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 balloting along with 35 others, there is every chance that it may not make it to the Assembly. But what More
Kashmir and Leadership Crisis

What is the stuff leaders are made of

DEBATE By Muhammad Maroof Shah

Leaders are not born in vacuum. We need to understand why leadership fails people. This needs deep understanding of political theory and history. We need to understand why all have betrayed us and why we  stand looted, cheated and demoralized. Leaders represent first themselves, then a particular More
Of Wikileaks

Is ‘Kashmir’ really a money game?

ANALYSIS By Fida Iqbal

Julian Assange headed Wikileaks stirred the world political landscape by releasing classified leaked information particularly diplomatic cables. Since Wikileaks came into prominence, rumors were rife that Assange and his ‘Wikileaks’ are front for some intelligence agency or government.  Assange More
Grievance against grievance cell

We need to have a better mechanism to redress peoples' grievances

ISSUE By Risheesh Khajuria

Every few months we hear about a meeting which takes place in the secretariat chaired by a person none less than the rank of a minister to look into the working of the grievance cell constituted by the government.  It is boasted off in the end that out of so many complaints filed almost all were 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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