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‘Panchayat polls not a referendum on Kashmir’

It’s An Exercise To Elect Representatives For Local-Self Governance: Omar

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Apr 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said the ongoing Panchayat polls is a administrative process just to elect local self-governance representatives at the grassroots level and the exercise should not be construed as a referendum on the Kashmir issue.Talking to media-persons after More

BOSE panel member quits over ‘injustice’

Questions Class 12 Evaluation, Says System Not Fair

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 14: In a significant development, a member of the Review and Appellate Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) has resigned on ‘moral grounds’, citing “wilful trampling of justice” by the institution. The move has further dented the image of the BOSE, which More

Embarrassed BJP forces MLAs to resign

'Cash-For-Vote' Row Turns Murkier

National Party President To Take Final Decision: Nadda

RAJEEV SHARMAJammu, Apr 14: The `cash-for-vote’ controversy uncovering after cross-voting by seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs turned murkier on Thursday as all the eleven party MLAs were `forced’ to tender their resignation from the State Legislative Assembly.The More

Imperative to expose Moulana Showkat’s killers: UJC

‘Would Use All Our Resources For The Purpose’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 14: Day after an all-party meeting convened by Jamiat-e-Ahl-i-Hadees here sought the cooperation of United Jehad Council (UJC) to expose the killers of its chief Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, UJC chairman Syed Salah-ud-Din on Thursday said that it was imperative to expose the killers of More

Perpetrators won’t be spared: Malik

Srinagar, Apr 14: The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yaseen Malik on Thursday reiterated that no effort would be spared to expose and bring to justice the killers of Jamiat-e-Ahli-e-Hadees chief Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah. Malik was addressing a condolence meeting More

BJP seeks thorough probe

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 14: BJP Thursday said it will ask Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order a thorough probe into the killing of Moulvi Showkat Ahmad Shah to expose the conspiracy behind his murder in an IED blast last Friday. Former BJP President Rajnath Singh accompanied by Ravi Shankar Prasad More

Baisakhi celebrated in JK

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Apr 14: The Sikh community Thursday celebrated the Baisakhi festival with traditional fervour and gaiety across the state.As the morning broke, the beats of ‘dhols’ began resounding, the joyous performances of bhangra and elaborate feasts marked Baisakhi celebrations. Bajan Keertans More



  • Opinion

Kashmir: The Land of Tolerance and Forgiveness

And need is to preserve this glorious tradition for all times to come

GUEST COLUMN BY PAUL BARROW

There is an interesting story about Abraham.  Abraham, among Muslims as well as within Christianity and Judaism, is one of the most revered figures of ancient history, most respected because of his More


  • Op-Ed

What happens when disaster strikes

The recent devastating tragedies that shook New Zealand and Japan throw some lessons for us who stand in dire need of knowing what happens when tectonic plates show an abnormal movement

EARTHQUAKE BY DR. AFROZ AHMAD SHAH

Earthquakes have always haunted mankind. In the recent past, two devastating earthquakes created death and ruin. One in New Zealand and another in Japan. The earthquake in Japan of was of magnitude 9, More



  • Letters

GMC debate: of promotions, retirement and the merit thereof

I have been following the news about GMC derecognition threat. The enhancement in  retirement age will actually translate  into benefit only to 2 to 3 retiring professors without addressing the More


  • Friday Focus

Divine Wrath

PROF G R MALIK

The endemic violence that has been ravaging the world of Islam for so long is now assuming alarming proportions.  God alone knows where it is going to lead in the end. Shall we be justified in trusting More


  • Kashmir

GB Panth renovation makes patients suffer

DUST, NO VENTILATION LEADS TO RESPIRATORY, SKIN PROBLEMS

ARSHAD M BHAT

Srinagar, Apr 14: Patients admitted in Valley’s only children healthcare institute, G B Panth hospital have developed respiratory and skin problems due to the dust emanating from the ongoing renovation More


  • Srinagar City

Low lying manhole at tourist hub

Residents adopt novel way to protest

‘FIRST IMPRESSION OF UEED TOWARDS MANKIND—GORGE FOR DEATH’

GK NEWS NETWORK Srinagar, Apr 14: Irked by inaction of the authorities to repair a low-lying manhole which has led to many accidents to motorists, the residents of tourist hub of Dalgate have adopted a More



  • Jammu

IGP inaugurates sports festival

Jammu, Apr 14: The IGP Kashmir, S M Sahai, Thursday declared the north Kashmir Indoor sports festival open. The ceremony was held at Indoor Sports Stadium Baramulla. DIG Baramulla, DIG CRPF, CO 46 More


  • Briefs

Rs 45 lakh given to fishermen

Bandipora: District Development Commissioner Bandipora, Manzoor Ahmed Lone today distributed cheques worth Rs 45 lakh among the registered fishermen here. The funds were distributed under central More


  • Business

6 yrs on, 70 pc PMRP funds unspent

Of Rs 32200 cr allocation, Rs 10,000 cr utilized

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 14: Even as the revised cost of Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Program for Jammu and Kashmir has escalated to around Rs 32,000 crore, the spending has been just 30 per cent for the past More


  • News

China backs India's 'aspiration' for greater role in UN

AJAY KAUL/PTI

Sanya (China), Apr 14: China today recorded its recognition of India's "status" in global affairs and said it "supports" its "aspiration" to play a greater role in the world body, a nuanced expression More



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