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5 killed in JK
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu/Srinagar, July 17: Two militants and two women were among five persons killed in different incidents across the state since Thursday evening, police and reports said on Friday.3 KILLED IN DODA “Policemen and troopers cordoned off the Prem Nagar area in Jammu More
NC TO ACCOMMODATE ALL AREAS IN GOVT
Farooq Asks Workers To Raise Issues At Party Forums
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, July 17: The newly constituted Central Working Committee of the ruling National Conference today deliberated measures to provide representations to all the areas and sections of the society in the government. At a day-long meeting presided over by the party president, Dr Farooq Abdullah More
Sonia asks party leaders to shun differences
‘Strengthen Omar-Led Coalition Govt’
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, July 17: The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, has asked various leaders from Jammu and Kashmir who met her in Parliament House today to shun differences and work for strengthening the party and the coalition government headed by the chief minister, Omar Abdullah.“Senior party leaders More
Former SP, DSP Shopian approach SC
Challenge HC Order For Their DNA Profiling
AGENCIES
New Delhi/Srinagar, July 17: In a new twist to the Shopian double rape and murder case, two of the four police officials arrested for their alleged involvement in destroying the evidence have on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Jammu and Kashmir High Court directions of collecting their More
CM’s stand on polythene to empower SPCB
‘We Will Ensure The Ban In Letter And Spirit’
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, July 17: Following a straight statement by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, in which he said the ban on polythene in the State was irreversible, authorities and NGOs have received a shot in the arm, saying it will strengthen campaign against polythene.Highly placed sources said that More
- Perspective
Expanding the Cabinet
It’s Delhi doing all in Kashmir
WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED
In politics even week is considered a long time, it took Chief Minister of a strife torn state, six grueling months to expand his cabinet. In January 2009, young Omar Abdullah took over amidst groundswell More
- Op-Ed
J&K Budget 2009-10: Some thoughts
ECONOMICS
Till the private sector assumes a commanding role in the economy, we shall have to use the PSUs for economic resurgence in the changed setting, comments P.N.Razdan.While presenting a Vote-on-account in More
- Reflections
Who “messed up” Jan Commission report?
Sometimes I feel like being silent and not uttering a single word against anything or anyone. And that is what a common Kashmiri is thinking of in the heart of his hearts because money and position have More
- Editorial
Big leap
The meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousaf Raza Gilani in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh was more than a success as the two countries agreed to delink More
- News
Oriental colleges played historical role in Kashmir: Prof Punjabi
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 17: Lauding the role of the Oriental colleges in the Kashmir valley, the Vice-Chancellor of the Kashmir University (KU) Prof Riyaz Punjabi said these colleges played a historical role by More
- City
Another Chinar chopped under govt nose
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, July 17: Despite a ban on the chopping of Chinars, another heritage tree was chopped in the City. This time close to the official residences of most of the ministers, in the high security Sonawar More
- News
Oriental colleges played historical role in Kashmir: Prof Punjabi
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 17: Lauding the role of the Oriental colleges in the Kashmir valley, the Vice-Chancellor of the Kashmir University (KU) Prof Riyaz Punjabi said these colleges played a historical role by More
- GK Business
‘Dead’ timber worth hundreds of crores decaying in forests: FCIK
‘Full extraction can yield Rs 1000 cr annual revenue to state’
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, July 17: President, Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Shakeel Qalandar today said J&K was losing a whopping Rs 1000 crore revenue annually on account of non-extraction of large More









