• 29 Urdu illiterates to join as NTs
• Day 2: Malik raises Rs 1.28 lakhs
• Demos against army for blasting houses at Dadsaroo
• Govt accords priority to minorities’ welfare: PM
• Kar to head Congress anniversary committee
• NC’s opposition to troop withdrawal not surprising: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat
• ERRA says quake rehab work in PaK to be over by 2011
• Shun stubbornness: UJC to India
• Providing better service our motto: Khoda
• Women’s reservation bill in Parliament on Monday
• NC pledges support
• Geelani to return on March 11
• Tanghdhar residents thank govt, Radio Kashmir
• Man held for ‘chopping’ wife’s nose
• Mirwaiz performs Umrah
• ‘Delay in Sagir report implementation will increase peoples’ alienation’
• NAC to regularise foreign education institutions: Sibal
• Resolve K-dispute on priority: JKLF (R)
• Menon meets Karzai, discusses security of Indians
• Pak failed to highlight water issue: WB
• ‘No more border trade with China’
• Finance Corp for education loaning

FIRE AT MAHARAJ GUNJ MARKET

Over 2 dozen shops gutted last night while Beopar Mandal alleged delay in firefighting due to bottlenecks en route

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Mar 5: Goods worth millions of rupees were damaged when over two dozen shops were gutted to cinder last light at the historic Maharaj Gunj market in Shahr-e-Khaas, police and reports Friday said More

• Batamaloo colonies cry curtailment discrimination
• Prof Punjabi serves Hazratbal devotees
• 2 KU teachers awarded

Justice Hali, Justice Attar take oath as permanent judges

Jammu, Mar 5: Justice Sunil Hali and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar took oath as permanent judges of Jammu and Kashmir High Court.  They were administered oath by the Chief Justice Barin Ghosh.   More

• PSO dies, another hurt in mishap
• Servant arrested for stealing PSO’s gun

29 Urdu illiterates to join as NTs

Revenue deptt’s new mantra; get appointed, eligibility would come

GK CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Mar 5: In blatant violation of the recruitment rules, the Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered appointment of 29 Urdu “illiterates” as Naib Tehsildars. Interestingly, the appointees have More

• Day 2: Malik raises Rs 1.28 lakhs
• Demos against army for blasting houses at Dadsaroo
• Govt accords priority to minorities’ welfare: PM
• Kar to head Congress anniversary committee
• NC’s opposition to troop withdrawal not surprising: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat

‘Unregistered tour operators mushrooming in Valley’

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Mar 5: The Valley tour operators have expressed concern over the “increasing number of unregistered tour and travel agencies” in the city. “There are number of so-called travel agencies operating More

• Protein rich animal diet key to increase fibre production
• Ganderbal gets Rs 135 cr credit action plan
• Doyen of tourism industry is no more
• India rules out Islamic banking for the moment
• Inflation will be tamed: PM