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  Rajnath Singh's Swipe At Omar Abdullah Over Afzal Guru Remarks

  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh criticised National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah's comment on the execution of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, and asked whether the separatist leader should have been garlanded publicly.

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  Kanhaiya Kumar, Charged With Anti-India Slogans At JNU, Thanks "Modi Ji"

  A chargesheet was filed on Monday against former student union leaders Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and eight others for allegedly holding an "anti-national" event at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi in February 2016.

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  Afzal Guru Was Hanged by UPA for 'Political Reasons', Says Omar Abdullah

  The erstwhile UPA government had executed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru for "political reasons" and he was informed only hours before, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.

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  Another Flashpoint in J&K Alliance? Now, PDP Lawmakers Demand Return of Afzal Guru's Remains

  A group of lawmakers from Jammu and Kashmir's People's Democratic Party, or PDP, has demanded that the mortal remains of executed Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru be handed over to his family.

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  Omar Abdullah Demands Probe Into the Killing of 19-Year-Old Protester in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla District

  National Conference working president Omar Abdullah has expressed grief over the death of a 19-year-old protester who was allegedly killed in firing by security forces in Jammu & Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday. The former chief minister has asked for a probe into the incident.

• You hang Afzal Guru, but don't have courage to revoke Army Act: Omar Abdullah to Centre

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took on the Centre once again by reiterating his demand that the Armed Forces Special Powers Act or AFPSA be removed from the Valley.

• Kashmir on edge after young man's killing; Colonel named in FIR

  The Kashmir Valley is on edge after a young man was killed, allegedly by the army, in Baramulla on Tuesday evening. Despite curfew, protesters and security forces clashed in many parts of the Valley again today. The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) walked out of the state assembly in protest over the killing.

• Omar Abdullah breaks down in state Assembly while speaking on youth's killing in Baramulla

  Finger-tips of both hands touching, head bowed, an emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was silent for a full 40 seconds today in the middle of a passionate statement on the death of a 24-year-old man in firing allegedly by security forces during a protest in Baramulla, north Kashmir.

• Omar Abdullah breaks down in state Assembly while speaking on youth's killing in Baramulla

  Finger-tips of both hands touching, head bowed, an emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was silent for a full 40 seconds today in the middle of a passionate statement on the death of a 24-year-old man in firing by security forces during a protest in Baramulla, north Kashmir.

• In Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, debate on Afzal Guru hanging, burial

  Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Mubarak Gul today allowed discussion on the issue of the return of the body of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to his family, even as the House witnessed disruptions over the matter.

• Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to discuss Afzal Guru hanging today

  The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will on Monday discuss the execution of Afzal Guru and his family's demand for return of his body. Assembly Speaker Mubarak Gul has accepted the adjournment motions moved by the ruling National Conference and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party or PDP and allowed a discussion.

• Omar Abdullah says he met PM for return of Afzal Guru's body

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and also met him to request the return of Afzal Guru's body. He, however, said that he did not make this public as he wanted to avoid "playing politics" on the issue.

• Afzal Guru hanging: Three dead in clashes; Kashmir tense

  Two days after he was executed in Delhi, Afzal Guru's family received a letter this morning disclosing that he was to be hanged for his role in the 2001 attack on Parliament. Fearing a backlash in Kashmir, authorities have imposed a curfew, arrested local politicians and restricted the local press and Internet.

• Afzal Guru hanging: Third day of curfew in J&K, more security forces deployed

  Jammu and Kashmir remains tense and under curfew three days after Afzal Guru was hanged and buried in Delhi's Tihar Jail on Saturday.

• Afzal Guru hanged for Parliament attack, buried in Tihar Jail

  Afzal Guru, convicted for his role in the attack on Parliament in December 2001, was executed at 8 this morning and has been buried at Delhi's Tihar Jail.