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VALLEY DRENCHED

Jhelum Water Level Rising, Met Dept Forecasts More Downpour

DANISH NABI/SYED AMJAD SHAH

Srinagar/Jammu, Apr 21: The water level in all major rivers in Kashmir has increased alarmingly due to incessant rainfall for the past nearly three days resulting in flood like situation in the Valley. The situation is likely to turn grimmer as the meteorological department predicts more rains in More

Srinagar-Leh highway closed

Snowfall In Upper Reaches, Temp Dips

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: Kashmir has witnessed a sharp dip in temperature in past 24 hours due to incessant rains in the plains and fresh snowfall in the higher reaches. Srinagar-Ladakh highway has been closed for traffic for past two days.While the plains were lashed by incessant rains, the upper reaches More

Cabinet to meet on April 29

Enhancement Of Move Allowance, DA, HRA Likely

FIRDOUS TAK

 Major Reshuffle In Admn On CardsJammu, Apr 21: Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to order major reshuffle in the civil and police administration besides partly conceding the demands of the employees, who had recently called off their twelve day agitation on the More

Sajad takes on NC, PDP

‘Reservation For SCs In Valley Anti-Kashmiri Move’

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Apr 21: Terming National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party as two sides of the same coin, Peoples Conference chairman and separatist-turned-mainstream politician, Sajad Gani Lone, Tuesday, held both the parties responsible for the sufferings of Kashmiris.Making his first public More

Army chief calls for extra vigil

‘Challenges For Troops Have Multiplied In JK’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 21: Army chief Gen VK Singh Wednesday called for a high degree of vigil in Jammu and Kashmir, both on the borders and in the hinterland, as the challenges had “multiplied” in view of increased infiltration attempts into the state.Addressing officers at the Northern Command headquarters More



  • Perspective

Iqbal, the colossal

We rather hide behind the shoulders of giants than stand on them, let alone use them as spring boards

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD-UR-RASHID

“If I have seen farther, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Isaac Newton wrote in a letter to Robert Hook in 1676. Quoting this line from Newton’s letter to Robert Hook, the great theoretical More


  • Op-Ed

His Name Was Khan

TRAGEDY

AND HE WAS A 70 YEAR OLD BEGGAR WHO LIVED IN INDIA’S GUANTANAMO BAY, BEGGED AT A WRONG PLACE AND DID NOT KILL IN DANTEWARA, WRITES NAEEM AKHTAR

Only last week the top most general of one of the world’s finest armies dismissed suggestions to roll back a two decade old law that gives his troops and others in uniform immunity against murder, destruction More



  • Letters

Debating Bill: you must have a solid base

This refers to the inter-district recruitment bill which has been recently passed in the State Legislative Assembly. The controversial bill, passed after an amendment, has split the state, between Jammu More


  • Editorial

Road maps

The condition of roads in any state is the prime indicator of how developed the state is. Even the rudimentary sense of development tells us that unless better roads are laid to connect various areas and More


  • Kashmir

Bar extends support to employees Strike Was Just, Legal: Qayoom

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 21: Terming the recent strike of the state government employees as just and legal, the High Court Bar Association Wednesday assured legal support to the employees. “The movement started More


  • Srinagar City

Shivpora Bund on ‘verge of breach’

Flood control deptt in ‘slumber’

NAVEED IQBAL

Srinagar, Apr 21: With surge in water level of river Jhelum, the embankment at Shivpora Bund where erstwhile flood gauge was installed and now lies defunct, is on the verge of developing cracks after paramilitary More



  • Jammu

Deputations meet CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 21: Various deputations today met the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and highlighted their demands. A deputation of Fruit Growers, led by Shabir Ahmad, apprised the Chief Minister of issues More


  • GK Business

CM for roping in pvt investors to boost horticulture, agriculture

Calls for close rapport between CII and JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday stressed on close cooperation between Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and J&K state to boost agriculture and allied sectors and create job More



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