India invites Pakistan to resume talks

Qureshi Expected In New Delhi In Next 2 Months

AGENCIES

New Delhi, Jan 7: India has invited Pakistan to resume talks after last year's slow-progressing dialogue between the two countries."I have extended an invitation to my counterpart (in Pakistan) to visit India and earnestly hope that we can take the process of dialogue forward," External Affairs More

FLAG HOISTING ROW SET TO HIT TOURISM

Tourists Start Raising Queries About Law And Order

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 7: The Bhartiya Janta Party’s adamancy to go ahead with hoisting of tri-colour in Srinagar is worrying stakeholders in the tourism industry in Kashmir who fear that the move might dampen their hopes from winter tourism. This is the second blow that the tourism industry fears in a span More

Dr Farooq slams BJP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 7: Lashing out at BJP for its plan to hoist the national flag in Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Republic Day, Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the main opposition party was trying to hide its failures in the garb of nationalism."Just being in BJP does not give you certificate More

‘No one can stop us’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 7: Rejecting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's warning, the youth wing of BJP today said no one could stop them from hoisting the national flag at Srinagar's Lal Chowk on Republic Day."The statement made by Omar Abdullah is irresponsible. No one stop can us from hoisting the tri-colour More

Shopian minor booked under PSA

Lodged In District Jail Kathua

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Jan 7: Jammu and Kashmir Government has slapped Public Safety Act on a 15-year-old boy from south Kashmir Shopian district for “being threat to the security and sovereignty of the State.”Just 15 days after finishing his class 10th examination, Towseef Hussain Bhat son of Ghulam Muhammad More

Protests against arrest of militant’s sister

KHALID GUL

Tral, Jan 7: Amid a complete shutdown, massive protests erupted in this South Kashmir town following the arrest of a 21-year old girl whose brother is a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant. Police claimed that the girl was detained for having militancy links.“The personnel of Special Task Force (STF) More

Demos in old city, Sopore

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Jan 7: Pro-freedom protests were held in old Srinagar and Sopore town after Friday prayers today. After Friday prayers, hundreds of youth raising pro-freedom and anti-government slogans took to streets in Rajouri Kadal and Nowhatta in downtown area. The protesters clashed with More

Politics ‘ruins’ BOSE

Crucial Institution Without Chairman For 3 Months

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 7: Politics is eating into the vitals of the State Board of School Education, much to the annoyance of the stakeholders who accuse the Jammu and Kashmir Government of being indifferent towards the vital institution.According to sources, absence of a full-fledged chairman has led More

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