Justice delayed justice denied

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YOUTH LOST CANNOT BE REGAINED, HASSAN ZAINAGIREE COMMENTS ON A YOUNG MAN PROVED INNOCENT BUT NOT BEFORE LOSING THE PRIME OF HIS LIFE

FOR ghastly murder the courts in India award life imprisonment (14 years) and if the murder is ‘gravest of grave’ it then merits extreme penalty of death. Simple. ‘Killing of innocent persons without More

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Safeguarding Environment

THIS IS OUR RELIGIOUS DUTY TO PROTECT OUR SURROUNDINGS FROM GETTING SPOILT, COMMENTS DR. FAROOQ AHMAD PEER

The environmental pollution is posing a grave threat to the survival of humanity in the modern times. Since centuries man has remained dependent on his surrounding environment for obtaining his needs in More

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Kashmir talks: let all join hands

This refers to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s talks offer to “all groups in Kashmir”. It is a welcome step, but the separatists as well as all the political parties should take full advantage More

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A Radical Departure

PROF G R MALIK

A question that has been posed in enlightened circles for the last several centuries is whether or not  this world is approaching its end and whether or not  we are living the last phase of the More

Child rights panel rues absence of juvenile justice system in JK

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, May 27: In a significant move, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has expressed concern over non-functioning of juvenile justice system in Jammu and Kashmir. It has More

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IAS qualifiers, officials interact with aspirants

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 27: The IAS topper, Dr Shah Faesal and other Kashmir qualifiers of the exam Thursday interacted with civil services aspirants at Burn Hall School during a program function organized by SN More

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Sonia visit may bring rivals together

SPG arrives in Jammu; seals venue

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, May 27: The high profile visit of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Chief, Sonia Gandhi, may bring a temporary truce within the Congress camps, despite the fact that both factions of the party More

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Maulana Fazlullah killed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Peshawar, May 27: Maulana Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban in the restive Swat valley, has apparently been killed along with six other militants in a clash with Afghan border forces in that More

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• Pak troops kill 50 militants
• Army to study Kargil ‘fake’ war verdict
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Omar for bringing harmony between industry and environs

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, May 27: Underlining the need for creating synchronisation in environmental and industrial policies, chief minister, Omar Abdullah, Thursday said the development in the state should not come at More

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CIA unit’s wacky idea: Depict Saddam Hussain as gay

WASHINGTON POST

Washington, May 27: During planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the CIA’s Iraq Operations Group kicked around a number of ideas for discrediting Saddam Hussein in the eyes of his people. One was More