Don’t leave out Kashmir: Separatists tell Islamabad

Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik Call On Pak Foreign Secretary

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, July 3: Raising the pitch for Kashmir to be made the core issue in any Indo-Pak dialogue process, separatist Kashmiri leaders Tuesday told Pakistan that nothing tangible would come out of talks without resolving the dispute.These views were expressed by the separatists during their More

2 COPS SHOT DEAD IN SOUTH KASHMIR

Gunmen Strike In Busy Markets Of Rajpora, Kulgam

KHALID GUL

Pulwama/Kulgam, July 3: Two policemen were shot dead by suspected militants in two separate attacks at busy markets in Pulwama and Kulgam districts of South Kashmir on Tuesday. The assailants also decamped with the service rifle of one of the cops.Police sources said that the two constables, Dalbir More

Youth shot in Kupwara, residents protest

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: Soldiers on Tuesday evening allegedly shot at and injured a youth in Zachaldara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.The residents told Greater Kashmir over phone that soldiers of 21 RR, who were patrolling Zachaldara in Handwara, fired upon Bilal Ahmad Magray, 22, son of More

BSF MEN BEAT PONYWALLAS

Srinagar, July 3: Ponywallas, Langarwallas and tentwallas serving Amarnath yatris entered into a major scuffle at Pahalgam in south Kashmir on Tuesday, a local news agency KNS reported.It said some paramilitary BSF men had an altercation with the Ponywallas after which the force personnel allegedly More

Cabinet to meet today

To Review JKPCC Functioning, Approve Promotions In AdministrationSrinagar, July 3: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will be chairing a cabinet meeting at Civil Secretariat here on Wednesday.Sources said besides some normal agenda, the cabinet is expected to discuss the functioning of Jammu and More

Government puts conflict casualty figure at 43000

Deceased Include 16000 Civilians, 21449 Militants

UMER MAQBOOL/IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, July 3: While unofficial militancy-era death count in Jammu and Kashmir is stated to be around one lakh fatalities, official figures put the death count during past 22 years of turmoil at 43000 including 16000 civilians. Among the 16000 civilians, according to official data, 3600 fell to More

Geelani creating fiction: Omar

‘He Should Make His Stand Clear On KP’s Return’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar July 3: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has termed as “fiction” and “imagination” the allegations of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani about settling RSS and Sangh Parivar members in the Valley in the garb of return of Kashmiri Pandits.“Glad to see SASG’s (Syed Ali Shah More

Government delegation meets JCC leaders

‘EXPECTING BREAKTHROUGH SOON’

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, July 3: Ahead of the proposed strike called by the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), the state government representatives Tuesday held deliberations with employees’ leaders at Civil Secretariat here to “sort-out the issues.”The meeting came in the backdrop of four-day strike called More

SHRC issues notice to P S Gill, Wani

Commission Fixes Next Date Of Hearing On August 7

Al-Faran Kidnapping Case

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 3: The State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday directed IPS officer Ashkoor Wani and former Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) P S Gill to respond to the notices in the case of kidnapping of six foreign tourists by gunmen in 1995.“The administrative officer will write fresh More

'Will observe Martyrs Day with fervor'

Srinagar, July 3: Democratic Nationalist Party Tuesday said the party would observe Martyrs Day on July 13 with fervor. A party spokesman said the decision was taken at a meeting organized by Vice More

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India to share Jindal evidence

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, July 3: A day before talks, India Tuesday prepared to share a dossier on 26/11 plotter Abu Jindal's links with Pakistani state actors even as Pakistan's foreign secretary met Kashmiri separatist More

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