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Day 9: From north to south, Kashmir cloaked under curfew

ISLAMABAD ERUPTS DURING RELAXATION, MASSIVE PROTESTS ROCK KUPWARA, EERIE CLAM IN SRINAGAR

GOWHAR BHAT/KHALID GUL

Srinagar, July 3: Kashmir valley had no respite from the ongoing curfew on Saturday. The old Srinagar city, as usual, remained under siege while mild relaxation was given in the civil line areas of the summer capital. Curfew continued to remain imposed in South Kashmir’s Islamabad township for the More

Valley remains peaceful: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: The entire valley remained peaceful with no report of any untoward incident from any place, police said today.According to a police handout, curfew was lifted completely in Varmul, Sopur, Kulgam and Koimoh. Curfew was also lifted in Srinagar except the areas falling under the More

PEACEFUL PROTESTS TO CONTINUE: MIRWAIZ

Asks Mainstream Parties To Eschew Ballot Politics;‘Stone-Pelting Reaction To Oppression’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, July 3: The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday announced that peaceful protests will continue unless the troopers were not shifted out of the civilian areas across the Valley.Mirwaiz justified the ongoing protests saying it was manifestation for political More

No strike today, Islamabad Chalo on Monday:Hurriyat (G)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: The Hurriyat Conference (G) on Saturday issued a fresh protest program for next 6-days as a part of its ‘Quit Kashmir” movement against the recent killings by paramilitary CRPF and police in the Valley. A spokesman of Hurriyat (G) in a statement said after a marathon meeting More

Hurriyat programme talk of town

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, July 3: People across Kashmir Valley were anxiously waiting on Saturday for Hurriyats to announce their future course of action. They seemed least bothered about whether curfew would continue and what the government would decide.The phone lines of Greater Kashmir office remained busy More

Police cooks ‘unidentified gunmen’ theory

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, July 3: Police has blamed unidentified gunmen for the cold blooded murder of three teenagers in Islamabad on Tuesday in its preliminary FIR submitted in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate. Eyewitnesses say the three teenagers were killed by police officials in the lawns of a residential More

Culprits to be booked: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad, July 3: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister, Peerzada Muhammad Syed Saturday said those involved in using excessive force at Anchidora, Islamabad on June 29, in which three youth were killed, would be booked after the magisterial probe.Peerzada, accompanied by Minister for Social Welfare More

Jammu rebuffs Samiti shutdown call

It Was Unwarranted, Uncalled For: Traders

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 3: The shutdown call by Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti Saturday evoked little response in Jammu where life remained normal despite arrests and protests at a few places.Reports from various parts of the city said the situation remained normal throughout the day as all shops and More



  • Opinion

TV Politics

This is journalism at its cheapest!

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAUQE

It was heartening to hear Mani Shankar Aaiyar in a television talk show Wednesday evening on Times Now. Such sane voices, though heard from the periphery, do have an effect. Mani can be a better Indian More


  • Op-Ed

Kashmir’s new enemy - PowerPoint

Understanding Kashmiri and Afghan similarities

DATELINE SRINAGAR BY ARJIMAND HUSSAIN TALIB

President Barack Obama’s sacking of the top American commander for Afghanistan, General McChrystal, last week was preceded by an interesting drama. American commanders banned the use of Microsoft PowerPoint More



  • Letters

Shooting an unarmed protestor is a simple murder

I am deeply saddened to learn about the death of more than 8 youth in Kashmir in the past few weeks. I extend my heartfelt condolences to all the families who lost their loved ones due to the government More


  • Editorial

Don’t Communalise!

THE attempts aimed at communalising the current political upsurge in Kashmir, made by certain parties, individuals and sections of the media are not only unfortunate but condemnable as well. The repercussions More


  • Kashmir

Geelani’s detention challenged

Allow lawyer, family to interact: HC to Govt

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, July 3: In a petition challenging detention of Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani under Public Safety Act (PSA) in the High Court his family has described the detention as More


  • Srinagar City

Families await appointment with detained members

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: The residents of south City areas like Bagh-e-Mehtab, Mochow and Old Barzulla are up in arms against the police for detaining “innocent civilians” and not allowing their in-time meeting More



  • Jammu

KP youth in dilemma

KASHMIR SITUATION

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, July 3: With the fresh spate of tension gripping Kashmir valley over past two weeks, nearly 900 Kashmiri Pandit youth - selected under the special employment drive under the rehabilitation package More


  • South Asia

PaK PM seeks global focus on Kashmir ‘atrocities’

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, July 3: The Prime Minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), Raja Farooq Haider Khan, has urged the world community to take effective cognizance of “the worsening human rights situation More


  • Business

Valley hoteliers rebuff campaign against tourism industry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: The Valley hoteliers have taken a strong note of what it said a misleading campaign launched by some vested interest to harm the hospitality sector of Kashmir.  Under the banner More


  • World

Kashmiris protest in London against killings

GK NEWS NETWORK

London: Scores of people staged demonstration outside the Indian High Commission over the recent killings in Kashmir, here on Friday.   The protests were organised by All Parties International More



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