Hope amidst despair
Two sentences I see a great hope in
PUNCH LINE By Z. G. Muhammad
It is not my focus. If reading between the lines, Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh’s speech at Srinagar past Monday in anyway suggests that a faction of the Hurriyat Conference or its like minded groups have become spent cartridges in the eyes of New Delhi. Many political commentators at MoreDeliberate distortions
The language that helps them define things their own way
MEDIA WATCH By Inam ul Rehman
The kidnapping and murder of three youth in the Machil sector at the hands of troopers has once again showed how deftly words are used to reduce the impact. Language plays a very important role in media. Often the way words played by newsmen skip common scrutiny. And when it comes to the conflict area More- Kashmir
Condemnations continue to pour in
‘Police used to quell Kashmiris’ voice’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 13: Various separatist parties have vehemently condemned the killing of 17-year-old Tufail Ahmad Mattoo at Rajouri Kadal here by the tear smoke shell allegedly fired by the police, describing More
- Srinagar City
Despite ban, students use mobile phones in schools!
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, June 13: Despite a ban on the use of mobile phones by schoolchildren in educational institutions, the students use the gadgets–drawing criticism from various quarters –particularly school heads More
- Jammu
WEF seeks fixation of fee structures in pvt coaching centres
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: The Women Empowerment Forum has urged the government to devise a policy to keep check over the functioning of private coaching institution in the state to save students from exploitation More
- South Asia
Congress says Modi’s politics disruptive, divisive
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, June 13: The Congress Sunday criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for “dragging” Sonia Gandhi into the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying the BJP leader practiced “disruptive More
- Business
Ice cream, cold drink business down in Kashmir
ASHWAQ MASOODI
Srinagar, Jun 13: People no longer crave for a scoop of ice cream to beat the heat in Kashmir valley as it remained unusually 'cool' for most part of the summer, hitting the ice cream industry hard here More
- World
‘Zardari meets captured Taliban leaders, assures support’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
London, June 13: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari recently met 50 captured Taliban leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in a prison to assure them that their outfit had his government’s full More
