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Police foil Hurriyat (M) march
Mirwaiz, Associates Arrested, Released
ZULFIKAR MAJID
Srinagar, June 17: Police on Thursday thwarted a protest march by Hurriyat Conference (M) towards the United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) office here and detaining its chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and several other leaders.The leaders were detained near Radio Kashmir office here when More
WHERE IS AUTOPSY REPORT?
Police, Govt, GMC Pass The Buck
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, June 17: Confusion hovers over the status of the autopsy report about the killing of teenaged Tufail Ahmad Matoo allegedly in police action in Rajouri Kadal on past Friday.While police says it has formally approached the Government Medical College, Srinagar, for the autopsy report, the More
Mehbooba prevented from consoling family
PDP Blames NC For Recreating Political Vacuum In Srinagar
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar,June 17: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday visited the bereaved family of Tufail Ahmed Mattoo who lost his life last week in police action. “The purpose of her visit was to convey her condolence to the family especially the parents of the teenaged boy,” a handout More
Fotedar downplays Congress factionalism
‘No Differences At Organisational Level’
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, June 17: Playing down the factionalism in the state Congress, senior AICC leader and close confidant of Gandhi family Makhan Lal Fotedar Thursday said there could be differences between the individuals in the party but at the organisational level there were no differences in the state Congress More
Militant’ killed in 1995 turns out to be civilian
'Police Fabricated Report'
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 17: Inquiry by the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) into the killing of a 28-yeald old state government employee from south Kashmir’s Pulwama district allegedly in an encounter in 1995, has revealed that police had falsely labelled him as Pakistan trained militant.The inquiry More
- Opinion
Attack on 'Freedom Flotilla'
COMMENT
WHAT MAKES THE SPOILT BRAT UNLEASH TERROR, COMMENTS HASSAN ZAINAGIREE
Thus went the clarion call from the bastions of power and 'civilization'. From the upholders of project democracy, 'liberty' and human rights: Get your 'representative character' endorsed and legitimised More
- Op-Ed
The (Truant) God of Middle Things
OTHER OPINION
IS IT SUFFICIENT FOR ARUNDHATI ROY TO MOCK, BERATE, AND DECLARE THE MIDDLE CLASS A SECESSIONIST PEOPLE OR CAN SHE FIND COMRADES AMONG THEM TO WALK WITH HER? ABHIJIT DUTTA COMMENTS ON ARUNDATI ROY'S RECENT PRESS CONFERENCE IN MUMBAI
After giving Those Ones to the Indian state, Arundhati Roy is sticking it to the (not so Great) Indian Middle Class.Speaking at a sweaty gathering of adoring followers in Mumbai, specifically a meeting More
- Letters
Let’s preserve our mother-tongue at any cost
This refers to the importance of preserving our mother-tongue. Kashmiri language had become popular long before the time of Kalhana (12thcentury A.D). Language and culture are inseparable. Kashmiri language More
- Friday Focus
The Worldly Mindset
PROF G R MALIK
What kind of a mindset and ethical behaviour does an all-engrossing and blinding worldliness breed, is the thrust of the parable of the owner of two gardens which follows the story of the Men of the Cave More
- Kashmir
Hurriyat (G) calls for 1-hour protest today
NO STRIKE
ZULFIKAR MAJID
Srinagar, June 17: The Hurriyat Conference (G) has called for state-wide one-hour protest on Friday against the alleged human rights violations by troops and police. The pro-freedom amalgam has, however More
- Srinagar City
University of Nations students capture Kashmir
‘Srinagar’s beauty, affectionate people fascinate us’
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 17: Traversing through thousands of miles, aspiring photographers from different countries have found profound beauty in the snow-capped mountains, gushing streams and mesmerizing landscapes More
- Jammu
NC seeks fast-track trial in Shalin murder case
Refutes PDP allegations
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 17: The Jammu unit of National Conference on Thursday said that it has approached the Chief Minister for a thorough inquiry and fast-track trial into the murder of Shalin Gupta, who was More
- South Asia
ANTONY TO VISIT LADAKH, SIACHEN GLACIER
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, June 17: Inspecting an IAF advanced landing ground on the Sino-Indian border will be high on the agenda of Defence Minister A K Antony during his two-day visit to Ladakh next week. This More
- Business
JK contemplating sanitation, property tax in urban areas
FIRDOUS TAK
Jammu, June 17: J&K government is contemplating to impose sanitation and property tax in all the urban areas as a first step towards making the urban local bodies self reliant. Official sources More
- World
China defends nuclear cooperation with Pakistan
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Beijing, June 17: China today vowed to take its military ties with Pakistan to a “new high” and defended its nuclear cooperation with Islamabad to build two new reactors for the country. Terming the More





