Reduce footprints of forces: Antony

Non-committal On AFSPA Revocation

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, July 28: Defence Minister AK Antony Saturday stressed for reduction in the visibility of armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir, saying there can be no justification for human rights violations. Revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) also figured during a brief one-to-one between More

Governor, Defence Minister review security situation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 28: Defence Minister A K Antony had a wide ranging consultations with N N Vohra, Governor Jammu and Kashmir, on several important matters at a meeting held at Raj Bhavan here this evening.During their hour long meeting, the Governor and the Defence Minister discussed various issues More

3 tourists killed in gas cylinder blast

Five Injured

KHALID GUL

Bijbehara, July 28: Three women tourists were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their vehicle in this South Kashmir town of Islamabad (Anantnag) district, police said.The incident took place at Zirpora area of Bijbehara town at around 1:30 PM.
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KCSDS condemns misleading reportage

Srinagar, July 28: Expressing regret over the death of three tourists in an accidental gas cylinder blast at Bijbehara in south Kashmir today, the Srinagar-based civil society advocacy group, Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), has condemned sections of the national media for More

Committee reviews Yatra arrangements

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 28: A high-level committee today assessed the facilities available to the yatris on the route to the Amarnath Cave Shrine. The 13-member committee headed by Chief Secretary Madhav Lal took firsthand account of the facilities particularly medical care at the Baltal and Nunwan camps from More

VALLEY SHUTS AGAINST YOUTH’S KILLING

Separatists Continue To Remain Under House Arrest

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, July 28: Life here and elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley was paralyzed Saturday by a shutdown called by Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and High Court Bar Association (HCBA) against the killing of Hilal Ahmad Dar of Bandipora in north Kashmir by Army on Tuesday.Senior separatist More

Sporadic clashes in Bandipora

SUHAL AJMAL

Bandipora, July 28: Tension prevailed in this north Kashmir town and adjoining areas for fourth running day on Saturday even as people engaged police in clashes to express their resentment against the killing of a youth in Army firing Tuesday night.Shops and businesses remained closed while the More

Mast Gul escorted to LoC after shrine siege: Jaswant

‘He Had Vacated The Dargah’

GK MONITORING DESK

Srinagar, July 28: Former External Affairs Minister and NDA vice-presidential candidate Jaswant Singh has said that Pakistani militant commander Mast Gul, who was involved in the 1995 siege of Chrar-e-Sharief shrine in Kashmir, was “escorted to the Line of Control” after he had “vacated the dargah More

FSL says crime scene not preserved

Embarrassment For Government

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 28: In a blow to the separate inquiries into the Dastageer Sahab (RA) Shrine inferno and big embarrassment for Jammu and Kashmir Government, the officials of Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Srinagar have claimed that the crime scene in the incident was not preserved and “gutted material More

Chhari Mubarak leaves for Amarnath

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, July 28: The Amarnath yatra entered its last leg as 'Chhari Mubarak', the holy mace of Lord Shiva, today left for the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, even as the number of pilgrims paying obeisance to the ice-lingam crossed six lakh.The saffron-robed mace More

Lok Adalats held at Sopore, Handwara

Srinagar: A Lok Adalat was held under the Chairmanship of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sopore at Court Complex, Sopore.  On the occasion, 30 cases of various natures were taken up out of which four More

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MUSLIM LEADERS TO VISIT ASSAM TODAY

New Delhi, July 28: A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Maulana Mahmood Madani, general secretary Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind would visit riot-torn areas of Assam on Sunday. A spokesman of Jamiat said that More

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