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India, Pakistan dialogue only way forward: Gilani
'Two Countries Cannot Afford To Fight Wars'
REZAUL H LASKAR/AGENCIES
Islamabad, Jan 2: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday said dialogue is the only way to resolve outstanding issues between Pakistan and India as both countries cannot afford to fight wars. Gilani made the remarks during the debut episode of the live show “Prime Minister Online” in which More
Pak should discard posture of compulsive hostility: Krishna
PRIYANKA TIKOO/PTI
New Delhi, Jan 2: In a forthright message to Pakistan, India on Sunday said its posture of “compulsive hostility” will not help a “serious and sustained” dialogue between the two countries.Noting that the country “walked the extra mile in reaching out” to its neighbour, External Affairs Minister More
Time to resolve Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Jan 2: The People’s Democratic Party Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday asserted that the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue cannot be put into cold storage anymore as it would risk the future of the region. In his address to a group of political workers from Mahor and Reasi areas here More
Intellectuals can’t be impartial: Yasin Malik
Need To Introspect At Individual, Collective Level, Says Mirwaiz
WASIM KHALID
Srinagar, Jan 2: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik Sunday said that writers and intellectuals can’t be impartial as “they have to either side with people or the state.” Addressing a seminar on ‘Role of Intellectuals in Freedom Struggle’ here, Malik said: “The More
PROF WANI REMEMBERED
ARSHAD HUSSAIN
Srinagar, Jan 2: It was a jam-packed room at Hotel Grand Mumtaz here where people from all hues had thronged on a winter Sunday afternoon to listen to intellectuals on their role in struggle for independence.Organised by Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary More
‘Draft of SOP to check mob violence submitted to MHA’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Jan 2: Aimed at effectively tackling mob violence in the country, the standard operating procedure (SOP), drafted by a panel of top police and security officials, has been submitted to the Union Home Ministry for implementation. “With a view to tackle the extreme law and order situations More
Academics drag Director to court
Challenge His Professorship; Shoot SOS To President, PM, MHRD
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Jan 2: Mess at the National Institute of Technology Srinagar just seems to be worsening with each passing day. The academics have now dragged the Institute’s director to a court, challenging his professorship apart from shooting SOS to the President of India - the Visitor of NITs, the Prime More
Move to 'displace' Faculty of Forestry from CM’s constituency
Academics Aghast As VC Office Circulates Memo
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Jan 2: What has triggered a major controversy at the Sher-I-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K), the varsity authorities have initiated the process to reverse its decision of establishing the Faculty of Forestry at Benihama Ganderbal, drawing flak More
Snow Splendour
With picturesque snow-clad Zabarwan hills in the background, a group of migratory birds cruises through Dal lake in Srinagar on Saturday. Habib Naqash/GK
Waiting for green signal
Trucks carrying essentials stranded on Srinagar-Jammu highway. Mubashir Khan/GK
On the job
As snowfall stopped on Friday, Beacon pressed bulldozers into service to clear the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Mubashir Khan/GK
Stranded...
An unattended car stuck on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Friday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Highway blocked
Areas around Jawhar tunnel on Srinagar-Jammu highway witnessed heavy snowfall on Wednesday and Thursday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Snow, snow everywhere
Heavy snowfall led to the closure of all the roads leading to south Kashmir on Thursday. Sajad Munwardi
Srinagar turns white
Snowman enjoys snowfall in heart of the Srinagar city on Thursday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Stranded.....
Continuous snowfall since Wednesday evening has left many vehicles stranded at various places in Srinagar. Habib Naqash/GK
Please let us study
Students staged protest at Press Encalve in Srinagar on Thursday against government’s ultimatum to coaching centers. Habib Naqash/GK
Snowfall hits life
Snowfall brought life to a grinding halt in Srinagar and other adjoining areas on Thursday. Habib Naqash/GK
Snowfall brings respite
Much awaited snowfall in Kashmir Valley on Wednesday broke the 2-month long dry spell. Habib Naqash/GK
Dark sky....
Dark clouds hover over Jammu. Much awaited rainfall brought respite for people on Wednesday. Mir Imran/GK
Where are our kith and kin?
Family members of the victims, who were subjected to enforced disappearance during past 20-years, stage a sit-in at Pratap Park in Srinagar on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Too young for the job
A child sells candies and other items near Regal Chowk in city centre on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Welcome visitors
Migratory birds take a dip in Dal lake in Srinagar on Tuesday. Habib Naqash/GK
Old is gold
With public transport remaining off the roads on Monday in wake of the strike call, people in Jammu used traditional modes of transport to move around. Mir Imran/GK
‘Roll back passenger tax’
Transporters on Monday took out a protest rally in Jammu against government’s decision to increase passenger tax. Mir Imran/GK
Shopian Case
Policemen intercept Shakeel Ahmed Ahangar at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Monday. He was not allowed to stage a sit-in and was detained in Kothibagh Police Station. Aman Farooq/GK
‘26 militants killed in 2010’
DIG north Kashmir Muneer Khan addresses a news conference at volatile Sopore town on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Transport strike hits life
Inter-district bus service remained paralyzed in the Valley on Monday in response to the strike call given by the transporters. Habib Naqash/GK
Traditional gift
Former AJK Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider (right) gifts Kashmiri Kangri to Mian Nawaz Sharif at a meeting in Muzaffarabad on Sunday. Tariq Naqash/GK
No bargain please
An elderly woman sells dried fish on a Srinagar street on Sunday. Dried fish is a cherished dish in the Valley during winters. Aman Farooq/GK
Winter Woes
People wait for their turn outside a Kersone oil depot in Srinagar on Sunday. Aman Farooq/GK
- Opinion
2011- How I see it
Kashmir will continue to hog the limelight
PUNCHLINE BY Z.G.MUHAMMAD
I love reading “this week for you” columns in Sunday newspapers and news magazines. I am an Aquarian- before scanning through the headlines or drowning myself in edit and OpEd pages I always love reading More
- Op-Ed
Ensuring peace and justice in Kashmir
Easy to criticize and rubbish all efforts, difficult to construct and succeed. Easier said than done
GUEST COLUMN BY SEEMA MUSTAFA
Ever since we published the report of the Delegation of parliamentarians and civil society that visited Kashmir in December 2010, formulated a Committee for Promoting Dialogue With Jammu and Kashmir, and More
- Letters
Entrepreneurship is all about intelligence
This refers to the column ‘Partnering Entrepreneurship’ by Sajjad Bazaz (GK Dec 26). The author has very clearly brought out various aspects of entrepreneurship in Kashmir. I completely agree with his More
- Editorial
Srinagar: Chaotic Roads
How do you describe a normal day on the roads of Srinagar - traffic moving at a snail’s pace, squeezed road space because of the vendors occupying it, honking horns by frustrated drivers, and no space More
- Kashmir
Showkat Guru gets heroes' welcome
ALTAF BABA
Dobgah (Sopore) Jan 2: Showkat Hussain Guru, released after serving 9-year term for his involvement in the 2001 Parliament attack, was accorded heroes welcome on Sunday at his native village here in north More
- Jammu
Army soldiers under scanner
'FAKE' IEDs IN JK
SUMIR KAUL
Jammu/New Delhi, Jan 2: Planting of "fake" improvised explosive devices by some people allegedly in connivance with certain middle-rung Army officials is becoming a new way in Jammu and Kashmir to earn More
- News
‘ULFA ready for peace talks without pre-conditions’
Sibsagar, Jan 2: ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa today said his outfit was ready to sit for peace talks without any preconditions for an "honourable" solution to relieve the people of Assam of their suffering More




