- TOP STORIES
US angling for Kashmir: RSS
‘China Positioning Troops In JK To Encircle India’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Nagpur, Oct 17: Accusing the United States of trying to secure a foothold in Kashmir, the RSS Sunday said that Washington is looking for a safe passage from Afghanistan and secure foothold in Kashmir. Addressing the annual Dussehra rally at Reshim Bagh ground here, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat More
ADVANI SEEKS OMAR’S RESIGNATION
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Oct 17: Attacking Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his statement that the state has not merged with India but acceded to it, senior BJP leader L K Advani has demanded his resignation saying he is “out of tune with the national mood”.“The demand for Omar Abdullah’s More
Omar enlists people’s support for peace
Asks Party Cadres To Reach Out To Masses
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 17: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday asked his party cadres to reach out to the people to address their grievances and accommodate the development needs of their areas. Interacting with the various delegations at his official residence here, the Chief Minister asked the More
PLANTING BOMBS FOR BOOTY?
Have Provided 72 IEDs To Army: SPO
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Oct 17: After controversial fake encounters by the army in the Kashmir valley, some army officials of Northern and Western Commands are embroiled in another controversy where a “source” and one ex-army personnel allegedly in conspiracy with the Military Intelligence officials planted IEDs and More
Can JK go Imphal way on AFSPA?
Manipur Withdrew DA Notification Making AFSPA Effete
UMER MAQBOOL DAR
Srinagar, Oct 17: Can’t a constitutionally “powerful” state like Jammu and Kashmir revoke Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts as the Manipur government did? The question arises as the state and central government are passing the buck for the past over three months on the debate More
Mirwaiz to campaign for US intervention
‘Resolve Kashmir, Appoint Special Rapporteur’
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, Oct 17: Ahead of United States president Barrack Obama’s proposed visit to New Delhi, the Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday decided to kick-start a signature campaign across the State to seek Washington’s intervention for impressing upon India and Pakistan to resolve More
14 politicians face graft charges
Accused Include 2 Sitting Ministers, 6 Legislators
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Srinagar, Oct 17: As many as 14 politicians, including two Congress ministers in the Omar Abdullah-led government and nine former ministers, are facing cases of corruption or misuse of power in Jammu and Kashmir’s defunct State Accountability Commission (SAC).However, they are yet to face the More
Gen Singh’s remarks jingoistic: Pakistan
Won’t Budge On Kashmir: Gilani
REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI
Islamabad, Oct 17: Pakistan has termed as “jingoistic” and “unwise” Indian Army chief’s remarks describing the country as a major irritant for India’s security and about the possibility of a war in a nuclear scenario.Pakistan’s Foreign Office also reacted angrily to what it called “uncalled for More
Up in the air
Eagles fly high on a sunny day in Srinagar on Sunday. Habib Naqash/GK
Rare Scene
Kashmir Valley witnessed two consecutive normal days on Saturday and Sunday after 4-months as Hurriyat (G) suspended the strike and authorities didn’t impose any curfew. Aman Farooq/GK
Kids day out
Kids of a preparatory school, Little Wonders, at Baghat in Srinagar participate in Sports day function on Sunday.
Dying water body
Neglected Chuntikul at Barbarshah in Srinagar city awaits attention. Mubashir Khan/GK
Taking a break
Nomads have started moving towards plains ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. Sacrificial goats remain in great demand across the Valley on the occasion of Eid. Aman Farooq/GK
- Opinion
Beyond ‘accession-merger’ speech
Sheikh Abdullah and Afzal Beg too spoke about it
PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD
I harbor no grouse against the statement made by scion of Abdullah family in the State Assembly. In his statement he raised two points. One, that the ‘accession of Jammu and Kashmir had taken place but More
- Op-Ed
Does PM matter?
He does not. Neither do the three interlocutors
GUEST COLUMN BY SEEMA MUSTAFA
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should call it a day. His writ does not appear to run at all in government and even his pet issues at one point in time….Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir, United States….seem to More
- Letters
An attempt hide the facts on the ground
The nomination of three interlocutors by the central government to start a fresh dialogue with people of different shades of opinion is yet another method to hide the facts on the ground. Previously the More
- Editorial
Positive Justice
Even as the Commission of Inquiry has completed the preliminary phase of investigations the government is tightlipped on dispensing justice to other victims. The Commission is probing 17 deaths out of More
- Kashmir
14-yr old Budgam boy recollects ‘doomsday’
‘PEACEFUL PROTESTERS WERE FIRED FROM BEHIND’
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Oct 17: The 14-year old Muddasir Ahmad Dar who was injured in forces firing on September 13 in central Kashmir’s Budgam district is battling for life at SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS More
- Srinagar City
Lal Mandi footbridge in darkness again
Streetlights defunct; authorities prefer blame-game; Minister assures repairs
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Oct 17: The Lal Mandi footbridge –a busiest walkway and vital connect to the City centre of Lal Chowk –is plunged into darkness as the defunct streetlights there haven’t been repaired for long More
- Jammu
APDRP makes no impact in JK
T&D LOSSES HAUNT PDD
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Oct 17: Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP), a multi-ended centrally sponsored power reforms oriented scheme, has failed to create much impact in Jammu and Kashmir as one More
- Business
Sunday Market comes to life after a month
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Srinagar, Oct 17: With Hurriyat Conference exempting Sunday from its fresh calendar of strikes, vendors at the city's famous flea market today put up their stalls for the first time since Eid-ul-Fitr last More




