- TOP STORIES
Won't dissolve House: Omar
Welcomes Separatists’ Willingness To Talk, Says Their Mindset Has Changed
HARMEET SINGH/IANS
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Civil Secretariat reopens in Jammu
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Nov 9: Civil Secretariat, the seat of Jammu and Kashmir Government, and other offices Monday reopened in the winter capital as part of bi-annual Darbar move. It is more than a century-old practice of shifting the seat of the State Government to Jammu for the winter months and to Srinagar in More
Congress on leader hunt
Hundreds Turn Up For Interview
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, Nov 9: Notwithstanding the inclement weather, hundreds of youth Monday turned up in the talent hunt organised by the Indian Youth Congress here at party headquarters to select the President and office bearers for the State Youth Congress.The selection committee comprising senior Congress More
PDD resorts to unscheduled power cuts
Says Consumption Up By 21%
NASEER AHMAD
Srinagar, Nov 9: The Power Development Department has resorted to massive power cuts in the valley creating crises like situation.Sources said the department has started curtailment of two nights in a week in non-metered areas and one hour curtailment in morning and evening in the metered areas More
Rains bring relief, end dry spell
Snowfall Continues In Upper Reaches
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Nov 9: After months of dry spell, plains in Kashmir Valley Monday witnessed heavy rains while upper reaches of Valley received fresh snowfall.According to Meteorological department, Srinagar today received 18.6 mm rain, Qazigund 5.6 mm, Pahalgam 9.06 mm, Kupwara 10.4 mm, Kokernag 8.7 More
- Perspective
Much ado about mobile phones
VIEWPOINT
Is the protest against pre-paid ban justified. Let’s think, comments Fida Iqbal.Hum kya chahtay -mobile phone; prepaid service- kayam karo; jis mobile ko khoon se sencha -woh mobile hamara hai; recharge More
- Op-Ed
Kashmir solution: Has the die been cast?
VIEWPOINT
We are better off without extreme pragmatism or without a do-now-think–later strategy, comments Tariq Shah.The summer 2008 turned out to be a watershed in the history of Kashmir. After four decades More
- Reflections
Ranji row: We are missing a point
At a time when every one says that they are shocked with the refusal of Services team to play a cricket match in Kashmir, the news fascinated me. It is for the first time in last decade that India Army More
- Editorial
A Legend Departs
The melodious voice that had resonated for the past six decades or more in the valley and beyond is now silent forever. Ghulam Hassan Sofi, the man who was a legend of his own lifetime after battling More
- News
Mughli died fighting a losing battle for missing son
HENA KAUSAR
Srinagar, Nov 9: House No.62 in downtown Habba Kadal wears a deserted look after the death of Mughli after an endless wait for her only son, Nazir Ahmad Teli, who has been missing for the past 19 years More
- City
City hospitals shiver with cold
While chill has arrived, authorities stick to November 15 start of central heating
DANISH NABI
Srinagar, Nov 9: Winter doesn’t come with a prescribed date of commencement . But for centrally heating the City hospitals, the authorities strictly adhere to a specific calendar even if it means to leave More
- Jammu
Khoda for syllabus modification in police training
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Nov 9: Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda today called for modification of syllabus for police training courses for different ranks as per latest professional requirements. He said More
- News
Mughli died fighting a losing battle for missing son
HENA KAUSAR
Srinagar, Nov 9: House No.62 in downtown Habba Kadal wears a deserted look after the death of Mughli after an endless wait for her only son, Nazir Ahmad Teli, who has been missing for the past 19 years More
- GK Business
LoC trade can boost JK economy: Omar
Appreciates apprehensions of traders on slow pace
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Nov 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the LoC trade between India and Pakistan can prove very helpful for entire J&K. While appreciating the apprehensions of both Jammu as well More





