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No red lines for interlocutors: PC

‘JK Political Problem, Have To Find Political Solution’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 20: Home Minister P Chidambaram Wednesday said the three interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir have been tasked with a job to chart a course towards finding a political solution and there were no “red lines” to the panel.“There are no red lines. Their main brief is to chart a course More

DGP admits ‘mistakes’ in handling Valley unrest

‘Will Review Cases Against Students’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Budgam, Oct 20: Admitting “mistakes” in dealing with the recent unrest in Kashmir Valley, the state Police chief Kuldeep Khoda Wednesday said cases against students arrested on charges of stone pelting would be reconsidered.“We will reconsider the cases against those students who have been arrested More

SHRC indicts troops in civilian killing

Seeks MoD Direction To Army For Cooperating In Probe

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 20: Indicting the troopers of Army’s 18 Rashtriya Rifles for killing a civilian in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last year, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has asked the Ministry of Defence to direct the Army to cooperate with the Jammu and Kashmir Police for bringing the More

97% rights abuse cases against troops false: Army

‘1514 FIRs Registered In 20 Yrs’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Oct 20: Over 100 army men including 48 officers have faced punitive action in cases related to human right violations in Jammu and Kashmir over the last two decades, Army said Wednesday.“As many as 1,514 FIRs have been registered against army personnel for alleged human rights violations More

Omar lauds Army’s role

Says Panchayat Elections Soon

KHALID GUL

Warwan (Kishtwar), Oct 20: Appreciating the role of army in bringing peace to Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that troops had played a pivotal role in the development of the state.Speaking to media persons after addressing people in this remote village, Omar said More

‘Focus on Obama visit’

RAJEEV SHARMA

Abtal (Jammu), Oct 20: Asserting that the situation in Kashmir Valley has shown “improvement” during the past two weeks, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government is focusing attention on forthcoming visit of US president, Barrack Obama to India.“The situation in Kashmir Valley More

Govt hesitant to act against corrupt Babus

Recommendations Gather Dust

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 20: Despite accord of sanction for prosecution and recommendation for termination of services of many top officials by state agencies and independent commissions, the Jammu and Kashmir government continues to delay action in several corruption cases.Though government had approved More

JKB to focus on outside corporate sector

Mushtaq Holds Interactive Sessions With FIIs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 20: The Jammu & Kashmir Bank Limited will focus primarily on growth without diluting parameters of efficiency which the bank has institutionalised during the consolidation phase.In operational terms, the bank shall extend and expand its lending in J&K not just to potential More



  • Opinion

In Comes Obama

And up goes the pitch of intervention in Kashmir

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Changing times have thrown up varied slogans in Kashmir. People hardly knew Ragda before 2008. Go India Go Back is 2010. And here is a slogan of 1990. Bharat Kai Aiwanoon Main (symbols and centers of Indian More


  • Op-Ed

Kashmir ‘accession not merger’ doctrine

LEAF FROM THE PAST

NAUSHEEN FA PRESENTS A LEGAL, HISTORIC INTROSPECTION

           Of course BJP is playing to gallery when negating the ‘accession not merger doctrine’ about Indo-Kashmir relations ventilated by Jammu and Kashmir More



  • Letters

Panchayati elections: will it make any difference?

The state government has begun preparations to hold the Panchayati elections. On the fact of it, it seems that the state intends to break the ongoing cycle of killings and protests by diverting the attention More


  • Editorial

Beyond false starts

New Delhi’s response to the current crisis in the State has suffered several false starts. It started with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assuring a political solution to Kashmir in his meeting with More


  • Kashmir

VALLEY GETS ONE-DAY BREAK

Clashes in Varmul

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 20: Life returned to normal across the Valley for a day Wednesday as per the protest calendar of Hurriyat Conference (G) even as authorities lifted curfew from all the four districts of Valley More


  • Srinagar City

Flyover repairs add to TRAFFIC CHAOS

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Oct 20: As if four months of deserted streets weren’t enough to go for “minor” repairs of the otherwise busy Jehangir Chowk flyover, that the authorities started it when City roads were flooded More



  • Jammu

State constitutes Scientific Advisory Committee

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Oct 20: To formulate a scientific policy for Jammu and Kashmir and act as think tank to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, state has constituted Scientific Advisory Committee comprising some of the eminent More


  • Briefs

Mirwaiz calls for UN office Chalo on October 27

SRINAGAR: The Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) and Awami Action Committee (AAC) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has asked people to march towards the office of United Nations at Sonawar on October 27.Mirwaiz while More


  • Business

2 years on, roadblocks continue to hit LoC trade

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Oct 20: Even as it completed its two-year run on Wednesday, the cross-LoC trade continues to be marred by the multiple problems; central and state governments’ assurances to the contrary notwithstanding More


  • News

Muslim officer to command 15 Corps

NEW DELHI: After a two-decade gap in Jammu and Kashmir, a Muslim officer is set to command the Srinagar-based 15 Corps. Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain, who is presently commanding the Bhopal-based 21 Corps, is More



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