Nomination of separatist Barkati, 34 others, rejected in J-K

The nomination papers of 35 candidates including that of jailed separatist Sarjan Barkati were on Wednesday rejected during scrutiny for the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir,......

'Terrorism Is Over'

Tral, the former hotbed of terrorism, rocks to the music of democracy, discovers Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com. IMAGE: Security personnel keep a strict vigil at Engineer Rashid's roadshow in......

J&K First-Time Voters Will Be Deciding Factor

'The lack of opportunities here remains the biggest worry.''We have seen investment summits, but if you look around, much of it is only on paper and not on the ground.' IMAGE: Engineer Rashid's......

Zakir Musa killed in south Kashmir encounter

Zakir Musa, the so-called chief of Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind, a group affiliated with the Al Qaeda, was killed in an encounter with security forces in a village in South Kashmir's Tral, officials......