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Kashmir shuts against Lajpat Nagar verdict

GOWHAR BHAT

* 20 Injured In Clashes, Youth Critical * Malik Held, Mirwaiz Under House Arrest* Protests Rock North, South KashmirSrinagar, Apr 23: Amid protests, Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown More

Prof Mattoo likely to be first VC of CU Jammu

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 23: Former Vice-Chancellor of the Jammu University, Prof Amitabh Mattoo who has also served as a member of the Advisory Board of the National Security Council is set to take over as the first Vice-Chancellor of the Central University, Jammu.Informed sources in the union capital told More

Govt rejects BSF plea

‘Offence Triable In Civil Court’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 23: The state government Friday rejected the paramilitary Border Security Force’s plea for transfer of the murder case of teenage Zahid Farooq to any special court. The government made it clear that the offences committed by the accused is a civil crime triable by the ordinary criminal More

KASHMIR MOVEMENT NOT TERRORISM: PAKISTAN

AGENCIES

Islamabad, Apr 23: Pakistan Friday condemned India for labelling happenings in Kashmir as a ‘terrorist struggle’ and said Pakistan would never accept such claims. It, at the same time, reiterated Islamabad’s call for re-staring the composite dialogue process with New Delhi.Interacting with the More

Indian media team in Waziristan

GHULAM ULLAH KIYANI

Islamabad, Apr 23: Pakistan government Friday took the visiting Indian media delegation on a tour to the territories where the country is fighting a war with the Taliban.The visiting Delhi-based defence and foreign affairs correspondents were taken in a Pakistani army helicopter from Islamabad More



  • Perspective

The story of total collapse

Maqbool’s misery, our indifference and the failure of justice system

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

What about a person remaining in jail for no fault of his for fourteen long years. We just can’t put the whole story as an illustration of justice delayed is justice denied.  To call it miscarriage More


  • Op-Ed

Green Jobs: Boon or Burden for the Economy

EARTHDAY AFTERMATH

GOOD TO SEARCH FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY, BUT LET'S NOT LOOSE SIGHT OF THE COSTS IT ENTAILS ON ECONOMY AND JOBS IN OTHER SECTORS THROUGH HUGE SUBSIDIES, COMMENTS PROF. M. I. BHAT

An off-shoot of global warming alarmism has been the increasing stress for change over from fossil fuel to renewable energy, which is euphemism for wind and solar power as well as for “green jobs”. As More



  • Letters

Cheap blood? Indeed not. But who’s responsible?

The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, recently made a valid assertion in a public rally at Handwara by saying that Kashmiri blood is not cheap. There will hardly be a person who will disagree with the Chief More


  • Editorial

Kashmir on Earth Day

An American documentary filmmaker whose history of the American environmental movement is being broadcast on public television in the US this week, while speaking on Earth Day said, “Every Earth Day is More


  • Kashmir

Officials borrowed books, never to return

Work Book Day

FAHEEM ASLAM

FORMER CHIEF SECRETARIES, SECRETARIES AMONG DEFAULTERSSrinagar, Apr 23: Normally one would not expect senior government functionaries to violate rules and regulations. But in case of returning books, issued More


  • Srinagar City

Ministers, officials highlight importance of books

WORLD BOOK DAY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 23: On the World Book Day, Minister for Education, Peerzada Muhammad Syed and his Cabinet colleague, Ghulam Hassan Mir, Friday highlighted the importance of books. The duo was speaking More



  • Jammu

Boarding school in Doda soon: Altaf

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 23: The Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad today said a boarding school would be established in Doda soon.  During his tour to the area, he said the school More


  • South Asia

Respond to Pak peace roadmap: Zardari to India

‘Extremists To Benefit From Dialogue Breakdown’

Islamabad, Apr 23: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Friday urged India to respond positively to the Pakistani roadmap for the restoration of the peace dialogue as only “extremists and anti-state elements More


  • GK Business

Rs 470 crore renewable energy project for Ladakh approved

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 23: The Union Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure has approved Rs.473 cr  project to promote use of renewable energy in  Ladakh region at a total cost of Rs. 473 crore. The Ladakh More



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