• TOP STORIES

Climate change in Indo-Pak ties

Manmohan, Gilani Agree To Chart Way Forward

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Thimphu, Apr 29: Breaking the ice, India and Pakistan Thursday decided to resume dialogue at the level of Foreign Ministers soon as Prime Ministers Manmohan Singh and Yousuf Raza Gilani met here in their first substantive engagement in less than a year.During their meeting, Singh and Gilani decided More

GOOD FOR REGION: US

AGENCIES

Washington, Apr 29: Expressing support for the meeting between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza, United States Thursday said that it is  “good for the region”.“We always think that when leaders of countries, particularly countries with the unique history More

70 minutes of one-on-one

AJAY KAUL

Thimphu, Apr 29: For 70 minutes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met today without any aide and came out with an outcome that could lead to forward movement in the bilateral ties.Meeting in the cool climes of Bhutan, far away from the sultry heat More

Cong objects, Govt defers transfer policy

NIFDT For Budgam, 439 KP Posts Re-Designated

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 29: The proposed transfer policy – formulated by the government for its application to all the departments – failed to get the cabinet node amid strong objections by the Congress ministers, following which it the proposal was shelved by referring the matter to the Cabinet Sub Committee More

Employees-Govt parleys inconclusive

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Apr 29: The talks between the employee’s representatives and the cabinet sub-committee here Thursday evening remained inconclusive with the Government representatives telling the employees that their demands would be discussed in the next cabinet meeting to be held in Srinagar in the second More



  • Perspective

The politics of expediency

COMMENT

THE PARTIES EARNED THEIR BERTH TO PROVIDE PEOPLE THE COMFORT THEY PROMISED, BUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IS QUITE THE REVERSE, COMMENTS HASSAN ZAINAGAIREE

The ‘representative’ character does wonders. After having credulous people seduced into BSPH (bijlee, sarak, pani, hospital) bait and make them turn to polling booths, it is all merry-making for the political More


  • Op-Ed

Gaining entry into elite IITs

FEEDBACK

THE STATE, TEACHERS, PARENTS AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL HAVE TO CREATE CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO EXCEL, WRITES ASHOK OGRA

I read with interest an excellent commentary on ‘Higher Education’ by Dr. Haseeb Drabu, published in this paper on April 11. It reminded me of what late P.N.Haksar- one of the leading scholar and thinker More



  • Letters

REC: the glory that was

This refers to the GK editorial about the National Institute of Technology. It pains me to see that this prestigious institute, which has produced hundreds of competent engineers, is fast losing its glory More


  • Kashmir

DC’s cavalcade attacked in Varmul

GUARDS FIRE IN AIR ALTAF BABA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Varmul, Apr 29: Tension prevailed in Varmul town for some time Thursday afternoon when youth pelted stones on some vehicles carrying Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) engineers and some foreign consultants More


  • Srinagar City

CRPF thrashes Raj Bagh schoolchildren

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Apr 29: In broad daylight, two schoolchildren –one of them having underwent a heart surgery –were beaten to pulp by paramilitary Central Reserve Security Forces Thursday at Rajbagh in the City More



  • Jammu

City transport policy in offing: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 29: To streamline traffic in Srinagar and Jammu cities, the government is introducing a comprehensive city transport policy very soon. This was stated by Transport and CAPD Minister, Qamar More


  • South Asia

Help the Kashmiri freed in blast case: Karat

Raja Sabha expresses support

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 29: A forceful plea was made in the Rajya Sabha Thursday for rehabilitating a Kashmiri youth who has been acquitted in the Lajpat Nagar bombing case after spending 14 years in jail.  More


  • GK Business

'JK for special industrial package on north-eastern states’ pattern’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 29: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Thursday said he was hopeful that Central Government would sanction special industrial package for Jammu and Kashmir on the pattern of north-east states More



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