She said the present situation in Kashmir calls for every right thinking party, group or individual to rise to the occasion
This is first time the Chief Minister visited the residence of any of the people killed in the violence
The CM also stressed on the revival and continuation of the process of restoring peace and confidence building process with Pakistan
She also laid stress on revival and continuation of peace and confidence-building process with Pakistan
Urging the youth in Kashmir to focus on studies, Mehbooba said the rightful place for the children is in the educational institutions
Mufti said the UJALA scheme had already become a national revolution
Mehbooba, also emphasised that format of dialogue should be better than in past when the central govts had nominated interlocutors and set up working groups
This was the first meeting the CM had with the PM after the violence broke out in the Valley on July 8
She told reporters that PM Modi was very concerned about the situation in Kashmir
The meeting with Modi came just two days after Home Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to Srinagar
Mehbooba faced some tough questions from reporters and was asked how could she justify the alleged disproportionate use of force against protesters
The meeting lasted for nearly an hour, said the spokesman
She was hoisting the national flag as chief minister for the 1st time
She made an emotional appeal to the youth indulging in violence, telling them not to be misled by the vested interests
However, the opposition has demanded a discussion in parliament on the ongoing unrest in the valley
The government had made special transport arrangements to bring the candidates to Srinagar from various district headquarters
She laid a wreath at the graveyard to commemorate those killed by the Dogra Maharaja's soldiers on this day in 1931
By-election was necessitated because of the death of the then CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who represented the constituency in the assembly
Jammu and Kashmir CM polls 8,549 votes, ahead of closest rival Hilal Ahmad Shah of Congress, who gets 2,752
She said the driving force for PDP's emergence as a robust regional force was the public support it has got