- TOP STORIES
Curfew foils UN march
Protests, Clashes In Bandipora, Varmul, Islamabad; 23 Injured
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 27: Government Wednesday imposed curfew in four districts of the Valley and thwarted the protest march to United Nations office called by Hurriyat Conference (M) on the anniversary of the landing of Indian army in Kashmir in 1947. Several senior Hurriyat leaders were put under house More
No strike today
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 27: Hurriyat Conference (G) spearheading the ongoing “Quit Kashmir Movement” on Wednesday said that there has been no change in its protest calendar.“People can carry on with their daily chores on Thursday and Friday and there will be no strike,” the spokesman of the conglomerate More
Palhalan protests ‘molestation’
Police Deny Charge
SAMAAN LATEEF
Palhalan (Pattan), Oct 27: After remaining under continued curfew for a month, this volatile village in north Kashmir Wednesday witnessed alleged molestation and attempt of rape of two women by police, charges which police denied.According to locals, police barged into the house of Ghulam Rasool More
Constitution can be amended: Interlocutors
‘Getting Recommendations Implemented Major Task’
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, Oct 27: Centre’s interlocutors on Wednesday hinted at the possibility of making amendments in Indian constitution for the final settlement of the Kashmir.“Indian constitution is one of the most beautiful documents I have ever come across. It has been amended on many occasions in the More
'Won’t go to separatists’ doorstep'
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Oct 27: Asserting that the interlocutors will not “land at the doorsteps of separatists”, one of the interlocutors appointed by Central Government, Dileep Padgaonkar Wednesday said that if separatists have “their compulsions, people of India too have dignity”.Immediately after arriving More
PC visiting JK on October 30/31
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Oct 27: The Home Minister, P Chidambaram is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir this weekend to take stock of the situation particularly in Kashmir valley and review the measures taken for rehabilitation of people in Ladakh which was struck by cloudburst last earlier this year.Top official More
'Chattisinghpora repeat feared'
New Delhi, Oct 27: Home Secretary, GK Pillai Wednesday said there was fear that incidents of killing of civilians like in Chattisinghpora in Kashmir on the eve of then President Bill Clinton’s visit in 2000 would be repeated.In an interview to a Delhi-based news channel, Pillai said: “That’s the More
Shopian in spotlight again
Interlocutors’ Visit, Roy Remark Renew Focus On Tragedy
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Oct 27: If the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has already pronounced its verdict on the Shopian double rape and murder case—ruling out both the rape and murder of the victims—why did the interlocutors meet the affected family? The question has generated suspense among the observers More
Expressing solidarity
Chairman of United Jihad Council Syed Salahuddin leads a protest rally in Muzaffarabad on Wednesday. Tariq Naqash/GK
Srinagar under siege
Authorities on Wednesday imposed strict curfew across Srinagar city to foil Hurriyat (M)’s UN office chalo march. Mubashir Khan/GK
Wounded...
Two critically injured youth in forces firing at Pulwama on Tuesday being treated at SMHS hospital in Srinagar. Mubashir Khan/GK
Glimmering in sunshine
A bird swims in the world famous Dal Lake in Srinagar as sunsets on Monday. Habib Naqash/GK
- Opinion
Enter Locution
Language is always a crucial factor in solving a dispute
INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID
In a TV documentary on Middle East an Arab girl was asked to comment on how she felt about a certain thing in Israel. The moment word Israel was uttered by the questioner it invoked a sharp reaction from More
- Op-Ed
Unrecognized Part of the End-Game
Kashmir Uprising
WHY INDIA LOST KASHMIRIS, ASKS PROF. M. I. BHAT
Kashmiris are alienated from India is now openly accepted across the Indian political and public spectrum. Too well known and frequently debated also is the role played by rigged elections and installation More
- Letters
Geelani controversy: Let’s approach it rationality
In his article “Jadu ki Japhi“, Mr. King Bharati has rightly criticized the act of flinging shoe at Syed Ali Shah Geelani in the seminar held in New Delhi last week. This is a despicable act and cannot More
- Editorial
First things first
What should be the single-most consideration of the three member team of the interlocutors in Kashmir? Of course, not the meetings with the diverse one to two member organizations or individuals, even More
- Kashmir
Agitation to continue till Delhi accepts Kashmir as dispute: Geelani
Srinagar, Oct 27: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday said the agitation would continue till New Delhi accepts Kashmir as a dispute.   More
- Srinagar City
'CRPF on prowl at Rainawari crossing'
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 27: Many a motorist driving down Rainawari crossing in Shahr-e-Khaas during evenings and late hours have accused the paramilitary CRPF of subjecting them to harassment. Groups of the More
- Jammu
Accession day is our national day: Jmu Bar
Jammu: Maintaining that the accession of J&K with India is "full and final", Jammu Bar Association celebrated the Accession day in the Court premises on Wednesday. Holding tri-colour, large number More
- PaK
We will cross LoC en masse:Syed Salahuddin
'Hope China will play a role in resolving Kashmir '
TARIQ NAQASH
Muzaffarabad, Oct 27: The Chairman of United Jihad Council (UJC) Syed Salahuddin on Wednesday warned that unrelenting atrocities in Jammu and Kashmir could compel thousands of people in Pakistan administered More
- Business
Look into Malaysian Islamic banking model
PM asks RBI
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Kuala Lumpur, Oct 27: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Reserve Bank should look into Islamic banking practices in Malaysia, amid pressure on the central bank to introduce such a system in India More
- News
Hurriyat activists stage protest in PaK
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, Oct 27: Activists of both Hurriyat factions staged a protest in front of the office of United Nations Military Observers Group (UNMOG) on Wednesday to seek UN’s pro-active role to settle the More




