Geelani Hurriyat calls Mufti 'killers of Kashmiri youths'

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 12: In a hard-hitting statement, Hurriyat Conference headed by senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani today claimed that the PDP-led coalition government’s slogans of healing touch and Muzaffarabad Road had proved to be a hoax. It called the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the "killer of Kashmiri youths" and alleged that he had already rigged the by-elections—well before the polling—by detaining a number of separatist leaders.........more

Demand for opening Sharda temple for
pilgrims gains momentum

By Avtar Bhat

JAMMU, Oct 12: The demand for opening of Sharda Temple, an ancient seat of learning in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) is gaining momentum as a cross section of intelligentsia from Jammu region besides the Kashmiri Pandits are vociferously endorsing this demand...........more

Mesmerising Odissi recital by veteran artiste
Sacred and secularism in Indian ethos are
inseparable: Sonal Mansingh

By Lalit Gupta

JAMMU, Oct 12: Secularism and sacredness are inseparable in India and pluralism is ingrained into Indian ethos. These views were expressed by Sonal Mansingh during her Odissi dance recital here today.............more

BSF, Rangers hold talks

CHANDIGARH, Oct 12: A 15-member delegation of the Pakistan rangers today began their three-day interaction and formal talks with the senior officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) with the smuggling of narcotics as a serious issue for the discussions... ............more

Mirage crashes, pilots safe

GWALIOR, Oct 12: A Mirage-2000 trainer aircraft today crashed near Gwalior while taking part in a joint exercise with Singapore airforce, but the two pilots ejected safely...........more

Two militants killed in Valley

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Security forces have killed two militants in a gunbattle in Uri area even as unidentified persons lobbed a grenade on the house of a private school teacher in Kreeri area of Baramulla district...............more

Hakim for time frame Kashmir solution

Excelsior Special Correspondent

SRINAGAR, Oct 12: Reiterating the commitment of his party for peaceful and time frame resolution of Kashmir issue, chairman, Peoples Democratic Forum (PDF) Hakim Mohammad Yasin has said that confrontations between the two countries in the past has resulted in the complicacy of the issue and time has come to table it for an amicable solution.........more

Govt paves way for demutualisation of bourses......

No outside solution to solve Kashmir issue: Kerry......