How to save this protest?

KASHMIR CRISIS

Kashmiri leadership should take precautions and weave it in such a manner that it would end up as victory of Kashmiri awam with justified results in hand. The success and failure of this movement is in our own hands, writes Surinder Mohan

Want to know what’s going to happen with the ongoing protest? Want to know whether, this time, Kashmiri leadership will come together for a real cause? I am not an excellent socio-political scientist, but I have—being a resident of J&K—learnt some lessons from several historical movements and More
Why Neglect Elders?

SENIOR CITIZENS

Whoever you are. How rich, how poor. Old you have to be once in your lifetime. So why neglect those who pass their prime. After all they are a part of the society and they deserve due care and love, writes Er. Vikram Gour

A child’s kidnapping and his murder for ransom was the first ever case of its kind that shocked the people of the city of temples. People have still not recovered from the shock. Now the second shock, again the first of its kind, to the people of city of temples is mysterious death of an elderly couple More
Strikes spoil us

SHUTDOWNS

It is unfortunate that we haven't learnt lessons from the past. These day to day hartals can only make us suffer, writes Moazum Muhammad Bhat

Recently, I was asked to voice my opinion ‘are hartals genuine’ among my friends who also happen to be my classmates. I made it clear that strikes serve no purpose and we need to change the strategy in this globalized era. This outdated means of protest can't work in a situation like this. It spoil More
  • Kashmir

Dr Kamal takes on Omar

‘General body only can elect party Prez’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 1: The Senior National Conference leader and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Hazratbal, Dr Mustafa Kamal, on Thursday reacted sharply to the recent statement of the Chief Minister More


  • Srinagar City

Amid siege, Srinagarites complain of shortage of essential commodities

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, July 1: For the seventh day running Thursday, people in Shahr-e-Khaas remained confined indoors as police and paramilitary forces enforced a strict curfew in the old City. Hundreds of troopers More



  • Jammu

Rather returns from Dubai

Blames separatists, political parties for Kashmir unrest

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, July 1: On his return from Dubai, the senior National Conference leader and the Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, blamed separatists and political parties - who lost mandate during the previous More


  • South Asia

ERRA completes rehab of quake houses

ROSHAN MUGHAL

Muzaffarabad, July 1: The Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Authority (ERRA) has completed the reconstruction of 4,19,624 homes and 6100 rebuilding projects in quake stricken areas of Pakistan More


  • Business

Despite curfew, trade across LoC zooms to Rs 9 cr

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, July 1: Despite curfew and tight security restrictions in the Valley, trade worth Rs 9.44 crore was conducted between two parts of Kashmir across the LoC this week. Officials at Trade Facilitation More


  • World

CHINA, PAK BEGIN ANTI-TERRORISM EXERCISES

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing/Islamabad July 1: Chinese and Pakistani troops today began a two-week long anti-terrorism exercises in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, ahead of a key visit by President Asif Ali Zardari More


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