If merit has to prevail

BEYOND DISCRIMINATION

The whole debate must be taken in a serious and focused manner, suggests G H Talib

This refers to the news story (GK January 11, 2010) where a member of the State Finance Commission has expressed his reservations on inclusion in its report, data about regional imbalances in matters of sharing of development resources and recruitment to Government services. State Finance Commission More

The sin of being silent

BEHAVIOUR

Silence is good, but there are certain moments when the same silence becomes crime. We just can’t escape saying nothing – once and always, writes Dr. Fiaz Fzili

The term ‘Last Day’ in reality stands for the ‘Last Age’, or the age which would culminate in the end of history—Prophet Muhammad (SAW) prophesied of the Last Age that: “People would follow a way of life other than mine, and give guidance other than mine”…“I fear for my people ….”…“Before the Last More

An Ode to Dulcimer

REVIEW

Sheer melody coupled with a wonderful camera work and a tight script makes it a good piece of production, Altaf Khan reviews The strings of bliss a film on Santoor produced by EMMRC

A team of young filmmakers Aaliya Bashir, Abdullah Danish, Mudasir Hussain, Nazrana Tramboo, Sadaf Bushra and Zahid Rafiq from Media Education Research Centre enthusiastic enough to make a dream debut in film making, under the able guidance of Farooq A Lone, Producer Educational Multimedia Research More

  • City

20 years on, indoor stadium awaits vacation by troops

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Jan 17: Despite years of public resentment particularly from the sports fraternity, Valley’s sole indoor stadium at Hazuri Bagh continues to be under the occupation of the paramilitary troops More




  • Jammu

Swine flu scare

1 more tests positive

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Jan 17: One more person has tested positive for the swine flu in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the total number of cases in the state to 66, health officials said today.Four persons have died due to More



  • News

Dying Dal gets 2 STPs

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 17: In a bid to stop influx of sewage of densely populated areas abutting Dal lake, authorities have started work on two Sewage Treatment Plants.Construction of the two STPs has been started More



  • GK Business

'Disinvest non-performing PSUs'

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Jan 17: Valley’s apex industrial body, the Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) Sunday suggested to the government to disinvest in the non-performing public sector undertakings in More



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