- TOP STORIES
Pak seeks US engagement on Kashmir
Gilani Lauds OIC Support
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Washington, Mar 24: Pakistan Wednesday asked the US to “constructively engage” in the process of peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue with India.Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi also sought “non-discriminatory” access to energy, an apparent reference to nuclear cooperation that Pakistan More
Vandalising forests, officially
Govt Buildings Coming Up In New City Forest
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Budgam, Mar 24: At a time when Kashmir is fast losing its forest cover to unabated felling of trees, the Forest Department is helplessly watching the construction of concrete buildings inside the New City Forest at Ompora here.Ironically, the constructions in the established forestry unit were More
Omar meets Sonia
Discusses District Job Bill, Panchayat Polls
SHEIKH AHMED
New Delhi, Mar 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday met the Congress President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and apprised her about the functioning of the coalition government in the state while assuring his party’s support to the Women Reservation Bill in the Parliament.During their More
Govt data self-contradictory
HR Groups Seek ICRC Investigation
NASEER AHMAD
Distorting DisappearancesSrinagar, Mar 24: The successive state government’s continue to dish out contradictory statements on turmoil-related disappearances in Jammu and Kashmir.Chief minister Omer Abdullah’s latest figures of 1102 disappearances More
It’s official; CUs at Tulmulla, Samba
GK News Network
New Delhi, Mar 24: Tullmulla-Kurhama in Kashmir and Samba in Jammu have been finalised as the sites for two central universities in Jammu and Kashmir.The site selection came after Parliament amended an Act in its last winter session paving the way for creation of two central universities in the More
- Perspective
Pak-US strategic partnership
INKSIGHT BY BY MEHMOOD-UR-RASHID
India must understand that power equations are bound to change, may be before long; but Pakistan and Kashmir’s Resistance leadership too should act in ways mindful of the past mistakes.What if a consensus More
- Op-Ed
Trip down the memory lane
GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS
Prof. M S Khuroo takes us back to the days of glory of a prestigious institution of the valley, Government Medical College Srinagar.Government Medical College Srinagar is celebrating golden jubilee this More
- Letters
Palladium ‘land grab’ is a serious issue
This refers to the news story titled “Lal Chowk beautification to facilitate Palladium land grab” (GK, March 23). Hats off for you for exposing nefarious designs of some high ups in the government to lease More
- Editorial
Deshpande honored
Pakistan on Tuesday in recognition of her service for promoting peace between India and Pakistan conferred posthumously Sitara-e-Imtiaz (Star of Excellence) award to Dr. Nirmala Deshpande. It is a good More
- Kashmir
Court records statement of prime witness
Papa Kishtwari Case
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Mar 24: The Court of Principal and Districts Sessions Judge has completed the cross-examination of one of the witnesses in the killing of a contractor, Ali Muhammad Mir, allegedly by a government More
- Srinagar City
CRPF takes over HMT premises ‘temporarily’
Industrialists irked; say it's militarization of industrial area
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Mar 24: The paramilitary CRPF has started camping at the HMT watch factory premises spanning over some 2000 kanals at Zainakote on the City outskirts. This has drawn flak from the industrialists More
- Jammu
Lt Gen Jasbir Singh assumes charge as COS Northern Command
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Mar 24: Lt Gen Jasbir Singh assumed the charge of the Chief of Staff (COS) of the Northern Command Headquarters at Udhampur today. Lt Gen Singh replaced Lt Gen B K Chengapa, who proceeds to More
- South Asia
Employee has fundamental right to be considered for promotion: SC
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Mar 24: The Supreme Court has ruled that a Government employee has a fundamental right to be considered for promotion and it is mandatory for the Centre and States to carry out cadre review More
- GK Business
Wheat prices shoot up
Experts attribute rise to imminent expiry of 2 market intervention schemes
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, Mar 24: With two major market intervention schemes the centre had launched sometime back to bring about stability in the wheat market expiring on March 31, prices of the commodity have begun More




