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2 Kashmiris among 3 get death penalty

Farida Behanji, Khan Acquitted

GK NEWS NETWORK

LAJPAT NAGAR BLASTNew Delhi, Apr 22: A Delhi court on Thursday awarded death penalty to three out of six convicted persons, including two Kashmiris, for the 1996 Lajpat Nagar blast which had claimed 13 lives.“Three convicts (Muhammad Naushad, Muhammad Ali Bhatt and Mirza More

Separatists aghast, call for shutdown today

Govt To Impose Restrictions

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, Apr 22: The death sentence to three accused, including two Kashmiris, in Lajpat Nagar case has evoked strong reaction with both Hurriyat factions and Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front calling for complete shutdown and protests on Friday against the decision.Nearly 14-years after the More

‘I swear he is innocent’

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, Apr 22: Erie silence prevailed in Mirza house on Thursday. The news about Delhi court awarding a death sentence to Mirza Nisar in Lajpat Nagar blast case had shocked the family members. They were putting up a brave face to ensure that Nisar’s mother should not know about the court verdict More

NO PROBLEM IF BRANDED SEPARATIST: MUFTI

‘Statewide Protests On Apr 26 To Focus On Kashmir Issue’

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Apr 22: Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Thursday said that he does not mind if he is called a separatist for raising issues vital to Jammu and Kashmir’s survival as a political and economic entity.“There are some issues which are common between us (PDP) and them More

72,651 acres of JK land under defence forces: Antony

‘Includes 15892 Acres Agriculture, Orchard Land’

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Apr 22: Defence Minister A K Antony Thursday said that 72,651acres (5.86 lakh kanals) of land are under the possession of army, air force and Navy in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the ministry will revise the rental of this land in February 2013.Replying to a question from the National More



  • Perspective

The crisis within

COMMENT

DOES JAMA'AT REALLY FACE IDENTITY CRISIS, COMMENTS HASSAN ZAINAGAIREE

 ‘Existential crisis’; ‘identity crisis’; ‘long hibernation’; ‘attention grabbing effort’; ‘party’s renewed bid for its lost political space’…. This is the idiom and narrative Jamat-e-Islami Jammu More


  • Op-Ed

My days, my memories, my college

KASHMIR MEDICAL COLLEGE

AS THE COLLEGE CELEBRATES GOLDEN JUBILEE, MEMORIES ARE REVIVED. I CAN’T FORGET THE AURA OF THIS INSTITUTION AND THE LUMINARIES ASSOCIATED WITH IT, RECOUNTS DR.MIRZA ASHRAF BEG

When ever I ponder on my past I see it in three phases. The first phase was from my preschool to the gates of Kashmir medical school. The second phase though brief were the intoxicating days of youth in More



  • Letters

Dowry: the menace must be eradicated

I had an interesting piece of conversation with a research scholar from Kerala. He told me that besides having high indicators of human development, like above ninety percent literacy rate as we all know More


  • Kashmir

In spring, cold kills 5 nomads in Kashmir

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Apr 22: In rarest of the rare incident in Kashmir, five nomads were killed due to severe cold wave and rains in upper reaches of Kulgam district in spring season. Reports reaching the summer More


  • Srinagar City

On Earth Day, experts call for planned urbanization

SPCB organizes function at SKICC

MEHAK FAYAZ

Srinagar Apr 22: On Earth Day, experts suggested measures to improve the environment and conserve the land area which is fast coming under urbanization. While officials spoke about the environmental factors More



  • Jammu

Unusual guests at FM’s office

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 22: The Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather had ‘unusual guests’ in his chamber at the Civil Secretariat here on Thursday as Union Minister for Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah and his son More


  • GK Business

Centre sanctions Rs 1467 cr for roads in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 22: Minister for R&B G M Saroori today said that centre has sanctioned Rs. 1467 crore under 7th phase of Prime Ministers’ Gram Sarak Yojna (PMGSY) to take forward the road projects in More



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