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    Kathua Rape And Murder: Student Protests Turn Violent

    Many students were injured in police action as hundreds of others from several colleges and schools walked out on streets in protest across the length and breadth of the Valley, seeking justice

  1. President Kovind arrives on 2-day visit to JK

    Kathua Girl’s Rape, Murder Heinous, Shameful: President

    President Kovind today condemned the rape-and-murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua as "heinous" and "shameful",and said it was the first responsibility of any society to ensure security

  2. Peace Returning, Right Time For Talks: Mehbooba

    Upto Judiciary Now To provide Speedy Justice: Mehbooba

    Whole country looks upto Judiciary now to provide speedy justice in Kathua and murder case, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday as she praised the people of Jammu for upholding

  1. Tassaduq Mufti, Javid Mir take oath as ministers

    Cabinet Reshuffle Likely Next Week

    The cabinet reshuffle in ruling PDP-BJP government will be carried out any day after April 22 and among the new faces likely to be inducted include...

  2. A Woman kisses the forehead of the slain civilian Sharjeel Ahmad at Khudwani Kulgam on Wednesday. (Photo: Abid Bhat/KO)

    166 Per Cent More Civilian Fatalities In J&K In 2017: MHA

    Jammu and Kashmir witnessed 166 per cent more civilian fatalities while there was a 42 per cent rise in number of militants killed in 2017 compared...

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    Break The Ice: Farooq Urges India, Pak

    Opposition National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah urged India and Pakistan to “break the ice” even as he demanded exemplary punishment to guilty...

  4. Panel For Protection Of Child Rights In Offing  

    Panel For Protection Of Child Rights In Offing  

    Necessary steps have been taken for setting up of State Commission for Protection of Child Rights in Jammu and Kashmir, an official spokesperson said...

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    RS-Pura Girl Subjected To Rape For 22-Days in Jungle,HC Raps State  

    This case reflects a sad and a sordid state of affairs.The fences appear to have swollen the crops. Law has been made lame by the very persons, who...

Local

  1. Indian-Americans protest against Kathua, Unnao rapes

  1. Indian-Americans protest against Kathua, Unnao rapes

  2. Mehbooba asks universities to act as nurseries of good citizens

  3. Geelani addresses protesters in London via phone

  4. Many Hr Sec Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed Today  

  5. KU, IUST Postpones Today’s Exams 

City

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  1. Remove all street vendors from Lal, Chowk, HSHS: Div com directs SMC

  2. World Heritage Day: Rare Kashmiri shawls displayed at SPS Museum

  3. Radio Kashmir goes off the air for longest period in its history

  4.  JK HC Bar Association condemns use of force on protesting students

  5. ‘Waqaf to equip shrines with modern firefighting gadgetry’

Regional

  1. IAF conducts drill close to China border

  1. IAF conducts drill close to China border

  2. Internet existed during the Mahabharata, says Tripura Chief Minister

  3. Biometric authentication would form info wealth which can be muisused: SC

  4. Aadhaar Data Breach Can Influence Poll Results: SC

  5. 2007 Mecca Masjid blast case: Swami Aseemanand, all others acquitted

International

  1. Syria repels fresh missile attack on air bases

  1. Syria repels fresh missile attack on air bases

  2. Iran unveils devastating new missile system in Army Day parade

  3. Turkey to extend state of emergency for seventh time

  4. Iran’s defense chief in Iraq to discuss ties, Syria strikes

  5. CIA chief made secret trip to North Korea,met Kim Jong Un:Reports

In Depth

  • Editorial

    Unconscionable toll of civilian killings

    The tragedy of the ongoing killings is beyond the condemnations and the false probes. It is the moral vacuum in which these take place. Those who...

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  • Features

    Ascent of Iran

    It has been obvious to observers of the West Asian scene for some time that the United States’ game plan for regime change in Syria has backfired...

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  • Opinions

    Fake News in India

    The concept of ‘fake news’ is unknown to the law. This recent arrival belongs to the realm of dirty politics, not to the media. In the US, fake news...

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  • Editorial

    Politics over the rape and murder of a child

    If a crime of the magnitude of the rape of an eight year old girl becomes a politically contentious issue, there is little hope that there could ever...

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Business

  1. Cash situation at ATMs improving, says SBI

  1. Cash situation at ATMs improving, says SBI

  2. JK Bank Restores Cash Supply 

  3. Adequate currency in circulation, temporary shortage to be tackled quickly: Jaitley

  4. Zulfkar compliments FCS&CA deptt for successful implementation of e-PDS in JK

Sports

  1. 2nd Division I-League

  1. Atinder’s lone goal takes Real Kashmir closer to second round

  2. LSKFC’s horror show continues, suffer another defeat

  3. J&K Bank Academy hold their senior side to a draw

  4. National Field Archery Championship: J&K Archers Sufiyan, Mudasir pocket medals

Tech & Health

  1. Health check: Why do we get muscle cramps?

  1. Health check: Why do we get muscle cramps?

  2. Scientists find way to treat hearing-loss by fixing cells deep inside ear

  3. New device to track movement of students in schools

  4. Everything you need to know about Glaucoma

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Editorial

  1. Editorial

  1. Unconscionable toll of civilian killings

  2. Politics over the rape and murder of a child

  3. In a general sense

Observer Analysis

  1. Asifa Rape-And-Murder:Horrible Crime Also Offers Mirror To What India Has Become

  1. Asifa Rape-And-Murder:Horrible Crime Also Offers Mirror To What India Has Become

  2. By Clipping Drabu's Wings, Mehbooba Maintains Party's Ambivalent Stand 

  3. Kathua Rallies: Draping 8-Yr-Old's Rape in National(ist) Colours

Feature

  1. Ascent of Iran

  1. Ascent of Iran

  2. How Can We Overcome the Growing Drug Menace

  3. Big Noise: Apocalyptic Tweets, Limited Strikes

Opinion

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  1. Fake News in India

  2. Child Rapists Must Hang

  3. A lifetime of mourning

Melange

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    Anantnag Markets-How well regulated are they?

    Markets are probably the busiest places of all. A market is always full of hustle and bustle. People buying various commodities, bargaining, shouts of shopkeepers trying to attract customers is a common site in our markets.

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Interview

  1. Kurdish author Bachtyar Ali.

  1. "I only exist where my words take flight"

  2. 'Brand Kashmir is losing its shine'

  3. Fearless 'Menime' at forefront of Kashmir's hip-hop scene

Review

  1. Conflict Zones And Encounters: Book Review Of Blood On My Hands

  1. Conflict Zones And Encounters: Book Review Of Blood On My Hands

  2. Non-Fiction: Europe’s Islam ‘Problem’

  3. Unmasking Kashmir: An outsider’s revenge

Heads and Tails

  1. What are we being fed in the name of supplements

  1. What are we being fed in the name of supplements

  2. Everybody farts !

  3. Our eating habits depleting fresh water reserves

Letters to Editor

  1. Protests seeking justice to Kathua rape and murder victim continue in the Kashmir Valley.

  1. A Crime Against Humanity

  2. Bravo Deepika Rajawat

  3. Lahuluhan hua jism mera..  

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