Incessant rains cause havoc

Houses Damaged In Baramulla

SAMAAN LATEEF/ALTAF BABA

Srinagar, Apr 18: Continuous rains for past one week have created a flood like situation in different parts of the state particularly in north Kashmir and Doda district of Jammu region.The flood threat is looming large in Kupwara and some parts of Baramulla, where rural areas have been partially More

5 of family buried alive

Cop Washed Away

Jammu, Apr 18: Five persons of a family among six persons were killed and several houses gutted as rains coupled with flash floods and thunderstorm continue to wreak havoc across the Jammu region.Reports reaching here revealed that torrential rains continue to lash the upper reaches of the region More

Moulana Showkat’s Killing

JAH announces 10-member panel

Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik Included

UMER MAQBOOLSrinagar, Apr 18: Announcing setting up of All Parties Investigating Committee to probe the killing of its former chief Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, the Jamiat-Ahli-Hadees (JAH) Monday said they would approach the Government and United Jihad Council (UJC) for bringing More

Ready to face execution, if proven guilty: Faktoo

Srinagar, Apr 18: The incarcerated separatist leader Ashiq Hussain Faktoo alias Dr Muhammad Qasim on Monday said that he was ready to present himself for execution at Lal Chowk here if the police claim that one of the accused in Moulana Showkat’s killing, Abdul Gani Dar alias Gazali, had met him in More

SKUAST-K bats for Dr Tej Pratap’s ‘honesty’

He Can’t Evade Appearance: Zaffar Shah

INQUIRY ROW FALLOUT

FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, Apr 18: It was not the vice-chancellor himself, but a handful of students and staff members of the SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K) who Monday batted for the top officer’s “honesty” in a purchase scam at the Chaudhary More

Missing Mutton

Standoff continues, Govt clueless

All Options Open: Div Com

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, Apr 18: While Kashmir markets continue to be short of mutton for almost a month now due to deadlock between authorities and dealers over imposition of VAT on import of livestock, the state government seems to be clueless on how to deal with the issue.
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Survey on world’s largest wild goat begins in JK

Study To Ascertain Markhor Population Trends, Habitat

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Apr 18: In a bid to ascertain the population and study the habitat of the largest wild goat in the world, highly endangered Markhor, a comprehensive survey has been kick-started in Jammu and Kashmir by the experts in collaboration with the Wildlife Department.Known for its thick fur More

Ram Jethmalani to launch reanimated Kashmir Committee

‘Will Be Visiting Valley Soon’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 18: With the political and apolitical groups in New Delhi shifting renewed focus on Jammu and Kashmir, the Kashmir Committee constituted way back in 2002 to reach out to the separatists is being revived. A formal announcement to this effect would be made in New Delhi tomorrow.Confirming More

Interlocutors’ roundtable begins at SKICC

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 18: Centre’s interlocutors on Kashmir began the two-day roundtable conference with “intelligentsia and academia” here Monday to workout a “political solution” of the issue.“Purpose of the roundtable conference is to listen to various shades of opinion for working out political settlement More

It’s democratic revolution: Cong

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 18: Hailing the “huge” turn-out of voters in Panchyat elections in Jammu and Kashmir as a "democratic revolution", Congress Monday said this was a "big message" to the forces advocating separatism in the state for the last 62 years."A democratic revolution is happening in Jammu More

US fuelling Shia, Sunni discord: Iran

Tehran, Apr 18: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Monday accused Tehran’s arch-foe the United States of wanting to create tension between Iran and Arabs, adding that the attempt would fail.“America is trying to sow discord among Shiites and Sunnis. They want to create tension between Iran and Arabs More