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Rise against terrorism: Grand Mufti tells Muslims

'Efforts Being Made To Destroy Our Youth'

3 MILLION PILGRIMS PRAY AT ARAFATMakkah, Nov 26: The Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Sheikh, on Thursday urged the Muslims to fight terrorism and oppose suicide attacks.In the sermon delivered at Masjid Nimrah in the sprawling Arafat to More


77 die in flash floods

Jeddah, Nov 26: Muslim pilgrims holding white umbrellas against the blazing sun clambered up a rocky desert hill for prayers Thursday during the annual hajj, following a day of torrential rains that killed at least 77 people.Flooding from the unusually heavy downpours hit hardest in the Red Sea coastal More


No mediation, let them resolve Kashmir: Brown

UK Pitches For Indo-Pak Talks

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, Nov 26: Britain has ruled out third party intervention in resolving the Kashmir issue, saying it should be best left to India and Pakistan to work closely at the highest level and sort out their differences on the Kashmir issue.Asked specifically whether Britain would take initiative at More


China distances from Mirwaiz remarks

Press Trust of India

Beijing, Nov 26: Distancing itself from the remarks of Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umer Farooq that it (China) has a stake in peace in Kashmir, China has said that the issue is between India and Pakistan and hoped that it will be resolved through dialogue.“China’s position is consistent More


After Jehangir, Omar crosses Mughal road

GK News Network

Srinagar, Nov 26: Omar Abdullah on Thursday became the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to drive from Srinagar to Buffliaz through historic Mughal Road.According to the historians, last ruler to travel on this road was the Mughal emperor Jehangir. “Omar has revived the history after centuries More




  • Perspective

Where lies the fault?

COMMENT

One time exemption means a perpetual injustice, Hassan Zainagiree comments on the discrimination between the two regions of the state.In can only happen in Jammu and Kashmir. That a bureaucrat has the More



  • Op-Ed

The Spirit of Sacrifice

EID-UL-ADHA

It’s not just a ritual, it has deeper meaning and a great philosophy behind it, writes Dr. Farooq Ahmad Peer.    Eid-ul-Adha is a symbol of joy. It revives Islamic traditions and refreshes More




  • Reflections

The only solution is to privatize education

This refers to the State Government’s dilemma whether to ban the private tuition or not. Private tuition has become a fashion rather than a necessity in Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the Valley. Since More



  • Friday Focus

The Concepts of Fana and Baqa

PROF G R MALIK

Last week’s brief write-up about Tasawwuf has stirred many a question, the most significant of which is the one concerning the concepts of Fana and Baqa, so central to all mystical discourses. This is More



  • News

350 passengers rescued from Zoji La

Avalanches, windstorm in mountain pass, 2 cops injured

PARVAIZ RESHI

Sonamarg (Ganderbal), Nov 26: A major tragedy was averted when the administration rescued 350 passengers and scores of vehicles stranded in the high mountain pass of Zoji La on Srinagar Leh highway following More



  • City

5 lakh vehicles on move 190 traffic cops to manage

EID RUSH IN CITY

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Nov 26: Believe it or not. With the surge in Eid-eve shopping, around five lakh vehicles converged on the City’s civil lines areas Thursday with a poor 190 traffic cops to manage their movement More




  • Jammu

SRTC employees march towards Delhi

HARMEET SINGH

Jammu, Nov 26: A day after talks between officials of the government and members of State Road Transport Corporation employees union failed, the workers on Thursday commenced their march towards New Delhi More



  • News

350 passengers rescued from Zoji La

Avalanches, windstorm in mountain pass, 2 cops injured

PARVAIZ RESHI

Sonamarg (Ganderbal), Nov 26: A major tragedy was averted when the administration rescued 350 passengers and scores of vehicles stranded in the high mountain pass of Zoji La on Srinagar Leh highway following More



  • GK Business

Most houseboats in Valley not insured, courtesy high premium

KCCI distributes relief cheques

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Nov 26: Chairman Houseboat Owners’ Association Azim Tuman today said that most of the houseboats in the Valley were not insured because of high premium rates. He said the houseboat owners More




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