Sheikh Abdullah’s 30th death anniversary passes almost unnoticed
September 8th, 2012 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 8 (IANS) On his 30th death anniversary Saturday, few people came to pay homage to Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, who led the struggle against Maharaja Hari Singh and championed ... Read more...
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Mehbooba seeks positive approach on Kashmir problem
August 29th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Mehbooba Mufti, president of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP), Wednesday told British High Commissioner James Bevan here that there has to be a ... Read more...
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PDP is party of Jammu too: Mufti
May 27th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 27 (IANS) Mufti Mohammed Saeed, patron of the main opposition PDP, Sunday dispelled the impression that his party was Kashmir-centric and declared that it was as much as ... Read more...
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Chinks in Mirwaiz-led Hurriyat Conference?
May 7th, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Chinks appeared in the Mirwaiz Umer Farooq-led moderate Hurriyat group Monday a day after a statement made by another senior leader of the group.A group of ... Read more...
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11 Tibetans trying to gatecrash BRICS summit venue detained
March 29th, 2012 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Eleven Tibetans, attempting to gatecrash into the Taj Palace Hotel -- the venue of the ongoing BRICS summit in New Delhi, were detained by the ... Read more...
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Is Independence Day just another holiday for Gen-Y?
August 13th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 13 (IANS) For some youngsters, the Independence Day of India is genuinely about freedom - from school, college and office but for others, it is a reminder ... Read more...
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Expecting announcement on Telangana in two weeks: TRS
July 14th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 14 (IANS) Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao Thursday said that the central government will make an announcement on carving out a separate Telangana state ... Read more...
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‘Self-rule can negate adverse effects of partition’
July 7th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) Self-rule championed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aims to kill the negative effects of India's partition, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed ... Read more...
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Crisis in Andhra as 73 Telangana legislators quit (Second Lead)
July 4th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, July 4 (IANS) The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh plunged into crisis Monday with 36 legislators from the party and and all 33 from the main opposition Telugu ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu calls for sanctions against Sri Lanka
June 8th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 8 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu assembly Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging the Indian government to impose economic sanctions on Sri Lanka and approach the United Nations to ... Read more...
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We prefer friendly ties with the centre: Karunanidhi
April 5th, 2011 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president M. Karunanidhi Monday said he prefers to have a friendly relationship with the central government so as to get ... Read more...
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Kashmir solution will usher in peace, development: PDP
March 13th, 2011 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 13 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party Sunday asked the central government to "resolve Kashmir issue at the earliest", saying that failing to do so ... Read more...
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PDP to hold first major public meet in Jammu
March 11th, 2011 - 6:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 11 (IANS) In what is seen as a major development, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is all set to hold Sunday its first major public ... Read more...
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PDP presses for Kashmir resolution
February 19th, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 19, (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday said that it would continue to fight for the resolution of the Kashmir issue and asserted that its ... Read more...
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National Conference to press for greater autonomy
February 19th, 2011 - 7:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) At a time when political groups are calling for an early resolution of the Kashmir crisis, the ruling National Conference Saturday raised the pitch for the restoration of ... Read more...
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PDP takes out ‘resolution’ rally
February 14th, 2011 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 14 ( IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party Monday took out what it called a resolution rally here seeking an earlier solution to the more than ... Read more...
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Kashmiris pledge not to throw stones - but with a rider
December 22nd, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Handwara (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 22 (IANS) Shouting pro-freedom slogans, thousands of people in a north Kashmir hamlet Wednesday pledged not to throw stones at security forces as long as the ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army and ISI is kidnapping and killing people of Gilgit Baltistan (Part-2)
December 18th, 2010 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Dr. Shabir ChoudhryLondon, Dec 18 (ANI): Mirza Wajahat Hassan Khan left for Dubai unaccompanied on October 28 2010, for a family business venture.It should be noted that the kidnapping, ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutor Padgaonkar denies criticizing CM Abdullah
December 17th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Dec 17 (ANI): Dileep Padgaonkar, a senior journalist and one of the interlocutors appointed by the Centre to seek out various shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir, on Friday ... Read more...
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Jharkhand panchayat polls record 64 percent voting (Third Lead)
November 27th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 27 (IANS) The first phase of Jharkhand's maiden panchayat elections concluded Saturday with around 64 percent balloting, an official said. The voting was largely peaceful barring stray incidents of violence."According ... Read more...
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Maoist sympathiser Gaddar takes up Telangana cause
October 9th, 2010 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 9 (IANS) Maoist sympathiser and revolutionary balladeer Gaddar Saturday formally launched his new outfit Telangana Praja Front (TPF) to advocate a separate state of Telangana.Stating that mass struggle ... Read more...
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The situation in Jammu and Kashmir: Beginning the Dialogue - Part II
September 14th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
By Salim HaqNew Delhi, Sept.14 (ANI): Let us presume for a moment that the government does find the elusive starting point for talks, the crucial question that arises is who does the ... Read more...
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BJP cautions against diluting army’s special powers
September 12th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Ahead of a crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has cautioned against any move to dilute the ... Read more...
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Conserving Dandi’s environment: eco-memorial project launched
July 7th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dandi (Gujarat), July 7 (IANS) Almost 80 years after Mahatma Gandhi picked up a fistful of salt to stir a country's conscience for self-rule here, a fitting tribute was launched Wednesday in ... Read more...
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India needs an ambitous programme on water optimisation (Opinion)
June 13th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by IANS
By Arvind Padmanabhan
It is, indeed, ironic that, even after 62 years of self-rule, Pranab Mukherjee, the finance minister of India, says an often-erratic annual wind phenomenon called the monsoon that switches ... Read more...
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Democracy in Pakistan can help resolve Kashmir issue: Mufti
April 3rd, 2010 - 10:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 3 (IANS) Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Saturday hailed the move to strengthen democracy in Pakistan and saw a "silver ... Read more...
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‘Tamils have not given up demand for separate homeland’
March 14th, 2010 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, March 14 (IANS) Reacting sharply to reports from Colombo that the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has given up its demand for a separatist demand, the Canadian Tamil Congress here ... Read more...
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No respite in site for Baloch people as military, intelligence still rules in Pak
January 30th, 2010 - 5:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan.30 (ANI): Even as the 'democratic' Pakistan government is trying hard to pacify the Baloch people through a special reconciliation package, it is highly unlikely that the government will succeed ... Read more...
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Denmark welcomes resumption of talks on Tibet
January 27th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 27 (IANS) Welcoming the resumption of talks between China and exiled Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama over the political status of Tibet, Denmark has said that the two nations should ... Read more...
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‘Kashmiri Pandits victims of emotional apartheid for 20 years’
January 19th, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Emotions ran high as Kashmiri Pandits gathered here Tuesday to mark 20 years of their exodus from their ancestral homes in the Valley, and lamented the "neglect" ... Read more...
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Dissenting JKNPP calls for Jammu shutdown over Justice Sagir Ahmad report
December 28th, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Jammu, Dec 28 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir National Partners Party (JKNPP) on Monday called for a Jammu shutdown to protest the "anti-people" report submitted by Justice Sagir Ahmad on Centre-State relations.JKNPP ... Read more...
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Mixed response to report on Centre-Kashmir ties
December 24th, 2009 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 24 (IANS) The recommendations of a working group on Centre-State ties - autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, but no union territory status for the Ladakh region - has been ... Read more...
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Kashmir politicians welcome announcement of troops cut
December 3rd, 2009 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 3 (IANS) While separatist leaders here remained tight-lipped, most mainstream politicians welcomed union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's announcement that troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir was on the cards.
The ... Read more...
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PDP’s self-rule agenda is ‘de-facto freedom’: Mufti
October 20th, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday said its demand for self-rule in the state was equivalent to freedom that does not undermine the sovereignty ... Read more...
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Self-rule formula to solve Kashmir problem: Mehbooba Mufti
October 20th, 2009 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) Speaking in support of her party's self-rule formula, opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday said the self-rule document was "a step forward towards the solution ... Read more...
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