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Quiet diplomacy working: Pillai
‘Consolidating Separatist Point Of View’
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, May 20: Government of India Thursday said the quiet diplomacy on Kashmir initiated by the Home Minister P Chidambaram is working well and it was “yielding results.”“Quiet diplomacy initiated by the Home Minister is yielding results,” Home Secretary G K Pillai said in an interview with More
Entangled in ifs,buts: Krishna
GK Monitoring Desk
Srinagar, May 20: With the stage being set for Indo-Pak Foreign Secretary level talks in Islamabad on July 15, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna Thursday said India is not shying away from discussing the Kashmir, however, “there are so many ifs and buts, turns and roundabouts on the issue”.“We More
SRINAGAR AIRPORT ROW REACHES DELHI
AAI Chief Arriving To Resolve Issues With IAF
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, May 20: With tussle between the Indian Air Force and Airports Authority of India affecting smooth functioning of the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport, the AAI chairman is expected to visit Srinagar later this month to address the ‘contentious issues.’Informed sources said the AAI chairman More
Join Eidgah march: Mirwaiz to people
Calls For Kashmiris' Inclusion In Dialogue
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 20: Appealing the people to make Eidgah Chalo call on May 21, the Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Thursday reiterated that the freedom movement would be taken to its logical conclusion.Addressing party workers at Mirwaiz Manzil Rajouri Kadal on fifth day of More
Go ahead: CM to Umar
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, May 20: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday said the government would allow the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, to proceed towards Eidgah on Friday.“We don’t want to stop Mirwaiz from commemorating the death anniversary of his father,” Omar told reporters More
- Perspective
A martyr to peace!
Commemorating Abdul Ghani Lone
…LONE WAS A DEFT PRACTITIONER OF POLITICAL ART; MEANT TO ATTEMPT THE POSSIBLE IN A GIVEN SITUATION! DR.JAVID IQBAL PAYS TRIBUTE TO ABDUL GHANI LONE
Abdul Ghani Lone practiced ever and always, what was possible in a given situation. The moralists might dispute the take, name it expediency - a measure of convenience inconsistent with morals, however More
- Op-Ed
An open letter to Kashmiri youth
VIEWPOINT
DO WE REALLY MATTER IN THE PARADIGM OF POWER, ASKS SHAHNAZ BASHIR
We have been educated only for the last, roughly, thirty or forty years. Induction of Kashmiri Muslim children in Hari Singh’s jabri schools, as a reform — where they were forcibly taken to More
- Letters
His contribution towards Kashmir cause is remarkable
This refers to the martyrdom anniversary Molvi Muhammad Farooq. It would require volumes to speak of the remarkable contribution made by him to the sublime cause of Jammu and Kashmir since he stepped into More
- Friday Focus
A Prayer of the Prophet (SAW)
PROF G R MALIK
Last week, the opening part of one of the most heart-melting prayers of our beloved Prophet (SAW) was quoted in these columns in a certain context. Several friends want to know about the whole prayer More
- Kashmir
Girdle loins to realize Naya Kashmir: Omar tells workers
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the National Conference activists and office bearers to girdle their loins and work hard to realize the goal of Naya Kashmir.“You have to rejuvenate More
- Srinagar City
KU hosts Webinar
Intel director addresses B-school students
GK NEW NETWORK
Srinagar, May 20: The Business School and Directorate of IT&SS, Kashmir University Thursday organised a teleconference workshop –Webinar for the students. Sales Chief, Intel Corp, Steve More
- Jammu
Traffic restored on Batote-Kishtwar Road
Jammu, May 20: The traffic on Batote-Kishtwar highway was restored this evening 30 hours after it was blocked following heavy landslides, triggered by unplanned blasting by the BEACON near Ragi Nallah More
- South Asia
Pak for arbitration court to resolve Kishanganga project row
REZAUL H LASKAR
Islamabad, May 20: Pakistan today said it had formally conveyed to India its intention to set up a court of arbitration under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty to resolve differences over the Kishanganga More
- GK Business
JK Bank over-achieves lending targets by 106 pc
We offer other banks Rs 500 cr portfolio to increase their priority sector lending in J&K: Dr Drabu
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 20: With its largest share of Rs 12,173.65 crore in the aggregate outstanding credit portfolio of Rs 17,117.66 crore in J&K by March 2010-end, the J&K Bank has yet again emerged as More
- World
Azad meets US Health Secretary
Washington, May 20: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad has met US Health Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius at Geneva. Both Ministers appreciated that India and US were strategic More





