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Curfew Lifted From Varmul, Sopur; Protests In Shopian

VALLEY SHUT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Kashmir Valley remained shut on Thursday even as curfew was lifted from the twin north Kashmir towns of Varmul and Sopur. However, prohibitory orders under Section 144 remained enforced across the summer capital here while protests broke out in Shopian district.The restrictions More

Geelani, Malik hospitalised

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani was admitted in the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura here.Geelani’s son, Naseem said Geelani was shifted to SKIMS after he developed complications. “He is suffering from hypertension and is under observation More

Rain brings relief from heat

Woolens Out As Temperature Dips To 14 Degrees

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, July 22: Intermittent rains lashed plains in Kashmir while upper reaches witnessed untimely light snowfall since Wednesday night, bringing respite to people from the sweltering heat wave that had gripped the Valley for the past many days. The temperatures dropped sharply forcing people to More

Autonomy Kashmir’s only panacea: NC

Party Backs Omar-led Govt

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 22: Backing Omar Abdullah-led coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, the National Conference today reiterated that restoration of autonomy ‘in its pristine form’ was the only solution to the Kashmir problem which was political in nature.After 7-hour marathon meeting of the National More

Rights bodies slam Govt

End Lawyers’ Detention: Amnesty

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government must immediately end the preventive detention of the leaders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association, Amnesty International said today.Mian Abdul Qayoom, the President of the Bar Association and Ghulam Nabi Shaheen, its General Secretary More

Ensure rights of child detainees: HRW

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government should ensure due rights and protection of children detained for allegedly participating in violent street protests, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday.It said hundreds of these children, locally known as the “stone pelters,” are at risk of More

IN TURBULENT TIMES, COPS FLEE KASHMIR

Only 2 Districts Manned By IPS Officers

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 22: The question whether police officers are “evading” sensitive postings in view of the prevailing situation in Kashmir seems to have stirred a hornet’s nest, with the local police officials accusing the IPS cadre of fleeing the Valley in turbulent times.While the IPS officers More

Former Sri Lankan PM calls on CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: The former Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Vikramasinghe, today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and remained with him for half an hour.Singhe discussed various aspects of tourism promotion and economic development with the Chief Minister and showed keen interest in the initiatives More



  • Opinion

Let's express ourselves

PROTEST

FOR A LASTING SOLUTION, WE NEED CONVERGENCE OF VIEWS AND CONSENSUS ON A POSSIBLE SOLUTION, TANVIR SADIQ WRITES

The recent incidents have left a very unusual scar on me and my friends and have made us reflect upon our point of view. I was meeting some elder people the other day and this is the first time in a decade More


  • Op-Ed

Being a Kashmiri in Delhi

EXPERIENCE

WHATEVER HAPPENS WHEREVER, IT'S ALWAYS AN INNOCENT KASHMIRI WHO IS BEING HELD IN SUSPICION FOR NO FAULT OF HIS. WHY THIS? ASKS SAYED NUSRAT GEELANI

There was a time in my life when I wanted to leave Kashmir to go to a place where there would be peace; where the sound sleep of night would not be disturbed by sudden and fierce gun battles between militants More



  • Letters

Make the best use of resources lest we lose them

 This refers to various announcements made by Chief Minister relating to developmental activities. He announced that the construction of  flyover from Exhibition to Natipora will be started soon More


  • Friday Focus

Lunatic Callousness

PROF G R MALIK

The Quran tells us that when God revealed His plan of the creation of man, with a measure of free-will, to the angels, they exclaimed: “Will you create therein (on the earth) a being who will cause mischief More


  • Kashmir

‘No talks till killings, atrocities end’

Mirwaiz refuses to hold deliberations with track-II team

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, July 21: The Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday refused to hold deliberations with a team of political observers from New Delhi saying, killings and talks can’t go together More


  • Srinagar City

Reasons for being ranked 4th dirtiest City

It wasn’t so dirty in ‘70s and ‘80s, recaps former Inspector General of Police Abdul Rashid Khan while suggesting measures to improve the summer capital and learn lessons from places like Leh

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar City once known as the Venice of the East, ranks at 420 among the 423 cities  of the country, in  sanitation, thereby achieving the distinction of being the 4th  dirtiest City of More



  • Jammu

Cancer on rise in Jammu

RCC SEEKS MORE FUNDS FROM CENTRE

SUMIT HAKOO

Jammu, July 22: In what could send alarm bells ringing, the Regional Cancer Centre at Government Medical College here has registered nearly 700 cancer patients in past six months, majority of whom belongs More


  • Business

Passenger fare hike evokes sharp criticism in Jammu

Students, employees, housewives seek rollback

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, July 22: The recent passenger fare hike has evoked strong public reaction here with people accusing the government of succumbing to the pressure from private transporters.   Large sections More


  • World

KSN holds demo outside UN hqrs

New York: The Kashmir Solidarity Network held a demonstration outside the UN Headquarters here against the killing of civilians by armed forced in Kashmir.  Apart from Kashmir Solidarity Network, More



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