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2 militants killed in Tanghdar

PDP Demands Probe Into LoC Killings

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, May 26: Army on Wednesday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid by killing two militants near line of control (LoC) in Tanghdar area of Kupwara district.Defence spokesman Lt Col JS Brar said that on noticing ‘suspicious’ movement in Tanghdar, troopers maintaining vigil challenged More

CUs POSE CHALLENGE TO STATE UNIVERSITIES: VOHRA

‘Need To Curb Faculty Poaching, Respect Merit, Ensure Quality’

GK NEWS NETWORK

KU AWARD FUNCTIONSrinagar, May 26: Governor NN Vohra on Wednesday said the establishment of two central universities in Jammu and Kashmir poses direct challenge to the existing universities in the state.Addressing a “Special Award Function” at the University of Kashmir, Vohra More

JK Govt chargesheets CBI-accused docs

Charged Of ‘Defaming Police, Security Forces’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, May 26: The state government has initiated inquiry against the suspended doctors accused in Shopian rape and murder case and has filed the same chargesheet against them as filed by Central Bureau of Investigation, accusing them of defaming police and security forces.Government in its More

GEELANI CALLS FOR SHUTDOWN ON MAY 29

Shopian Chalo On May 30

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, May 26: The Hurriyat Conference (G) has called for a complete shutdown on May 29 to protest the visit of Congress President and United Progressive Alliance chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, to the valley and asked the people to march towards Shopian on May 30 to commemorate the anniversary of alleged More

VO sleeps over request for probe in Transport Dept

From Horse’s Mouth, But Who Cares?

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, May 26: The State Vigilance Organisation seems to be sleeping over the repeated requests by the state Transport department which is finding it difficult to control rampant corruption at different levels and has asked the former to conduct a secret inquiry into the day to day conduct of its More



  • Perspective

India Talks conditionally

..and there are a set of conditions from this side also; the first step in the way of talks is a barrier!

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

It’s not the maiden offer for talks. And it’s not the first time either that the militant leadership positively responded to it. It has happened before, and in all probability will keep repeating itself More


  • Op-Ed

Let's make them institutions that matter

A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY

A CHANGING IMAGE OF MADRASAS WILL CERTAINLY CHANGE THE IMAGE THAT HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH OUR IDENTITY, COMMENTS MUQBIL BURHAN

At times world seems to be a strange place and its inhabitants strangers. It is the time when we feel like running away, but understanding that the system is perfectly closed one, we end up getting More



  • Letters

There we call them Pen Pushers

The article titled “IAS scores over MBBS” by Dr. Javid Iqbal struck a cord with me.  Being from New Zealand and currently residing in Kashmir it was very interesting to hear his point of view on this More


  • Editorial

Water Politics

Water has emerged as one of the major issues in the sub-continent over the past several months. In fact, the issue is getting bigger by the day, with Pakistan’s concerns on the water even overshadowing More


  • Kashmir

Majlis announces 2-day protest program

SHOPIAN CASE

KHALID GUL

Shopian, May 26: The Majlis-i-Mashawarat, spearheading the agitation to seek justice for teenager Asiya and her sister-in-law Neelofar whose bodies were recovered from banks of Rambiara nallah here in More


  • Srinagar City

Madeen Sahib shrine

conservation gains impetus

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 26: The efforts to conserve the shrine of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Madni Sahib (RA) popularly known as Madeen Sahib (RA) shrine, a protected monument, geared up Wednesday following visit of Tourism More



  • Jammu

Transport fare to go up by 13%

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, May 26: The J&K government is mulling to increase the transport fare by 13 per cent from June, sources revealed.It was reliably learnt that the Transport Advisory Committee of the government More


  • South Asia

Dr Faesal meets PM

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, May 26: Dr Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Civil Service Examination, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday. Dr Faesal called on the Prime Minister at his residence More


  • GK Business

JK yields Rs 2200 cr sales tax in ‘09-10

‘Computerization will reduce interference of department with traders’

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, May 26: Beating all its past records, the Commercial Tax Department has yielded a record Rs 2,231 crore tax revenue ended March 2010, which is over Rs 400 crore up from Rs 1823 crore registered More



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