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SIT probe begins in Kulgam rape

Protests Continue, Identification Parade Of Soldiers Likely Today

KHALID GUL

Manzgam (Kulgam), July 22: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of police constituted to probe the alleged abduction and rape of 25-year-old Rukaya Bano Friday visited the victim’s Dokha (makeshift house) inside Cheranbal forests here, in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, to collect circumstantial More

No violence marks found: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: A police spokesman Friday evening said that the preliminary medical examination of the alleged rape victim Rukaya Bano has shown no marks of violence or resistance on any part of the body especially on her private parts.About the day’s situation, the spokesman said, “The day More

Govt not learning from blunders: PDP

Srinagar July 22: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said the Manzgam (Kulgam) incident once again underlines failure of the state government to learn from its own blunders and refusal to build an atmosphere of trust and accountability.Mehbooba visited Manzgam Friday to More

ARMY ASSURES COOPERATION

We Are Omnipresent, Vulnerable: Lt Gen Hasnain

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, July 22: Assuring complete cooperation in investigations, the army Friday moved quickly in ordering an internal probe following allegations by a woman from Kulgam area that two army personnel had abducted and raped her. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also promised action, saying the Armed More

Mehbooba playing politics: Sakina Itoo

Srinagar, July 22: Minister for Social Welfare and MLA Noorabad Sakina Itoo has lambasted Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and condemned her attitude of “playing politics on the crest of a tragic incident.”Sakina, in a statement issued by National Conference media cell, More

Guilty won’t be spared: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said the guilty in alleged abduction and rape incident at Kulgam won’t be spared.In a post on micro-blogging site Twitter, Omar said: “The size of army unit in the area is less than 20 strong, so identification parade won’t be a problem. Guilty More

SHRC seeks report

Srinagar, July 22: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission has taken suo-moto cognizance of the Kulgam incident and sought a factual report in the matter from Government and Police.Taking suo-moto cognizance of a report ‘Kulgam woman alleges gang-rape by soldiers’ published in Greater More

INTERLOCUTORS MIRED IN INTERNAL STRIFE?

Delhi Struggles To Handle Differences In K-Panel

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 22: Cracks in the New Delhi appointed panel of interlocutors seem to be clearly visible, making New Delhi a little unnerved.So far the differences among the panel members—academician Radha Kumar, journalist Dileep Padgaonkar and former information commissioner MM Ansari—would be More

Coalition promises to revive SAC, strengthen SIC

Right Persons Must For Right Job: Soz; Decision Soon: Sagar

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 22: With coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir cutting a sorry figure for delaying revival of the State Accountability Commission and strengthening of the State Information Commission, the coalition partners Thursday resolved to revive and strengthen the premier bodies to bring More

Observe shutdown: Geelani

Srinagar, July 22: Condemning the alleged rape of a woman in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Friday appealed people to observe complete shutdown against the human rights violations committed by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
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Sopore girl released on bail

Srinagar, July 22: The Chief Judicial Magistrate Sopore Friday granted bail to a local girl arrested by police last week on charges of militancy.After police filed fresh report stating non-involvement and insufficient evidence against Qurat-ul-Ain, the CJM Sopore Kounser Ahmed Qureshi ordered More

2 army officers die in Siachen fire

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, July 22: Two army officers, including a Major, were charred to death and four jawans injured when a bunker caught fire in Siachen area of frontier Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.Major Gurphej Singh and Lieutenant Archit Verdiya died when their fibre glass bunker at Ashok post, located More



  • Opinion

Fai Arrest-US Exigency

…India & Pakistan would do well to live without US meddling!

VIEWPOINT BY DR.JAVID IQBAL

GHULAM Nabi Fai-Executive Director of Kashmir American Council [KAC] stands arrested by Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI). As revealed by US Justice Department officials FBI has arrested sixty two More


  • Op-Ed

Is Kashmir under stress?

Stress, Heart Disease and Kashmir

IF YOU TAKE STRESS, DO YOU GROW WEAKER AT HEART. HERE ARE TIPS TO OVERCOME IT

It is a common belief for several decades that people who are under lot of stress have increased risk of heart disease in the form of heart attacks, angina and related diseases.Is it correct? And if so More



  • Letters

Join hands to fight corruption

This refers to the protest rally by the State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Member of Assembly from Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami in Srinagar. The leader has demanded framing of More


  • Editorial

Colleges sans purpose?

The police action against the protesting college lecturers working on contract basis this week has, as always, been an unpleasant scene. There are two issues that emerge out of the situation faced by the More


  • Kashmir

Revoke controversial laws from JK: SAD (A)

‘Separatists true representatives of Kashmiris’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 22: President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and former Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Maan on Friday demanded immediate revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and other More


  • Srinagar City

COME EVENINGS, CRPF BLOCKS MUNAWARABAD ROAD

TRAFFIC JAMS LAST TILL MIDNIGHT; LOCALS, TOURIST AGHAST

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, July 22: Come evenings, the paramilitary CRPF often blocks the Munawarbad Road, a key to link to Shahr-e-Khaas thereby causing huge gridlocks on the busy track.  The complainants said the More



  • Jammu

Jammu students demand setting up of CU

Jammu, July 22: Hundreds of students gathered here Friday to demand that a Central University, sanctioned more than two years ago, be set up in Jammu.    The students tried to take out a More


  • South Asia

Pakistan protests arrest of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, July 22: The Pakistani government has lodged a protest with the US over the arrest of Kashmiri separatist Ghulam Nabi Fai and accused Washington of running a "slander campaign" against Islamabad More


  • Business

‘JK to upgrade skills of 40 lakh persons by 2025’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Speakers at a seminar said there was a dire need to change curricula to produce human resource with technical, managerial and administrative skills needed by industry, trade and business More


  • World

Fai detention hearing postponed till Tuesday

LALIT K JHA/PTI

Washington, July 22: The detention hearing of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai, arrested by FBI for illegally lobbying for Pakistan in the US, was postponed for next Tuesday as his attorney had scheduling conflicts More



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