15 injured in Pulwama firing

Four Critical *Government Orders Magisterial Inquiry *Curfew Clamped In Main Town *Exercised Restraint: Army

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Dec 28: At least 15 civilians were injured, four of them critically, after forces allegedly resorted to indiscriminate firing on the protesters at two different places in this south Kashmir district on Friday. The firing initially took place in Bubgam (Chandgam) village, where an encounter More

Victims narrate horror, terror

AAQIB ASHRAF

Srinagar, Dec 28: Writhing in pain and anger at the Bone and Joints Hospital here, 14-year-old Muhammad Younis Mir, one of the injured in Pulwama firing, Friday accused the forces of resorting to indiscriminate firing that left many injured, including a few teenagers.“Why did they shoot me? What More

2 militants killed in Chandgam gunfight

SOG Constable, Two Army Officers Injured

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Dec 28: Two militants were killed and three force personnel injured in a gunfight in Chandgam (Bubgam) village of this South Kashmir district on Friday. Police claimed that the slain militants were involved in a blast inside a tourist cab in Bijbehara earlier this year. The blast was, then More

Police U-turn on Bijbehara blast

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Dec 28: The Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday took a U-turn on the blast in a tourist bus in south Kashmir’s Bijbehara area in July this year. The police had then termed the blast as a “gas cylinder explosion” while on Friday it said the “militants killed in Pulwama gunfight were involved More

First train crosses Pir Panchal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Banihal, Dec 28: Northern Railways Friday made history as the first train chugged through India's longest railway tunnel through the Pir Panchal mountain range, connecting Kashmir Valley to Banihal town on Srinagar-Jammu highway. While the Baramulla-Srinagar-Qazigund link is functional for the past More

‘Open all cross-LoC routes’

Soz Takes Up Matter With PM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: State Congress chief Prof Saifuddin Soz Friday met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and demanded opening of all traditional cross-LoC routes to facilitate interaction between people from both sides of Kashmir.Talking to Greater Kashmir over phone, Soz said he suggested More

Time for India to show flexibility: Mirwaiz Umar

‘Pakistan Supports Kashmir Resolution Without Any Condition’

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Dec 28: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday asked India to “shun its military approach and show flexibility” on Kashmir, saying Pakistan supports Kashmir resolution without the condition of J&K’s merger with that country. Mirwaiz reached Srinagar from New Delhi More

14 officials suspended in Budgam

Srinagar, Dec 28:  To ensure punctuality and regularity in the offices of district Budgam, Additional District Development Commissioner, Budgam conducted surprise inspections of various offices here More

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THE TRIBUNE named for IPI-India award for 2012

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 28: English daily 'The Tribune' has been selected for the IPI-India Award for Excellence 2012 for outstanding journalistic work.The jury headed by former Chief Justice of India A S Anand More

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