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4 Solders, Hizb Militant Killed in Tral Encounter

Published: May 25, 2013 0 comments

Militants decamp with service rifles of slain cops

SRINAGAR: At least four army personnel and an engineering graduate turned militant were killed on Friday in a fierce gunfight at Buchu Tral in south Kashmir.  The encounter that lasted several hours began at 3 am in the morning when... more

Fake Dervish: Police Seeks Public Help

Published: May 25, 2013 0 comments

SRINAGAR: Describing the so-called religious centre as a brothel, Police Friday issued two mobile numbers requesting all the followers especially girl students and their parents to come forward and record their true statements against the self-styled Darvish Gulzar Bhat before the police.

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Gulzar Bhat Was Planning Escape

Published: May 25, 2013 0 comments

Bevy of women, affluent people visited his centre: Sarpanch 

BUDGAM: Sarpanch Shamsabad Khansahab Friday claimed that self-styled Dervish Gulzar Bhat was planning to escape from Kashmir by air to evade arrest. 

He said 70 per cent population of Shamsabad were up in arms against the... more

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Local News

Geelani Suspects Fake Encounter
SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani has paid glorious tributes to Hilal Molvi who was killed in an encounter with police here on Thursday. In a... more

HED Going Paperless in 6 Months: Omar

Constitutes committee to examine Vision Document  2020 for higher education SRINAGAR– Chairing the 2nd meeting of the Advisory Council for Higher Education here on Thursday,... more

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Regional News

Pak Petition Seeks Re-opening of Bhagat Singh Case
LAHORE: Two petitions seeking reopening of cases of executed Ghazi Ilm Din Shaheed and Bhagat Singh were filed before the Lahore High Court (LHC), on Friday, with... more

Jammu Swelters at 45.8

JAMMU: The Jammu region continued to battle extreme heat wave conditions, with the winter capital recording the season's highest temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius today,... more

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City News

KU To Start Six Months Course On Papier Machie

KU To Start Six Months Course On Papier Machie
SRINAGAR:  In a bid to promote Kashmir’s dying papier machie craft, the University of Kashmir today roped in artisans, experts and scholars to draft the syllabus for six... more

Academy hosts folk cultural evening at Chinar Bagh
SRINAGAR-A colourful cultural programme depicting rich folk forms of Kashmiri music and theatre was held at Chinar Bagh here Thursday evening. Organized by J&K Academy of... more

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Sports

Narbal ‘A’ Clinches Budgam T-20 Title
Narbal ‘A’ won the title defeating Sozeith Fighters in a nail biting and enthralling match.
NARBAL: In the grand finale of Budgam T -20 tournament 2013,  Narbal ‘A’ won the title defeating Sozeith Fighters in a nail biting and enthralling match. ... more

Annual Ganderbal Athletic Meet Ends
GANDERBAL: Annual inter-school athletic meet concluded here at Madr-i-Meharban sports stadium popularly known as Qamaria stadium Ganderbal today. This four day... more

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News in Pictures

GULMARG TOURISM RACE: Scores of cyclists took part in the race which passed through some of the stunningly picturesque villages of North Kashmir on Friday
Army reinforcements moving towards the site of an encounter in Tral on Friday. Pix Shahriyar
Army reinforcements moving towards the site of an encounter in Tral on Friday. Pix Shahriyar
large number of people joined funeral prayers for the slain militant commander Hilal Ahmad in Palhalan, Pattan- Pix Shahriyar
Mother of slain militant commander Hilal Ahmad with his body during the funeral in Palhalan, Pattan- Pix Shahriyar
Spiritual Solace- Shopkeepers take time off to offer evening prayers at a shopping arcade in Srinagar- KO pix Syed Shahriyar
The sunrise is Gods greeting - the Sunset, his signature: Sun sets on Srinagar horizon Wednesday evening- Pix Shahriyar
Cool Off! For Srinagar teens this is just another sport, and it’s a fun and exciting way to beat the summer heat. Pix Shahriyar
The Anglers Fishing Quests: A man on a lookout for a suitable fishing beat walks through Dal interiors- Pix Syed Shahriyar
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq led a march in Srinagar as Hafata-e-Shohada commences in the city- Pix Shahriyar
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World News

Was the London killing of a British soldier 'terrorism'?
Lee Rigby
LONDON: Two men yesterday engaged in a horrific act of violence on the streets of London by using what appeared to be a meat cleaver to hack to death a British soldier. In the wake of claims that the assailants shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the... more

ICHR Hails EP Resolution on the Afzal Guru

STRASBOURG- International Council for Human Rights (ICHR)- Kashmir Project has welcomed the European Parliament’s resolution on the execution of Afzal Guru and its implications in Indian Kashmir that was debated, voted and unanimously passed at the... more

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Business

Bhatinda-Srinagar Gas Pipeline Project Reviewed
SRINAGAR: A meeting was held here under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Mr. Mohammad Iqbal Khandey on Thursday to review the status of Bhatinda, Jammu and Srinagar Gas... more

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Technology

A long way before J&K becomes a hub of IT: Omar
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir has to travel many miles to catch up race with other states in the field of Information Technology and Electronics.  "Though with the restoration of peace we have come a long... more

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Editorial

Environmental Justice
Green has been associated with Islam since the time of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) himself, but in recent years the color has also come to symbolize the Muslim commitment to... more

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Opinion

Why J&K Requires An Earthquake Research Facility
The science of earthquake investigations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir demand serious efforts from the science community, particularly, by the earth scientists, to answer... more

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Letters

Sino-Indian Row
India-China war along the McMahon Line in October 1962 was more a result of India's policy towards Dalai Lama and Tibet and other skirmishes along the Line of Actual Control... more

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Features

So Many Of My Friends Coming Down With Cancer
In the past 10 months, nine of my friends contracted cancer in many of its various forms: kidney, stomach, breast, prostate, colorectal, bladder, Hodgkin’s, liver, ovarian... more

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Interviews

AFSPA Root Cause of Every Evil in Kashmir: Prashant Bhushan
Says Resolve Kashmir ASAP SRINAGAR: Urging Government of India to resolve Kashmir issue as soon as possible noted Supreme Court lawyer, Prashant Bhushan Tuesday claimed that... more

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Reviews

Book review: The Parchment of Kashmir
THE PARCHMENT OF KASHMIR Edited by Nyla Ali Khan Palgrave Macmillan, 2012 The Parchment of Kashmir gathers together a wide range of essays on the subject of Kashmir. It is a... more

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Heads & Tails

'Skin Care' And Cosmetic Products
If you insist on being seduced by TV commercials into buying “skin care” and cosmetic products, if you are the kind of person who needs to have make up on their face to be... more

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Bazar Observer

Kashmir Sapphire Fetches Record 20 Cr Price

LONDON: The 19.88 carat Kashmir sapphire called " The star of Kashmir" has smashed all records after it sold for the highest per carat price of a sapphire, ever.  Sapphire... more

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