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 as an honour killing to make it dramatic. The word `honour’ has served the dual purpose of lifting More
Life imperiled

Undemocratic acts like AFSPA weaken the very system of democracy

LEGISLATION By Shah Mubashir

The mere declaration of democratic character in the preamble of the constitution is not sufficient to proclaim a country democratic. The whole world is against the lacunas in the democratic setup of Pakistan which has been frequently undermined by the military establishments right from its birth. 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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