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Fresh downpour drenches Valley

Weatherman Attributes Erratic Climate To Western Disturbances

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 15: Kashmir valley continues to be in the grip of freakish weather conditions. Fresh rains lashed plains on Tuesday evening further plummeting the temperatures, which the weatherman says remained below average, till now, this year.According to the Meteorological department, the More

TRADITION OF PROPITIATION PRAYERS FADES INTO OBLIVION

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, June 15: With the inclement weather prevailing in Kashmir valley over the past two months, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani had planned a special prayer meeting at Hazratbal shrine on Saturday for improvement of climatic conditions, which was not allowed by the government More

LIFE BACK TO NORMAL IN VALLEY

Students Protest Tufail’s Killing; Demos Continue In Old City

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 15: Protests continued in parts of downtown here against the killing of teenager Tufail Ahmad Mattoo in police action last week while life returned to normal across the Valley after three days.Youth staged protests in isolated pockets of the old city including Rainawari, Saidakadal More

City youth continues to be critical

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 15: Rumours were doing rounds across the city about the death of the Safakadal youth MuhammadRafiq Bangroo, 24, who was left half-dead by CRPF troopers after thrashing and trampling him.However, doctors said he was alive but his condition continued to be unstable. Medical Superintendent More

Road connectivity Govt’s priority: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Leh, June 15: Describing accessibility imperative for socio-economic development of far flung and mountainous areas, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is on a week’s tour of Ladakh region, today said that road connectivity has been flagged as one of the most important concerns in the development policy More



  • Opinion

Women’s Place

Alleged `honour’ killing apart, is Kashmiri women really more oppressed than her counterparts across India

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

In the swirling protests over the killing of one more youth during stone-pelting in the city, the murder of a woman by her father in South Kashmir has all but passed unnoticed. The media has branded it More


  • Op-Ed

Unfreezing India-Pakistan Dialogue

There are challenges which we must meet with courage

ACROSS THE LINE BY ERSHAD MAHMUD

The next few weeks would witness a great thaw in the almost frozen relations between Pakistan and India as a number of official visits and track-II diplomacy seem to have taken place between the two countries More



  • Letters

Half truth: when shall they come out with the full?

This refers to the article titled "Kashmir is irresponsible" by Muhammad Shafi Khan (GK June 13th). We should not expect anything from the so-called intellectuals or poets who are crazy for getting awards More


  • Editorial

`Kreative' Solution

At a time when the entire Kashmir is shell shocked over the death of another teenager, the talk of a ‘creative solution’ for Kashmir looks a bit crazy. With the blood of this teenager scarcely dry the More


  • Kashmir

DY SP SENT REQUISITION TO ISSUE FUEL FOR ‘KILLER’ VEHICLE: WITNESS

GANDERBAL FAKE ENCOUNTER CASE

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, June 15: One of the key witnesses in the fake encounter case of Abdur Rehman Padder, killed in 2006, on Tuesday informed the court that he had issued fuel for a police vehicle, which prosecution More


  • Srinagar City

Schoolchildren protest colleague’s killing

MP Higher Secondary School on Tuesday took out a procession against the killing of their colleague Tufail Ahmed Mattoo who dies Friday past week. The procession culminated at Tufail’s residence where the More



  • Jammu

PDP accuses NC of patronizing criminals

Shalin Gupta Murder

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, June 15: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti today accused National Conference leaders of institutionalizing crime in Jammu by patronizing criminals. Expressing her concern over More


  • South Asia

GoM on Bhopal gas tragedy to meet on Friday

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jun 15: The reconstituted Group of Ministers (GoM) on the Bhopal gas tragedy is likely to consider giving some fresh compensation for the victims on the lines of payment made to 1984 Sikh riots More


  • Business

JK minister for greater investment in agriculture, allied sectors

3-Day Agro Tech 2010 Conference Begins At Hyderabad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad, June 15: For the revival of agriculture sector, Minister for Agriculture and production,   Ghulam Hassan Mir has stressed for greater investment in Agriculture and its allied sectors More


  • World

US experts object to Sino-Pak nuclear deal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, June 15: The Obama administration has decided to object to a Sino-Pak civilian nuclear deal for establishing two atomic reactors in Pakistan, as it comes before the Nuclear Suppliers Group More



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