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Kashmir important issue: US

‘Should Be Resolved By India, Pak Bilaterally’

LALIT K JHA/PTI

Washington, Oct 7: As US President Barack Obama prepares to visit India next month, the US has hoped that India and Pakistan can address and resolve the “important” Kashmir issue bilaterally.“This is an issue that we hope that the two sides can address and resolve, but this is obviously an important More

BAN SPEAKS

Ready To Use Good Offices, If Asked: UN

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

United Nations, Oct 7: The United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the United Nations was willing to use its “good offices” in resolving the Kashmir issue if both India and Pakistan sought the assistance of the world body.“As far as this role of good offices is concerned, the United More

Hope Obama will intervene: Pak

‘Removal Of Bunkers Cosmetic Measure’

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Oct 7: Pakistan Thursday expressed the hope that US President Barack Obama would make efforts to resolve the Kashmir problem during his visit to India next month, saying it has always encouraged its “friends” to use their influence with New Delhi on the issue.“We hope that President More

Omar takes on intelligence agencies

‘Inputs Not Worth The Paper These Are Printed On’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 7: Taking the intelligence agencies head-on in connection with the prevailing unrest in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the intelligence network has completely deteriorated in the state and “the inputs his government got (from the agencies) are not More

Bedlam in Assembly over Omar’s Kashmir remark

BJP, NPP MLAs Marshalled Out, 4 Injured

MUDDASIR ALI/ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 7: Chaos broke out in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday over Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s assertion yesterday that Kashmir was an international issue and JK had acceded, and not merged, with India. At least four members of opposition Bhartiya Janta Party and National Panthers Party More

Nothing wrong: Cong

‘He Should Not Feel Harassed’

New Delhi, Oct 7: Congress sees nothing wrong in Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks that he was not the Centre’s puppet.“What should he say? Should he say he is a puppet? After all he is an elected chief minister of a state,” AICC General Secretary Digvijay Singh told reporters More

Hasn’t committed any sin: NC

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 7: The ruling National Conference on Thursday rallied behind Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over his remarks that Kashmir was an international issue and state had only acceded to India.“We will not hesitate to repeat that Kashmir had acceded to India under certain conditions and the More

Omar vindicated our stand: Geelani

‘He Couldn’t Stop Himself From Speaking Truth’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 7: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Thursday said the statement by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah terming Kashmir as an international issue in the Assembly has vindicated the conglomerate’s stand.“Omar Abdullah’s statement is not only the vindication but More



  • Opinion

World rulers discuss Global Cooling

BEHIND THE SCENE

TIME CON-SCIENTISTS AND SERVICE-INTELLECTUALS PREPARE FOR NEW TOIL, WRITES PROF. M. I. BHAT

Yes, you read correct. GLOBAL COOLING. That was one of the themes of the 58th Bilderberg Meetings held on 3 - 6 June 2010. Though late, the secret is out now, courtesy James Delingpole of the UK Telegraph More


  • Op-Ed

No Right to Education?

MATTER OF CONCERN

DEPRIVING OUR STUDENTS OF THAT BASIC RIGHT MEANS DOING VIOLENCE TO THEM, COMMENTS ZEESHAN PANDITH

Of late, the J&K government has issued statements that seem to show its concern over the problematic state of education in the Valley. Chief Minister has been quoted by a newspaper as saying, “Imparting More



  • Letters

Congress leadership responsible for all the mess

Prof. Fida M. Hassnain (6 Oct) deserves credit for inviting debate on the Kashmir Plan of RSS ideologue. The Congress leadership at the centre has been wholly responsible for all the troubles and woes More


  • Friday Focus

Lessons from Ayodhya

PROF G R MALIK

Now that the dust has settled to an extent around the Babri Masjid title verdict, it is time to consider dispassionately some of the fundamental issues of lasting relevance that it has thrown up. First More


  • Kashmir

With Iqbal lies his dream buried

Wanted To Join Madina University, Got Police Bullets In Chest

NISSAR AHMAD

Srinagar, Oct 7: His deep longing to join Madina University in Saudi Arabia remained unfulfilled. A year before he could have actually seen his cherished dream of entering the prestigious university come More


  • Srinagar City

Selective curfews, raids in civvies!

Cops use auto-rickshaws, Pvt vehicles to nab protesters

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Oct 7: Unable to do without curfews and raids to counter the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, the state police has evolved a new strategy to continue with the two operations: But unlike the past, without More



  • Jammu

BJP protests ‘manhandling’ of its activists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Oct 7: Around a dozen Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) activists, including two women, sustained injuries when police resort to cane charging to foil their bid to take out a protest rally at Purani Mandi More


  • Business

JK recognizes DOEACC qualifications at par with national standards

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Oct 7: In a significant development, the J&K government has finally recognized the prestigious DOEACC qualifications for job openings in state sector. Consequently, the Services Selection More


  • PaK

PaK officials ‘correct misconceptions’

Earthquake 2005

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Oct 7: Government officials in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) made desperate attempts on Thursday, on the eve of the 5th anniversary of 2005 earthquake, to “correct a misconception” More



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