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February 05 2012

Govt mishandling deprives Srinagar of infrastructure development

‘GoI approved Rs 4500 Cr project but callous attitude of JK officials played spoilsport’

Asem Mohiuddin
Srinagar, Feb 4: While the poor infrastructure and unabated urbanization are emerging as major challenges in Srinagar, the mishandling of projects and ‘wrong political decisions’

Upper reaches experience fresh snowfall

*No vehicular movement on highway today * Avalanche alert issued

Rising Kashmir News
Srinagar, Feb 4: The upper reaches of the Valley experienced fresh snowfall while the plains including Srinagar received light snowfall and rains, resulting in drop in the temperature.The authorities have issued fresh avalanche warning while the Srinagar-Jammu highway, which remained closed on Saturday, will be open for one-way traffic on Sunday.

Delay in party polls sparks unrest in NC ranks

Abid Bashir
Srinagar, Feb 03: The failure to hold party elections in due time has lead to internal bickering in National Conference.The party constitution calls for holding elections after every three years for all crucial posts including that of president, vice president and general secretary. The delay has triggered unrest in the party ranks.

Omar visits Hazratbal shrine, reviews Milad arrangements

Rising Kashmir News
Srinagar, Feb 4: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday visited the Hazratbal shrine and reviewed the arrangements put in place by the administration and the Waqaf Board for Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW).

NC MP takes on JKLF chairman

Malik, not people have dubious character: Beg

Rising Kashmir News
Srinagar, Feb 4: Senior National Conference leader and MP from South Kashmir, Mehboob Beg Saturday criticized JKLF chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik for claiming that people of Kashmir were having dubious character.
“It was unfortunate to note that Malik is blaming people of Kashmir of having a dubious character. The fact is that he himself has a dubious character and not the people of Kashmir,” Beg told Rising Kashmir over phone from New Delhi, Beg said

Pak Prez pledges continued support to K-cause

‘Fundamental human rights of JK people must be respected and promoted’

Rezaul H Laskar
Islamabad, Feb 4: Pakistan’s President Asif Ali Zardari Saturday said Pakistan will continue to extend its fullest political, moral and diplomatic support to the just cause of the Kashmiri people.

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SNOW AGAIN

Upper reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall.

Snowfall

The South Kashmir experienced fresh snowfall on Friday. RK Pic

QUITE A BAGFULL:

Bags hanging outside a shop at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

SKIING JOY

A man enjoys skiing in the world famous snow-clad slopes of Gulmarg.

PICTURESQUE

Foreign tourists pose for a photograph at Gulmarg.

JAN 26 CURBS

Barricades were placed at various places in Srinagar on Thursday, severely hampering civilian movement.

JANUARY 26 ALERT

Policemen sanitize surroundings of Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar, the venue for the main January 26 function in Kashmir.

SNOW TIME

Children play on snow covered slopes in Sopore area of North Kashmir.

DANGEROUS DRIVE

Although snow was cleared, the freezing overnight temperatures rendered many roads, like this one in Baramulla, slippery and unsafe for plying of vehicles.

SRINAGAR PROTESTS

A posse of policemen arrive at Maisuma to disperse protesters (not in picture) on Saturday on the anniversary of Gow Kadal massacre.

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Being weak, Kashmiris should declare truce with India and Pakistan :Ronga

Display of timidity enough to drown any movement or revolution: Qayoom

ISHFAQ TANTRY
SRINAGAR, FEB 04:“Being weak, Kashmiris should enter into a truce with India and Pakistan with certain well thought out conditions,” said former Kashmir Bar President and senior lawyer Nazir Ahmad Ronga. He was speaking at a seerat conference titled “Islamic Revolution and the Political Strategy of Prophet
Muhammad” organized by High Court Bar Association here at High Court complex to commemorate the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad(PBHU).

Residents aghast over eve teasing

Srinagar student attends National Science Seminar

Div Com distributes relief amongst fire sufferers

Opinion

Where’s the other side of Middle East story?

If a story is less credible or a downright concoction, it can always be sourced to the Arab channels.

Saeed Naqvi
One of the great tragedies of our time is the near total decline in the credibility of the Western media. There are some exceptions but only some. Since much of the global media, including India is largely imitative, indeed, completely dependent on Western sources for its international news, the lack of credibility attaches to it too.
The harm this does in the arena of foreign policy is incalculable:

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From Israelites to Ishmaelites!

Religious lore vs historical data assessed in commemoration of Eid-i-Milad-un-NABI (SAW)!

Dr Javid Iqbal

The patriarch of Middle Eastern Prophets: Hazrat Ibrahim (AS)’s birth in the house of ‘Azar’ the idol maker, his rebellion against ‘Nimrod’ who wanted to be the temporal and the spiritual lord, remains a religious lore. History is silent on his twin marriage to Syeda Sarah (RA) and Syeda Hegira (RA) siring two sons Hazrat Ishmael (AS) and Hazrat Isaac (AS) who head the two distinct branches of Ahle-i-Kitab/people of the book; Ishmaelites and Israelites. Distinct, yet united at the root, Ishmaelites are the Arabs/Muslims and Israelites/Judeo-Christians.