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Shakeup in police

Dilbagh Singh IGP Jammu, N D Wani DIG CID, Junaid SP CID (CI), Zaman SP Traffic, Javed Matoo SP Kargil

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 21: The state Cabinet, which met here on Tuesday evening under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, ordered the following transfers in police department.Ram Lubhaya,IPS, (JK:85) Addl. DG Police, awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as ADGP, Home Guards/Civil Defence More


Soz-Azad factions lock horns

Tussle For JKPCC Chief Reaches Delhi

UMAR MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 21: Activists of rival Congress factions headed by the state Congress chief Prof Saifuddin Soz and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad are camping in New Delhi to lobby for coveted post of the JKPCC president. The Congress high command is likely to announce the new JKPCC chief within More


Kashmir issue leftover from history: China

‘Want India, Pak To Settle It Through Dialogue’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing, Dec 21: Describing the Kashmir issue as “left over from history,” China Tuesday hoped it could be resolved by India and Pakistan through “dialogue and consultations.”Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu stated this during a media briefing while responding to questions on Premier More


Want stapled visa issue resolved: India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 21: India wants an early resolution of the contentious stapled visa issue with China as allowing it to “fester” for long could lead to a negative impact on the overall relations between the two countries. Underlining the seriousness India attaches to the issue, foreign secretary More


CVPDC PROMOTERS’ PACT SIGNED

JK, NHPC, PTC Partners Of New Company

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 21: In a major decision likely to boost the power generation in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India’s subsidiary- National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) - Tuesday signed promoters’ agreement with J&K Government on setting up of the Chenab Valley Power Development More


Power plays truant in Valley

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 21: The Power Development Department (PDD) continues to take the consumers in Kashmir valley for a ride as the pesky power cuts cause terrible anguish to the people amid shivering cold.Ironically there is no one in PDD to reveal the “new power curtailment schedule”, if at all it More


Interlocutors conclude Jammu visit, arrive in Valley

‘Majority Favours Peaceful Kashmir Solution’

RAJEEV SHARMA/MUDDASIR ALI

Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 21: Centre’s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said aspirations of people from all the three regions of the state would be taken into consideration before finalizing a roadmap for ‘permanent settlement’ of the issue.“Though various delegations gave diverse opinions More


Creating confusion: Kamal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Dec 21: The ruling coalition National Conference Tuesday accused the interlocutors of creating confusion in Kashmir.“Interlocutors are only creating confusion. The recent meetings held by the interlocutors prove my point. Instead of meeting with representatives of public, they are directly More




  • Opinion

Learning from Sham Lal

How the minister can give ideas to separatists to recast their discourse

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

It is now two weeks since Sham Lal decreed Azadi for Kashmir, statehood for Jammu and union territory status for Ladakh in one of his political speeches in Jammu. The statement followed the predictable More



  • Op-Ed

Thus Spake Nehru!

“KASHMIR BELONGS TO KASHMIRIS”

Yes Roy is right, if New Delhi is serious in filing a case against her and Geelani, they must first file it against the first prime minister of India, Hashim Qureshi quotes Nehru's speeches which, by today More




  • Letters

Airport road accident: Why authorities are silent?

This refers to the recent tragic accident on the Airport Road wherein an engineering student Aatif Mudabbir, the lone child of his parents, lost his life. Over the years, this road has claimed many lives More



  • Editorial

Power Point

‘It takes power to empower,’ goes the typical Friedman while deliberating on the importance of electricity in his book Hot, Flat and Crowded. In Kashmir it takes winter to dis-empower entire population More



  • Kashmir

Winter schooling reaches court

‘Provide heating arrangements in schools or cancel order’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 21: After facing serious criticism from different quarters, the state government’s decision of winter schooling has been challenged before the High Court through a Public Interest Litigation More



  • Srinagar City

Polythene to cover MIRWAIZ MANZIL

Like neighborhood, smashed windowpanes to get tarpaulin sheets

M HYDERI

EDIFICE of resistance movement in Shahr-e-Khaas, the Mirwaiz Manzil at Rajouri Kadal will soon do what the neighborhood has been doing for quite some time, to fight smashing of windowpanes allegedly by More




  • Jammu

Prof Mattoo appointed VC Jammu Central University

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 21: Prof Amitabh Mattoo has been appointed as the first  Vice-Chancellor of the Central University in Jammu. His name was cleared by the President of India, in her capacity as Visitor of More



  • Business

Islamabad books 59 pc expenditure by Nov end

CM announces Rs 6 cr additionalities

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), Dec 21: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today announced additionalities of about Rs 5.59 crore for district Anantnag. The Chief Minister reviewed developmental activities of each More




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