Kashmiris caged: Delegation

‘Country In Dark About Kashmir Reality’

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 4: The visiting parliamentary-civil society delegation Saturday said that Kashmiris want Azadi (freedom) from the caged life they have been forced into and accused New Delhi of keeping the country’s political leadership in dark about the Kashmir issue.Emotional scenes were witnessed More

Track-II team meets Geelani, Mirwaiz

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 4: The 11-member parliamentary-civil society delegation Saturday met the leaders of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. The delegation suggested that New Delhi should have no hesitation in accepting four of the five demands More

Calm deceptive: Mehbooba

Srinagar, Dec 4: Calm on the surface should not be taken for-granted, rather the prevailing situation should be used as an opportunity to address the problem. These observations were made by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti during her interaction with the visiting delegation More

HUNT FOR NEW CS HITS ROADBLOCK

Masood Reluctant, Kapur May Get Extension

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Dec 4: The hunt for a new head of the state bureaucracy has hit a roadblock following reported refusal of the Union Territory cadre Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Naveed Masood to take over as the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir on deputation basis.If sources are to be More

Governor for linking research to local needs

Science Congress Concludes At Kashmir University

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 4: The Chancellor, University of Kashmir, Governor N N Vohra Saturday advised the young scientists to engage themselves in scientific research so as to change the life of a common man for better. The Chancellor emphasized that research projects should be relevant to local needs so that More

School bus torched amid partial shutdown

Govt, PDP, Hurriyats Condemn Act

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Dec 4: Partial shutdown was observed in the entire Valley even as the violence broke out at many places with protesters allegedly setting ablaze a school bus at Khanyar in Old City.State government, opposition Peoples Democratic Party and both factions of Hurriyat Conference have strongly More

Hasnain takes over as GOC 15 Corps

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 4: A Muslim General has assumed Command of the Army’s key 15 Corps which guards the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir Valley, a defence spokesman said here.Lt Gen S A Hasnain, has taken over from Lt Gen Naresh Chandra Marwah as the GoC, and is the second Muslim officer to command the More

Will continue to support Kashmiris: Pakistan

‘Want Cooperative Relationship With India’

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Dec 4: Pakistan will continue to extend “full moral, diplomatic and political support” to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Friday.Gilani made the remarks while chairing a meeting of the Defence Committee of the Cabinet that was attended by senior More