Fueling the inflation
The Government of India’s Friday move to deregulate petrol and petroleum products grants total freedom to petroleum companies. It means writing an obituary of the country’s poor by facilitating rudderless inflation. The GoI did not pass on the benefits of substantial decrease in fuel prices in the More- Kashmir
SHRC declares ‘missing’ youth dead
Recommends compensation to affected family
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, June 27: With police failing to him, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has declared as dead a youth from Kupwara district who allegedly went missing in custody of troopers in 1990.  More
- Srinagar City
Lal Chowk, vicinity bears Valley’s traffic brunt
1.72 LACK VEHICLES ZOOM PAST COMMERCIAL HUB: STUDY
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, June 27: Believe it or not. At-least 62 % of the Valley’s total traffic –amounting to 1,71,568 vehicles –zoom past the City centre of Lal Chowk and its vicinity, a study has revealed.  More
- Jammu
Sadhus attack media men, 4 hurt
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 27: At least four photojournalists were injured in an attack by dozens of Naga Sadhus here on Sunday, during a demonstration over the alleged lack of proper arrangement in view of the upcoming More
- South Asia
Taliban wanted to enter India: Rehman Malik
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Islamabad, June 27: Pakistan’s Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that had the Taliban militants overrun his country, their next targets would have been India and Bangladesh. “India and More
- Business
Valley fruit industry incurs Rs 300 cr losses
Weather tantrums
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, June 27: The persistent rains and dip in temperature during past three months here have badly hit the Valley fruit industry, with growers and experts pegging the cumulative losses to the sector More
- World
Osama bin Laden hiding in tribal areas of Pakistan: CIA
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Washington, June 27: World’s most wanted man Osama bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan’s rugged tribal areas, CIA chief said today, even as he claimed that the al-Qaeda is probably at its weakest point since More


