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22 killed,18 wounded in highway accident

Minibus Falls Into 500 Ft Deep Gorge Near Digdol

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, Sep 13: At least 22 persons were killed and 18 others wounded when an over-loaded minibus skidded off the road and rolled into a deep gorge in Digdol area on Srinagar-Jammu highway here on Tuesday afternoon.Police sources said the ill-fated vehicle (JK14B-180) was on its way to Banihal More

3 die in Valley mishaps

Srinagar, Sep 13: Three persons died and two others were injured in different road accidents across the Kashmir Valley Tuesday.A motorcycle bearing registration number JK03B/4547 and a Maruti car bearing registration number JK02AM/7245 collided with each other near BEd college Brakpora, Anantnag More

PDP legislator moves bill in assembly

Redefining JK’s Status

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar Sep 13: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislator, Nizam-ud-din Bhat, has moved a private member bill in the Assembly seeking deletion of Section 3 of the state constitution by virtue of which J&K is incorporated as an integral part of the union of India.Terming it a must for resolving More

Lashkar commander Abdullah Unni killed

Big Success Against Militancy: IGP

UMER MAQBOOL/PTI

Sopore, Sep 13: Police on Tuesday claimed to have killed the divisional commander of militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, Abdullah Unni, in a gunfight in this north Kashmir town. Police termed the killing as one of the biggest successes against militants during last few years.Superintendent of Police More

Spontaneous strike in memory of firing victims

Tangmarg, Humhama, Pampore, Budgam Observe Bandh

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Sep 13: Spontaneous shutdown was observed in several areas of the valley on Tuesday to commemorate the killing of 16 youth in police firing this day last year.The valley had witnessed massive protests last year over reports of Quran desecration in United States and the police had resorted More

Malik,Geelani,Shah detained

Srinagar, Sep 13: Police on Tuesday detained Chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yaseen Malik, in Budgam while paying homage to the youth killed in police firing last year. Other leaders who were put under house arrest included Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani More

Appointment of ICs: Govt evades action on CIC missive

‘Workload Increasing’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 13: Information sought under the Right to Information Act has revealed that the state’s Chief Information Commissioner had, four months back, shot off a letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah about the urgency of appointing two commissioners at the State Information Commission (SIC). More

SIC caught on wrong foot

Srinagar, Sep 13: A Right to Information application has caught the State Information Commission on the wrong foot with regard to training programmes for its staff.In response to the RTI application filed by Raman Sharma, the SIC has revealed that it hasn’t conducted any training for its staff—something More

People march against militant presence in PaK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Muzaffarabad, Sep 13: Hundreds of citizens in Pakistan controlled Kashmir warned on Tuesday to march towards Pakistani capital city Islamabad if authorities fail to evacuate militants from the areas at Indo-Pak de facto border of Kashmir, reports Press For Peace (PFP), a civil society organization More



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  • Briefs

BHS Narwara staff mourns demise

Srinagar: The staff of Government Boys High School, Narwara, Srinagar, at a condolence meeting on Tuesday with headmaster in chair, expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of the husband of More


  • National

Antony downplays reports of Chinese military buildup

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 13: Amid reports of Chinese military buildup along Indian boundary, Defence Minister A K Antony today said there is no need to be unduly worried over military and infrastructure modernisation More



  • Opinion

Resolving the Resolution

There is a case for the house debating resolution on Afzal Guru

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

The independent legislator Engineer Rashid’s resolution seeking amnesty for Afzal Guru has set up the stage for much political drama in the state. Even though the resolution has only been admitted for More


  • Op-Ed

Delay can be fatal

What Should We Do In Case of a Heart Attack?

HEALTH BY PROF UPENDRA KAUL

Heart attack is the most catastrophic presentation of a heart disease.  If not treated effectively it has a mortality of up to 25%. A heart attack happens when blood supply to this vital organ gets More



  • Letters

TRC call

Refer to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s call for setting up Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Jammu and Kashmir to “restore confidence” of people in democratic institutions. During his speech at the More


  • Editorial

Stop harassing Kashmiris

HARASSMENT of Kashmiri youth at the hands of security agencies outside J&K is not a new thing. The phenomenon has apparently become more entrenched with the passage of the time, the J&K government More


  • Business

CM for change of travel advisories on JK

Says adventure tourism can be harnessed to generate jobs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 13: Asserting that tourism is an economic activity and should not be equated with the phenomenon of normalcy, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that the visit of over 6 lakh visitors More


  • Sports

Stage set for national MTB cycling extravaganza

Event Starts Today With 500 Participants

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, Sep 13: The stage is all set for J&K to host the 9th edition of the Mountain Terrain Biking (MTB) National Cycling Championship that will be held in flood channel Tengpora, Byepass here from More


  • Kashmir

Dr Farooq killer of Kashmiris: Beig

‘As Home Minister, Mufti wasn’t incharge of K-affairs’

KASHMIR NEWS SERVICE

Srinagar, Sep 13: Terming National Conference President and Union Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, as “killer” of Kashmiris, former Deputy Chief Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party leader, Muzaffar More


  • Srinagar City

Forget exigency, 'lazy' R&B again postpones macadamization of Airport Road alternative

Rawal Pora-Humhama canal road to remain dilapidated

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sept 13: There seems no end to the alleged laziness on the part of Roads and Building department, at least when it comes to execution of projects in the summer Capital. In the latest despite More



  • Jammu

JK Assembly set to witness stormy session

Jammu groups to oppose Afzal Guru resolution

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Sep 13: The upcoming session of Legislative Assembly commencing on September 26 in Srinagar is expected to be stormy with the Jammu-based parties all set to have a go at the government on a host More


  • South Asia

India-Pak sign MoU to prevent trafficking of narcotics

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Sep 13: India and Pakistan today agreed to enhance cooperation through "effective and sustained steps" to control illicit drug trade and signed a Memorandum of Understanding to boost efforts More


  • World

Delhi HC blast could have been work of home grown militants: PC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Sep 13: Home Minister P Chidambaram has indicated that the blast in the Delhi High Court could have been carried out by home grown militants groups. "We can no longer point to cross-border More



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