• TOP STORIES

GUN BATTLES RATTLE NORTH KASHMIR

Major, JCO among 8 killed

AZIM JAN/UMER MAQBOOL

Bandipore/Varmul Sept 23: An army Major, a marine commando, two troopers and four militants, including a top commander carrying a reward of Rs 10 lakhs,  were killed in two different encounters in north Kashmir, police and reports said on Wednesday.SUMBAL ENCOUNTERMore

Sex case haunts CBI

Agency Let Off Two Jammu Businessmen: DSP

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Sept 23: A senior police official, presently posted as the deputy superintendent of police with the chief minister, Omar Abdullah’s security, today ‘exposed’ the Central  Bureau of Investigation by stating in a Court that the primer investigating agency had let off two businessmen from More

Pak positive, India skeptical

Islamabad, Sept 23: The Pakistan foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, has said he would adopt a “positive approach” during the meeting with his Indian counterpart, S M Krishna, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session in New York later this month.Qureshi told the state-run More

CIC for hassle-free visa to China-bound Kashmiris

Sheikh Ahmad

New Delhi, Sept 23: Taking cognizance of the hassles the Kashmiri youth were facing on their way to China, the chief information commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, has asked the government of India to take up with Chinese embassy the issue of visa to Kashmiri students undergoing professional trainings More

SIT questions suspended cops

Amandeep Murder Case

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Sept 23: The Special Investigation Team probing the murder of Amandeep Singh interrogated on Wednesday several police officers suspended in connection with the alleged tampering of evidence.“The SIT has begun the probe officially. They have quizzed several suspended police officers, their More



  • Perspective

Good India, Bad India

If viewing at India as a monolith is stopped multiple channels of engagement can become known.

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Past week went with Eid preparations followed by two days off. So it was relatively a newsless time making it a bit difficult writing a column. Nevertheless there are some permanent themes in Kashmir that More


  • Op-Ed

Mathematics as an exciting human endeavour

ACADEMICS

Need is to look beyond stale stereotypes if we really want to fathom the depth, writes Prof. M. A. Sofi.One reason why mathematics enjoys special esteem above all other sciences is that its laws are absolutely More



  • Reflections

They love Kashmir as much as we do

This refers to the debate in Greater Kashmir regarding Kashmir language. I don’t agree with the views expressed by Ms Rabia Shora. Firstly, racism and discrimination is a fact and such things happen in More


  • Editorial

Silent action

Rhetoric has been a characteristic feature of all Kashmiri politicians whether in power or out of it. There is hardly an instance in the state during past many decades where a politician could be credited More


  • News

JDA to go on strike from October 1

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Sept 23:  Work in the Government Medical colleges of Srinagar and Jammu and their associated hospitals will once again remain affected, as junior doctors have decided to go on an indefinite More


  • City

Shrinking EIDGAH

TARIQ ALI MIR

The 14th century gift of 400 kanal land by Shah-e-Hamdan’s son, has shrunk to mere 70 kanals. Even though thousands always preferred the Eidgah for the special prayers, since the Sikh rule, successive More



  • Jammu

'Govt for honourable return of migrants'

APEX PANEL FOR KPs' RETURN MEETS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sept 23: The apex committee set up to monitor return of Kashmiri Pandits met on Wednesday here with revenue minister Raman Bhalla, who heads the panel, assuring the members that the coalition government More


  • News

JDA to go on strike from October 1

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Sept 23:  Work in the Government Medical colleges of Srinagar and Jammu and their associated hospitals will once again remain affected, as junior doctors have decided to go on an indefinite More


  • GK Business

Valley loses 1.5 lakh kg saffron market in India to Iran

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Sept 23: Given its huge demand in national and international markets, experts here insist upon increasing the saffron production in Kashmir.  Experts said if proper direction was given to More



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