Who talks to whom?

DIALOGUE

If India and Pakistan negotiate where do Kashmiris find their place. Has Kashmiri leadership really been able to strengthen the institution of dialogue, writes Zulfikar Majid

It's Kashmir dispute once again hogging the limelight at global level and the dialogue process yet again becoming a buzzword. Given the longstanding nature of the dispute, the series of wars fought over the territory, and the possession of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan, world community has More
In the wonderland of ‘meetings’

BUEAUCRACY

It is an art they have mastered to avoid real issues, writes Tajamul Hussain

 Perpetually in the meetings, when you try to get hold of the people, you are received by the gloom laden words. ‘He is in the meeting. I can not disturb him’. Or the pompous ‘he is in the conference’. This can mean almost anything. He may be nattering with his secretary or someone else’s secretary More
A deeper understanding needed

FEMINISM

Women of the third world are increasingly growing resistant to the cultural imperialism marketed by the West, even in the form of feminism, writes Jameel Ahmed

The issue of women rights is highly controversial. Any material on this subject, in print or online, should be used with caution because of the lack of objectivity. While it is generally agreed that the rights granted to women in the Qur'an  were a vast improvement in comparison to the situation More
  • Kashmir

Father’s statement recorded

WAMIQ FAROOQ KILLING

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 30: A local court here on Tuesday recorded the statement of Farooq Ahmad Wani, father of Wamiq Farooq-who died after being hit by police teargas shell on January 31. Farooq Ahmad Wani More


  • Srinagar City

LAWDA’s tryst with experimentations

Testing latest technology to tame Algal blooms

ARIF SHAFI WANI

DAL RESTORATIONSrinagar, Mar 30: In a bid to check blooming of harmful Algal blooms, a cause of Dal lake’s deterioration, the authorities have started experiments using the latest electronic gadgets. & More



  • Jammu

BJP, Panthers corner govt over Employment Policy

Dissatisfied with Minister’s reply, members stage walkout

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 30: The opposition members from BJP and the National Panthers Party  Tuesday staged walk out from the Legislative Assembly to express their dissatisfaction with the recently announced employment More


  • South Asia

'JK returning to normalcy'

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Mar 30: The Centre has said that all parameters of proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir were at an all time low and the current situation indicated a shift towards normalcy and peace, reveals the More


  • GK Business

Proposed drug policy raises eyebrows

RABIA NOOR

* ‘It will divest Valley-based pharmaceutical units of their business’ * ‘Will discourage investments in health sector’Srinagar, Mar 30: Government’s new proposed drug policy has come in More


  • World

BIG BANG test successful: CERN

AGENCIES

Geneva, Mar 30: The world's largest atom smasher has set a record for high-energy collisions by crashing two proton beams at three times more force than ever before in their attempt to create mini-versions More


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