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Topic: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir


  
  The Telegraph - Calcutta : Opinion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The terrorist attack on the residence of the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Mufti Mohammed Syed, is the most dramatic evidence of the recent escalation of violence in the state.
The attack on the chief minister’s residence was remarkable for its sheer audacity.
The army chief, N.C. Vij, in a recent press conference in Jammu, stated that there was evidence that not only had infiltration of armed militants from Pakistan increased, but that training camps — across the border — have also resumed their programmes.
www.telegraphindia.com /1031020/asp/opinion/story_2478294.asp   (480 words)

  
 Jammu and Kashmir : After NC ouster, race for next Chief Minister hots up,Indian Politics, News Analysis, India News ...
The Chief Ministership in a possible coalition is a crucial issue, with the PDP hinting that the person at the helm of affairs should be from the Kashmir Valley.
Asserting that the poll verdict in Jammu and Kashmir was not a reflection on the NDA, he claimed that it was purely based on the local situation and the anti-incumbency factor.
That the Hindus of Jammu rejected the BJP and opted for the Congress at a time when the saffron forces were refocussing on Hindutva (Hindu chauvinism) may lead to greater stridency on the part of the BJP, and this could be a dangerous trend.
news.indiamart.com /news-analysis/jammu-and-kashmir-af-2928.html   (6828 words)

  
 The Official Website of Jammu & Kashmir Government, India
Reiterating that Kashmir is crucial matter that should not be the subject for electoral battles in any other state, he counselled all political parties including BJP and Congress to refrain from making Kashmir situation their electoral battle as such voices of dissent complicate the situation in Jammu and Kashmir to the disadvantage of the nation.
JAMMU, JANUARY 22 -The Valmiki Ambedkar Awas Yojana (VAMBY) aimed at providing free shelter to the economically weaker sections and slum dwellers is being introduced in Kashmir Valley from the current fiscal year.
JAMMU, JANUARY 22 - As per a notification of the office of Chief Engineer, PHE department, Jammu, the people are requested to stick to the judicious use of water as the water supply in the city has been adversely affected due to erractic power supply, low voltage and unscheduled power cuts at the PHE stations.
jammukashmir.nic.in /view/jan222k3.htm   (8372 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir
JAMMU, Aug 15 — The month-long Amarnath pilgrimage culminated this morning with the arrival of Chhari Mubarak (the holy mace of Lord Shiva) and prayers in the cave shrine in the Himalayan range of South Kashmir.
The Chief Minister told CNN that he was optimistic about resumption of talks with the Hizbul Mujahideen as even they and their families wanted them to return and live in peace.
JAMMU, Aug 15 (PTI) — The month-long Amarnath pilgrimage culminated this morning with the arrival of Chhari Mubarak (the holy mace of Lord Shiva) and prayers in the cave shrine in the Himalayan range of South Kashmir.
www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000816/j&k.htm   (1057 words)

  
 Kashmir on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kashmir is bordered on the west by Pakistan, on the south by India, and on the north and east by China.
The region is divided between the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir (2001 provisional pop.
Kashmir 1947: burdens of the past, options for the future - four perspectives.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/K/Kashmir.asp   (764 words)

  
 Kashmir Rebels Attack India Chief Minister, Kill Children
, India (Reuters) - The chief minister of India's Jammu and Kashmir state escaped an attempt on his life on Saturday when two grenades were fired at a government building he was inaugurating in the region's main city, police said.
The attack on Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah came as Indian and Pakistani troops, locked in a tense confrontation over disputed Kashmir, traded fresh fire across their frontier.
In the later incident, at Kishtwar in Doda district, 160 miles east of Jammu, a police official said a group of devotees was climbing down a hill after attending an annual temple festival when the militants lobbed a grenade and opened fire.
www.rense.com /general26/mmus.htm   (583 words)

  
 rediff.com: Sayeed sworn-in as J&K chief minister
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party chief Mufti Mohammed Sayeed was on Saturday sworn-in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Panther's Party's Harsh Dev Singh was also sworn in as a Cabinet minister.
A minister of state in the National Conference-Congress government in 1987, 55-year-old Sayeed began his political career in 1968 by becoming the district president of Congress.
www.rediff.com /election/2002/nov/02jk3.htm   (703 words)

  
 Kashmir - The Autonomy Resolution
Jammu and Kashmir acceded to India, but the ruler, in ‘the instrument of accession,’ indicated that he was giving up control over only three subjects: defence, foreign affairs and communications.
In other words, Jammu and Kashmir enjoyed autonomy, self-governance, in all central and concurrent subjects listed in the constitution except the three.
In a letter to Indira Gandhi, the Sheikh had said: “As you are aware, it is my view that constitutional relationship between the Centre and the State of Jammu and Kashmir should be what it was in 1953.
www.defencejournal.com /2000/july/kashmir.htm   (969 words)

  
 Kashmir chief minister escapes grenade attack - smh.com.au
The chief minister of India's Jammu and Kashmir state escaped an assassination attempt yesterday when two grenades were fired at a government building he was inaugurating, Indian security officials said.
Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah was opening a state education board building at Bemina in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, when the grenades were fired.
A barrage of Pakistani artillery and mortar fire killed three people and shattered village homes in Indian-controlled Kashmir yesterday, with at least 24 people were wounded in the firing overnight.
www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/06/16/1023864367225.html   (515 words)

  
 Printer Friendly Version   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir has to win over a cynical state, tackle terror, prove he/she is no rubber-stamp and speak as ‘representative of the people’ in all talks on the Kashmir issue.
If Azad becomes the chief minister, he will be the first state politician belonging to the Jammu region to become the head of state.
When Qasim became the chief minister in 1972, he was inducted as works minister and later became the education minister.
www.indianexpress.com /print.php?content_id=11167   (1641 words)

  
 Terror Tuesday: Impact on South Asia -- Response -- Indian Government
As the Prime Minister informed the Secretary of State, we are not treating this visit by him as a visit of the Secretary of State of the United States of America, as we do of a full formal visit to India.
Prime Minister, can I also say that I agree how hard you were against this and what you said about the need for Afghanistan to have a stable government that represents a broad base of all ethnic groupings within that country.
I also went on then to thank the Minister and his Government for the offers of co-operation which were so willingly made by the Indian Government to its partners across the world, and we are deeply grateful for the response of the Indian Government but not in the least surprised, for two reasons.
www.satp.org /satporgtp/usa/Government-India.htm   (13512 words)

  
 Is Azad coveting Kashmir's top job?:- - India News - Webindia123.com
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is now said to be keen on taking up the job of chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir as part of the power sharing arrangement with the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
Congress party leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have started building up the tempo for their nominee to take over the post by November.
All chief ministers of Kashmir after independence from the Dogra monarchy in 1947 have belonged to the valley.
news.webindia123.com /news/showdetails.asp?id=105450&n_date=20050810&cat=India   (592 words)

  
 'The fear psychosis has reduced'- The Times of India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mufti Mohammed Sayeed speaks at a press conference in Jammu on Monday.
JAMMU: As the PDP-Congress government in Jammu and Kashmir completes one year, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed is optimistic that scourge of militancy in the Valley would soon end.
The Chief Minister, however, was unsure about how indigenous militants could be convinced to give up guns and join the dialogue process.
timesofindia.indiatimes.com /cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=266771   (307 words)

  
 Harsh truths about Kashmir
Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar Abdullah, who is the president of the National Conference.
Kashmirs are treated disgracefully in their own State.
Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed candidly acknowledged on June 23 that "the people did not vote because this would solve the Kashmir issue.
www.flonnet.com /fl2016/stories/20030815004209800.htm   (2184 words)

  
 Category:Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India.
For more information, see the article about Jammu and Kashmir.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Jammu_and_Kashmir   (75 words)

  
 The Hindu : Mufti asks militants to lay down arms
The Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, and his daughter and People's Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti, at a rally in Srinagar on Thursday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, today urged militants to lay down arms and support the peace process in the larger interest of the people of the State.
The Chief Minister was confident of the success of the SAARC meet.
www.hinduonnet.com /2004/01/02/stories/2004010204151300.htm   (382 words)

  
 Daily Excelsior....Home Page
Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, has made it abundantly clear that the Government’s policy will be to help the divided families on either side of the Line of Control (LoC) to re-unite as a result of cross-border bus service.
Minister incharge Roads and Buildings, Ghulam Ahmed Mir has said that Rs 50 cr is being spent on the Mughal road project during 2005-2006 and this important road link to Kashmir will be completed within two years.............
Deputy Chief Minister and Incharge Industry, Commerce and Transport Mangat Ram Sharma said today that the Government would stop subsidy to the industries which didn’t comply with the Government restriction of giving 90 per cent employment to the State youths.......
www.dailyexcelsior.com /web1/05mar15/body.htm   (492 words)

  
 The Official Website of Jammu & Kashmir Government, India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The swearing in of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir 'is a defining moment in the political history of the state.
A seasoned politician who played a significant role on the political stage of Jammu and Kashmir since he was initiated into politics in early 1950s, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was born on January 12, 1936 in the south Kashmir town of Bijbehara.
He was appointed a cabinet minister in 1972 in the government led by Syed Mir Qasim in which he held the important portfolios of Works, Urban Development and Education.
jammukashmir.nic.in /govt/cm.htm   (579 words)

  
 Movies - Mufti’s Kashmir gets back sheen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister
Responding to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed’s clarion call to Bollywood to shoot in Kashmir Ashok Pandit, producer-director of Sheen, a film on the displaced Kashmiri Pandits, is taking a 75-member crew to the valley.
The film which is set in January 1990, is about the fl day in the history of Kashmir when 7.5 lakh Pandits were displaced from the state leading them to turn refugees in their own country.
web.mid-day.com /entertainment/movies/2003/march/46818.htm   (233 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Jammu & Kashmir
The Jammu Joint Students Federation (JJSF) held a demonstration here today in protest against the installation of PDP president Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the new Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
The efforts of the Mufti to grab the top slot began in 1977, when in his capacity as PCC chief, he withdrew the party’s support to Sheikh Abdullah which led to early elections in which the strength of the Congress was reduced to 11 from 58 earlier.
The RSS-backed Jammu State Morcha (JSM) has decided to hold demonstrations when the Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, comes to the secretariat on November 5 on the reopening of government offices for the winter.
www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20021103/j&k.htm   (633 words)

  
 Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front
There are two distinct outfits, each of which identifies itself by the name Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF).
The JKNLF was an offshoot of the Plebiscite Front, a forum allegedly launched at the behest of the late Sheikh Abdullah, who was Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the National Conference, at a time when he was at loggerheads with India's Union Government.
This latter position is in direct conflict with Pakistan's contention, that Kashmir in its entirety belongs to it, made apparent by a consistent refusal for a third option in the plebiscite that has been demanded (the other options are: accession to either India or Pakistan).
www.satp.org /satporgtp/countries/india/states/jandk/terrorist_outfits/jammu_&_kashmir_liberation_front.htm   (1259 words)

  
 rediff.com: 'Hurriyat does not represent Kashmiri people'
Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir G M Shah Wednesday questioned the Hurriyat Conference claim that it represents the wishes and aspirations of the people of the state.
Besides the heads of political parties in Jammu and Kashmir (from both sides of the LoC), prominent personalities from all the regions of the state have also been invited.
Prominent among those likely to speak at the seminar are: Amanullah Khan of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front and Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan of the J&K Muslim Conference.
inhome.rediff.com /news/2001/jan/10jk3.htm   (312 words)

  
 Jawans to be punished in J&K if found guilty   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Srinagar, March 1: The chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir promised on Monday to stop human rights abuse by security forces after several days of street protests, including over the death of a teenager in police firing.
Tens thousands of Indian forces are deployed in Muslim-majority Kashmir to put down a 15-year revolt that has killed more than 40,000 people.
Kashmir's main separatist alliance All Parties Hurriyat Conference, which opened unprecedented talks with the Indian government in January, has threatened to pull out, saying there had been no respite in violations by security forces.
www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=28922   (365 words)

  
 BHARAT RAKSHAK MONITOR: Volume 5(3)
In a similar fashion another veteran Kashmiri politician, Mufti Mohammad Saeed, was elected the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in October this year.
The Chief Minister began to implement his promises right away by releasing several prominent secessionists from prison, whom he described as “political prisoners”.
But another danger is that the counter-insurgent campaign is itself weakened, as populist measures like shutting down the Jammu and Kashmir Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) reduce the flow of intelligence to the security forces.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /MONITOR/ISSUE5-3/dubey.html   (1077 words)

  
 Get Jammu & Ladakh rid of the yoke of Kashmiri ruler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
It is purely a regional genuine demand to fulfill the aspirations of the people of Jammu which comprise Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs and Christians.” “Nature has divided Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh geographically so I do not find any logic to keep all the three regions united”, he opined.
He denied the allegation that the Morcha was trying to divide Jammu and Kashmir State on religious lines and asserted that the demand was made because the people from Jammu and Ladakh regions were being discriminated.
Thousands of the people, who came from the far-flung areas of Jammu region also pledged to teach a lesson to “Jai Chands” of Jammu who for their pretty personal gains, have been sabotaging the interest of Jammu region, despite the fact that the people had of and on reposed faith in them.
www.hvk.org /articles/1002/3.html   (688 words)

  
 Tourist inflow to Jammu and Kashmir records dramatic growth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kashmir tourism witnessed a spectacular revival in 2004, as the tourism inflow to the state doubled over the corresponding figure in 2003, according to a delegation of senior ministers who are visiting the UAE.
The Honorable Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and his delegation in conjunction with the Government of India Tourism office in Dubai are encouraging residents from the region to visit their state in greater numbers.
“Kashmir today is an all year round destination and completely safe for tourists as shown by the recent growth in visitors.
www.strategiy.com /inews.asp?id=20050214234920   (320 words)

  
 DAILY EXCELSIOR
Home Minister L K Advani, Defence Minister, George Fernandes and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah at a high level meeting in New Delhi on Thursday.
Gen Patankar is head of Army in the Valley but his position of being the Chief Minister’s Security Adviser makes him speak on behalf of all military and paramilitary forces.
That is why the Kashmir IGs of BSF, CRPF and ITBP were all present in the Corps Commander’s Press conference.
www.dailyexcelsior.com /02may17   (434 words)

  
 Kashmir's guns and roses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
He had to be reminded by the Union law minister that the state government could not repeal a law that dealt with terrorism and the sovereignty of India.
On August 30, the chief minister stressed there was no alternative to the ‘‘healing touch’’.
The worst attack came on the chief minister’s residence itself, on 17 October.
www.indianexpress.com /full_story.php?content_id=34333   (532 words)

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