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Sopore youth dies in police custody

3 Cops Suspended; DSP Attached; 6 Injured In Clashes

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, July 31: A 28-year old shopkeeper was allegedly tortured to death in police custody in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday. Following the incident, tension gripped the entire Sopore area with additional forces of police and CRPF rushed in to control the angry residents.   More

CM promises swift action

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Describing as an "inexcusable gross human rights violation" the custodial death of a youth in Sopore town, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today promised that swift and exemplary action will be taken in the case."The death of Anjum (Nazim) Rashid in police custody is a gross human rights violation More

Mehbooba,separatists under house arrest

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 31: Fearing escalation of protests in the wake of the killing of a youth in the custody of police in Sopore, entire separatist leadership and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti were put under house detention on Sunday.  Curbs were imposed on the movement of Peoples More

Killing evokes widespread condemnation

Srinagar, July 31: The alleged custodial killing in Sopore has evoked condemnation from all quarters.Terming the killing as worst act of state-sponsored terrorism, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani said people of Sopore should protest against this brutal act.“People More

Civil Society to approach GoI, NHPC

Return Of Power Projects

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 31: The civil society group spearheading the campaign for return of power projects to JK on Sunday said that they will seek all relevant information from Government of India and National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in the wake of High Court direction with regard to power projects More

3 soldiers killed in Kupwara

SHAHID RAFIQ\PTI

Srinagar, July 31: Three Army soldiers were killed and two others injured in a fierce gun-battle with militants near the Line of Control in Kupwara district last night, official sources said here.Soldiers of 19 Rajput Rifles of the Army noticed movement of heavily-armed militants near Temple Post More

FM to make statement in Parliament

Indo-Pak Talks

New Delhi, July 31: Foreign Minister S M Krishna will make a statement in both houses of Parliament this week on the outcome of the high-profile talks he had with his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar."With reference to various issues that we discussed with Khar during the course of her More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Punjabi Kavi Samelan held

Srinagar, July 31: Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages and Punjabi Sahitya Sabha organised a Punjabi Kavi Samelan here.  According to Academy communiqué, the Samelan was presided More


  • National

India lacks will to act against separatists:Padmanabhaiah

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Hyderabad, July 31: Indian Intelligence officials are competent enough to keep track of the activities of people like Kashmiri separatist leader Ghulam Nabi Fai, but the country lacked the political will More



  • Opinion

Talking Kashmir glamorously

It's not all about style, it's about substance too

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

She sent heart burns to India’s glamour world and made many stunning and glittering models envious. Pakistan’s 34-year old foreign minister, Hina Rabbani Khar on her arrival in New Delhi instantly attracted More


  • Op-Ed

Hina in India

She came and left, Kashmiris kept watching

VIEWPOINT BY JAVAID MALIK

First female Pakistan Foreign Minister, Hina Rabani Khar, landing in New Delhi on her maiden visit created furore in entire India. Many were surprised to see the “soft face” of Pakistan and a few were More



  • Letters

Kashmir: The story of pain, agony and uncertainty

This refers to the articles published about Kashmir problem and solution. If we go a little deeper, we are directly pushed back to the date which passed just a day back. It was just yesterday that the More


  • Editorial

Fighting Corruption

Even as the state continues to enjoy the dubious distinction of being among the first few  corrupt states of India, the words of praise for the J&K State Vigilance Organisation by the Minister More


  • Business

‘Paying guest’ concept fails to take off

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 31: The ambitious ‘paying guest concept’ introduced by the government at several tourist spots in Jammu has simply failed to take off, officials said. They said the government sometime More


  • Sports

North India Taekwondo Championship concludes

JK Lifts Trophy, Punjab Second

Srinagar, July 31: The 2-day North India Taekwondo Championship for junior, sub junior category Jammu and Kashmir Taekwondo Board and J&K Taekwondo Association concluded at Sheri-Kashmir Indoor Stadium More


  • Kashmir

3 women commit suicide in Valley

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 31: Three women, including a teenage girl, ended their lives by at different places in the Valley, police said on Sunday. A 22-year old girl of Panzalpora, Baramulla in north Kashmir More


  • Srinagar City

Like Pantha Chowk, Government unmoved by Parimpora traffic mess

Five years on, two mile Shalteng stretch awaits widening

M HYDERI

Srinagar, July 31: Not only the City but even all roads leading to the summer Capital seem to be in a mess. If Pantha Chowk square, Valley’s sole link to south Kashmir and Jammu faces chronic gridlocks More



  • Jammu

Traders, industrialists rue delay in V-C’s appointment

JPPF, NPSU continue hunger strike

CENTRAL UNIVERSITY ROW

Jammu, July 31: After Bar Association Jammu and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) Jammu on Sunday joined the movement for setting up of Jammu Central University and More


  • South Asia

CIA'S STATION CHIEF EXITS AMID TENSE TIES WITH ISI HEAD

REZAUL H LASKAR

  Islamabad, July 31: The CIA station chief in Islamabad, who oversaw the team that spotted Osama bin Laden, has left Pakistanfor medical reasons amid "extremely tense" ties with the ISI head, the More


  • World

Norway killer called cops to say 'mission accomplished'

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, July 31: Anders Breivik, the lone man arrested for killing 77 people in two terror attacks in Norway, rang up the police after the deadly massacre and said: "This is Brigadier Breivik - mission More



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