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Sharma remarks under scanner: Omar

‘Action After Analysing Speech’

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 8: Breaking his silence on the controversial remarks by one of his minister’s on the state’s status,Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said due notice has been taken of the contentious remarks made by Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma and appropriate action would follow after analysing More

NC snubs Sharma

Jammu Politicians Demonising Kashmiris: Er Rasheed

Srinagar, Dec 8: Day after the Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma took the ruling alliance partner head on, the National Conference has termed as unfortunate the attempt by Sharma linking his trifurcation statement to the statement of Dr Mustafa Kamal, MLA Hazratbal.A party spokesman said Dr Mustafa More

AICC reprimands JK leaders

‘Don’t Shoot Your Mouth Off’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Dec 8: Embarrassed by the “trifurcation of the state” remarks from its senior state leader and a minister in the coalition government, the All India Congress Committee (AICC) is learnt to have passed instructions to its leaders in Jammu and Kashmir, asking them not to voice those views in More

Army officer, militant killed in Sopore encounter

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Dec 8: An Army Captain and a suspected militant have been killed in an encounter in Sopore town of Baramulla district, official sources said today.The army officer, who was injured when militants opened indiscriminate firing on forces at the beginning of the operation in Model Town area More

HC smells rat in engagement of 43000 casual labourers

Asks Govt To Make Selections According To Constitutional Mandate

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Dec 8: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked the state government to make the engagement of 43,000 casual labourers in its different departments in accordance with the “constitutional mandate” contained in articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution of India.While the article 16 seeks equality More

Aap Ki Baat Police Kay Saath

Srinagar, Dec 8: Radio Kashmir, Srinagar is broadcasting a programme from 10 December titled “Aap Ki Baat Police Kay Saath”.Inspector General of Police, Kashmir S M Sahai will answer the calls from the public in the programme.IGP will receive the calls at Radio Kashmir through phone number 2480364 More

Home Ministry contradicts JKP

'No Militant Hand In Stone-Pelting'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 8: Contradicting the police claims over the role of Lashkar-e-toiba (LeT) in stone pelting in the Kashmir valley, the Home Ministry on Wednesday said there were no definite reports suggesting the link between the two.Minister of State for Home, Ajay Maken in written reply to a question More

Militarization amid talk of demilitarization

Second Army Camp Comes Up In Sopore In 5 Months

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Dec 8: At a time when state Government is talking of demilitarization, Army has set up another camp in an under-construction hospital in Tarzoo area of Sopore in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. This is the second camp set up by troopers in the peripheries of the Apple Town in past five More



  • Opinion

SRINAGR was a city!

Political uncertainty has left no future for it; but where has its past gone?

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

The politics that is in the waiting may hold no future for this city, but the politics done has already plundered its past. Srinagar is a city reduced to a piece of land. It is a city whose past and future More


  • Op-Ed

Holy Treaty of Amritsar

VIEWPOINT

 Though it would appear that the minister has said it in the nature of “to hell with Kashmir” and his political standing would not make it earthshaking anyways,there is apparently a growing realization More



  • Letters

Name them but we know you won't

The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah some days back came down heavily on the doctors at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences, who resort to private practice despite taking the Non Practicing Allowances. As More


  • Editorial

Talking the Talk

That New Delhi is looking at the initial recommendations of the three-member panel of interlocutors on Kashmir is an indication that the Center’s latest initiative on the State is on course. The group More


  • Kashmir

New Delhi-based portal survey rates Geelani most influential

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 8: An ongoing survey by a New Delhi-based web portal rates Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani as the most influential politician in India leaving behind some prominent stalwarts More


  • Srinagar City

AVON BIG Greenathon breaks chill on Dal banks

From oldies, youngsters to officials and RJs, many ride bicycles on The Boulevard

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Dec 8: High spirits to ride the yesteryear trendy medium of travel –bicycle –broke the wintry chill on the Dal banks Wednesday morning as many including oldies, youngsters and officials joined More



  • Jammu

Schools should not be affected by conflict: Omar

Jammu, Dec 8: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday emphasised on grooming children in a conducive educational temperament and said schools and educational institutions should not be affected by conflict More


  • News in Brief

Rector of Darul Uloom Deoband passes away

Srinagar: The rector of renowned Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, Maulana Marghoobur Rahman passed away Wednesday morning in his hometown Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh.He was 96. He was suffering from various More


  • Business

CM for e-tendering of dev works

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 8: Pinpointing the necessity of fast tracking development projects and bringing in more transparency in awarding contracts for works, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday flagged e-tendering More


  • News

‘India, Pak engaged through Track-II on Kashmir’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 8: The government of India Wednesday said "Track II" talks with Pakistan were on to discuss issues like Jammu and Kashmir and these parleys are not official in nature. "There are informal More



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