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Health experts sound caution

WINTER SCHOOLING

Govt Adamant, Parents Wary

FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, Dec 13: With Jammu and Kashmir Government adamant to go ahead with winter schooling, health experts are sounding a note of caution, asserting that the initiative could prove “hazardous” for children.Speaking from the health perspective, the experts mince More

Pvt schools issue ‘diktat’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: While most of the private schools have already informed parents that they would not be plying school buses in winters, these institutions have begun to ‘punish’ the student community on winter schooling.On Saturday, “J&K Private Unaided Schools Coordination Committee” issued More

CoI records statements of 9 officials

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 13: The Commission of Inquiry (CoI), constituted by the state government to probe 17 out of 112 killings since June this year, on Monday recorded the statements of nine officials including 7 policemen in connection with four killings in Sopore town.The COI headed by the Justice ( More

MHA to put mercy plea on hold

Judicial Process Should Be Completed: Omar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 13: Government may take some more time to send the mercy petition of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to President Pratibha Patil as she is yet to clear 15 mercy pleas.“As the previous files of mercy petitions have not been cleared, we are holding back the remaining files. Whenever More

‘Avoid unscheduled power curtailment’

CM Chairs Baramulla DDB Meet

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday directed the Power Development Department (PDD) authorities to stick to the power schedule so that people do not confront any inconvenience during winters.Speaking at the District Development Board of Baramulla here, the Chief Minister said More

Basharat Bukhari of PDP all praise for Omar Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: In a noteworthy gesture, a legislator from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party Monday showered praise on the Coalition government headed by Omar Abdullah for its developmental initiatives.Speaking at Baramulla district development board meeting, Basharat Bukhari, MLA Sangrama More

68% plan unspent

25% Expenditure Out Of Rs 1200 Cr PMRP

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 13: With the current fiscal nearing completion, the state government has been able to spend just 32 percent of the Rs 6,000 crore annual plan outlay during the past eight months. The expenditure under the Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Program (PMRP) has been around 25 percent of the More



  • Opinion

Empires and underbellies

Stapled visa for J&K residents will sure be at the centre of things when Chinese Premiere visits India

IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER

When Chinese Premier  Wen Jiabao  lands in India  on December 15, his hosts would expect  him to resolve the issue of the  stapled visa for the residents of Jammu and  Kashmir More


  • Op-Ed

The essence of Kashmiriyat

VIEWPOINT

THIS CONCEPT MUST BE BASED ON JUSTICE, NOT PERSECUTION, COMMENTS FIDA IQBAL

In 1985 after completion of my bachelor’s in Agriculture sciences, I had the honor to teach for a couple of months. The experience of teaching is interesting and challenging by all means and more interesting More



  • Letters

These questions are for debate not for punishment

This refers to the news item about unfortunate arrest of Gandhi College Lecturer for having set a question paper considered to be controversial by the Government agencies. The lecturer has been locked More


  • Editorial

Vandalizing Heritage

Sad that Kashmir has no a rich legacy of monuments. During its five thousand years of recorded history many civilization that were born in this land have had their glory but there are no memorials to testify More


  • Kashmir

Counter us politically, not through military might: Geelani to NC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday came down heavily on the ruling National Conference accusing it of using Army and Police for  its interests More


  • Srinagar City

Speeding car crushes engineering student

Jumps over road divider, rams into vehicle coming from opposite lane, kills driver; SSP Dar bereaved

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Dec 13:  A speeding swanky car Monday morning crushed to death a young man driving down in the opposite lane when the former jumped over the Airport Road divider and rammed into his car More



  • Jammu

Protest in Jammu against BJP’s ‘genocide’ remarks

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 13: Hundreds of people in Jammu on Monday took to streets and staged  anti-BJP protest at Talab Khatikan to express their resentment against the ‘genocide’ remarks made by former state More


  • Business

Cold wave in Valley ‘warms’ business segments

Demand picks up for pullovers, blankets and related items

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: The cold wave in the Valley may be giving trouble to commoners, but a segment of business is definitely feeling its ‘warmth’. According to the traders here the steep dip in the temperatures More


  • News

Pak commends Iran’s K-stance

AGENCIES

Islamabad, Dec 13: Pakistan on Monday appreciated “the solidarity and support” expressed by Iran for the “just cause of Kashmiri people.” Foreign Office Spokesman Abdul Basit while responding to a More



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