Interlocutors knock at Abbas’s open door

Fallout: Hurriyat Suspends Itehadul Muslimeen

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 20: Repeated assertions that they won’t knock at the doors of separatists notwithstanding, the New Delhi-appointed interlocutors Wednesday claimed to have broken ice with a separatist leader and former chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), Moulana Muhammad Abbas Ansari, by formally meeting More

‘Uninvited guests’

Srinagar, Apr 20: Soon after the interlocutors asserted to have met Moulana Abbas Ansari at his residence here, the separatist leader responded by saying the panel members had “unexpectedly dropped” at his house and his party abides by the stand taken by the Hurriyat Conference (M) vis-a-vis the panel More

Cabinet decides to ‘wait and watch’

Bhalla Draws Flak For Not Consulting Colleagues

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 20: The state cabinet, which met here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, decided to wait for the outcome of a civil suit challenging the controversial Dogra Certificate order, before taking any decision over the issue.Informed sources said that after detailed More

NIA takes over 'hawala' case

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 20: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe into the hawala case of Jammu and Kashmir in which a close aide of Hurriyat Conference (G) chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani was arrested in January.The decision was taken by the Union Home Ministry as the ring involved More

Axe falls on 7 BJP MLAs

Suspended From Party Membership

Cash-For-Vote Controversy

RAJEEV SHARMAJammu, Apr 20: The Parliamentary Board of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday suspended the party’s seven MLAs from Jammu and Kashmir from primary membership after it found them guilty of cross-voting during the recently held Legislative Council polls in the state More

Kashmir traders revolt against new VAT form

‘7-Page Document A Harassment Tactic’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 20: While the Jammu and Kashmir Government is still to come to grips with the proposed imposition of property tax in Jammu and Kashmir, it is faced with another revolt from the trading community in Kashmir. This time, the Valley-based traders are up in arms against the proposed filling More

Government mulls SET for jobs

Administrative Panel To Examine Proposal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 20: Unemployed youth aspiring for recruitment to government jobs through Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) may have to qualify the State Eligibility Test (SET) as a prerequisite to being eligible for such employment.The government is contemplating More

5 cops held for extortion

Srinagar, Apr 20: Police on Wednesday said that it arrested five of its men, including a Sub-Inspector, on the charges of extortion.“Truck driver Khurshid Ahmed of Ganderbal approached Police Station Nageen earlier this week and lodged a complaint stating that five armed men in civvies had stopped More