| SOG party comes under militant attack in Sopore | | Cop killed, inspector among 4 injured | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: A special operation group (SOG) personnel of state police was killed and four others including an Inspector of the group got critically injured after militants lobbed a hand grenade and opened heavy fire upon the police party at Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.
Reports said that the incident took place at around 2.00 AM during the intervening night when a Special Operations Group (SOG) of state police was chasing ... |  | |
| | | Indian, Pak troops exchange fire in Mendhar, Akhnoor | | | | JAMMU, Jul 26: With no let up in ceasefire violations, Pakistani troops opened fire at two places along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar and Akhnoor sectors of Jammu region in last 24 hours.
In fresh incident of ceasefire violations Pakistani troops opened unprovoked small arms firing at forward posts in Pallanwalla sector of Jammu district around 11.10 PM late last night. The intermittent firing continued till wee hours of the morning. Ar... | | |
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| | Cong likely to announce list of candidates in Sep | | PCC requests High Command to postpone visit of Observers to Kashmir | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: All India Congress Committee (AICC) is likely to approve in September the list of party candidates who will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and the announcement in this regard is expected to be made in the first week of the month.
Sources in the Congress revealed to KNS that the Pradesh Congress Committee has already held deliberations with the party high command over the probable candidates and th... | | |
| | | PDP condemns cops’ killing | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has strongly condemned the brutal killing of two policemen in Bijbehara and Sopore.
In a statement, the party president, Mehbooba Mufti, has said the killings have no place in a civilised society and they only lead to tragedies. Expressing her heartfelt sympathies with the bereaved families she prayed for the everlasting peace of the deceased souls.... | | |
| | | Army porter injured in grenade blast | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: An army porter was injured after suspected infiltrators hurled a rifle grenade at him in Keran sector of line of control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Ashiq Lone, the porter working with army’s 23 Grenadiers was moving near the Balbir Post in Keran sector on Friday evening when suspected intruders believed to be 5-6 in numbers lobbed a rifle grenade towards him, official sources told GNS Saturday.
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| | | 200 ultras ready to cross LoC: Gen Hooda | | | | JAMMU, Jul 26: Army today claimed that around 150-200 militants are still active south of Pir Panjal in different training camps and launching pads along the Line of Control.
While interacting with the media persons at Nagrota based corps headquarters General Officer Commanding (16 Corps), Lt Gen D S Hooda of the 16 corps headquarters Lt Gen KH Singh said the increasing number of infiltration bids taking place this year could be because of fort... | | |
| | | Army reviews security situation | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Lt Gen D S Hooda, northern army commander, today reviewed the security situation here.
A defence spokesman said Lt Gen Hooda arrived here today and carried out review of security situation. Army Commander was on his way to Udhampur after attending ‘Vijay Diwas’ function at Kargil, Leh.
“On his arrival, army commander was received by Lt Gen Subrata Saha, Chinar corps commander. After being briefed on the current operational s... | | |
| | | Release political prisoners before Eid: Geelani | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Syed Ali Shah Geelani, chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) today strongly demanded release of all political prisoners before Eid.
In a statement, he also demanded the release of those Kashmiri prisoners, awarded life imprisonment.
Geelani said Kashmir is a political and human issue and by placing the people in jails for years will neither solve this issue and nor can be the realities regarding to this issue changed.
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| | Restrictions in Tulmulla after night-long clashes | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Authorities today imposed restrictions in Tullamulla area of Kashmir's Ganderbal district following violent protests over an employee being caught with a girl inside a government office leaving eight policemen injured.
"Restrictions have been imposed in Tullamulla area following stone pelting incidents during the night," a police spokesman said in Srinagar on Saturday.
The protests broke out as local residents were not satisf... | | |
| | | Arms, ammunition seized in Ramban | | | | JAMMU, Jul 26: Security forces claimed to have recovered two pistols and ammunition in Gudber in Ramban district, today.
Public Relations Officer (Defence) Jammu said that based on the specific intelligence inputs about presence of hideout, a joint operation was launched by local Rashtriya Rifle Battalion at Nachlana and J&K Police in general area Gudber in Ramban district, today.
The operation resulted in the recovery of two pistols, ammuniti... | | |
| | | Doc, 2 others booked for infant’s death | | | | JAMMU, Jul 26: Three persons including a doctor were today booked for negligence after an infant died in a hospital here.
“Three persons including a doctor and two para-medicos have been booked for giving wrong treatment to a pregnant woman and aborting her in a private hospital,” police said.
They said that a woman Stuti Sharma, wife of Rakesh Sharma, resident of tehsil Nowshera, district Rajouri this morning had gone to a hospital in Narwal ... | | |
| | | Eid shopping, rush to gain momentum today | | | | SRINAGAR, Jul 26: Eid related shopping and subsequent rush is likely to gain momentum in Kashmir tomorrow.
Eid-ul-Fitr will be celebrated either on July 29 or July 30 depending upon the sighting of the moon of Shawaal, a month after Ramazan.
Today unlike last two days no huge rush was witnessed in markets till late this afternoon. This was because most people got up late due to the night long prayers on Shab-e-Qadar last night. The people in l... | | |
| | | Infrastructure development, faculty strengthening focused areas: Omar | | | | SRINAGAR, July 26: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday said that the Government is keen to upgrade infrastructure and strengthen the faculties in higher educational institutions in the State. He said while various faculty blocks have been completed and commissioned in degree colleges and universities in the State during the last over five years, many more are under various stages of the execution. He said attention is also being paid to const... | | |
| | PDP condemns crackdown on Srinagar youth | | NC agents collaborating in youth victimization: Mir | | | | JAMMU, July 26: Strongly condemning the latest crackdown on the youth of the Srinagar city, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said it is the height of arrogance and insensitivity that the people are not even being allowed to live in peace in this holy month of Ramzan, by the National Conference regime.
In a statement issued here today, the party General Secretary, Mohammad Dilawar Mir said that on the instructions of the ruling party politic... | | |
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| The Burden of inequity | By Badri Raina
It is a marvel of nature that worthwhile people may be found in the most unlikely places.
Take Mr Jaitley; civilised in demeanour, a sophisticated listener, quick on the uptake and sharp in repartee, adroit deployer of the well-timed witticism, unimpressed by raucous cheerleaders even if on his own side of the aisle, and, party Whip forbid, equipped to recognise merit on the other side, however reluctantly.
Yet, alas, the travails of office an... | | > BJP discovers harsh realities difficult to overcome - By Brij Bhardwaj | | > Inevitable logic of Gaza tunnels - By Jamal Doumani | | > Ah these road deaths! - By S Mukhtar | | > American Spies in Germany: The End of Trust - By Gwynne Dyer | | > Slipping and Sliding, Poonch women trek for water - By Chetna Verma |
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