Amid curfew, massacre on

4 protesters killed in Poonch, youth shot dead in Sopur; Toll 95

Protests reach Gurez, CRPF men attack ambulance

Jammu/ Srinagar, Sept 15: The death toll in the ongoing Kashmir unrest mounted to 95 on Wednesday with police and paramilitary CRPF killing four persons in Jammu’s Poonch district, while a youth fell to bullets in north Kashmir’s Sopur town. More

Govt files murder case against SDPO, PSOs

CM dispatches team of legislators to defuse tension

GK News Network

Jammu, Sept 15: Police Wednesday booked SDPO (Mendhar) and his four body guards on murder charge in connection with the killing of four persons in police firing during a protest demonstration in Mendhar town against the desecration of the Holy Quran in USA, officials sources said.They said that the More

All-party meet ends in stalemate

Delegation to visit Kashmir; sharp division on AFSPA

GK News Network

New Delhi, Sept 15: An all-party meeting called at the residence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find a way forward to end the cycle of violence in Jammu and Kashmir, ended without a consensus on the army's role. After the meeting, that went on for over five hours, it was decided that Home Minister More

Points, counterpoints mar Delhi meeting

Divergent views, political ideologies affect consensus

Faheem Aslam

Srinagar, Sept 15: Though all eyes were on its outcome, it was ‘too much talk, too little consensus’ at the All Party Meeting on Kashmir which the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh chaired at New Delhi on Wednesday. Informed sources, who have been part of the crucial five-hour-long marathon meeting More

Legitimate aspirations must be respected: Sonia

PM stresses dialogue to end violence

GK News Network

New Delhi, Sept 15: All India Congress Committee Chief and Chairperson United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Sonia Gandhi today said the legitimate aspirations of Kashmiri youth must be respected and a magnanimous approach needs to be adopted to give them hope.Kashmiri youth who have grown in the More

`Marooned in its own blood, Kashmir needs bold response’

Mehbooba for unconditional dialogue

GK News Network

New Delhi, Sep 15: Asserting that Kashmir is marooned in its own blood and there was no scope for any delay, Jammu and Kashmir’s principal opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to announce an “unconditional dialogue” in Kashmir to resolve the situation More

`Disappointed’ NC softens stand, says will `wait and watch’

Muddasir Ali

Srinagar, Sep 15: With government of India trying to buy more time on decision making on revocation of Armed Forces Special Power Act from certain areas in Jammu and Kashmir by deciding to send an All Party Delegation to the troubled state, the ruling National Conference on Wednesday softened its stand More

APM a futile exercise: Pro-freedom camp

‘Address ground realities in Kashmir’

Arif Shafi Wani

Srinagar, Sept 15: The All Party Meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Kashmir today in New Delhi has failed to impress the pro-freedom leaders in the Valley who termed the endeavor a futile and time buying exercise aimed to deny Kashmiris their inalienable right to self-determination More

• Srinagar Airport to reopen Friday
• Core Group meets
• NC top brass to meet today