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Uproar in Assembly

MLAs Protest, Marshalled Out

FIRDOUS TAK

INTER-DISTRICT RECRUITMENT ROWJammu, Mar 17: State assembly Wednesday witnessed noisy scenes and pandemonium over the issue of enactment of the bill abolishing inter-district recruitment.Two legislators were marshalled out of the Assembly after More

‘Funds diverted by previous regime’

RATHER COUNTERS BAIG

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Mar 17: Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather Wednesday accused former finance ministers Muzaffar Hussain Baig of violating the state constitution and Budget manual by diverting funds approved by the legislature for a particular head.Winding up the discussion on the Budget proposals, the More

'Employees will have to wait for arrears'

GK News Network

Jammu, March 17: Signalling a subtle no to the payment of 6th Pay Commission arrears, Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Wednesday said the employees shall have to wait till the resources become available for the purpose.Replying to the Budget discussion in the assembly, the finance minister said that More

Kashmir issue echoes in Assembly

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Mar 17: Raising the Kashmir issue in the legislative assembly, Independent MLA from Langate Engineer Abdul Rashid Sheikh Wednesday accused both National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for adopting `double-standards’ on the issue.Participating in the budget discussion More

Working on political reconciliation: CM

Omar Realized Sher-e-Kashmir’s Dream: Farooq

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, Mar 17: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday reiterated his government’s resolve to facilitate talks between separatists and the Centre as also between India and Pakistan to help address all issues for amicable resolution.“While the government is thoroughly engaged in carrying forward More



  • Perspective

Silences and Snow

It didn’t snow this year till the sun shot the messages of summer. But we didn’t talk!

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Some years back a friend gave Pamuk’s Snow. He jotted a line on its inner title page: ‘In the silences of our snow’. Of course, it was an expression of a discomposed and melancholic self over what was More


  • Op-Ed

Degrading the soul of a helpless female

LEGAL DISCOURSE

The courts and the legislature have to make many changes if the laws of rape are to be any deterrence, writes Abdul Rashid Malik.While a murderer destroys the physical frame of the victim, a rapist degrades More



  • Reflections

When Moulana Masoodi was heckled at Khanqah-e-Moula

This refers to the article titled “Books I Wait For” by Z G Muhammad (GK 01-03-2010). I would like to ask Z G Muhammad that why he remained silent since 1989 regarding the views expressed by Moulana Masoodi More


  • Editorial

Indo-Pak talk time

India and Pakistan have been playing hot and cold for about past one and half year over the resumption of composite dialogue.  Since 2004, the two countries were engaged in composite dialogue for More


  • News

Take active part in struggle: Geelani to youth

Asks govt to reduce Amarnath Yatra period

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 17: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday called on the youth to take active part in the struggle. “This is my Futwa that it is Farz (obligatory More


  • City

Traders up in arms against Lal Chowk road narrowing

Say move detrimental for business; seek CM’s intervention, Trader Federation support

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Mar 17: The shopkeepers of historic Lal Chowk are up in arms against the narrowing of the main road for landscaping between Ghanta Ghar and erstwhile Palladium Cinema site saying the beautification More



  • Jammu

4774 thefts in Kashmir in 2008, 09: Chib

‘Goods worth Rs 9.75 cr recovered’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 17: The Minister for Youth Services and Sports today said out of 4773 theft cases in 2008 and 2009 in Kashmir, 1789 were solved and goods worth Rs 9.75 cr were recovered from the accused.   More


  • News

Take active part in struggle: Geelani to youth

Asks govt to reduce Amarnath Yatra period

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 17: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday called on the youth to take active part in the struggle. “This is my Futwa that it is Farz (obligatory More


  • GK Business

Valley pays 40 pc more power tariff than Jammu

Average revenue per consumer/month in Jammu Rs 94; in Valley Rs 132

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Mar 17: Consumers in Valley, often accused of power theft, pay more tariff than their counterparts in Jammu! Yes it is true. They Valley consumers have paid nearly 40 percent more tariff More



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