Taking every possible measure to ensure calm summer: PC

‘Geelani’s Figures On Political Prisoners Highly Exaggerated’

KHALID GUL

Pahalgam, June 21: Expressing satisfaction over the prevailing security situation in Kashmir, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram Tuesday said the Government is taking every possible measure to ensure peaceful summer this year.“Things have been going quite smoothly and normalcy has returned while More

Home Minister tours old city

WASIM KHALID/AGENCIES

Srinagar, June 21: Taking security grid by surprise, the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram, on a 2-day visit to Kashmir to review the security situation, conducted an extensive tour of Srinagar, including the “volatile” Old City, on Monday evening. Sources said the Home Minister after seeking More

One-to-one with Soz

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, June 21: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today held a one-to-one meeting with the state president of Congress, Saif-ud-diz Soz, here and discussed socio-political situation in the state, a party spokesman said.“The Home Minister and Soz had a one-to-one meeting at Raj Bhavan. The two More

‘Core issues’ should be addressed with sincerity: Gilani

Indo-Pak Talks

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, June 21: Ahead of the crucial Foreign Secretary-level talks here, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday said the “core issues” between the two countries should be addressed with sincerity in the bilateral dialogue process.Gilani “underlined the imperative of addressing the core More

PMs likely to meet in Nov

AGENCIES

Islamabad, June 21: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh on the sidelines of the 17th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit in Maldives in November.The Nation quoted the sources as saying that this week More

Infiltration reports not credible: Army

‘No Militant Crossed Into Valley This Year’

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, June 21: Denying reports of infiltration across the Line of Control (LoC), the Army Tuesday said the bids were at a 20-year low as no militant has been able to sneak into the Kashmir Valley so far this year.“I think I can count them as infiltration attempts, (there were) perhaps two More

USE CALM TO RESOLVE KASHMIR: MEHBOOBA

PDP Demands Revocation Of Cases Against Youth

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 21: While Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is in the Valley to review security situation, Opposition Peoples Democratic Party Chief, Mehbooba Mufti, Tuesday asked Government of India to use prevailing calm in the region to solve Kashmir problem.“The lull we see in the state should More

Omar follows Mufti’s ‘food steps’

Srinagar, June 21: The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s visit to Kashmir not only put the state administration on tenterhooks as Omar Abdullah-led Coalition government made all out efforts to showcase its mantra of stability during summer after last year’s unrest but even the largest opposition More

NC-Cong united ideologically: Dr Kamal

‘Our Relationship Dates Back To Nehru-Sheikh Era’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 21: Senior National Conference leader Mustafa Kamal today said the alliance between his party and Congress in Jammu and Kashmir was based on principles and ideological bonding.“The relationship between National Conference and Congress is enshrined in the history of Jammu & Kashmir More

RK Singh emerges frontrunner

Next Home Secretary?

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 21: Raj Kumar Singh, a 1975 batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, is a top contender for the post of Union Home Secretary to take over from G K Pillai who retires on June 30.Singh, currently Secretary, Defence Production, in the Ministry of Defence, had last week appeared before Home More

Pak clerics denounce suicide bombings

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, June 21: Hundreds of Islamic scholars in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan tribal region have declared suicide bombings as unlawful and asked all foreign militants hiding in the area to stop such attacks, according to media reports Tuesday.About 300 religious scholars unanimously More