• TOP STORIES

Govt hides in conflict: SC

‘Valley Presents Dismal Picture Of Growth’

MUDDASIR ALI

KASHMIR MUDDLE Srinagar, May 2: A study by the Supreme Court has asserted that the governments in Jammu and Kashmir have been using the two-decade long conflict as an “excuse” not to perform.  The study has stressed that the government in the state must be held far More

Srinagar Central Jail overcrowded: SHRC

‘Capacity 300, Inmates 488’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, May 2: Expressing concern over the overcrowding of the Central Jail Srinagar, the State Human Rights Commission has directed the Government to either go for expansion of the prison or relocate it. During an on-the-spot inspection of the jail, SHRC chairperson Justice (retd) Bashir More

NC RALLY PROTESTS STONE-PELTING

‘Proponents Of Strikes People’s Enemies’

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, May 2: For the first time since the eruption of turmoil in the state, members of the ruling party took to the streets here Sunday to protest “frequent strike calls by separatists and consequent stone-pelting.” Members of the ruling National Conference took out a ‘peace march’ here More

Youth detained in Srinagar

TERROR THREAT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 2: Police claimed to have arrested a youth from the old city here allegedly for making fake calls and circulating e-mails claiming possible terror strikes in New Delhi.Police sources said the youth identified as Omar Zargar son of Ghulam Nabi Zargar of Kalamdanpora, Srinagar was picked More

SPO kills ASI, shoots self

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 2: A special police officer (SPO) posted with the Government Railway Police (GRP) shot dead his senior before killing himself after the duo entered into an argument over some trivial issue.Police sources said that constable Sonu Sharma posted at Chhan Rorian Railway Police post in district More



  • Perspective

Blue Gate Pilgrimage

Does UN office in Srinagar hold the significance it once held?

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

There is a ‘very smart heritage building painted blue’ in front of the official residence of the Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Srinagar. Every morning almost everyone who matters in More


  • Op-Ed

Our environmental mess and borrowed intellect

WAXING ELOQUENT ON ENVIRONMENT

WHERE IS THE WAY OUT, QUESTIONS PROF. M. I. BHAT

Elite, intellectuals and their foot soldiers around the world celebrated Earth Day, the 22 April, 2010. So did ours. As is usual and expected, intellectually loaded sermons were delivered and audience More



  • Letters

It is time to explore the mineral wealth in J&K

Kashmir known all over the world as a Museum of Geology has been bestowed by nature with almost all minerals, rocks and gemstones except diamonds. However, the Sapphire of Kashmir has surpassed in the More


  • Editorial

Losing lives

The death of a civilian, Shafeeq Ahmad Sheikh is absolutely tragic. It is not the first of its kind where we have suffered such a loss. During the past two decades thousands of lives were snatched from More


  • Kashmir

Free hand for agents involved in stone pelting: Geelani

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopur, May 2: Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Sunday alleged that government was giving free hand to what he called agents involved in stone pelting to cause damage to the public property in More


  • Srinagar City

Widened Dalgate road turns into ‘illegal’ auto stand, parking lot

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, May 2: The widened road stretch at Dalgate is adding to traffic congestion in the area because instead of vehicular movement, the space is being use as an “illegal” auto-stand, parking lot and More



  • Jammu

Sleuths hunt for Madhuri’s associate in Jammu

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, May 2: The sleuths of intelligence agencies in Jammu and Kashmir are looking for a man, who allegedly handed over a packet to the Indian diplomat, Madhuri Gupta, arrested for spying, during her More


  • South Asia

Zojila tunnel feasibility report by Oct: Minister

Kargil, May 2: The transport Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon today said an agency had been engaged for making a feasibility report for construction of Zojila tunnel, which would be submitted by October. Addressing More


  • GK Business

Single-cross maize hybrids revolutionizes production

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, May 2: The single-cross maize hybrids has revolutionised the maize production since it could increase two-fold within a year.  This was revealed at day-long maize mela- hybrid maize cultivation More



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