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2 YOUTH KILLED IN CRPF FIRING

Massive Protests Rock Sopur, Curfew Imposed

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopur, June 25: Two youth were killed and 10 persons injured when paramilitary CRPF troopers fired upon a procession demanding bodies of two militants killed in Sopur town on Friday. The condition of two injured is stated to be critical.As soon as the encounter ended and the troopers of 22 Rashtriya More

HURRIYATS CALL STRIKE TODAY

Sopur Chalo on Monday

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 25: The parallel factions of Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have called for complete shutdown on Saturday against the killing of two youth in Sopur by the paramilitary CRPF troopers. They have also called for Sopur Chalo on Monday.Talking to More

Go if you can’t protect people: Mirwaiz to CM

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 25: With Kashmir witnessing unrest over civilian killings by Government forces in the recent past, the Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should resign if he was unable to protect peoples’ lives.“The state Chief Minister More

Pak lays red carpet for PC

Chidambaram Does ‘Straight Talk’ With Malik

NISSAR AHMAD THOKAR/AJAY KAUL

Islamabad, June 25: Home Minister P Chidambaram this evening met his Pakistani counterpart Rehman Malik and is understood to have pressed for urgent action against JuD chief Hafiz Saeed and 26/11 handlers.Chidambaram, the first Indian Home Minister to visit Pakistan in three decades, met Malik More

Guv reviews security situation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 25: In a significant development, the Governor NN Vohra Friday discussed the arising security scenario with the Director General CRPF at Raj Bhawan here.“The Director General, CRPF, Vikram Srivastava, called on the Governor here this evening. The Governor discussed with Srivastava More

Hoarding by petrol pumps

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 25: Filling stations across the Valley Friday put scores of customers to immense trouble by “creating artificial shortage” of petrol and diesel following reports of proposed hike in the fuel prices.The director, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution, Abdul Waheed Tak, acknowledged More

Fuel on Fire

LPG Costlier By Rs 35, Petrol Rs 3.50, Diesel Rs 2, K-Oil Rs 3

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 25: The central government Friday hiked prices of petrol by Rs 3.50 a litre and diesel by Rs 2 a litre, raised LPG by Rs 35 a cylinder and the poor man’s cooking fuel kerosene by Rs 3 a litre.Petrol prices will be decontrolled from midnight tonight leading to Rs 3.50 a litre hike More



  • Opinion

The conflict of body and soul

Are we experiencing a contradiction from within

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

Well, APHC (G) is seeking advice from “intellectuals or those opposing the strike” to suggest: “how to register the protest against the killings of innocents and represent sentiments of people.”  More


  • Op-Ed

Drug Abuse & Dependence: A Cultural Catastrophe

JUNE 26 - DRUG DE-ADDICTION DAY

A FREE RIDE TO HEAVEN CAN SOON BE A SHORT ONE TO HELL! WARNS DR. SYED AMIN TABISH

LIFE throws up innumerable situations, which we greet with both negative and positive emotions such as excitement, frustration, fear, happiness, anger, sadness, joy et al. All human beings are not equipped More



  • Letters

Why tarnish the image of Dr. Zakir Naik?

This refers to the article "Zia to Zakir" (INKSIGHT by Mehmood-ur-Rashid). I congratulate the author for the articulation and craft used by him to shape his prejudice to belittle, discredit and disrespect More


  • Editorial

Contemplate police reforms

The recent spate of civilian killings at the hands of police and paramilitary forces, and the government’s dilemma in fixing the responsibility about such incidents point to the pressing need for police More


  • Kashmir

Kashmir observes shutdown

PROTESTERS ATTACK MANTRI’S CAVALCADE IN VARMUL

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 25: After two working days, life again came to a standstill across Kashmir Valley on Friday in response to the strike call given by Hurriyat Conference (G).  Shops, banks, courts and More


  • Srinagar City

MAKHDOOM SAHIB SHRINE TO GET CABLE CAR

Omar approves Rs 6 Cr scheme to be completed in 18 months

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 25: The hillock shrine of sixteenth century saint Sheikh Hamza Makhdoom (RA) on Koh-e-Maran in Shahr-e-Khaas will soon have cable car access for the visitors –making the climb mere three More



  • Jammu

Aged couple dies 'mysteriously'

Decomposed bodies found

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, June 25: Mystery shrouds the death of an aged Kashmir Pandit couple in Trikuta Nagar here, police said today. Official sources said the decomposed bodies of the couple were recovered from their More


  • South Asia

Talks with Pakistan an exercise in futility: BJP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 25: BJP today claimed that the India-Pakistan talks had proved to be “an exercise in futility” as the neighbouring country raised the pitch on Kashmir when India brought up the issue of More


  • Business

Poonch–Rawalakote cross LoC trade dispute resolved

Trade to resume from June 29: Traders

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, June 25: The traders associated with cross LoC trade through Poonch-Rawalakote route have agreed to resume the trade from June 29 after four weeks of their boycott.  The matter was resolved More


  • World

Obama says no immediate troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, June 25: US President Barack Obama today categorically ruled out immediate withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan from July 2011, the date he had earlier set for drawdown of troops from the More



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