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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



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