Security forces stakeholders in resolution process: Interlocutors

Diaspora In, Pakistan Out Of External Actors List

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 19: The centre’s interlocutors on Kashmir Tuesday added a new dimension to the tangle by incorporating security forces, stationed in the state, as the “major stakeholders” in the resolution process.In the agenda paper distributed to the participants during the second session of the More

Decade-old Kashmir Committee resurrects

Recast Panel To Visit Valley Next Month

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 19: A group of civil society actors led by senior lawyer and parliamentarian Ram Jethmalani are reviving a decade-old committee on Kashmir that aims to open channels of dialogue with the people of the state to work out solutions to the issue.The group that also has in its ranks More

Omar calls on Sonia, PM

Discusses Political, Security, Economic Issues

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on the UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh here on Tuesday.Chief Minister, according to the official spokesman, discussed various issues relating to the political affairs and economic development in the state More

Deliberates on Dogra Certificate with Chidambaram

New Delhi, Apr 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram here on Tuesday and discussed various matters related to JK’s security scenario political developments and the Dogra Certificate, an official spokesman said. He said the two leaders deliberated More

Cabinet to settle Dogra Certificate issue: Soz

‘Expansion Of Ministry On Cards’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 19: The state Congress chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz Tuesday said the controversy surrounding the Dogra Certificate would be resolved amicably as it is not a “big issue” and “the separatists should not take to agitation over it.”A day after the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed More

Meeting today

Jammu, Apr 19: The state cabinet is likely to deliberate upon the controversial Dogra Certificate in a crucial meeting to be held here on Wednesday.Informed sources said the General Administration Department (GAD) intimated all the ministers today that the chief minister Omar Abdullah will be More

Want to know about recoveries: IG Prisons

‘Police Yet To Respond To Our Queries’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, April 19: Two days after police raided the Central Jail Srinagar claiming recovery of active mobile phones and SIM cards from there, Inspector General of Prisons Muhammad Amin Anjum on Monday said they were still unaware of the reasons why the prison was raided. “We want to know what they More

Court orders arrest of PCCF

‘Ineligible Candidate Elevated As Range Officer’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 19: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the police to arrest the state’s Principal Chief Conservator of Forests for elevating an “ineligible” candidate to the post of Range Officer.The single bench of Justice Virender Singh, while hearing a contempt petition challenging elevation More

SAC faces silent death

2 Yrs On, No Effort By Govt To Revive It

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 19: The state government’s oft-repeated assertion of launching ‘fight against corruption’ notwithstanding, little effort is being made on the ground to revive the defunct State Accountability Commission (SAC) — considered to be analogous with the centre’s Lokpal mechanism.SAC, a More

Act Amended

Srinagar, Apr 19: The Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission Act of 2003 has been amended under the banner of J&K State Accountability Commission (Amendment) Act, 2011. The latter is now being referred to as the “Principal Act.” The Law Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar, said the More

Sardar Attique invites Farooq to Chakoti

G U KYANI

Muzaffarabad, Apr 19: The Prime Minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan Tuesday invited the patron of National Conference and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah to Chakoti on Line of Control (LoC) over a “cup of tea” to strengthen the relations More

Weatherman predicts sunny day

Srinagar, Apr 19: After four-days of incessant rains, the Met Department on Tuesday ruled out further rains in the Valley as “Western Disturbances have moved away from Jammu and Kashmir.”“There will be no rain from Wednesday and sun will shine. System has improved and Western Disturbances have More