9 injured in clashes; 4 killed laid to rest amid tears; Internet services restored; KU postpones exams GOWHAR MANZOOR Srinagar, July 19: (GNS) In wake of the Ramban killings and desecration of Holy Qur’an allegedly by Border Security Force (BSF), authorities on Friday imposed strict curfew across the Kashmir Valley and most parts of the Jammu region including entire Ramban district. Normal life came to stan ...

England closed at 289-7 on the first day of its second Ashes Test with Australia after losing three wickets within the first six overs of play at Lord’s in London, where Queen Elizabeth II was among the spectators. Ian Bell led the home team’s recovery with a second century of the cricket series before falling to Steven Smith for 109, following a 144-run stand with Jonny Bairstow. Bairstow got 67 until he w ...

Home Minister orders probe; Mobile services snapped GOWHAR MANZOOR Srinagar, July 18: (GNS) Four persons were killed and 42 injured when Border Security Force (BSF) personnel fired at protesters in Ramban district of Jammu region today. The protests sparked in the area after BSF personnel allegedly desecrated the Holy Qur’an and beat up the local religious preacher yesterday. Sources told GNS that hundreds ...

IT industry has evolved in to a very competitive world and complies with “Survival Of Fittest” theory. Here, the employees always have to keep up their ante with new skills. And mostly the industry keeps tabs on the ways to reduce costs, boost productivity and tap the power of complex datasets to gain market insight, and put it in nut shell, Cloud computing offers all this and more. As a result, IT professi ...

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="168"] Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh KHALISTAN[/caption]  Dr. Gurmit Singh Aulakh The Indian government has used many tactics to undermine the Sikh Struggle for freedom.  It has infiltrated organizations such as the World Sikh Organization.  It even infiltrated and continues to control Babbar Khalsa, the organization that India accused of carrying out the Air India bombing.  ...

‘It’s moral sin to remain mute spectators’ Srinagar, July 16: (GNS) Reacting against the unfortunate mysterious deaths of two Kashmiri youth in Mumbai and Rajasthan Chairman Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed people to observe peaceful protest demonstrations after Friday prayers on July 19. “It is a serious matter and until the facts are traced, it is obligatory for us to raise voice aga ...

Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi produced a brilliant performance with both bat and ball to lead his team to a thumping 126-run victory over West Indies in their first one-day international on Sunday. Afridi blasted 76 off 55 balls to help the visitors recover from a disastrous start to reach 224 for nine from their 50 overs. Then he took seven wickets for just 12 runs - the second-best figures ever recor ...

By Zaheerul Hassan First batch of 24 lady officers of Pakistani Army led by Captain Sadia completed airborne course in Peshawar. Captain Kirn Ashraf lifted the shield and declared the best paratrooper. In an impressive ceremony held at Tarbella Major General Abid Rafique, General officer Commanding of Special Services Group awarded the Para wing (Insignia) to the successful ladies officers.  At this histori ...