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Rao Arrives In Islamabad; All Issues On Table

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad/New Delhi, June 23: Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is meeting her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Basir, for talks on Thursday, June 24 amid India’s emphasis that both sides needed to make “dedicated” and “focussed” attempts to address difficulties affecting their relations.Rao More

Delhi not serious on resolving Kashmir: Hurriyat (M)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 23: On the eve of Foreign Secretary- level talks between India and Pakistan, Hurriyat Conference (M) Wednesday accused New Delhi of not being serious on resolving the Kashmir issue.“On the one side, need is being stressed for confidence building in connection with the process of More

AFZAL MAY GO TO GALLOWS

GoI To Recommend Rejection Of Mercy Plea

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA/AGENCIES

New Delhi, June 23: Government of India is likely to recommend to President Pratibha Patil that the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru be rejected, upholding the death sentence awarded to him by the Supreme Court.Sources said Home Minister P Chidambaram is likely to decide More

Support hanging: Congress

Want Quick Execution: BJP

New Delhi, June 23: Amid reports that government has rejected the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, Congress today said it supports the Home Ministry’s stand on the issue.“Law will take its own course and the procedure laid down under the Constitution will be followed and More

Geelani booked under PSA

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 23: The Jammu and Kashmir Government Wednesday booked Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, under Public Safety Act.The District Magistrate Srinagar, Meraj Ahmad Kakroo confirmed that the pro-freedom leader was booked under PSA. “I have issued the PSA order. It has More

Army CO dies in Lolab gunfight

Lieutenant Injured In Poonch

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, June 23: A Commanding Officer of Army’s Rashtriya Rifles was killed in a gunfight with militants in the forests of Lolab in Kupwara district Tuesday night.PRO Defence, Lt Col Vineet Sood, told Greater Kashmir that CO of 18 RR, Neeraj Sood, was killed in Sivan area of Lolab. “He received More

Kupwara school operates from shops

No Washroom For 150 Students, 5 Teachers

FAHEEM ASLAM

Kupwara, June 23: If in south Kashmir a primary school was allowed to operate from a cowshed, in north Kashmir a middle school is operating from a shop-line.Established in 1954, the Government Boys Middle School at Zirhama in north Kashmir Kupwara district is a glaring example of official negligence More

Army seeks custody of TA trooper

Machil Fake Encounter

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, June 23: The Army on Wednesday filed an application in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Sopur seeking the custody of accused Territorial Army trooper arrested in connection with the Machil fake encounter killings.Police has arrested TA trooper Abbas Shah along with former SPO Bashir More