- TOP STORIES
SNOW TOLL MOUNTS TO 29
500 RESCUED; HIGHWAY CLOSED FOR 6TH DAY; AIR TRAFFIC RESUMES
ZULFIKAR MAJID
Srinagar, Feb 8: At least 16 people were killed and dozens of houses damaged when snow avalanches hit parts of south and north Kashmir on Friday. More than 500 people have been evacuated from slide and avalanche- prone areas. With today’s casualties, the toll due to snowfall and avalanches More
Problems galore in valley’s countryside
Zulfikar Majid
Srinagar, Feb 8: Even as clear skies brought bright sunshine in Kashmir Friday, ending days of continuous snowfall, normal life continued to be crippled and official response to it lackluster. Power and water supply remained affected in most areas while people of remote areas complained More
Bomb, not bullet, killed Benazir: Scotland Yard
Nisar Ahmad Thokar
Islamabad, Feb 8: The former prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto was killed by the force of a suicide bomb blast and not by gunfire, said a report released by detectives from Britain’s Scotland Yard investigation team here on Friday The report concluded that a lone attacker fired shots More
Disaster Management Committee meets now, in Jammu
GK News Network
Jammu, Feb 8: A meeting of the state Disaster Management Committee (DMC) was held in Jammu today, chaired by Chief Secretary B R Kundal. Among those who attended the meeting were Principal Secretary to Public Health Engineering and Irrigation Department A. K. Angurana, Commissioner Secretary More
Rajouri, Poonch reeling under snow
Shafiq Mir
Rajouri, Feb 8: The twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch last night received fresh snowfall, affecting normal life and forcing the closure of the vital road links including Jammu-Poonch highway near Bhimber Gali (BG). Even the roads linking major areas like Sawjain, Loran and Mandi also remained More
- Perspective
Machinations of the Statecraft
This all will lead us to a mayhem irrevocable
WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SAYED
Can the foundation of a great Nation be laid on the ‘bones of injustice’? This question may well be put a way around also, can Nations become great, in spite of practice of discrimination and partial More
- Op-Ed
The tragedy of being a middle class Kashmiri Muslim
WHO AM I?
I am labeled a ‘terrorist’, an ‘antinational’, a ‘fanatic’ but where do I find myself amidst this chaos of political uncertainty in Kashmir, wonders Athar Idrees. Kasheer, Qaashmir, Kashmir, Cashmere More
- Reflections
Let’s join hands and root out evil from society
Dear Editor This refers to the editorial “A Good Beginning” (G.K. Jan31, 2008). This is encouraging for all those God-fearing and pious people who are interested in performing their divine duty More
- Editorial
Clogged Lifeline
Once again Kashmir has been cut off from the outside world. Both by air and by land. Almost all the newspaper reports start with the usual sentence, “Kashmir’s Only Lifeline Blocked”! One is now tired More
- News
Delay in justice weakens faith of people in judicial system: CJ
HARMEET SINGH
Jammu, Feb 8: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice K S Radhakrishanan said Friday that judiciary should ensure speedy, quality and inexpensive justice to litigants. He said that justice More
- City
SKIMS security supervisor sentenced to 8 years rigorous imprisonment
Convict was ex-soldier in JAKLI; had managed job, promotion on fake matriculation certificate
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Feb 8: A court sentenced security supervisor of Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences Soura to eight years rigorous imprisonment on charges of producing fake degree certificates for getting More
- News
Delay in justice weakens faith of people in judicial system: CJ
HARMEET SINGH
Jammu, Feb 8: Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice K S Radhakrishanan said Friday that judiciary should ensure speedy, quality and inexpensive justice to litigants. He said that justice More
- GK Business
Titles from KU find fewer takers at WBF Delhi
BILAL HUSSAIN
Srinagar, Feb 8: The Kashmir University (KU) publications are not finding many readers in 18th World Book Fair in Delhi due to poor designing and printing of the books. Participation in the fair costs More
- Week Scan
