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Militancy on decline: Guv

No Lowering Of Guard, Forces Must Respect HR

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 26: The Governor, N N Vohra, on Tuesday asserted that 2009 witnessed significant decline in militancy related incidents but he ruled out any possibility of guard being lowered. He called on the forces to ensure that rights of the people were respected and protected.“While the outgoing More

JOIN TALKS: RATHER TO SEPARATISTS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 26: The Finance Minister, Abdul Raheem Rather, on Tuesday urged separatist leaders to join the dialogue process.Addressing the main R-Day function, amidst stringent security arrangements, at the Bakshi stadium here, he said that violence would not yield anything and it won’t help More

Life paralyzed

Pro-Freedom Demos In Old City

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Jan 26: Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown on Tuesday in response to the strike call given by various separatist organizations. Several groups, including both Hurriyat factions and High Court Bar Association, had urged people to observe a strike on the R-day and observe it as a More

Mobiles Jammed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 26: Cellular services across Jammu and Kashmir were jammed on Tuesday with virtually no connectivity in the state, which was on high alert following militant threats on R- Day.All mobile networks stopped working this morning. There was no signal on mobile phones of private service providers More

Speaker serves arrest warrants to Ansari

‘Court Forwarded Summons To Me And I Served It To The MLA’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 26: The Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone has served the arrest warrant, issued by a Jammu court in the Sidhra township scam, to MLA Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari.After about 13 years of investigation, the Crime Branch of the State police More



  • Perspective

Fragmenting Kashmir

VIEWPOINT

REGIONALISM CAN CHANGE THE POLITICAL MAP OF KASHMIR FOR WORSE, COMMENTS RIYAZ AHMAD

Away from the mainstream political discourse and the media attention, Paharis are making a fresh bid for the Scheduled Tribe status in the teeth of the bitter opposition from Gujjars. The tussle has been More


  • Op-Ed

Research is the key!

ACADEMICS

IT IS HARD TO HAVE DEVELOPMENT WITHOUT INNOVATION, AND IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE INNOVATION WITHOUT RESEARCH, WRITES SUHAIL MASOODI

On the first day of the 2010, I started off with a normal routine; grabbed a newspaper and started reading it. But this time I adopted a more optimistic approach, perhaps as part of a New Year resolution More



  • Reflections

In response to BSNL’s customer care (dis)service

Apropos the news item “BSNL’s customer care (dis)service” (GK 18.01.2010). As per the government policy, BSNL is giving due weightage to Senior Citizens, women and physically handicapped subscribers in More


  • Editorial

Optimism and Beyond

Are we really on the threshold of a change that holds a promise for a brighter tomorrow; one is afraid, uncertainty still looms large. Thanks to the sixty two years strife, past twenty two years have consumed More


  • News

PaK Kashmiris observe 'Black Day'

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Jan 26: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M) Pakistan chapter on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration to mark India’s Republic Day as black day. Protest demonstrations, rallies and More


  • City

When drunk driver killed Mamma of 3

Sweet Home at Dalgate ruined

M HYDERI

Welcome to my home. This is my sweet home,” reads a greeting pasted on the left wall at the entrance of Ghulam Nabi Wani’s residence. His youngest daughter, six-year-old Samma designed the hanging with More



  • Jammu

Info deptt pays tributes

GK NEWS NETWORK

 Jammu, Jan 26: The Information Department today paid glowing tributes to its employees killed in a blast on this day 1996, in the Control Room of the pavilion of M A M Stadium here. Director More


  • News

PaK Kashmiris observe 'Black Day'

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Jan 26: The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (M) Pakistan chapter on Tuesday staged a protest demonstration to mark India’s Republic Day as black day. Protest demonstrations, rallies and More


  • GK Business

Cross-LoC trade remains suspended

RABIA NOOR

* Traders demand amendment in SOP * Discuss issue with officials in DelhiSrinagar, Jan 26: The cross-LoC trade remained suspended today with traders demanding amendments in the Standard More



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