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Govt foils Islamabad Chalo
Curfew, Restrictions Paralyse Valley; Clashes In Pattan
GOWHAR BHAT/KHALID GUL
Srinagar, July 5: After a day’s reprieve, authorities re-imposed curfew in most parts of the Valley on Monday to thwart the march to Islamabad called by Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani to protest and express solidarity with the families of three youth killed in police firing. Curfew remained More
Youth injured in CRPF firing
Batamaloo Boy Missing
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 5: A youth was wounded in CRPF firing this evening in the old city area of Fateh Kadal here. Witnesses said massive protests rocked the locality when the police and CRPF deployment was withdrawn in the evening. The protesters pelted stones on forces who responded by firing live ammunition More
Time to address Kashmir problem: Omar
CM Interacts With Civil Society In Varmul
GK NEWS NETWORK
Varmul, July 5: Advocating a political dialogue between New Delhi and Srinagar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that time had come to address the Kashmir problem with sincerity.Addressing a citizens’ meeting in Varmul, Omar said time has come to go to the root of the problem in Kashmir More
Magisterial probe begins
Locals Refuse To Cooperate
KHALID GUL
Islamabad, July 5: The magisterial enquiry ordered into the killing of three teenagers in police firing here on June 29, started Monday with the enquiry officer seeking details of the incident from the police.“We have sought the details and some documents from the police regarding the firing incident More
Hurriyat (G) asks students to protest today
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 5: Calling for students’ protests on Tuesday, the Hurriyat Conference (G) has appealed people to make ‘Quit Kashmir Movement’ successful by adhering to its resistance calendar.In a statement today, a spokesman of the Hurriyat urged people to hold protests on July 6, Tuesday, against More
Educational institutions to remain closed today: Govt
PSC Exams Postponed
Srinagar, July 5: The state government has ordered closure of all educational in the Kashmir valley on Tuesday, in view of the Hurriyat Conference (G) call for student protests.An official spokesman said; “On the request of parents, all the educational institutions including schools and colleges More
Yasin Malik re-arrested
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 5: Day after his release, police arrested the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, during a nocturnal raid last night.Malik was arrested by a police party from his residence at Maisuma. In a statement, the Vice-President of JKLF, Advocate Bashir More
AFSPA holding out through DAA
JK Govt Can Incapacitate The Act: Shah
NASEER AHMAD
Srinagar, July 5: At a time when the Central Government is contemplating to amend the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, legal experts here say, the Jammu and Kashmir government could practically make the Act null and void by withdrawing two notifications issued by the state government’s Home Department More
RESTRICTIONS:
A troopers stands near the barbed wire placed at Maisuma. (Habib Naqash/GK)
- Opinion
Why kill Kashmiris?
Kashmir can't afford another generation
IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER
Kashmiris are getting killed. Why should they? Both India and Pakistan, and more importantly, the people of Kashmir should look into this tragic trail of death of fellow Kashmiris, some as More
- Op-Ed
The ‘holy book’, ‘holy war’ and ‘pious people’
VIEWPOINT
AN ARMY GENERAL’S DEFINITION OF THE AFSPA FOLLOWED BY HIS CHIEF’S TAKING ON POLITICIANS HAS CHANGED THE ENTIRE PERSPECTIVE ON THE RESTORATION OF LAW AND ORDER IN KASHMIR, COMMENTS PROF. MUHAMMAD ASLAM
The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), one of the most draconian laws that has become a bone of contention between human rights activists and the Government of India has got new dimension with an More
- Letters
BJP is just trying to communalize the issue
This refers to the BJP protests in Jammu division against the Omar Abdullah government. It is appalling that the Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Shamsher Singh Manhas believes that “the security forces More
- Editorial
Stop witch-hunt
While many parts of Kashmir valley were still reeling under curfew on Sunday the Chief Minister reached out to a section of Srinagar society. Talking to representatives of various associations, small scale More
- Kashmir
Cash ferried to ATMs in ambulances
IN ADVERSITY, JK BANK SHOWS THE WAY
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, July 5: In trouble-torn Kashmir, ambulances during the past two decades have been extensively used to ferry mainly the injured to the hospitals. However, due to violent demonstrations and More
- Srinagar City
SRINAGARITES JOIN HANDS TO HELP BRETHREN
Pool money, essentials at Mohalla levels for those in need
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, July 5: In the wake of prevalent situation frequented by police restrictions and Hartals, the people have started lending a helping hand to each other in these “testing times”. Apart from More
- Jammu
Life paralysed in Jammu
BHARAT BANDH
SYED AMJAD SHAH
Jammu, July 5: The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Left sponsored Bharat Bandh - to protest hike in fuel prices – Monday evoked near total response in Jammu and its suburbs. Although government More
- South Asia
Take Kashmiris on both sides of LoC on board: Zaffar-ul-Haq
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, July 5: The chairman of Pakistan Muslim League (N) senator Raja Zaffar-ul-Haq has said that before holding dialogue with India, the government of Pakistan should take on board the Kashmiri leadership More
- Business
Kulgam gets Rs 66 cr annual plan
District spends 97 pc funds previous fiscal
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 5: Addressing the District Development Board meeting of Kulgam held at SKICC today, the Minister for Forest and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad who is also Chairman of DDB Kulgam, appreciated More




