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Avalanche Kills 20 Soldiers in Gulmarg Heights

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: Twenty army men, including a lieutenant, were killed near Gulmarg when an avalanche struck a training camp of the army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) on Monday. Read more...

'Curfew' Brings Srinagar to Halt for 7th Day

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: The summer capital of the state and major towns of the valley remained shutdown for the seventh day running on Monday after two young Kashmiri boys were killed within a span of a week by government forces. Read more...

Pak Negates Back Channel Solution on JK

Islamabad: Feb 08  Pakistan has negated claims that the Kashmir issue was close to settlement through back channel diplomacy between Islamabad and New Delhi, with the country's foreign minister saying there was no mention of such developments in the records of the Foreign Office.... Read more...

Killers Not Unknown: Zahid’s Family

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: The family of Zahid Farooq Sheikh who was killed on Friday evening in firing by troopers today asserted that the killers of their son were not unknown.

Pass Resolution On AFSPA, Mirwaiz Dares Govt

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: Describing the NC’s and the PDP’s reaction to the killing of innocents as “crocodile’s tears,” the chairman of the Hurriyat (M), Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, today said that mainstream leaders sho...

Highway Closed for Third Day

Srinagar, Feb 07, KONS: The lone highway connecting mainland India with the Kashmir valley remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day on Monday due to heavy snowfall and landslides, even as the Kis...

Snow on Heights, Rains In Plains

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: Moderate, heavy and very heavy snowfall in the upper reaches and rains in the plains in the Kashmir valley resulted in a considerable drop in temperature, disrupting normal life....

Govt Shrinking Amid Credibility Loss: Mehbooba

Srinagar 8 Feb: Peoples Democratic Party president has said the chief minister’s ‘faryaad’ to the central government was an acknowledgement of his failure to govern the state.
 

Avalanche Kills 20 Soldiers in Gulmarg Heights

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: Twenty army men, including a lieutenant, were killed near Gulmarg when an avalanche struck a training camp of the army’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) on Monday.
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India, Pak Talks Agenda Likely By Mon

New Delhi, Feb 05- Indian and Pakistani officials are likely to meet on Monday to decide the agenda of bilateral talks proposed by India after a two-year interval following the attacks in Mumbai.
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NC and Corruption

The chief minister, Omar Abdullah’s concern at presiding over the second most corrupt state in the country could have been convincing had his party not ruled Kashmir for most of the decades the scourge was nourished and nurtured by the supposed keepers of the law.
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Killers Not Unknown: Zahid’s Family

Srinagar, Feb 08, KONS: The family of Zahid Farooq Sheikh who was killed on Friday evening in firing by troopers today asserted that the killers of their son were not unknown.
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Twin Blasts Hit Karachi, 22 Killed

Karachi: A motorcycle rigged with explosives rammed into a bus carrying devotees headed for a ceremony marking 40th day of Ashura in Karachi Friday, killing 12 people and wounding close to 50, while a second explosion inside Jinnah Hospital left at least ten people dead and injured another 20. ...
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Highway Closed for Third Day

Srinagar, Feb 07, KONS: The lone highway connecting mainland India with the Kashmir valley remained closed for vehicular traffic for the third consecutive day on Monday due to heavy snowfall and landslides, even as the Kishtwar region was cut off from the rest of the state by a blockade, while thousand...
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The truth of secret diplomats' business

Neil BrownUNLIKE most people, who think Copenhagen was a failure, I think it was a great success. It has preserved the golden rule of international diplomacy.
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War Hysteria

Reference to the warning given by Mr. Gates about the militant threat to the Indo-Pak ties. It will be really foolish on part of India and Pakistan to be conned into a war by out fits like Al Qaeda, LeT or any other foreign agency/power with ulterior motives.
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Dont cage a flying bird

Maneka Gandhi
Autumn brings calls about baby birds in trouble. Before trying to ‘save’ the bird understand that it’s natural for baby birds to spend some time on the ground as they train to fly. Parents supply refreshments every twenty minutes or so as junior learns. As he gets bigger, they visit less, until finally he’s on his own. So the next time you find a ‘grounded’ baby bird , begin with these questions :
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Mother’s Quest For Truth Survives 8 Yrs of Son’s Loss

Srinagar: For eight long years, Bakhti has stoutly refused monetary compensation to silence her on the enforced disappearance of her son. She wants the truth, and punishment for the army officer who helped her son’s abduction.
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