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Wajahat ready to play a role

Says Separatists Are His Friends

MUDDASIR ALI

QUIET DIPLOMACYSrinagar, Nov 18: The Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah, on Wednesday said he was ready  to play a role in the “quiet diplomacy” between separatists and New Delhi.“I will be happy to play a role if asked for. It is true that More

Govt to replace electricity act: Sharma

‘Importing 500 MW Extra Power To Tide Over Winter Shortage’

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Nov 18: The power-starved Jammu and Kashmir has started importing additional 500 MWs of energy to tide over the winter power shortage while the Government is planning a slew of measures including bringing legislation in the coming winter session of the legislature to replace the “outdated More

NATO urges dialogue on Kashmir

London, Nov 18: In another diplomatic victory for Pakistan on Kashmir, the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) has urged India and Pakistan to open a dialogue on Kashmir.The appeal came as part of a resolution, amended at the last moment at Pakistan’s behest, adopted at the 55th annual session More

US asks Cohen to study Kashmir

GK Monitoring Desk

Srinagar, Nov 18: The United States has asked security expert Stephen Cohen to study the Kashmir issue, reports said Wednesday. Cohen has already presented a paper to the Obama administration in his regard.The development comes even as India rejects any outside role, including that of the US, in More

Work to change Europe’s Islamic perspective: Prof Punjabi

4-Day Seminar On Arabic Language, Literature Begins At KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 18: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Riyaz Punjabi, on Wednesday urged scholars to work together to change the “not-so-friendly” perspective of the European nations about Islam and Muslims.Addressing academics, scholars and students at a national-level seminar on More



  • Perspective

Fraud or Failure

Reasons of ‘discrimination’ are to identified within as well as without

INKSIGHT BY MEHMUD UR RASHID

Last Sunday GK Foundation organized a day long seminar to look into the diminishing presence of Kashmiri Muslims in the government services, more particularly the higher echelons of bureaucracy. It was More


  • Op-Ed

The Scars Refuse to Fade

BEGAER - FORCED LABOUR

Muslim landlords are equally responsible for begaer as the non-Muslim ones, comments Jamsheed Rasool.The menace of begaer was indeed the most loathsome example of the thing Kashmiris have endured for centuries More



  • Reflections

Healthcare is an important sector, Mr CM!

Health care has always been a non-issue for politicians.  One wonders why?  Is it because the life and dignity of a common man in Kashmir amounts to nothing? Or, is it because we are not able More


  • Editorial

Justice For All

It would be dream realized. Once, Justice is brought to the doorsteps of the people. It sounded good when Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the legal system in the state would be simplified More


  • News

SDH without specialists, patients suffer

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Kreeri, Nov 18: The dearth of specialists and paramedics in the sub-district hospital here is severely hampering its smooth functioning.  “The hospital is without pediatrician, ophthalmologist and More


  • City

SMC staff threatens strike, demand ‘decentralization’

MAYOR CALLS ON DY CM, PROPOSES ‘INTERIM SOLUTION’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Nov 18:  With the Srinagar Municipal Corporation employees threatening an indefinite strike” from next week, the City Mayor, Salman Ali Sagar, on Wednesday called on the Deputy Chief Minister More



  • Jammu

Make schools knowledge hubs: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 18: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Wednesday said a conducive atmosphere of learning in the educational institutions was imperative to make them knowledge hubs. “Schools should nurture students More


  • News

SDH without specialists, patients suffer

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Kreeri, Nov 18: The dearth of specialists and paramedics in the sub-district hospital here is severely hampering its smooth functioning.  “The hospital is without pediatrician, ophthalmologist and More


  • GK Business

Pakistani exhibitors roll out their best at IITF

New Delhi, Nov 18: Intricate carpets, ornate wall hangings, hand printed textiles... all in a melange of colours. Pakistani exhibitors are rolling out their best at an annual trade fair here and Indians More



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