3 grenade attacks in Valley

3 CRPF Personnel Injured; Cop Shot At

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Oct 25: Unidentified persons lobbed three grenades within a span of four hours across the valley Tuesday that injured three paramilitary personnel. Gunmen also shot a policeman in Islamabad (Anantnag) district of south Kashmir.Police officials said around 12:25 PM, the first grenade More

NC blames Army

Not Worth Commenting Upon: Lt Gen Hasnain

Srinagar, Oct 25: Ruling National Conference blamed the army for Tuesday’s grenade attacks in the Srinagar city. However the General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based Chinar Corps Lieutenant General S A Hasnain rubbished the claim saying, “It is not worth commenting upon.”“These attacks have More

42 JK cadre IPS officers face action for ‘default’

MHA Hosts Names On Website

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Oct 25: The Government of India has decided to put around 40 senior police officers from Jammu and Kashmir cadre in the negative list of vigilance clearance for their failure to declare annual Immovable Property Returns (IPR).The list of 864 “defaulting” Indian Police Service (IPS) officers More

Cong leaders pitch for rotational CM

Not Consulted On AFSPA: Soz

MUSHTAQ AHMAD

Srinagar, Oct 25: With the state Congress president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz by the side, Congress leaders at a rally in Sangrama area of Baramulla Tuesday made a strong pitch for rotational Chief Minister in Jammu and Kashmir. They even projected Prof Soz as the next Chief Ministerial candidate to replace More

Decision before Durbar move: CM

Interlocutor Endorses Omar’s Stand

AFSPA REVOCATION

MOAZUM MUHAMMADSrinagar, Oct 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday set a deadline for the proposed withdrawal of the contentious Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFPSA) from select areas of the state while Dileep Padgaonkar, the head of New Delhi appointed panel of Interlocutors More

Home, Defence Ministers should concur: Khurshid

‘Army Has To Be Taken On Board’

New Delhi, Oct 25: With a consensus on AFSPA withdrawal from parts of Jammu and Kashmir elusive, Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said Home Minister P Chidambaram and Defence Minister AK Antony need to concur on the issue and the Indian Army has to be taken on board before any decision can More

PaK Chief Justice shot

Muzaffarabad, Oct 25: The Chief Justice of Pakistan-administered Kashmir’s High Court was Tuesday shot at and seriously injured here.Ghulam Mustafa Mughal, the Chief Justice, was taking a walk with his bodyguards near his home in PaK capital Muzaffarabad when the gunman opened fire at him, witnesses More

‘Probe Kashmir’s mass graves’

New Delhi, Oct 25: Human rights activists have called for investigations into enforced disappearances and unidentified graves in Jammu and Kashmir.Taking part in a meeting organised by the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) and People’s Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) here over the weekend More

PDP president election on Oct 31

Srinagar, Oct 25:  The Election for the post of President of  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would be held on October 31, 2011, a party spokesman said.  He said in a notification issued More

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Centre holds peace talks with ULFA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 25: The Centre today held talks with the top leadership of the banned ULFA and discussed various aspects of its 'charter of demands' which sought amendment in the Constitution to find a More

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