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DIPLOMATIC HANDSHAKE

First step towards rebuilding trust: Nirupama Rao

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Feb 25: In a small, but significant step India and Pakistan today agreed to keep doors open for future talks with New Delhi clearly stating that the ‘time was not yet ripe for resuming the stalled composite dialogue process.’ “We had set out to take the first step towards rebuilding More

US favours direct talks

‘Manmohan-Musharraf Initiative Produced Results In Kashmir’

LALIT K JHA

Washington, Feb 25: The US favours the resumption of “direct talks” between India and Pakistan and “encourages” them to proceed with the dialogue as it is in their mutual interest, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said.Hours before the Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan held talks More

Focused on Kashmir: Salman Bashir

‘Concerned About HR Abuses In JK’

New Delhi, Feb 25: Pakistan foreign secretary Salman Bashir has said that the Indo-Pak talks focused extensively and not briefly on Kashmir. Hours after Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Rao and Bashir held parleys, the latter said in a press conference that Pakistan wanted good ties with India and that More

Youth converge on border

Chib Leads Peace March

GK News Network

Jammu, Feb 25: Thousands of youth from across the country converged on Indo-Pak border near Suchetgarh here to convey the message of peace and love on the eve of Indo-Pak talks.The event was organised by the Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan in collaboration with Department of Youth Services and Sports More

Stalemate ends, Govt agrees to discussion

Repressive Measures Intensify Public Ire: Mehbooba; PDP Habitual Troublemaker: Sagar

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Feb 25: The three days impasse between the government and opposition parties, especially the largest opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the state Legislative Assembly ended Thursday after Speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone agreed on a discussion over the alleged human rights violations More



  • Perspective

From Israelites to Ishmaelites!

Religious lore in contrast with historical data assessed in commemoration of Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW)!, writes Dr.Javid Iqbal.THE patriarch of Middle Eastern Prophets Syedena Ibrahim’s birth in the house More


  • Op-Ed

Of Iqbal, Sheikh Abdullah and Kashmir

A LEAF FROM THE PAST

We must objectively study the Freedom Struggle of Kashmir so that we see who played what role, writes Tabassum Kashmiri. Sure, Allama Iqbal had great love for his ancestral land -Kashmir. And he was proud More



  • Reflections

The pathetic state of our healthcare in Kashmir

 This refers to Prof M S Khuroo’s article about the state healthcare. He is right in saying that we need to explore the mechanism for fixing responsibility whenever death of any patient occurs in More


  • Friday Focus

Enemy as Witness – II

PROF G R MALIK

Continuing the account of Abu Sufyan’s conversation with Heraclius, the ruler of the Byzantine kingdom, Bukhari reports through Abu Sufyan’s lips:Having heard my (Abu Sufyan’s) answers to his questions More


  • News

Union Cabinet clears four-laning of Jammu-Srinagar highway

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Feb 25: The Centre Thursday approved implementation of projects for four-laning of the mountainous Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link to the Kashmir Valley which is extremely vulnerable More


  • City

When Muslims cremated Pandit colleague

LAWDA bids adieu to its executive engineer

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 25: In a typical example of communal harmony, the staffers of the majority community at the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority on Thursday performed the last rites of their Pandit More



  • Jammu

Govt revises rates for school constructions

QUESTION HOUR

Jammu, Feb 25: The Government has revised the construction rates for school buildings in the remote areas said the School Education Minister, Peerzada Muhammad Sayed while replying to supplementaries on More


  • News

Union Cabinet clears four-laning of Jammu-Srinagar highway

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Feb 25: The Centre Thursday approved implementation of projects for four-laning of the mountainous Jammu-Srinagar highway, the only road link to the Kashmir Valley which is extremely vulnerable More


  • GK Business

Rising food prices big concern

FM PRESENTS ECONOMIC SURVEY

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Feb 24: The Economic Survey presented in the parliament today shows serious concern over the hyper-inflation the food items have witnessed. The survey proposes measure to overcome shortage of More



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