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JCO killed, Jawan Wounded in LOC Clash
JCO killed, Jawan Wounded in LOC Clash

Published: May 19, 2013 0 comments

MACCHIL: An Army officer was killed when militants opened fire on an army patrol during wee hours Saturday after it tried to intercept a group of infiltrating militants in Macchil sector along the Line of Control in Kupwara district. 

“One Junior Commissioned Officer was killed and... more

Govt May Not Allow May 21 Rally

Published: May 19, 2013 0 comments

SRINAGAR: Government has decided not to allow Hurriyat (M) to organise any rally at Eidgah on May 21. 

“Restrictions under 144 have already been imposed in the city and due apprehension of law and order problem no rally would be allowed,” officials said.

When a senior official in... more

Election Boycott Calls Yield Nothing: Bilal

Published: May 19, 2013 0 comments

SRINAGAR: Hinting at possibility of issuing no boycott call, Peoples Conference leader and senior member of Mirwaiz led Hurriyat Conference Bilal Gani Lone Saturday said that it was premature to comment on election boycott call.

Talking to a local news agency, KNS after laying foundation... more

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Local News

Daughter Abducted, Father Dies Of Shock

SRINAGAR: Police Saturday arrested son of a Deputy Sarpanch for his involvement in the abduction of a married woman. The abduction in Lamad village of Qazigund resulted in... more

KBA Team Visiting Tihar Jail
SRINAGAR: Urging State Government to take all possible measures for the safety of the Kashmiri prisoners lodged in various jails outside the State, Bar Association Saturday... more

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Regional News

Sanjay Dutt surrenders before TADA court

MUMBAI: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai bomb blasts case for possessing illegal weapons, surrendered before a special TADA court here today. Clad in... more

Sharif Invites Manmohan for Oath Ceremony
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif, who is poised to become Pakistan's prime minister for the third time, Monday said he would invite Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to his oath-... more

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City News

Jora tours Srinagar city, inspects developmental projects
SRINAGAR: Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora today conducted an extensive tour of Srinagar city and took stock of the pace of... more

CCPC Counselling session for Civil Service aspirants
SRINAGAR: Centre for Career Planning and Counselling, University of Kashmir today organized one day seminar to groom the civil service aspirants of the valley. The seminar... 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

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
Mirwaiz Umer Farooq led a march in Srinagar as Hafata-e-Shohada commences in the city- Pix Shahriyar
Eminent legal luminary and author A G Noorani presented his book on Kashmir dispute to Governor NN Vohra here today
Leading Bollywood director Imtiyaz Ali Friday said that Kashmir has not been fairly represented in the Indian film industry
Walk on Fore Shore Road and get smitten by this heart stopping beauty: Pix Syed Shahriyar
Walk on Fore Shore Road and get smitten by this heart stopping beauty: Pix Syed Shahriyar
Maulana Abbas Ansari with Mirwaiz Umer Farooq at a function in the old city marking the beginning of Hafta-e-Shohada
Awesome grandeur & serenity: A Srinagar suburb captures within it the quintessence of all the elements that poetry demands of nature. Pix Shahriyar
Awesome grandeur & serenity: A Srinagar suburb captures within it the quintessence of all the elements that poetry demands of nature. Pix Shahriyar
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World News

Sun eruption sending billions of tons of particles at Earth
Washington: NASA says the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection early Friday, sending billions of tons of solar particles into space and heading our way. Particles from a CME can affect electronic systems in satellites and on the... more

Mosques targetted in Iraq, Pakistan, 51 killed
Pakistani injured blast victims and dead bodies are seen at the site of a suicide bomb attack in Quetta- File pix
Malakand/Baghdad: Extremist rebels targetted Muslim places of worship on the Islamic holy day of Friday in several parts of the embattled Muslim world in a desperate bid to stoke sectarian discord. Twin bomb attacks on Friday killed at least 13... more

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Business

Yusmarg-Neelnag Gandola survey in full swing
SRINAGAR, Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Abdul Rahim Rather today said that the famous tourist spot of Yusmarg and historic Neelanag were being development as... more

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Technology

Mobile Phone Calls Can Cause Blood Pressure Spikes
San Francisco: A study released Wednesday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Hypertension in San Francisco found that talking on a mobile phone causes systolic blood pressure - the higher number in a blood pressure reading and the... 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

Just How Powerful Is JK Assembly?
Chief minister, Omar Abdullah, successfully foiled repeated attempts in Kashmir’s legislative assembly to discuss Afzal Guru’s case. In this, as on much else, he obediently... more

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Letters

Ailing Healthcare in Valley Needs a Revamp
Apropos opinion, “Ailing health care system of the valley, Kashmir Observer, May 12 by Sameena Nazir, I would like to congratulate the author as she has rightly said that the... more

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Features

Ailing Health Care System Of The Valley
Health, the most important social service sector is having direct correlation with the welfare of the human being. However, in Kashmir it has not been able to meet the needs... 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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