King Abdullah calls emergency OIC summit

AGENCIES

Makkah Conclave To Focus On Strengthening Solidarity In Islamic UmmahJeddah, Aug 6: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has called an emergency Islamic summit in Makkah on August 14-15 to focus on Islamic unity and solidarity and address major issues facing the Islamic More

Iranian president invited to Makkah summit

AGENCIES

Jeddah, Aug 6: Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah has sent invite to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to attend an emergency Islamic summit in Makkah on August 14-15.Saudi Ambassador to Iran Muhammad Al-Kilabi delivered the invitation to Rahim Mashani, director of Ahmadinejad’s office, on Saturday More

OIC to send fact-finding mission to Myanmar

AGENCIES

Riyadh, Aug 6: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is sending a fact-finding mission to Myanmar to probe the persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, according to OIC Secretary General Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu.He said after the conclusion of the Executive Committee meeting of permanent More

Husband in Srinagar jail, wife detained in Poonch

Rehabilitation Policy For Militants Proves Hollow For This Family

R M BHAT

Branwar (Budgam), Aug 6: Muhammad Ashraf Jahara was just 14 years old in 2002 when he went for arms training across the line of control.In 2010 he left militancy and married a girl from Pakistan Administered Kashmir namely Asima. Ashraf along with his wife entered this side of J&K along with More

Panel to look into SSA purchases

Government Wakes Up To Mess After PAB Snub

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 6: After being pulled up by Centre for “faulty and dubious” purchases, Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a four member committee to look into the multi-crore purchases being made under centrally sponsored scheme- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).Highly placed sources told Greater More

Chief Minister for third party monitoring of projects

Srinagar, Aug 6: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah reviewed the progress of flagship Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) and Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) at a high level meeting here Monday. He called for third party monitoring of projects under SSA and RMSA.The Chief Minister emphasized the More

‘GB Pant Hospital has turned into slaughter house’

Women’s Commission Acts On Complaints Of Female Feticide

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 6: Stating that Kashmir’s sole children healthcare institution, GB Pant Hospital, has turned into a ‘slaughter house,’ the Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women on Monday directed the Health and Medical Education department to provide information regarding total number of male More

Peaceful struggle to continue: Mirwaiz

Tributes Paid To Late Mirwaiz Yousuf Shah

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 6: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Monday said Kashmir’s struggle for freedom would continue peacefully till the movement reaches its logical conclusion.He said the peaceful struggle would culminate with the dawn of Azadi (freedom) and they shall never let sacrifices More

AIKS presents memorandum to Governor

Srinagar, Aug 6: Moti Kaul, President, All India Kashmiri Samaj (AIKS), called on Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhavan here on Monday and presented to him a memorandum of demands. “The demands projected More

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PaK man an Indian, Maha tells HC opposing deportation plea

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Aug 6: Maintaining that Pakistan-administered Kashmir is part of India, the Maharashtra government told the Bombay High Court today that it wants to withdraw cases under Passport act and Foreign More

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