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Curfew continues in Kupwara, Pulwama
Protests In Srinagar, Islamabad, Varmul, Bandipora, Pattan
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, July 24: While restrictions were lifted from most parts of the Valley Saturday, curfew continued to remain imposed in Kupwara, Pattan and Pulwama towns following violent protests.In summer capital here, lawyers and doctors, responding to the Hurriyat call, staged protests against the More
RIGHTS GROUPS WRITE TO PM, HM
‘JK Govt, Centre Responsible For Kashmir Unrest’
AGENCIES
Ahmedabad, July 24: Holding the central and state government responsible for the prevailing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmedabad-based Human Rights organizations – People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL) and Movement for Secular Democracy (MSD) – have condemned “the unabated human rights violations More
Hurriyat announces fresh programme
No Shutdown On Jul 27/31
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 24: The Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani Saturday came up with a fresh protest programme for the next week in connection with the ongoing “Quit Kashmir campaign.”A local Urdu news agency KNS quoting a Hurriyat (G) spokesman said that a complete shutdown shall be observed More
Major reshuffle in judiciary
27 Principal District Sessions Judges Among 90 Shifted
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, July 24: In a major shakeup in the subordinate judiciary, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday reshuffled at least ninety judges across the state.The transfer orders were issued following a full court meeting here under the chairmanship of Chief Justice, J&K High Court, Dr Aftab More
SMS Ban, Cellular Jam
Unreasonable: Legal experts
Govt Silent On Why Service Stopped
FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, July 24: With millions of subscribers in Kashmir suffering due to ban on Short Messaging Service across the Valley and on cellular service in north Kashmir areas, the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to make public the reasons behind the “drastic More
Pak team to inspect JK power projects
AGENCIES
Lahore, July 24: India has agreed to allow Pakistan to inspect the two under-construction hydropower projects on the Indus river in Jammu and Kashmir to allay Islamabad’s concerns over their designs.The visit to the Nimmo-Bazgo and Chutak hydropower plants will take place in August. The decision More
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- Opinion
Atmos-fear Kashmir
Tell him how to breathe a word of his own
WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE
Muhammad Ayub Betab, a Kashmiri poet, articulates the suffocation one experiences in a state of fear. Yamraze chu nakhe hamsaaye, me wunn az baaye be kithkani lekhe gazalYete preth kanh virivune naavi More
- Op-Ed
Stunning trivialisation of struggle
Thus Dholakia spoils his image as an independent film maker
LAMHAA BY INAM UL REHMAN
When Rahul Dholakia made Parzania he took conscious step of not seeing it from Hindu or Muslim viewpoint but like Deepa Mehta’s Earth, based on partition, viewed it through Parsee family prism. It offered More
- Letters
Punish guilty and the credibility will be restored
This is in reference to the continuous killings and human rights violations taking place across Kashmir valley during last many weeks. Elsewhere also there are protests, but nowhere force is used as it More
- Editorial
HRW and AI: Balancing Acts
In any credible democratic system, the rule of law is paramount. India’s democratic values, press freedom and commitment to the rule of law within its borders are generally well respected globally. When More
- Kashmir
Release Qayoom or else we will go for hunger strike: Bar to govt
NASEER AHMAD
Srinagar, July 24: The High Court Bar Association Kashmir Saturday gave ultimatum to the government saying if it would not release Bar president Mian Abdul Qayoom and General Secretary G N Shaheen by Sunday More
- Srinagar City
WHEN CURFEWS, RESTRICTIONS HINDER INFANT’S TREATMENT
Month on, at midnight father leaves Nowhatta home to care for only son
M HYDERI
Srinagar, July 24: Since June 26, when Zaid Bin Riyaz was born, the infant is not keeping well and his parents have been changing the medical treatment simply because the doctors couldn’t be consulted More
- Jammu
Grief stricken Kishtwar observes bandh
HOPES DIMINISH AS NO BODY RECOVERED YET
SHEIKH NASIR
Kishtwar, July 24: While grief stricken people of Kishtwar township observed complete bandh to mourn the death of victims of yesterday’s road mishap, some heart rending tragedies start coming to light More
- South Asia
Omar pitches for political process
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, July 24: Reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is a political issue, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday underlined the need for pursuing external dialogue process and initiating internal talks More
- Business
JK suffered `8000 cr loss due to Punjab procrastination: CM
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, July 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said J&K had suffered a whopping more than `8000 crore loss on various counts after construction of Shahpur Kandi Barrage. He said: “Consequent More
