• TOP STORIES

OMAR SEEKS DUL HASTI TRANSFER TO JK

Urges Early Sanction of PMRP-II

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA/GKNN

Srinagar, Oct 5: Strongly advocating the transfer of Dul Hasti power project to Jammu and Kashmir, the chief minister, Omar Abdullah, today urged the centre to extend liberal financial support to the state to enable it revamp transmission and distribution system.“There is an urgent need for transfer More

Central team calls on Governor

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 5: A central team led by the cabinet secretary, K M Chandrasekhar, called on the governor, N N Vohra, here and discussed security situation with him, an official spokesman said.He said the team discussed projects and schemes related to the implementation of annual plan 2009-2010, the More

Shutdown, clashes mark day 4

VARMUL KILLING

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Oct 5: Amidst complete shutdown, at least seven persons were injured in the clashes between policemen and protesters in this north Kashmir town as demonstrations against the killing of a 12-year old boy, Irfan Ahmed Lone, who died after being hit by a tear smoke canister on Friday, continued More

SRTC strike spills over

JCC To Announce Statewide Stir Today

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Oct 5: The Joint Consultative Committee—the apex body of employees’ associations in Jammu and Kashmir—is likely to announce a statewide agitation program Tuesday in support of the striking State Road Transport Corporation workers.The president of Employees Joint Action Committee (Q) More

‘PCCF’s transfer routine matter’

Khan Seeks Premature Retirement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 5: The Forest department on Monday said that posting and transfer of Irshad Ahmad Khan, principal chief conservator of forest, was a routine administrative adjustment based purely on seniority. In statement here, a spokesman of the department said that his successor, Kheshwani More



  • Perspective

The Gilgit-Baltistan Package

Looks like a larger game, the contours of which are not as yet fully visible to us, comments Siddiq Wahid.A month ago Pakistan, in an ordinance called the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance More


  • Op-Ed

Genesis of Perpetual Regional Tensions in J&K

FEEDBACK

Balraj Puri responds to the articles of Arjimand Hussain Talib and Sahil Showkat on the issue of regional disparity in Jammu and Kashmir.Arjimand Hussain Talib and Sahil Showkat have raised the issue of More



  • Reflections

Whether Jammu or Kashmir, we lost an institution

Thanks to an immature behavior of our politicians and hollow patriotism of people towards their province, we lost the opportunity of seeing world class Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in the State More


  • Editorial

Towards development

Notwithstanding the skepticism  over the often made assertions  by New Delhi  about the  liberal funding for development, it bodes well that a high level team from New Delhi has arrived More


  • News

Social Science research showing declining trend: Prof Punjabi

2-day national seminar begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Oct 5: Asserting that social science research was showing a declining trend in Jammu and Kashmir and other states, vice-chancellor Kashmir University Prof Riyaz Punjabi Monday said that not much More


  • City

Baghwanpora drain flows into Nigeen Lake

HOUSEBOAT OWNERS, TOURISTS AGHAST; LAWDA SLEEPS

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Oct 5: Notwithstanding its claims of taking measures of preventing drainage flow into waterbodies, sewage of Baghwanpora on the west end of Nigeen Lake is flowing into the lake as the Lakes and More



  • Jammu

Jammu docs go on strike, Govt may invoke ESMA

KASHMIR MEDICOS SAY NO STRIKE TILL OCT 22

HARMEET SINGH

Jammu, Oct 5: Despite the state government taking a tough stand over the strike called by Doctors Joint Action Committee, over 4000 junior doctors Monday began an indefinite strike in Jammu Medical College More


  • News

Social Science research showing declining trend: Prof Punjabi

2-day national seminar begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Oct 5: Asserting that social science research was showing a declining trend in Jammu and Kashmir and other states, vice-chancellor Kashmir University Prof Riyaz Punjabi Monday said that not much More


  • GK Business

Irritants reduce cross-LoC trade into barter system

Lack of communication, banking, currency exchange prove major handicaps

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Oct 4: Even as the cross-LoC trade between AJK and Kashmir Valley is about to complete a year, a number of shortcomings continue to plague the trade that was started with much fanfare. While More



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