Let them come home

Those hapless sons of the soil must not perish beyond mountains!

Thoughtful Thought by GHULAM NABI KHAYAL

      More than two years ago, when the prime minister announced the formation of five working groups to look thoroughly into  matters pertaining to Kashmir including Indo- Pak relationship and what could be possibly done to bring back peace and normalcy to a bleeding Kashmir More

Disclaimer

My name is Khan and I am not a terrorist

WRITE HAND by AJAZ UL HAQUE

My Name is Khan is a nice attempt to screen the agony Muslims faced in the wake of 9-11. The attack was carried out with an intent to earn freedom, it earned bondage. It was meant to widen up the scope of liberty, it tightened the noose. Beard, which earlier was seen as someone’s personal choice to More

Join hands to make it happen

India and Pakistan will have to shoulder global responsibilities for the betterment of the world at large.

ANALYSIS by Dr.Mirza Ashraf Beg

The past millennium was an era of individualism and personal interests. We two, ours two was the buzzwords. Nations all over the globe also followed the same doctrine. Communist Russia, capitalist Europe, Arab world, Asia and Africa had their own ways and would look on the globe through their narrow More

Haiti and Kashmir

The question of UN’s role as a facilitator

Arjimand Hussain Talib

Haiti’s post-earthquake situation has stirred up a debate about the nature and the management of the country’s re-construction plan. At the core of the argument is the question of a success recipe – an approach that will ensure speedy recovery, and also a new development model for the country, which More

Wall Calendars tell Tales

And each tale has a lot of freshness to offer

Nostalgia by ZGM

Sitting on my desk, I was waiting for the computer to start – sometimes starting of the computer also becomes irksome and at times the wait stamps out the ideas even for an intro.  Watching anxiously, like an eager beaver the cursor on the desktop of my computer, I noticed two wall calendars More

Beyond stones

How long can we stand this Stone Showering Strategy?

Freeze FRAME by Syeda Afshana

Fire is on. Kashmir is still burning. The periodic spates of violence continue to consume more and more young lives. The protests are devouring the deaths.      They say movements demand sacrifices. Revolutions are watered by blood. Freedom comes at a cost. A colossal More

Surrender for what?

Surrender policy is as old as armed separatist movement

WHATS UP by SAJJAD BAZAZ

Government of India is relentlessly pursuing its confidence building measures (CBM) as one of the tools to defend as well as consolidate its position in Kashmir case. This time it is the surrender policy for Kashmiri militants proposed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and approved by the Union More

  • City

'Asia can become centre of gravity’

US SCHOLAR DELIVERS LECTURE AT KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 20: Renowned scholar of International Studies, Dr Mutthiah Allagappa, on Saturday asserted that Asia had the potential to become the “centre of gravity” in the world.  Addressing academic More




  • Jammu

Trooper dies accidentally; another killed by colleague

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 20: An army trooper was killed when his official weapon went off accidentally, while another one was shot dead by his colleague, in two different incidents in Jammu region. Official sources More



  • News

One year after, families await justice

65 protesters chargesheeted

GHULAM MUHAMMAD/AZHAR RAFIQUI

Bomai Killings AnniversarySopur, Feb 20: On the first anniversary of the killing of two youth by Army in Bomai here, a shutdown is being observed on Sunday even as police has failed to make any arrests More



  • GK Business

Aircel cross-connections pester customers

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Feb 20: With frequent cross-connections in its mobile telephony becoming a problem for customers, the disgruntled Aircel subscribers today threatened to move to court against the company.  More



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