SOFT MANMOHAN TALKS TOUGH

‘Separatist Ideology Has Lost Relevance’; Reiterates GoI’s Commitment To JK’s Special Status

SHEIKH AHMED/GKNN

New Delhi/Srinagar, Aug 15: A day after the Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Omar Abdullah, said his government favored dialogue between the separatists and the center, the prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today claimed the separatist ideology in the state had lost its relevance even as he reiterated More

Omar apologizes for Shopian

Favours Indo-Pak, Internal Talks Resumption

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 15: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, Saturday apologized to the people for the government’s “initial mishandling” of the double rape and murder case in Shopian. “There were mistakes committed by the administration and government during handling of the case in the initial days More

Swine Flu scare continues

6 More Cases Detected In Kashmir, Jammu

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Aug 15: A day after two Kashmiris tested positive for H1N1 virus, six suspected cases were reported from across Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Four of them were detected in valley and two in Jammu.The blood samples of the suspected cases have been sent to National Institute of Communicable More

Govt oblivious of Oldies' DoB

Age Determination To Enforce VRS On 4000 PHE, I&FC Staffers

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 15: In a peculiar situation of its kind, Jammu and Kashmir government has asked thousands of its employees in the Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control Departments to opt out or go through age determination test. This follows reports of majority of them having continued More

Kashmir shuts down

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 15: Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown on Saturday in response to the call given by various separatist groups, including both the Hurriyat factions, to observe it as “black day.”People stayed indoors even as police and paramilitary CRPF troopers guarded the deserted streets More

• 'Rains in next 48 hours'
• ‘Black Day’ observed in AJK, Pakistan