• TOP STORIES

No change in Kashmir stand: Pak

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Nov 2: Pakistan has said its stand on the Kashmir issue won’t change and it wants an early resolution of the dispute according to the aspirations of the Kashmiri people.The comments were made by Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today during a meeting with AJK President Raja Zulqarnain More

Pak continues to push in militants: India

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 2: Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday warned that relations with Pakistan can improve only if it takes serious steps against ‘terrorists waging war against India.’“In relations with Pakistan, the main impediment is that there are still large number of terrorist camps operating More

‘Indian arms seized from Waziristan’

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Nov 2: Pakistan on Monday said its forces had seized Indian-made arms and equipment from the Taliban stronghold of South Waziristan, where the Army has launched a major operation to flush out militants.The Information Minister, Qamar Zaman Kaira, and chief military spokesman, Maj Gen Athar More

Attack aftermath

Cops asked to wear bullet-proof jackets

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Nov 2: A day after suspected militants killed two policemen here, police on Monday beefed up security across the summer capital and directed its men to wear bullet-proof jackets.“We have issued directions to all our subordinates to take preventive and precautionary measures to deal with More

Hurriyat (M) discusses PM’s offer

To Consult Geelani, Malik In 2 days

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 2: The Executive Council of Hurriyat Conference led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday discussed Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s recent talks offer.“The executive members met at the Nigeen residence of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and discussed the offer threadbare,” Hurriyat insiders told More



  • Perspective

PM in the valley

Manmohan should get a new speechwriter on Kashmir

STATECRAFT BY HAPPYMON JACOB

New Delhi’s deep-seated status-quo bias permeates its policy towards Kashmir and is, in many ways, the ‘ground zero’ of Indo-Pak relations. This status-quo bias has manifestly narrowed the Indian government More


  • Op-Ed

America, Kashmir and India

POLITICS

Had America kept up her promise in the UNO on Kashmir, the situation would have been different, writes Muhammad Farooq Rehmani.Whether or not there is a sustainable policy of rapprochement before the Obama More



  • Reflections

Good healthcare means better life

Better Health sector of any country speaks about the care for quality life. When fit, we enjoy life, down and life becomes meaningless. In developed countries much attention is focused on public health More


  • Editorial

Evolve consensus

Talking against the backdrop of the conflicting statements made by the Home Minister and a senior Army officer on the reductions of troops in the state and on withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers More


  • News

AJK govt failed to live up to UNCIP resolutions: JKCHR

NISAR AHMAD THAKUR

Islamabad, Nov 2: Jammu Kashmir Council for Human Rights general-secretary, Dr. Nazir Giliani, has said the AJK government had failed to fulfil its responsibilities under the UNCIP resolutions that provided More


  • City

Jammu bound Taxis add to lal chowk traffic mess

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Nov 2: At a time when the City centre of Lal Chowk is facing severe traffic congestion, the authorities seem to have added more to it by allowing the Taxi operators to operate fulltime for travel More



  • Jammu

Murder convict arrested after 10 yrs

Jammu: A convict in a murder case was arrested after ten years and has been sent to district jail Jammu to undergo life imprisonment.  On June 3, 1994 Swarn Singh alias Puppy in Bari-Brahmana area More


  • News

AJK govt failed to live up to UNCIP resolutions: JKCHR

NISAR AHMAD THAKUR

Islamabad, Nov 2: Jammu Kashmir Council for Human Rights general-secretary, Dr. Nazir Giliani, has said the AJK government had failed to fulfil its responsibilities under the UNCIP resolutions that provided More


  • GK Business

Valley carpet industry responds new market trends

IICT works on plan to replace chemical-dyes by natural-

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Nov 2: The Kashmir carpet industry may soon shift to the use of natural vegetable dyes from the present chemical dyes.  Even as the chemical dyes are being used world over to dye the raw More



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