Shoe thrower was angry: Farooq

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 15: The National Conference minister and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah said the policeman, who threw the shoe on his son and chief minister Omar Abdullah, must have been angry as action was taken against him by the government. “The policeman is angry because he was dismissed More

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Demonstrations held in AJK

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Aug 15: Kashmiris living on this side of the line of control today observed India’s I-Day as black day to protest its continued denial of right to self-determination to the people of J&K and unabated rights violations perpetrated by armed forces in the valley.Public gatherings, More

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Life limps back to normal in cloudburst-hit Leh

SNEHESH ALEX PHILIP

Leh, Aug 15: Groups of tourists on trekking expeditions, people crowding at eating joints, devotees flocking shrines -- life in cloudburst devastated Leh district is gradually limping back to normal. As you enter the Changspa village, the scenes are a contrast to the death and devastation More

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Qureshi wants result-oriented agenda for his India visit

AJAY KAUL

New Delhi, Aug 15: Responding to External Affairs Minister S M Krishna’s invitation to visit India, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has made it clear that he would accept it if the talks are to be “result-oriented”, covering all issues of importance, including Kashmir. He stressed More

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Pak asks UN to mobilise int’l help for flood victims

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad/Karachi, Aug 15: Hit by an unprecedented crisis, Pakistan’s top leadership today appealed to the United Nations to send a strong message to the world community and foreign corporate leaders to help the country in providing relief to millions of people affected by the floods. President More

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