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Discourse changing in Kashmir: PC

‘People’s Expectations Up; Interlocution Not A Cricket Match’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 1: Centre’s three interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir have been able to change the “discourse” in the state, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said Monday but asked them to refrain from giving a “ball-by-ball commentary” about the progress made in their dialogue.Presenting his ministry More

ENCOUNTERS IN KULGAM, HANDWARA

4 Militants Killed

KHALID GUL/PTI

Srinagar, Nov 1: Four militants were killed in separate gun-battles with troops in Kupwara and Kulgam districts of Kashmir Valley today, officials said.Police claimed to have killed two Lashkar-i-Taiba (LeT) militants at Frisal in Kulgam district.“A joint party of Special Operations Group More

Omar chairs UHQ meeting

Security Grid Sounds Obama Visit Alert

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 1: The Unified Headquarters Monday called for intensified vigil in the state during US President Barack Obama’s four-day visit to India.A meeting of the UHQ was convened here today to review the security scenario in the state. The meeting was chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More

Police opens fire in Amar Singh College

1 Student Injured, 3 Arrested

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Nov 1: Police on Monday opened fire on a group of students and arrested three of them from Amar Singh College here on the charges of stone pelting. One student was injured in the police firing.Witnesses said that a police team raided the A S College campus after receiving information More

Curfew remains in North

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 1: Curfew remained imposed in several areas of North Kashmir for the third day today even as a partial shutdown was observed in the Valley.A police officer said curfew remained imposed in Sopore, Delina and Palhalan areas of Baramulla district and in Bandipora town as a precautionary More

‘Kashmiri tortured, stripped in prison’

Abu Gharib In Kolkata?

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Nov 1: An under trial Kashmiri youth has been allegedly tortured and stripped in the Kolkata Presidency Jail on October 15-16 after he objected to the ‘bad food’ provided there.The family of Sheikh Farhat Mehmood, arrested in 2003 in connection with an abandoned ammunition truck, alleged More

Accept Kashmiris’ legitimate demands: JUH to GOI

Seek Troop Cut, AFSPA Revocation

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Nov 1: Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind (JUH) Monday reiterated that the long-pending legitimate demands of the people of Kashmir must be accepted within the framework of the constitution of India and democratic civilian rights and institutions should be allowed to function freely. It demanded removal More

No strike on Nov 5: Geelani

Reviews Calendar In View Of Diwali

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 1: The Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called off strike on Friday, November 5, in view of Diwali.In a statement, Geelani said, “Islam teaches us to respect sentiments of other communities. We want to maintain that we are not fighting against India because it More



  • Opinion

Obama’s Visit: Hopes and Fears

Obama’s visit to India is being looked at keenly not only in India but Pakistan as well. There are elements of hope and fear both in Delhi and Islamabad.

IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER

US President Barack Obama is visiting India and there is a sense of extreme panic and optimism in  Delhi and Islamabad  as if everything is going to change with just one visit: India would More


  • Op-Ed

Into the history of Accession

FEEDBACK

IT WAS ALL WELL SCHEMED BEFORE THE TRIBALS RAIDED, SUHAIB MATTOO RUMMAGES THROUGH HISTORY

IN most of the articles recently published in GK about Accession it was given to understand that the tribal attack on 22nd October 1947 forced the Maharaja to accede to India. True to some extent, this More



  • Letters

Let’s not compromise on quality of Saffron

Due to official apathy, Kashmiri saffron is vanishing from the fields of Pampore. In 1997 its production was 20 metric tonnes but in last few years it has gone down to 7 metric tonnes. Not just production More


  • Editorial

Friday Closed

On Fridays, placing the old city under curfew is hardly explainable given the fact that after three bloody months, calm has relatively descended on the entire city of Srinagar, old city being no exception More


  • Kashmir

Martyrs’ blood precious asset: Yasin Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 1: The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Monday said the blood of martyrs was the most precious asset of Kashmiris. In a statement here, a JKLF More


  • Srinagar City

Year on, Jehangir Chowk-Natipora FLYOVER WORK YET TO START

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Nov 1: A year on since Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah  gave nod for construction of a flyover between Jehangir Chowk and Natipora, work on the express corridor is yet to start. While More



  • Jammu

Comply with RTI provisions within a month: DC Rajouri to deptts

BGSBU Nominates PIO, APIO

Rajouri, Nov 1: The District Development Commissioner, Rajouri has asked all the departments to make arrangements within a month time to comply with RTI regulations and provisions such as appointment of More


  • Business

FCI annoys Valley flour millers

Discards private godowns for storage of wheat

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, Nov 1: In an unprecedented move, the Food Corporation of India Kashmir has discarded its long held practice of ‘hiring’ godowns in local flour mills here for storage of wheat. Experts say the More


  • News

COMPLAINT FILED IN COURT AGAINST GEELANI, ARUNDHATI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Nov 1: A complaint was today filed in a Delhi court seeking prosecution of Hurriyat  Conference (G) chairman  Syed Ali Shah Geelani and writer Arundhati Roy on the charge of sedition More



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