BILL TO BAN PAKISTANIS WITH DUAL NATIONALITY DRAWS FLAK

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, April 21: Two private bills, introduced in the National Assembly of Pakistan seeking a ban on Pakistanis with dual nationality or foreign holdings to assume public offices, has drawn a flak from a cabinet member in Pakistan administered Kashmir who represents the UK based Kashmiri expatriates More
Brothers seek revocation of FIR on anti-State slogans

COURT SEEKS OBJECTIONS FROM GOVT

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 21: The High Court has sought objections from state Government on a petition challenging FIR for allegedly raising anti-State slogans against two brothers, one of whom has worked in the Chief Minister’s Secretariat. Police on July 9, 2010, registered an FIR against two brothers More
Punjab says no to police verification now

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chandigarh, Apr 21: As part of its 'people-friendly' measures, Punjab government today decided to do away with the process of police verification, saying self attested forms would now be sufficient wherever residents are required to submit character certificates. Police are required to verify More
SC upholds death to child rapist murderer

‘He Is A Monster’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 21: Observing that the convict was a monster and menace to society beyond reform, the Supreme Court today upheld the death sentence of a man for rape and murder of an eight-year old daughter of his employer in Bihar. A bench of justices H S Bedi and C K Prasad said in a judgement More
Tension between Army, MOD

Army Chief's Date Of Birth

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 21: The issue of Army Chief Gen V K Singh's date of birth seems to have triggered tensions between the Army and the Defence Ministry amid indications that the matter could be referred to the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC). While Army maintains that the issue has been More
PM unveils series of steps to tackle corruption

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 21: Acknowledging that the prevailing state of affairs will not be tolerated by the people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today pledged swift and exemplary action to deal with corruption towards which he unveiled a number of steps. Singh also said that government hopes to introduce More
  • Kashmir

2-decades on, SDH Sopore still under construction

POOR STATE OF HEALTHCARE

UMER MAQBOOL/GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Apr 21: The construction work of the Sub District Hospital (SDH) Sopore has been going on at snail’s pace for the past 2-decades evoking strong resentment from the residents.  “The foundation More


  • Srinagar City

ERA does a Jaspal Bhatti

Eats away vital footpath by laying of pipeline

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) undertaken work to lay rupees multi crore pipeline from Nishat to Magarmal Bagh is again in news for wrong reasons. This time, the ERA has laid More



  • Jammu

2 militants killed: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 21: Police on Thursday said that two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including the district commander of the outfit, were killed in an encounter in Jammu’s Kishtwar district.   More


  • Briefs

Court defers hearing in Wamiq Farooq case

Srinagar: A local court here on Thursday deferred the hearing in the Wamiq Farooq murder case till tomorrow as Public Prosecutor was not keeping well. Court of Principal District and Sessions Judge More


  • Business

JK Hajj/Umrah Cos Assoc resolves

‘Hajj cos not delivering to pay penalty’

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 21: In what would give a major relief to the Hajj aspirants of Kashmir, a representative body of Valley-based Hajj/Umrah Operating Companies today resolved that companies failing to deliver More


  • News

BILL TO BAN PAKISTANIS WITH DUAL NATIONALITY DRAWS FLAK

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, April 21: Two private bills, introduced in the National Assembly of Pakistan seeking a ban on Pakistanis with dual nationality or foreign holdings to assume public offices, has drawn a flak More


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