India seeks voice samples of 26/11 accused from Pak

PC, Malik Discuss Matters Of Mutual Interest At Thimpu

ACHINTA BORAH

Thimphu, July 24: India has pressed Pakistan for the voice samples of the seven accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and sought speedy trial of the case in that country to bring to justice the perpetrators of the strikes. Home Minister P Chidambaram made the request to his Pakistani More

'Working for welfare of artisans'

Focus On Theme-Based Initiatives: CS

Srinagar, July 24: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal Sunday emphasized on preparing a theme-based developmental model for the welfare of artisans of Shehar-i-Khas with a special focus on community-centric initiatives.  “It is time to identify small pocket areas of traditional artisan communities More

RESTRICTIONS IN MANZIGAM

Youth Detained For ‘Instigating Violence’

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, July 24: Restrictions remained imposed in Manzigam village in this South Kashmir district for the second consecutive day Sunday. Several youth were detained by police for allegedly instigating violence in the area on past Friday. Witnesses said police and paramilitary forces were More

'Sonia ticked me off on PC comments'

AGENCIES

New Delhi, July 24: Congress leader Digvijay Singh, who has landed in controversies with provocative comments, admitted for the first time that party chief Sonia Gandhi had ticked him off when he criticised Home Minister P Chidambaram last year for his anti-Maoist strategy. "The only gag More

Accessibility must for development: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Gurez (Bandipora), July 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday asserted that accessibility was a prerequisite for development of hilly and remote areas. Addressing a public gathering at Dawer here, Omar said he would take up construction of various tunnels in the state with Prime Minister More

9-km tunnel to be constructed on highway

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, July 24: The Centre will construct a 9 km-long tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar highway to improve the connectivity of several villages with the only road-link to Kashmir.The construction of Chenani-Nashri Tunnel, longest in the route, in Udhampur district is expected to cost around Rs 2,519 More

From NC bastion, PDP seeks ‘a chance to serve Srinagar’

SPOTLIGHT

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 24: From an assumed National Conference bastion here, top Peoples Democratic Party leadership Sunday vehemently attempted to dispel the notion that the party neglected Srinagar when it ruled Jammu and Kashmir a few years back. And seemingly in a damage control mode, the party leaders More

Progress in Kulgam ‘rape’ probe: Omar

UMER MAQBOOL

Dawar (Gurez), July 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday stated that “a lot of progress” has been made in the investigations into an alleged rape of a woman in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district.“I don’t make running commentary on investigations. We have made progress (in probe) to large extent More

Youth shot dead in Sopore

Srinagar, July 24: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a youth in north Kashmir’s Sopore town on Sunday evening.“The gunmen fired Mohsin Ahmed Wani, 35, son of Manzoor Ahmed of Jalalabad, Sopore near Kralteng this evening,” a police officer said. He said Wani was rushed to a hospital where doctors More