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KASHMIR SHUT
Hurriyat (G) Calls For Civil Curfew, Evening Protests Today
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, June 21: Kashmir valley observed a complete bandh on Monday in response to the Hurriyat Conference (G) strike call, supported by other separatist groups, against the killing of two youth in old city even as the conglomerate extended the strike and called for a civil curfew on Tuesday.
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We never tried to cover up innocent killings: Omar
* Situation Gloomy *Bukhari An Accomplished Officer *CRPF Cannot Be Removed *Govt Stable
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, June 21: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Monday acknowledged that deaths of innocents have not stopped during his tenure but he was quick to add that his government had never tried to cover up these unfortunate incidents.“We have succeeded in stopping needless deaths but a few More
Rafiq 7th victim of turmoil in Bangroo family
TRYST WITH TRAGEDIES
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 21: Killings have been frequent with the Bangroos’. As fate would have it, since the eruption of turmoil in early 90’s, seven members of the family were killed by the troopers. Latest being Rafiq Ahmad Bangroo who died two days ago due to “ruthless beating” by paramilitary CRPF.
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JAVAID’S HAPLESS FAMILY REELS UNDER SHOCK
‘Come My Son Have Food’
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 21: Restlessly gazing at every mourner at her house at Noorbagh, Jalla Begum is yet to comprehend that her son, Javaid Ahmad Malla has been killed. “Oh! My son where are you. Come soon, I have kept the food ready for you,” Jalla yelled as her husband Ghulam Ahmad Malla tried More
10 days on, no FIR in Tufail’s killing
Departmental Inquiry On: IGP
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, June 21: Even after 10 days of the incident, police is yet to register the first information report (FIR) into the killing of the teenager, Tufail Matoo of Saida Kadal who died after being hit by teargas shell on June 12.Tufail’s father Muhammad Ashraf Matoo had approached Police station More
Militants launch serial attacks in Sopur
Cop Killed,11 Injured
GHULAM MUHAMMAD
Sopur, June 21: A cop was killed and eleven persons including eight civilians, two cops and a trooper wounded in fresh wave of violence in Sopur town of north Kashmir’s Varmul district on Monday.After lull of nearly two and half months, suspected militants fired three rifle grenades on 22- Rashtriya More
Salah-ud-Din condemns civilian killings
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 21: United Jihad Council chairman Syed Salah-ud-Din has strongly condemned the killing of two civilians, Rafiq Ahmad Bangroo of Dana Mazar, Safakadal, and Javaid Ahmad Malla of Palapora, Noorbagh, Srinagar, terming it height of ‘state terrorism’.Salah-ud-Din, according to UJC statement More
Antony begins Ladakh visit
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Leh, June 21: Defense Minister A K Antony Monday began his two-day visit to Ladakh during which he will review the operational preparedness, training activities and development work undertaken by the Army in remote areas.Antony is expected to visit Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the More
- Opinion
Change needed
India and Pakistan should shift the centre of gravity
IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER
There is a need for rethink. The world is changing, India and Pakistan will have to acknowledge it and fine tune themselves to the new ground realities emerging on the global landscape More
- Op-Ed
‘Green’ is not always gold!
ENVIRONMENT
‘GREEN’ IS SELLING JUST LIKE THE 24-CARAT GOLD. WHY? ASKS ANZAR, A. KHUROO
The world over, with environmental concerns defining the geo-political discourse, the slogan of ‘green economy’ has been almost sanctified as the cardinal solution for sustainable development. The emerging More
- Letters
In Kashmir they shoot, elsewhere they handle with care
This refers to the mode of protest in Kashmir and the way state machinery is dealing with the protesters here and elsewhere. Contrary to those Marathi hooligans who hold cultural ethos, communal harmony More
- Editorial
Stop Killings
On Sunday another link was added to the bloody chain, called contemporary Kashmir. The paramilitary troops and police emptied the magazines of their guns on a group of people carrying bier of Muhammad More
- Kashmir
VISITING POs, LEGISLATORS WATCH CULTURAL PAGEANT
AMID SHUTDOWN
NASEER AHMAD
Srinagar, June 21: At a time when the valley was aghast over the killing of teenagers, the Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and Information Department jointly organized a musical evening and dances More
- Srinagar City
75th Presiding Officers conference concludes
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 21: Resolving that “all Legislatures in India may adopt a uniform Committees system”, the 2-day 75th All India Conference of the Presiding Officers of the Legislative Bodies More
- Jammu
Jammu swelters at 43 degrees
SALEEM CHOUDHARY
Jammu June 21: The sweltering heat conditions in winter capital of the state continue to impact the movement of people as temperature persisted around 43 degree Celsius on the third consecutive day on More
- South Asia
India, EU to talk on situation in Pak, Afghanistan
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, June 21: Security situation in the region, including in Pakistan and Afghanistan and bilateral issues are likely to dominate the meeting between the High Representative of the EU for Foreign More
- Business
‘JK can become hub of potato seed tubers’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Sanasar, June 21: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir said that J&K has a huge potential for becoming a hub for production of disease free and quality Potato Seed Tubers and its crop. The More
- World
Iran bans 2 UN nuclear inspectors
Tehran, June 21: Tehran said Monday it had banned two UN nuclear inspectors from entering the country because they had leaked “false” information about Iran’s disputed nuclear programme. The ban is More
