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Peaceful protesters shot in Pulwama

1 KILLED, 33 INJURED; HABBA KADAL MAN SUCCUMBS; VALLEY-WIDE PROTESTS CONTINUE

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Aug 5: One person was killed and 30 others injured, 6 of them critically, when police and paramilitary CRPF men resorted to indiscriminate firing on a peaceful sit-in protest at Wagoora on the outskirts of Pulwama town. Late in the evening, three persons were injured in CRPF firing on protesters More

Deadly Week: 30 killed in 7 days

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Aug 5: Thirty persons, mostly youth, have been killed in the Kashmir Valley since last Friday. Out of 30 fatalities nearly 25 have been killed in police and CRPF action while five youth died in a blast at SOG camp at Khrew in south Kashmir, which was set ablaze by the angry protesters. In More

Won’t betray people: Geelani

‘Govt Failed On Its Commitment To Give Us Political Space’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 5: Defending his decision of urging people to desist from stone-pelting and damaging public property, the chairman of the Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday stated that his sacrifices for the movement stood as testimony of his commitment and maintained that he More

NC hails octogenarian leader’s peace efforts

PDP Asks Govt To Release All Separatists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: Asking government to provide political space to separatists, various mainstream parities on Thursday hailed the efforts of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to restore peace in the Valley. The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) welcomed the move More

Young MPs call for peace

Pak Parliamentarians Express Anguish

AGENCIES

New Delhi, Aug 5: Cutting across party lines, a group of 40 young members of Parliament issued an appeal to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to end the ongoing clashes and restore peace and normalcy in the restive valley.“We, as representatives of the people ourselves, believe that together More

Baig’s resignation a hoax?

Have No Information About It: Mehbooba, Lone

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 5: Has the senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, resigned from the Legislative Assembly? The question Thursday triggered suspense within the political and non-political circles in Jammu and Kashmir, but ending up as a hoax.On Thursday afternoon, reports More

Established in 1948,SMHS hospital has no Trauma Centre

Critical Cases Referred To Overburdened SKIMS

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 5: Notwithstanding heavy flow of critically injured persons to SMHS hospital from across the Kashmir valley, the decades-old premiere healthcare centre is having no Trauma Centre, thus risking the lives of critically injured patients.In absence of the full-fledged Trauma Centre—with More

Ready to discuss all issues with Pakistan: India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 5: India today expressed readiness to discuss everything with Pakistan through a “step-by-step” approach but asked it “to rein in the elements whose anti-India propaganda was not helping in bridging trust deficit.”External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said Pakistan should understand More



  • Opinion

People under siege

KASHMIR

AFTER ALL GOVERNMENT HAS A DUTY TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF CITIZENS. WHEN YOU FAIL TO PROTECT, THE WORST CAN HAPPEN. THAT SUMS UP THE STORY WE ARE WITNESSING AT PRESENT. DR. RUMANA MAKHDOOMI COMMENTS ON THE FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE PRESENT CRISIS.

Agreed, when Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of the state, he did not promise Azaadi. He promised good governance and on the sidelines he promised to prevail upon Indian government to More


  • Op-Ed

The only package Kashmir needs is justice

KASHMIR CRISIS

IF THE PRIME MINISTER DOES NOT TAKE BOLD STEPS TO ADDRESS THE GRIEVANCES OF THE KASHMIRIS, THERE'S NO TELLING WHERE THE NEXT ERUPTION WILL TAKE US, WRITES SIDDHARTH VARDARAJAN

WHATEVER his other failings, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah deserves praise for acknowledging that the protests which have rocked the Kashmir valley these past few weeks are ‘leaderless' and not the product More



  • Letters

Muzaffar Beig's statement evoked revulsion

 This refers to an NDTV debate wherein Muzaffar Beigh in a nauseating statement indirectly called Kashmir an integral part of India which incidentally was the only statement from a Kashmiri politician More


  • Friday Focus

Civilization and Savagery

PROF G R MALIK

In a recent speech, the Iranian President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad hit the nail on the head by remarking that the world today, contrary to Samuel Huntington’s mischievous theory of the clash of civilizations More


  • Kashmir

Nadirgund offers innovative relief measures

Youth Frame ‘People Friendly’ Rate List; Provide Relief To Outsiders

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 5: Here locally grown vegetables are sold at comparatively lesser prices, almost half the market rates elsewhere. The barber offers Rs 10 discount on haircut, while milkman isn’t allowed More



  • Jammu

On return, Jammu employees praise Kashmiris hospitality

Blame forces of atrocities, fueling unrest

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Aug 5: Keeping high traditions of hospitality, the people in Kashmir, despite facing severe shortage of essential commodities in wake of continues curfew and bandhs , treated Jammu based government More


  • South Asia

Soz, Farooq call on PM

New Delhi, Aug 5: State Congress chief Saifuddin Soz today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and is understood to have suggested that an all-party delegation be sent there. During the meeting, Soz gave More



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