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Kashmir shut, again

PROTESTS IN SRINAGAR, PAMPORE, ISLAMABAD

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, July 26: After a day’s breather on Sunday, Kashmir Valley again remained shut on Monday in response to the Hurriyat’s strike call. Restrictions remained imposed in parts of downtown here even as protests broke out in uptown areas. Nearly a dozen persons were injured in the clashes between More

POLICE SEIZE COPIES OF GK, KASHMIR UZMA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: Police on Monday seized copies of Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Uzma at several places in North Kashmir.News agency owners said that police had laid a siege on Srinagar-Bandipora road and seized newspapers at Garoora without any reason.“Police seized the copies and didn’t More

Lawyers begin hunger strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: The High Court Bar Association today started hunger strike against the arrest of its president Mian Abdul Qayoom and secretary G.N Shaheen and to invite attention of world community towards “atrocities committed against lawyers and people of Kashmir.”The Bar said that the arrest More

Medicos booked for staging protests

Action Initiated Against 4 Doctors: Govt

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, July 26: Police have registered a case against a dozen doctors of Government Medical College here after they staged a peaceful sit-in on Saturday against human rights violations.Police registered an FIR (No. 11/2010) against them in police station Karan Nagar for various ‘offences.’< More

SHRC aghast over ‘custodial killing’

Asks Govt, Police To File Report

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, July 26: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has taken strong notice of alleged custodial killing of a youth in north Kashmir’s Varmul district, maintaining that killing of innocents won’t be tolerated.Taking suo-moto cognizance of the alleged custodial killing of Tariq Ahmad Dar More

Cops lying, Farooq was murdered: Locals

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, July 26: Refuting the police theory of ‘suicide’ and ‘drug addict’ against Farooq Ahmad Bhat of Batamaloo whose body was fished out from a rivulet at Kanikadal on Sunday, family and neighbourhood of SD Colony today said that police version was a blatant lie to hide the actual culprits of More

Key witness deposes before CJM court

Police Know Culprits, Shielding Them: Bar

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, July 26: The Special Investigation Team (SIT), probing the killing of three teenagers allegedly by police on June 29 recorded the statements of a policeman - key witness to the killings - in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM).The witnesses reportedly deposed before the SIT More

I represent JK in Delhi: Omar

‘Hartals, Disturbances Lead To Retrogress’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Kangan, July 26: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Monday said he represents people of Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, advocates their cause and speaks their heart at all forums.“I am not a person who speaks one language in Delhi and another at Srinagar. I am firm on my political and economic commitments More



  • Opinion

Tackling Kashmir

Delhi, don't rush with confusion to Kashmir

IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER

From the corridors of Prime Minister’s Office to  the brains of former generals and think tanks, a question is doing rounds here, how to retrieve the situation in Kashmir , where a turmoil has been More


  • Op-Ed

Cameroon diary:football, freedom and forests

The country is quite rich in minerals and forests. It is perhaps the greenest country I have seen anywhere in the world

DATELINE BY ARJIMAND HUSSAIN TALIB

The day Ghana was playing against Uruguay in the quarter finals of the FIFA World Cup, people across the African continent were holding their breath. They were folding their hands with tearful eyes, and More



  • Letters

Let there be a local Vice Chancellor for SKUAST too

The matter of appointment of Central University Jammu has already created heat in Jammu. There are chances of an uproar in Kashmir if Government will take any step regarding appointment of non-local as More


  • Editorial

Situation as excuse

The news report about the plunder of the forests in Budgam district calls for a meaningful deliberation. By saying meaningful deliberation, one doesn’t want to sound pedantic, patronizing or alarming; More


  • Kashmir

PANZLA SHO ATTACHED

RAFIABAD ‘CUSTODIAL’ KILLING

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, July 26: A day after alleged custodial killing of a youth, Tariq Ahmed in Police Station Panzala in north Kashmir’s Varmul district, authorities on Monday attached the Station House Officer ( More


  • Srinagar City

NCC acts as catalyst for career in defence services: Vohra

ADDRESSES CADETS AT RANGRETH

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: The Governor, N. N. Vohra, has observed that NCC inculcates discipline, courage, character and promotes national integration. Besides, it enables and encourages smart boys and girls More



  • Jammu

Army deployed in Samba

Gujjar kothas torched, 18 cops among 30 wounded

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, July 26: At least 30 persons, including 18 policemen were injured during violent clashes between protesters and police on Monday in Samba town, about 40 kms from here.  The district administration More


  • South Asia

Political Crisis

AJK Prime Minister resigns

THIRD GOVT TOPPLED IN 3-YRS

NISAR AHMED THOKAR/ROSHAN MUGHAL Islamabad/Muzaffarabad July 26: After a day long deliberations with his close aides and key supporters, the Prime Minister of AJK, Raja Farooq Haider Khan, finally announced More


  • Business

Traders seek extension for filing tax returns

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, July 26: In view of the prevailing situations in the Valley, the traders here have urged the government to extend the deadline for filing tax returns. Traders from various parts of the Valley More



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