India gets NSG waiver
Bush congratulates Manmohan for success
KT NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, Sep 6: The moment the 45-national Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) waiver to allow nuclear business with India came, United States President George Bush rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to congratulate and promise to push the nuclear deal in the US Congress meeting on Monday.
Text of NSG waiver yet to be released
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Central team visits Salamabad; reviews
infrastructure for Cross LoC trade
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR, Sep 6: Close on the heels of Governor, N N Vohra, taking a high level meeting on September 2 to review the infrastructural facilities created at Salamabad, Uri for the Cross LoC trade recently, a Central team of senior officers from the Ministries of Home Affairs, External Affairs and Finance (Department of Revenue) today visited the Kaman Post and the upcoming Land Customs Station at Salamabad, Uri to inspect the facilities.
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Strike paralyses life in Valley; Youth killed in policed firing
Amin Masoodi
SRINAGAR, Sep 6: A youth was killed in police firing during a protest demonstration at Nowhatta Chowk here today. At least 10 others were injured in the police action and subsequent clashes at some other places in the city.
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Padder fake encounter case
Hearing postponed, father demands special trial
Syed Basharat
SRINAGAR, Sep 6: The proceedings in Abdul Rehman Padder fake encounter case could not take place, owing to a complete strike in valley called by the Kashmir Coordination Committee today. However, the family members of Padder have demanded a special trial for this case.
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Another infiltration bid: 3 militants killed
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR , Sep 6: Army today claimed to have foiled another infiltration attempt in the Kupwara district by killing three militants.
3 Hurriyat leaders arrested
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR, SEP 6: Three persons, belonging to Tehrik-e-Hurriyat, were arrested by SOG at Central Jail here.
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Zardari wins Pak presidential election
Islamabad, Sep 6 (Agencies): Asif Ali Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto won the Pakistan presidential election on Saturday, according to an unofficial tally of results.
Mehbooba welcomes Zardari's election as Pak prez
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Moderate quake rocks J&K
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR, SEP 6 : Valley today experienced an earthquake of high intensity this morning, causing panic among the valleyites. The earthquake was followed by torrential rains during the day.
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DIG cancels recruitment of 64 SPOs in Udhampur
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UDHAMPUR, Sep 6: A day after the transfer of the senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Udhampur, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Udhampur-Reasi range Alok Kumar today cancelled recruitment of sixty four Special Police Officers...
Vohra directs manual de-weeding of Dal lake
Navratra festival commencing from Sep 30
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US describes violence in Orissa as 'disturbing'
KT NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, Sep 6: Seven US Congressmen have described recent violence against Christian community Orissa "extremely disturbing" and have asked for immediate steps to stop killings and fair investigations to bring culprits to justice. They have also drawn parallels between the latest mob violence against Christians in Orissa and 2002 massacre of Muslims in Gujarat.
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LAHDC Kargil
Celebrations erupt after announcement of results
KT NEWS SERVICE
SRINAGAR, Sept 6: Jubilations and enthusiasm marked the conclusion of 2nd General Council elections to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil (LAHDC) last evening. Out of the total 30 LAHDC Kargil seats, ........
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MARGINALIA By Anuradha Bhasin Jamwal
Legitimizing Majority Communalism
Jawahar Lal Nehru foresaw many years ago that majority communalism, if allowed to foster, invariably leads to fascism. In the aftermath of the Babri mosque demolition in 1992, majority communalism has taken on an entirely new form of expression with pogroms against the minority communities. The attacks on Christians in Orissa are just a recent manifestation of the same.
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Counter-Terrorism and Human Rights
Does India need another counter-terrorism regime?
The threat of terrorism has in recent years been propelled to the forefront of the global agenda. Events such as those of 11 September 2001, the Bali bombings, the London underground bombing, the Madrid bombing and closer home, the attack on the Indian Parliament have entrenched the perception that terrorism is a global threat that is the concern of all nations to counter.
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Kashmir's festering wounds
The land transfer row may have provided an excuse to ignite the protests, but a number of factors have pushed the state back to the chaos of 1947
By Iftikhar Gilani
On our way to Pahalgam, between Athmuqam and Nunwan villages in March this year, noted columnist and legal luminary A G. Noorani and I saw flags of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and posters of Atal Bihari Vajpayee plastered on the walls. What surprised us was a huge political gathering - by Kashmiri rural standards-raising slogans of "BJP .....
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Letters - J&K alarmingly corrupt!
Dear Editor,
This is with reference to your editorial captioned "J&K alarmingly corrupt!" (KT: September 3, 2008). As per the recent survey conducted by Transparency International India and the Centre for Media Studies, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been placed in "Alarmingly corrupt" category along with Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
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Shri Amarnath Yatra And
Environment Conservation
By Ravinder Singh
Fifty kilometer long route via Pahalgam and 14 kilometer from Baltal side to Shri Amarnath Cave Shrine remains jam packed with devotees during yatra days. During those days one can see thousands of pony-wallas and other local laborers who carry devotees to the shrine.
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