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Hate crimes against minorities unacceptable, blot on humanity: Waheed Para

SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para on Saturday said the hate crimes against minorities whether in Bangladesh, Pakistan or India were unacceptable and the biggest blot on humanity. The PDP leader said Hindu-Muslim brotherhood and co-existence has been India’s strength, and it should survive in the sub-continent, especially in our country “and […]

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Waheed Para writes to LG, seeks approval on age limit relaxation for J&K Combined Competitive Exams

SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir government’s proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination. PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, […]

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Omar Abdullah slams Waheed Para’s Land Rights Bill, says it would ‘open floodgates for land grab’

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday rejected a private member’s bill seeking to recognise proprietary rights for houses illegally built on government and community lands with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah strongly opposing it saying that its passage would “open floodgates for land grab”. The bill, tabled by PDP MLA Wahid Para, aimed […]

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Waheed Para flags sharp regional disparity as Jammu outnumbers Kashmir in issuance of social category certificates

SRINAGAR — PDP MLA Waheed Para on Tuesday said a “sharp regional divide” in the issuance of social category certificates between the Jammu division and Kashmir Valley has been witnessed over the past two years, which exposed a “grave breach of fairness, equality, merit and administrative impartiality”. Para’s comments came over data shared by the […]