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Air Chief rings alarm bell

Says Region On Volcano, Asks Troops To Be Ready

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 8: Apparently referring to the expanding China-Pak axis,  Air Chief Marshal PV Naik Friday described the current security scene in India’s neighbourhood as a “volcano”, which could “erupt” anytime and asked the air force to be “prepared and vigilant” to meet any eventuality.
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Politicians not ready to get entangled in Kashmir cobweb

Past Initiatives Haunt Aspirants; Congress, GOI In Dilemma

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Oct 8: The central government seems to be in a dilemma over the appointment of interlocutors for reviving the dialogue process in Kashmir, as promised by it in its eight-point agenda for Jammu and Kashmir, announced last month.That is why, according to highly placed sources, there has More

UN body lists JK as separate country

‘Disputed Regions Treated As Independent Entities’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Oct 8: Amid mounting international focus on Kashmir, a Untied Nations body has listed Jammu and Kashmir as a ‘separate country’ in one of its important reports on greenhouse emissions.The development comes amid talks that the United Nations was willing to use its “good offices” in resolving More

Restrictions in old city, North Kashmir towns

No Prayers At Jamia Masjid;Protests At Several Places

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 8: The Government on Friday imposed curfew-like restrictions in several areas of the summer capital here and in North Kashmir even as Hurriyat Conference (G) had called people to resume normal activities.Restrictions were placed in the areas falling under jurisdictions of police More

JK India’s integral part: Congress

Omar Encouraging Separatists: BJP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 8: Amid furore over Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s recent speech in the assembly, Congress Friday maintained that the state is an integral part of India and asked all political parties to exercise caution while airing their views on the situation there.“Since 1947 More

‘Govt delays release of youth’

Parents Worried

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 8: Even after the Centre gave clear instructions to Jammu and Kashmir government to release and drop all charges against the students and youth arrested or detained for stone-pelting during the Valley unrest, the authorities here are allegedly deliberately delaying the process.Apart More



  • Opinion

Force no solution

Allow them to express themselves and ensure peace

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

No denying the fact that gun---both the guns, state and non-state---- has ruined Kashmir.  Kashmir is yet to fully recover from its past misadventure of romance with the armed struggle. Some well More


  • Op-Ed

Analyzing the RSS Kashmir Plan

DEBATE

IS VAIDYA’S KASHMIR PLAN A STARTING POINT TOWARDS RESOLUTION OF KASHMIR PROBLEM? ASKS DR M A KAWOSA

FIDA Hassnain's letter‘Kashmir plan of RSS deserves a debate’,  has prompted me to come up with my views on the issue.  We need not overreact  to Vaidya’s idea of the dismemberment of the More



  • Letters

Vijay Sazawal responds to A M Zargar's article

Usually one feels honored to see his or her name mentioned in a newspaper, but the way Mr. Zargar evoked my name is a sad reflection of how fast the society in Kashmir is radicalizing and making bigotry More


  • Editorial

Plain talk

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s speech in the State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday has generated political ripples. While political forces cutting across ideological lines in the State – barring a couple More


  • Kashmir

SCHOOL CHILDREN CAUGHT BETWEEN DEVIL AND THE DEEP SEA

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Oct 8: The school children and the bus drivers seem to have been caught between the devil and the deep sea. For the past many days the students as well as the school bus divers have been at the More


  • Srinagar City

Before being murdered, Rukhsana had sought police protection

FOLLOW UP

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Oct 8: Skeletons have started tumbling out of the cupboard in the murder case of Rukhsana Jabeen of Batamaloo who was last month allegedly killed by her husband, Manzoor Ahmed Mir, a police constable More



  • Jammu

KAS RESULTS ‘CONTROVERSY’

Mains qualifiers from Jammu react sharply

ASK LEADERS TO STOP PROPAGANDA AGAINST STATE’S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

GK NEWS NETWORKJammu, Oct 8: Taking a dig at politicians who are making hue and cry over KAS mains results, aspirants from Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Rajouri, Poonch, Kathua and Udhampur districts have said More


  • PaK

PaK SHUTS ON 5TH ANNIVERSARY

EARTHQUAKE 2005

BY TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Oct 8: A crippling shutter down strike was observed in the Pakistan administered Kashmir capital on the fifth anniversary of 2005 earthquake on Friday, with people from different walks of More


  • Business

Valley suffers from industrial backwardness

Low investment hobbles growth

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 8: In what reflects its acute industrial backwardness, the Kashmir Valley accounts for a mere 18 per cent of the total investment in the industrial sector in J&K. In a striking contrast More


  • News

Pak did not create militant groups: Musharraf

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Oct 8: Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf has said that all the outfits in his country came into existence on their own. "All these 'Mujahideen' groups got created on their More



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