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6 militants, 2 troopers killed

Operation On

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

DANGIWACHA GUNFIGHTDangiwacha (Varmul), May 7: Six militants and two troopers were killed in fierce gunfight on Friday in Rafiabad area of the north Kashmir’s Varmul district, nearly 85 kms from Srinagar, Army and police said.Defence spokesman Lt Col JS Brar said that More

Another Kashmiri boy in IAS

Umair Joins Faesal, Showkat, Rayees In Elite Service

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, May 7: Mir Umair from central Kashmir’s Budgam district is another Kashmiri youth who has qualified the Civil Services examination 2009, taking the total number of Kashmiris making it to the coveted administrative and police services this year to four.Mir Umair from Peer Bagh, Budgam More

Topper arrives to hero’s welcome

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 7: Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the prestigious civil services examination, arrived here Friday to a hero’s welcome. Village drummers had come all the way from north Kashmir’s Sogam village to greet him in traditional style.“I vowed to work hard and join the country’s most More

SC clips Centre’s power to sack Governor

‘Guv Is Not An Agent, Employee Of The Union Government’

ATULESH PARASAR/AMIT ANAND

New Delhi, May 7: Clipping the Government’s powers, the Supreme Court Friday ruled that Governors cannot be removed with the change of power at the Centre or for refusing to act as its “agent” and being out of ‘sync’ with its ideology.Delivering a path-breaking unanimous verdict, a five-judge More

Teachers’ deployment to hit schooling

We Are Already Short Of Staff: Peer

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, May 7: Academics in the Jammu and Kashmir schools is likely to be a casualty as the Census Department has decided to deploy thousands of teachers in the Census exercise beginning May 15. The school administrators fear closure of the institutions if the teachers are not involved in a planned More



  • Perspective

Disempowering Kashmiris

Let's think and think dispassionately – logically

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

Kashmir--- is at a crossroads again. When it hasn’t been? For the last sixty-three years, Kashmir has hopped from one crisis to another. There has never been a moment of peace. However, presently Kashmir More


  • Op-Ed

If others can do it, why can’t we!

ACROSS THE TABLE

There is nothing that can compensate merit, confidence and honesty of a student when it comes to cracking examinations. Kashmiri  youth have a lot of talent. All they need is a proper guidance and More



  • Letters

Faisal’s feat: the story of hard work and dedication

A young Kashmiri boy, hailing from a remote village in Kupwara district, has made the entire state proud by topping this year’s Indian Administrative Service (IAS) examination. If anything worked for Faisal More


  • Editorial

Towards Smart Governance

An annual cost of around Rs. 60 crores for an administrative and political luxury for a poor state like Jammu & Kashmir is unacceptable. Every year, when we are confronted with the question of the More


  • Kashmir

Healthcare at GMC hospitals no more free

PATIENTS TO PAY FOR EXAMINATIONS, AMBULANCE, DIET

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, May 7: Government hospitals will no more be a cheap healthcare option for all. The state government has made all services provided to patients at the Government Medical College associated hospitals More


  • Srinagar City

In ERA-R&B mockery, public money goes waste on bypass

Edge Wall, road stretch sinks in under construction drain

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, May 7:  The lack of coordination between project executing agencies is again resulting in the waste of public money in the City. This time the widened stretch of Bypass snaking the south More



  • Jammu

Govt to engage 8000 volunteers to create awareness

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 7: The state government has decided to engage nearly 8000 volunteers to help the administration in protecting the environment and create awareness among the people.  These youth will be More


  • South Asia

Category candidates can enjoy quota benefit: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court today upheld the Constitutional validity of civil services examination rule giving the option of availing quota benefit to reserved category candidates making it to More


  • GK Business

Gold rates reach high of this year

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, May 7: Yet another hike in the gold prices today pushing the yellow mettle to this year high has come as a major concern for the customers, even as the goldsmiths fear it could have negative More


  • World

Cameron close to form govt

BRITAIN POLLS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, May 7: Conservative leader David Cameron today appeared to be moving ahead with efforts to stake claim to form a coalition government in Britain by roping in king- maker Liberal Democrats, even More



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