• 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




  • 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




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