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Krishna, Qureshi Meet

India, Pak agree to move forward

Everything Including Kashmir Discussed: Qureshi

NISSAR AHMAD THOKARIslamabad, July 15: Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday said he and his Indian counterpart S M Krishna had “frank, candid and honest discussions” on “where we stand” and “how to move forward”. “We had frank, candid More

CHINA WELCOMES TALKS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing, July 15: As Indo-Pak Foreign Ministers met in Islamabad to restore trust in bilateral ties, China Thursday said the improvement in relations between the two countries would be beneficial for peace, stability and development in Asia.“China welcomes and supports the dialogue between India More

Protests, sit-ins across Valley

Complete Shutdown Against Killings; CRPF ;

Men Damage SKIMS Vehicle

GOWHAR BHATSrinagar, July 15: Massive peaceful protests and roadside sit-ins were staged across the Kashmir valley on Thursday amid a complete shutdown. Police used force against protesters at several places including at Pampore injuring several persons.In Srinagar, since More

Cong leader arrested for stone-pelting

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, July 15: A local Congress leader is among the dozens of youth arrested in Varmul and Sopur towns on charges of stone-pelting.According to police sources, Manzoor Ahmmad Fafoo a resident of Khawajabagh, Varmul who unsuccessfully contested 2005 Municipal Council elections on Congress ticket More

Govt comes up with Crisis Management Plan

Unified Command Now At District Level

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 15: After appointing Special Commissioner and Special Inspector General of Police for north Kashmir to grapple with the prevailing unrest, the state government has now come up with a new Crisis Management Plan constituting State, Divisional and District level ‘Crisis Management Committees More

PROBE PANEL LAYS HANDS ON VITAL CLUES

‘Report Will Be Submitted Soon’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, July 15: The magisterial enquiry team probing the killing of three teenagers in this south Kashmir town on June 29 has reportedly received vital clues which according to them can lead to the identification of the culprits.“After recording the statements of four persons who were injured More

Remove SOG camp: Kadipora residents

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 15: Accusing Special Operation Group (SOG) of Police camping at Kadipora Islamabad of harassing the locals, the residents in this South Kashmir town Thursday staged protests followed by a sit-in demanding the shifting of the camp.The residents threatened mass migration in case their More

HC reserves verdict on Qayoom’s petition

Lawyers Extend Strike Till July 19

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 15: The state High Court today reserved order on the writ petition seeking shifting of Bar President Mian Abdul Qayoom, detained in Hiranagar jail under Public Safety Act, to Srinagar Central Jail.The court directed the state Government to file detailed account about the capacity More



  • Opinion

Target Sopur

COMMENT

THAT IS WHY SIX HUNDRED KILOMETERS AWAY DELHI SEES "CROWD" OF UNARMED CIVILIANS FIRING ON TROOPERS, COMMENTS HASAN ZAINAGIRI

 In January this year Sopur was "elevated" to police district status, though the demand of people, from across political and idealogical divide, was to make the apple town a separate administrative More


  • Op-Ed

Just outrageous!

FRENCH BAN ON FACE-VEILS

DOING THIS NOT ONLY MEANS HURTING SENTIMENTS, BUT ASSAULTING THE VERY FUNDAMENTAL DESIRE TO BE FREE AS AN INDIVIDUAL, BASIM AMIN BAZAZ WRITES ON THE BANNING ON FACE-VEILS IN FRANCE AND THE EFFECT THEREOF

Tran sparenc y, dignity and equality are the words that the French have used to justify the ban on face-veils (Burqa) at public places. The French Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that bans people More



  • Letters

There they are serious, here it does not matter

This refers to news “36 youth booked in Islamabad.” On the one hand tall claims are made by both Union and state to reach out to people so that hearts can be won, but on the other, clear and loud massage More


  • Friday Focus

Mi‘raj

The Symbol of Spiritual Elevation

PROF G R MALIK

Man is a combination of body and soul. Body consists of his flesh, his limbs and organs including his brain and heart (clinical) whereas his soul is as indefinable as the source from which it emanates More


  • Kashmir

CM addresses Secretaries

'BE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 15: Calling upon the Administrative Secretaries to gear up their departments right down to the field level, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday asked them to visit districts and far More


  • Srinagar City

Srinagarites share meals at sit-in

Domestic stoves stay off; people raise community kitchens; prepare Tehri, Kehwa in Shahr-e-Khaas

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, July 15: Amid sit-in on the Shahr-e-Khaas streets Thursday, many a local preferred to keep their domestic stoves off as they raised roadside community kitchens to prepare Tehri and Kehwa, which More



  • Jammu

Burglars’ gang busted

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 15: Police on Thursday claimed to have worked out a theft case within a week and recovered the stolen LML Vespa scooter and four Nokia handsets. Working on the burglary complaint of Mohan More


  • South Asia

'Lamhaa' banned in Gulf; Oman gives thumbs up

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi/Dubai, July 15: Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia's forthcoming movie 'Lamhaa' which promises to tell the "untold story" of Kashmir faces a ban in the Gulf countries, with the exception of Oman, which More


  • Business

Srinagarites complain shortage of cooking gas cylinders

Authorities say supply was disrupted for some days due to curfew

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, July 15: Government claims on availability of stocks notwithstanding, the people here are facing a hard time due to shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders. People from various More


  • World

Kashmir crisis due to unemployment: Karan Singh

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lucknow, July 15: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Karan Singh today attributed the problem of unemployment to the crisis in Kashmir valley. “The problem of Kashmir is not new and More



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