Separatists fund, fuel unrest: DGP

‘Everyone Knows Harsh Reality Behind Political Killings’

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Jan 3: Blaming the separatists for funding and fuelling stone-pelting in the Valley, the state police chief Kuldeep Khoda Monday said that 207 persons were detained for stone-pelting during the summer unrest out of whom 55 were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA).Khoda said that everyone More

35 shops, 5 houses gutted in Bandipora

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Jan 3: A major fire that broke out in main market Bandipora in the wee hours of Monday destroyed around 35 shops and five houses.The fire started at around 5:00 am near the Gulshan Chowk and it spread to the entire Khadim Market. By the time the shopkeepers managed to inform the fire More

‘Neglected then, neglected now’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Bandipora, Jan 3: History seems to have come full circle with today’s horrific fire incident in this north Kashmir district.According to observers, there is an oft-repeated legend associated with Bandipora district, dating back to the times when Maharajas ruled Jammu and Kashmir.It is believed More

Officials ‘deliberately’ killed trout fingerlings

Accused Fined, To Face Suspension

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 3: In a sheer case of dereliction of duty, officials of the Fisheries Department at Shopian hatchery have been indicted for “deliberately” killing thousands of trout fingerlings during past 2 days.The accused officials had deliberately stopped water supply to the hatchery in south More

Hurriyat unity project in jeopardy

Leaders Feel Coordination Better Than Merger

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 3: Separatists may have worked in close coordination during the last summer’s unrest, but the bigger unity project that was being worked out over the past some years has been quietly abandoned.Despite various quarters in the separatist camp preferring coordination over merger, the More

Official ‘apathy’ botch up cross-LoC trade

Traders Protest Lack Of Facilities

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 3: Started with much fanfare and as a ‘major confidence building measure’ between India and Pakistan in 2008, the intra-Kashmir trade has run into rough weather as Kashmiri traders Monday suspended the activity indefinitely due to government’s “indifference” to provide basic infrastructure More

Militants getting money through LoC: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 3: The police chief on Monday said militants in the state continued to receive funds through different channels like cross-border trade and electronic transfers.“The militants have adopted different channels to bring in money. The money also came to them through trade across the Line More

Uncertainty shrouds Sgr-Dubai flight

Stakeholders Worried; Issue Raised With GOI: JK Govt

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 3: Restoration of the Srinagar-Dubai flight, which was grounded a year back, seems to be a discarded concern in the power corridors of Jammu and Kashmir, even as it is worrying the stakeholders who have begun to question the ‘international’ status of the Srinagar Airport.The Air More

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