Indo-Pak talks begin today

FOREIGN SECRETARIES MEETING IN ISLAMABAD

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Islamabad, June 22: Indian Foreign Secretary, Nirupama Rao will arrive here on Thursday to hold two rounds of talks on June 23 and 24 with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to discuss peace and security, Jammu and Kashmir and promotion of friendly exchanges between the two countries.The More

Kashmir at the crux: Poll

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Washington, June 22: A majority of people in India and Pakistan think that resolution of Kashmir issue, which is at the crux of tensions in the region, is important to facilitate better ties between the two “hostile” neighbours.Majorities in both countries think it is important to find a resolution More

Water worry threatens peace process

Islamabad, June 22: US is not very hopeful about the long-term prospects of Pakistan and India easily resolving their disagreements about the “emotional issue” of water, especially given “Pakistani anxiety over access to water”.According to secret US diplomatic cables accessed by WikiLeaks, Washington More

Washington encouraged

Washington, June 22: Ahead of the foreign secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan, the United States has said that it is encouraged by the dialogue between the two South Asian neighbours.“I think we are encouraged by the dialogue that has been ongoing between India and Pakistan and the More

All issues to be discussed: Krishna

On Board Special Aircraft, June 22: On the eve of the Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary-level talks, India Wednesday said it is making a “determined bid” to workout a cordial relationship with Pakistan and that all issues that “bug” the ties, “including terrorism”, will be discussed.“All issues that More

No progress sans Kashmir: Gilani

Islamabad, June 22: Pakistan Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilan Wednesday said that Indo-Pak dialogue can’t move forward without discussing the Kashmir issue.“We have always emphasised on dialogue with India and want solution of all outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through talks”, Gilani More

PC concludes Valley visit

Travels To BSF Post On LoC, Meets Governor

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Gurez/Srinagar, June 22: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram Wednesday left Srinagar for New Delhi in a special plane in the afternoon concluding his three-day visit to the Valley.Before his departure for Delhi, Chidambaram this morning visited a forward post of BSF in Neru Gurez near the LoC in More

Caught in chopper snag

Srinagar, June 22: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram was Tuesday forced to change his helicopter while on way to Gurez from Pahalgam in Kashmir valley following a problem in one of the two engines of the BSF chopper, 20 minutes after take off.Official sources said the pilot reported that one of More

Hope Kashmir figures in Indo-Pak talks: Omar

‘Polls No Solution To The Issue’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 22: With India and Pakistan set to resume Foreign Secretary-level talks, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday called for inclusion of Kashmir issue in the comprehensive dialogue process between the neighbouring countries and efforts thereof to resolve this “extremely complex” problem More

‘No question of revoking ban on local news channels’

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday made it clear that government would not allow local cable channels to broadcast news.“We are not going to allow local channels to broadcast news, not in the immediate future,” Omar said at an informal interaction with media persons at More

1500 cops killed in 20 yrs: DGP

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 22: Police Wednesday said that more than 1500 cops have been killed during the past 20 years of insurgency in the state. More than 16,000 police personnel sustained injuries in militancy related incidents and law and order problems during the period.Talking to media persons on the More

Geelani under house arrest

‘Detainees Figures Not Exaggerated’

Srinagar, June 22: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani was placed under house arrest on Wednesday.“A huge contingent of police cordoned off Geelani sahib’s Hyderpora residence this morning and informed him that he cannot move out,” the Hurriyat (G) spokesman Ayaz Akbar said More

Qurrah for Hajj seats today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 22: Consequent upon allotment of additional 1500 Hajj seats, the general Qurrah for 2746 Hajj seats for 2011 in J&K will be held on June 23, 2011 at Mumbai, an official spokesman said.According to J&K State Hajj Committee Srinagar, the information regarding selected pilgrims More

AI scraps Centaur deal

New Delhi, June 22: Soon after an expose by a Delhi-based news channel, the deal between state carrier Air India and DB Realty over the management rights of a five star hotel in Srinagar was scrapped Wednesday evening.The channel accused that the airline had not scrapped its deal with the firm More