Speaker, Mehbooba trade charges

Law Minister Apologises For Lone’s Remarks

GURU RESOLUTION FALLOUT

MUDDASIR ALI/UMER MAQBOOLSrinagar, Sep 29: Speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone and opposition Peoples Democratic Party Thursday traded accusations over stalling of the clemency resolution on parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in the House yesterday with former accusing PDP chief Mehbooba More

Rashid stages sit-in

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 29: A day after his resolution seeking amnesty for the parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was stalled in the House, Independent legislator Er Rashid Thursday staged sit-in along with his colleagues in front of the Assembly secretariat here.Rashid along with his supporters arrived More

And the winner is – Congress

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Sep 29: The lapsing of the resolution for clemency to parliament attack convict Afzal Guru has shown ruling National Conference and Congress in poor light whileas Congress has emerged as the true winner playing to its vote bank in Jammu as well as acquitting itself well at the national level More

Omar confirms Chinese incursions

‘50 Intrusions In 3 Months’

GK MONITORING DESK

Srinagar, Sep 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday acknowledged the growing Chinese incursions into the Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh area.Omar told a Delhi-based news channel that his government has been regularly informing the Centre about border violations by the Chinese More

Border with China most peaceful: India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 29: India Thursday said Chinese patrols do “stray” across to the Indian side but downplayed such incidents holding that its boundary with China is one of the “most peaceful and tranquil.”“We have a very long boundary with China. The Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China has not More

JKLF to step-up save Guru campaign

‘Legislators proved they are employees, not representatives’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 29: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Thursday announced to step-up the campaign against hanging of Parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru, day after state Assembly stalled the resolution seeking clemency for the convict.To begin with, Malik More

PDP slams Govt for publicising rape victims

‘CM Involved Legislature In Guru Issue, Then Ran Away’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 29: Peoples Democratic Party Thursday slammed the government for making public the identity of rape victims in the legislature saying the move depicts the “callousness and insensitiveness” of this government. It said the state government’s move is also in clear violation of the Supreme More

Not settling non-state subjects in JK: Govt

Law Minister Clarifies On Slum Dwellers After Geelani Threat

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 29: A day after Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani warned government against passing the bill granting property rights to slum dwellers, the state Government on Thursday said the proposed law will be applicable only to state subjects.Law and Parliamentary Affairs More

Women conclave for opening more cross-LoC routes

‘People-To-People Contact Way Out Of Kashmir Problem’

ALTAF BABA

Gulmarg, Sep 29: On the second day of the second intra-Kashmir women’s conference at the famous tourist resort of Gulmarg on Thursday, participants from all the regions of J&K stressed upon the need of people-to-people contact and the opening of all traditional routes which could facilitate the More

Kupwara encounter ends, toll 9

LeT Involved: GOC

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Sep 29: The encounter in the forests of Awath Khul at Kralpora in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district ended Thursday afternoon with the retrieval of bodies of five militants.Official sources said that the bodies of militants were retrieved following the engagement of locals along with police More

Nursing students to stage protests

Srinagar, Sep 29: The students of “unregistered” nursing colleges Thursday decided to hold a week-long protest against what it said continued delay by the authorities in registering their colleges.The More

• PL’s foundation day on Monday
• Geelani’s continued house arrest
• Legislators refer to GK reports in LA
• Police raid Yasin Malik’s Maisuma residence

ICA order won't hit construction schedule: GoI

KISHENGANGA PROJECT

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 29: Government today said the interim order of the international court of arbitration on the India-Pakistan dispute over the 330-MW Kishenganga hydro power project in Jammu and Kashmir will More

• India, Pakistan to open bank branches on reciprocal basis
• First batch of 900 pilgrims leaves for Hajj pilgrimage