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COVER STORY ►the
Ugly ‘U’ Turn!
Pak President, General Pervez Musharraf has come out
with his new solution to solve Kashmir problem. He wants a joint control or
joint management of Kashmir on both sides of LOC by both India and Pakistan
in contravention to its earlier stand that plebiscite be conducted to
ascertain the wishes of the people of the State to know whether they wanted
to concede to India or Pakistan. He has also vociferously rejected Azadi to
Kashmiris as a solution.
Kashmiri leaders, right
from the beginning have been considering Pakistan as a true friend and
following its diktats religiously. Consequently, all the ideas including
plebiscite, Azadi, self rule and demilitarization have been borrowed from
Pakistan. General Musharraf’s frequent somersaults in recent days however
have created huge confusion not only among people of Kashmir, but among the
separatist fraternity as well, which too has started advancing different
solutions for resolution of the so called Kashmir dispute. The differences
surfaced in a seminar on human rights violations held in Srinagar last
month. Whereas Geelani faction of Hurriyet still considers the old UN
Resolutions as valid, the faction led by the younger generation of Hurriyet
says that the UN Resolutions were old and hence redundant. They want some
new solutions for solving the vexed problem that could satisfy the
aspirations of the people of Kashmir. The Yasin Malik faction of
separatists too wants independence, which is not acceptable to Pakistan.
Among the mainstream political parties, PDP also is of the opinion that the
UN Resolutions …..FULL STORY
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CURRENT AFFAIRS
Half Hearted Approach
The
Indo Pak relations have once again gone back to the square one. The crisis
of confidence that has deepened after the Mumbai blasts will not be
restored by any amount ... MORE
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KAILASH YATRA TOURISM
FESTIVAL
Bhaderwah Festival
Organized
jointly by J&K Tourism Department and Bhadarwah Development Authority,
the week long Bhadarwah Festival was formally inaugurated on 19th
of August... MORE
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UNITED KINGDOM
Is UK foreign policy to blame for terrorism
British
police took action against an alleged terrorist plot to blow up a number of
aeroplanes. Speculation since about what could motivate individuals
to undertake....
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KAILASH YATRA
Historical Perspective
Kailash
is not the name of only a particular religious place it in fact, is the
name of the vast mountain range housing a number of religious places on it.
According... MORE
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15Th August
Joy Returns in Kashmir
The
incident free independency day celebrations were in fact incredible news
for the outside world as the day was always marred by the bomb blasts,
rocket attacks... MORE
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COLUMNISTS
Are’nt Shias the citizens of
the State
In the changed global context, national,
regional and sub-regional considerations have lost some of their relevance.
In a structured political system we may even assume... MORE
Right of Self determination, Key to Kashmir Solution
The solution of Kashmir imbroglio is practicable
provided all parties are committed to resolve the dispute for the sake of
so many innocent Kashmiris.
Both New Delhi ….MORE
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FEATURE
Pitiable
plight of Kashmiri youth
From
the Stone Age to this hi-tech age, man has trekked a long distance, and no wonder,
today it finds itself on the threshold of new discoveries and explorations...
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