• TOP STORIES

No change in visa policy: China

‘Kashmir An Issue Left Over From History’

K J M VARMA

Beijing, Sept 2: China Thursday made it clear that it was not reviewing its stance on stapled visas to Kashmiris saying the country’s visa policy on Jammu and Kashmir is consistent and stays unchanged.“About our visa policy toward inhabitants in the Indian controlled Kashmir (sic) region the policy More

Visa denial reflects Beijing’s predilection: Gen Jaswal

ASHWINI SHRIVASTAVA/PTI

Leh, Sept 2: Army’s Northern Command Chief Lt Gen B S Jaswal today remained unruffled by the Chinese action denying him a visa that fuelled a diplomatic row with India but said it reflected their “predilection”.“My name came up as part of the annual dialogue which takes place as part of the Confidence More

2 youth shot in Srinagar

CURFEW IN OLD CITY, ISLAMABAD; PROTESTS CONTINUE

GOWHAR BHAT/KHALID GUL

Srinagar/Islamabad, Sept 2: Authorities on Thursday imposed curfew-like restrictions across summer capital in response to the strike call of Hurriyat Conference (G) while curfew continued in Islamabad town for the fourth day running to contain protests. Protests broke out at several places across More

ANTI-IKHWAN PROTESTS IN HAJIN

TARIQ RASOOL

Hajin (Bandipora), Sept 2: Hundreds of people today staged protests in Hajin township of North Kashmir’s Bandipora district. While demanding the release of Moulana Assadullah Parray, a local Hurryiat (G) leader, protestors raised slogans against the revival of Ikhwan.Hundreds of people from various More

Youth jumps into Chenab after police beating

Protests In Thatri; Police Station Ransacked

SHEIKH NASIR HUSSAIN

Thatri (Doda), Sept 2: Violent protest demonstrations broke out in Thatri area of mountainous Doda district after a local driver jumped into river Chenab immediately after he was released from police custody.Protestors ransacked local police station and set on fire the official vehicle of Station More

Flight operations shift to Awantipora

Security Arrangements In Place: Govt

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sept 2: The turbulence over the operation of flights from the Awantipora airport—25 kms from here—finally ended on Thursday, with a central security agency, Airports Authority of India and the Indian Air Force jointly agreeing to put in place “foolproof security arrangements” for the safety More

AI reschedules flights

Jammu, Sept 2: Station Manager Air India, Jammu Sanjiv Misri has said that Air India will not be operating any flight on Jammu-Srinagar-Jammu sectors on the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th, 14th and 15th September in view of closure of Srinagar Airport.Meanwhile, according to him, IC821 More

Geelani issues 10-day protest program

Calls For Austere Eid; ‘Celebrations And Sorrows Can’t Go Together’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sept 2: Two days after threatening to intensify the ongoing agitation, the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday announced another 10-day protest program, urging people to observe the Eid-ul-Fitr with utmost austerity in view of the killings of 65 youth during More



  • Opinion

Delhi gone crazy

COMMENT

THEY ACCEPT EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE REALITY, HASSAN ZAINAGIREE

Even then it is more than two months  when mass uprising virtually crippled Omar Abdullah led coalition government and put question marks on the very “idea” of ‘democratic republic’, New Delhi is More


  • Op-Ed

Moments and Movements

In the life of movements certain moments decisively test the responsibility and wisdom of leaders; of people as well.

MEHMOOD-UR-RASHID

Imagine a people waking up to the disappearance of all meaning. Nothing stands for anything and anything could be stretched to everything; could there be a catastrophe bigger than this! It is an imaginary More



  • Letters

Airport closure: Communal identities figure nowhere

This refers to column INKSIGHT Airport Chalo. I think comparisons on communal terms are not genuine. In a context like this terms like `Hindu' and `Muslim' only deepen the polarization between two communities More


  • Friday Focus

Stinking Corruption

PROF G R MALIK

More than a year ago a write-up appeared in these columns entitled, ‘Sports is All’. That write-up had been written in answer to a query raised by a distinguished intellectual who wondered at the blinding More


  • Kashmir

Govt to instill sense of security among Sikhs: Omar to Badal

Punjab gives Rs 1 cr for Leh flood affected

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 2: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today assured the Shiromani Akali Dal President and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister, Sukhbir Singh Badal that his Government would take all steps to instill More


  • Srinagar City

SOUTH CITY TOPS CAPITAL ATROCITIES

Killings, crackdowns, arrests, protests…

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sept 2: Shahr-e-Khaas could be volcanic hub of the summer Capital. But in the past two months of unrest, the south City seems to have faced more atrocities at the alleged hands of police and More



  • Jammu

Central team visits Banihal

DIARRHEA EPIDEMIC

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Jammu, Sept 2: After conducting a survey in Doda to find out the reasons behind the spread of diarrhea, the central team today visited Banihal area which also reported several cases of the gastroenteritis More


  • South Asia

Sonia to be re-elected Congress chief

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sept 2: With only her nomination papers being filed, Sonia Gandhi will be re-elected unopposed as the Congress President for the fourth consecutive term and the announcement is expected to be More



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