Vandals at the gate

Vested interests look set to poach upon Kashmir’s natural resources for personal benefit

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

If there is any term that has been completely hollowed out of its meaning in Kashmir, it is the environment. There is, no doubt, a good deal of media reportage on environmental degradation - and this newspaper has been at the forefront of it - but there is little evidence of the corresponding increase More
Dogs do matter

That is why they keep biting no matter how much we cry

CRISIS By Dr. Rumana Makhdoomi

While people were busy fishing out the body of an innocent boy who was terrorized by the dogs to find a respite in the murky and muddy waters of Jehlum, there was a unanimous vote for increase in perks for the honorable members of an honorable house.  The perks jumped to new heights, new allowances More
  • Kashmir

Stay away from stone pelting: S M Sahai to youth

Inaugurates Youth Club at Handwara

GK NEWS NETWORK

Handwara, Apr 19: The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir S M Sahai on Tuesday advised the youth to use their energy to build their careers and stay away from stone pelting.    “I More


  • Srinagar City

DESPITE ASSURANCE, OFFICIALS FORGET REPAIR WORK ON FLOATING POST OFFICE

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Apr 18: Responding to public outcry over the dilapidated  condition of the floating Post Office in the tourist hub of Dal lake,  the authorities many times assured repairs of the houseboat More



  • Jammu

VHP threatens to begin Amarnath yatra on June 15

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu: Lashing out at the J&K Government for curtailing the Amarnath yatra period by 15 days, VHP today threatened to commence the yatra from June 15 if the Governor failed to “rectify” the decision More


  • Briefs

Assembly, Council prorogued

Jammu, Apr 19: The Governor, N N Vohra, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him under section 53 of the Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir, has prorogued the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly More


  • Business

SFC raises share capital to `500 cr

Recovers Rs 35 cr

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 19: The State Financial Corporation (SFC) has recovered Rs 35 crore during the last 2 years notwithstanding the long spell of unrest in 2010. This, according to an official statement, was More


  • News

‘Probe on against Geelani, Roy’

ANTI-INDIA SPEECH

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 19: The city police on Tuesday told a Delhi court that it was still probing the sedition case against Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, writer Arundhati Roy and four More


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