• TOP STORIES

Intent hostile, mindset jingoistic: Basit

PAKISTAN FUMES

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad, Dec 31: Pakistan has said that Indian Army’s new military doctrine including scenarios such as a two-front simultaneous war with both China and Pakistan “betrays a hostile intent” and a “jingoistic mindset”.Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said in a statement that the Indian More

Nayak, Fehmida visiting Delhi to pitch for thaw

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Dec 31: Amid the chill in India-Pakistan ties, two senior Pakistani politicians will be in India next week for a multilateral meet, but use the opportunity to make a renewed pitch for the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue.Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Fahmeeda Mirza More

Make verification foolproof, resume service: PC to Operators

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Dec 31: The Central Government Thursday asked telecom operators to provide a “fool-proof” plan for verification of customers in Jammu and Kashmir before a decision to revoke the pre-paid mobile services ban there could be contemplated.Denying media reports that the ban had been revoked More

25 PSA detainees languish

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 31: At least 25 leaders and activists of various separatist groups, arrested during the protests over 2008 Amarnath land row and the alleged rape and murder of Asiya and Neelofar in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on May 29, are languishing in different jails under the Public Safety More

Rs 2,39,672 cr spent on security in 10 years

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 31: In its efforts to strengthen the nation’s security, Government spent Rs 2,39,672 crores in acquiring equipment for the defence services since the Kargil war in 1999.“A sum of Rs 62,672 crores was spent during 1999-2004 and Rs 1,77,000 crores would have been spent by the end More



  • Perspective

Justice murdered

COMMENT

CBI findings are nothing but a charge sheet against the people of Kashmir, comments Hassan Zainagiree.Thanks to maliciously venal politics of the state, Kashmir’s pro-resistance movement is marching towards More


  • Op-Ed

Pakistan: the war within

A NATION UNDER SEIGE

It’s all against all. Can there be a way out? Manzoor Ahmad Ganai writes on the crisis Pakistan is facing at present.No institution in Pakistan seems to be at peace. Neither from within nor from without More



  • Reflections

Ompora Case: Action needed against cops and doctors

This refers to the news regarding the recent assault on a Lady Doctor by the Police sub inspector of 10thbattalion IRP in Public Health Centre Ompora in Budgam. The incident demands strongest condemnation More


  • Friday Focus

Karb-u-bala

PROF G R MALIK

The tenth of Muharram has come and gone. The date is significant for many things but after the tragic events of Karbala it has become almost synonymous with the martyrdom of Hazrat Husain (Allah be pleased More


  • News

Electrical engineers threaten strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Electrical Engineering Graduates Association has threatened to hold protests if promotion orders were delayed.” “Serious concern was expressed over inordinate More


  • City

Lal Mandi Footbridge sans lighting

Vital connect to City centre risks life of pedestrians

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar,  Dec 31: The footbridge at Lal Mandi constructed during the regime of former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed brought convenience for thousands who prefer this shortcut between the More



  • Jammu

HC directs AG to obtain instructions from state

Appointment Of SAC Chairperson

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 31: Justice J P Singh of High Court Jammu Wing in a petition seeking appointment of Chairperson of State Accountability Commission, directed advocate general M I Qadri to obtain instructions More


  • News

Electrical engineers threaten strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Electrical Engineering Graduates Association has threatened to hold protests if promotion orders were delayed.” “Serious concern was expressed over inordinate More


  • GK Business

Lacklustre year for Valley industry

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Dec 31: The year 2009 was dreary for the industry in Kashmir. Whereas the economies across the world were scrambling all through the year to come out of recession, industry in Kashmir was hit More



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