem in their house and they have to set their own house right. I want the Congress to be strong and I want the Congress to unite and fight divisive forces of the country. Congress must unite and Congress must become strong, Abdullah told reporters. People look forward to Congress, in trying to sort things out in the country. They have been a party for nearly 150 years, he added.
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It’s a truth sad and discomfiting in equal measure attacks by militants in Kashmir rarely go beyond fleeting headlines unless the casualty count is high. Recurring as they have been over the years, the mayhem these attacks wreak serve to buttress the status quo that of a blasé acceptance of chaos as a way of life in the Valley. And so, if a new wave of fear and loathing has gripped this lost paradise since a gunman walked into an eatery in a high security zone of Srinagar and shot at its 22-year-old co-owner, is there reason to suspect that the status quo has been breached…for the worse?
In Kashmir, Fear of the Pheran Returns in Full Force
Security forces have been asking those wearing the loose, traditional garment â including the reporter â to take it off as they fear it may be used to hide arms.
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Srinagar: Civilians wearing
pherans â the long robe traditionally worn in Kashmir in winter as protection against the cold â have found themselves under security forces’ scrutiny once again.
On February 19 two policemen were killed after being shot at close range by a militant in the Baghat area of uptown Srinagar, along the high-security Airport Road.
The incident was captured on CCTV cameras and a section of the video went viral on social media. In it, a militant was seen pulling out an assault rifle hidden inside his
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 22 (ANI): A day after former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said that terrorism has not ended and suggested talking to Pakistan, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took a veiled dig at him and said India is capable of solving its own problems.
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JAMMU, Feb 22: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today called upon the political parties who want early Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir to help in the process of delimitation of the constituencies instead of making excuses and declared that in no case the militancy will be allowed to rise in the Valley.
Sinha was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
His statement assumed significance as the National Conference with three Lok Sabha members including Dr Farooq Abdullah, former Chief Minister all of whom are Associate Members of the Delimitation Commission headed by Justice (Retired) Ranjana Prakash Desai had boycotted the Commission meeting held in New Delhi on February 18 citing that the NC has challenged Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act in the Apex Court under which the Commission has been set up.