- TOP STORIES
GRAND MUFTI DENOUNCES VIOLENCE, INJUSTICE
Arafat reverberates with Labaika
Arafat (Saudi Arabia), Nov 15: Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al-Sheikh said Islam is based on justice and equity, which renounces terrorism, extremism and injustice.In his Khutba-e-Hajj (Hajj Sermon) from Masjid-e-Nimra at Arafat he said those who are harbouring plans to spread More
Support Kashmir: Iran to Muslims
Khamenei Pleads For Ummah Unity
AGENCIES
Tehran, Nov 15: Iranian Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called for providing assistance to Kashmir “engaged in resistance struggle.”“Today the major duties of the elite of the Islamic Ummah is to provide help to the Palestinian nation and the besieged people of Gaza, to sympathize and More
Pak flays Kashmir exclusion
UN List Of Disputes
BETWA SHARMA/PTI
United Nations, Nov 15: Pakistan has objected to the exclusion of Kashmir from a list of disputes under the observation of the Security Council as mentioned by the UK’s top diplomat in an annual debate on UNSC reforms here.The omission of Jammu and Kashmir from a list of disputes under the observation More
India welcomes
PRESS TRUST Of INDIA
New Delhi, Nov 15: India Monday welcomed the reported exclusion of Jammu and Kashmir from the list of unresolved international disputes.“It has been reported that UN has dropped Kashmir from the list of unresolved disputed. I think, if this step has been taken, I welcome it,” Minister of State for More
Delhi equates JK with Tibet
AGENCIES
Wuhan, Nov 15: Barely a month ahead of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao’s visit to India next month, New Delhi has made it clear that it expects Beijing to set the record straight on Jammu and Kashmir by reciprocating just the way India has done in the case of Chinese sensitivities in Tibet and Taiwan.< More
IAF skip meeting
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Nov 15: A crucial meeting to sort out the commissioning of the Instrumentation Landing System (ILS) at the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport Monday remained inconclusive, though it agreed to meet again on Tuesday to continue the discussion on the vital issue.Informed sources disclosed More
Geelani for troop withdrawal roadmap
UMER MAQBOOL DAR
Srinagar, Nov 15: A day after interlocutors asserted that roadmap for resolution of Kashmir issue would come up within six to nine months, veteran pro-freedom leader and Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Monday said that there was no need of preparing a roadmap.“Kashmiris are demanding More
PDP criticizes Govt on unrest handling
Not Out Of Woods: Mufti
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Nov 15: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday criticized the state government for its handling of the situation during the past five months of unrest in the valley.“The renewed turmoil that engulfed the state this year is not behind us. It continues to rage among the parents, families More
On shopping spree
Hundreds of people thronged city centre Lal Chowk for Eid shopping on Monday. Aman Farooq/GK
Festivities
With 2-days left for Eid-ul-Zuha, markets in Jammu city witnessed a huge rush on Monday. Mir Imran/GK
Sharing the grief
JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday visited the residences of youth killed during present unrest in Srinagar and Budgam areas.
Standing tall amid curiosity
With Eid-Ul-Azha round the corner, a practice common in the Middle East is making its impact in this Himalayan region as camels are out for sale in Srinagar for Qurbani. (Mubashir Khan/GK)
Eid Rush..
People buy sweets at a Confectionery Shop in Srinagar’s business hub, Lal Chowk on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Meeting people
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah holds a public Darbar at Kupwara in north Kashmir on Monday.
Aiming high
KAS aspirants head towards the examination centre in Jammu on Sunday. Mir Imran/GK
Mission Kashmir
Interlocutors Radha Kumar and M M Ansari address a news conference in Srinagar on Sunday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Year’s Last, Loveliest Smile
A boy rows past mighty Chinars along the banks of river Jhelum in Srinagar beaming with autumn colours. Mubashir Khan/GK
- Opinion
What Kashmir needs?
Infrastructure can be built, but why rebuilt it
IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER
There was a brilliantly argued news item in this newspaper on Sunday: Kashmir too needs a Task Force: Experts. Eminent people were quoted to buttress the argument that the  More
- Op-Ed
Myth or machination
REJOINDER
THE HERITAGE BELONGS TO BOTH KASHMIRI MUSLIMS AND KASHMIRI PANDITS. BOTH HAVE TO COME FORWARD TO SAVE IT, PROF.M.A.SOFI RESPONDS
In his feedback (GK, dated Nov.11, 2010) to my write-up that had appeared in these columns on Oct. 29, 2010, Mr. P.L.Aima has raised a few issues which merit further clarification in the form of a rejoinder More
- Letters
Of US, India, Pakistan and Kashmir
It is unfortunate that the US President Barrack Obama during his recent visit to India promised the Indian establishment its support for the permanent membership of the UNSC. As he was on a trade mission More
- Editorial
Withdraw Cases, Release Prisoners
Lots of skepticism followed the initiative of appointing three interlocutors for evolving a road map for the resolution of Kashmir. This was founded in the general understanding of people about how New More
- Kashmir
Omar holds public darbar at Kupwara
GK NEWS NETWORK
Kupwara, Nov 15: A day after holding a public darbar in Srinagar, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Monday met hundreds of people in this frontier district, an official spokesman said.   More
- Srinagar City
Camel comes to City for Qurbani
Middle East meets Srinagar to harmonize tradition in Eid celebration
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
WITH Eid-Ul-Azha round the corner, a practice common in the Middle East is making its impact in this Himalayan region as camels are out for sale in Srinagar for just one reason: Qurbani. Popular as More
- Jammu
Center gives nod to Rs 2 cr project; JK govt to constitute PRTs
MAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Nov 15: The Government of India has given nod to Rs 2 crore project of the state government to create Primary Reaction Teams (PRTs) to check the menace of man-animal conflict in Jammu and Kashmir More
- Business
Markets go unruly, CAPD in slumber
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Nov 15: The department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution seems least bothered about black marketing, hoarding and profiteering being complained about by common consumers in the run More
- News
HC seeks Delhi Govt’s response
ANTI-INDIA SPEECHES
New Delhi, Nov 15: The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the state government seeking its response as to why criminal case should not be registered against Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali More




