Army action illegal: Omar

‘AFSPA Not Applicable In Ladakh’

Searches In Leh Hotels

MANZOOR-UL-HASSANSrinagar, June 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said searches of hotels by Army in Leh district earlier this week were “illegal” as Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was not applicable in the region.“If Army did conduct such an operation, More

Govt takes up matter with Northern Command

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 4: The State government has taken up the issue of Army action in Leh with the Northern Command, citing its negative fallout on the tourism sector.“I have talked to GOC-in-C of Northern Command Lt Gen K T Parnaik and expressed our concern,” Minster for Tourism Nawang Rigzin Jora More

Delay in plan finalization hit development schemes

Wrap-Up Meeting Likely On June 15

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, June 4: While the wrap-up meeting between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia to approve 2011-12 annual plan for Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled for June 15, authorities are concerned over “loss of working season” due to non-allocation More

Ilyas Kashmiri killed in US drone attack

HUJI Confirms Death, Vows Revenge

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, June 4: Top al-Qaeda linked militant, Ilyas Kashmiri, accused of being the key planner behind the 26/11 Mumbai attack, was killed in a targeted US drone strike in Pakistan’s restive northwest, a month after the death of Osama bin Laden.47-year-old Kashmiri, a former Pakistani army commando More

Justice Kabir opens ADR Centre at High Court

Dispute Resolution Centres Best Mechanism To Settle Cases: Justice Kalifullah

D A RASHID

Srinagar, June 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday advocated recourse to mediation and alternative dispute resolution options to help clear the large number of pending cases before the courts, and reduce the chances of appeals and revisions by the litigants.Describing mediation and third More

‘NDA incapacitated our earlier initiative’

Gen Musharraf’s 4-Point Formula Can Provide Basis For Settlement: Jethmalani

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 4: The Kashmir Committee head and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Ram Jethmalani Saturday blamed the then National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of incapacitating his mission Kashmir.“For more than one reason, we left the mission half way. We did this mainly because allegations More

'Come to Khirbawani in large numbers'

Malik Urges Pandits

Srinagar, June 4: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Muhammad Yasin Malik, on Saturday appealed Kashmiri Pandits living in Delhi, Jammu and other places to participate in large numbers in the annual festival of Khirbawani in the Valley.Kashmiri Muslims have always treated Pandits More