• TOP STORIES

No stone pelting this year: Army

‘450 Militants Waiting To Infiltrate’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Nagrota, Apr 26: Army on Tuesday said that stone-pelting won’t be allowed to recur in Kashmir valley this summer."I am very hopeful that this year we will be able to curtail it," General Officer Commanding (GOC), 25 Infantry Division, Maj Gen Om Prakash told reporters on the sidelines of a function More

No militancy in Srinagar: IGP

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Apr 26: Stating that militancy was not over in Kashmir, the Inspector General of Police Kashmir range, SM Sahai said no militants were present within the Srinagar city boundaries.“There is no militancy in Srinagar,” Sahai told reporters on the sidelines of the wreath laying ceremony More

High Court issues notice to Govt, BJP legislators

NGO Seeks CBI Probe

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 26: In a new turn to the `cash-for-vote’ controversy, a Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court Tuesday issued notices to the state and all the eleven Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MLAs.The bench, comprising Justice Virender Singh and Justice Hasnain Massodi, issued notices to the More

‘Tainted’ MLAs yet to get show-cause notice

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Apr 26: A piquant situation seems to have emerged for BJP high command in the backdrop of delay in serving show-cause notice to the seven suspended MLAs for cross-voting in Legislative Council polls.It has given rise speculations that the BJP high command may not proceed with ay further More

Gilani bats for economic engagement

Indo-Pak Thaw

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Apr 26: On the eve of Indo-Pak Commerce Secretary-level talks, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday backed “constructive engagement” with India, saying Pakistan wants to forge bilateral relations based on “mutual interest and mutual respect”.Gilani also stressed on establishing More

Talks on relaxed visa regime in May-June

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 26: Pakistan has proposed to India two sets of dates - last week of May and first week of June - for holding a meeting of the Joint Working Group to carry forward the process of having a relaxed visa regime.A communication from Pakistan, proposing the two sets of dates, was received More

Valley consumes medicines worth Rs 400 cr annually

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: People in Jammu & Kashmir consume medicines worth Rs 600 crore every year of which medicines worth Rs 400 crore are taken in the Kashmir valley only. About 3000 wholesalers and 5000 medicine retailers operate in the valley.This information was given at a meeting today taken More

Inefficiency deprives SKIMS of PG seats

Institute Couldn’t Fill Up Application Form Properly: MCI

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 26: Even after Union Health Ministry’s recommendation, the SK Institute of Medical Sciences administration has failed to get the enhancement of postgraduate seats from the Medical Council of India.In the wake of postgraduate doctors’ dearth, a Union Health Ministry team had on its More

Kashmir University steps up focus on community development

RCI To Approve New Courses In Special Education

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: Amid sharp focus on skill development, the University of Kashmir is all set to give fillip to the community-based education in Jammu and Kashmir with the launch of a few fresh graduate, postgraduate and research-level courses in the critical area.In a significant development More

Nasir Aslam is MoS Home

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 26: Minister of State for Tourism, Nasir Aslam Wani, was Tuesday given the additional charge of the Home Department.“In pursuance of Rule 5 of the Jammu and Kashmir Government Business Rules I, Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister, Jammu and Kashmir does hereby assign to Nasir Aslam Wani, More



  • Opinion

Talking the talk

Hurriyat leader's meeting with interlocutors has little to do with dialogue

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

The centre’s interlocutors on Kashmir made their first formal contact with the separatist leadership by talking  to the former Hurriyat chairman Maulana Abbas Ansari at his residence last week.  More


  • Op-Ed

Losing the Ground Beneath Our Feet

CONSERVE SOIL

SUCCESS OF ANY SOIL CONSERVATION MODEL OR LAND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME REQUIRES A PARTICIPATORY APPROACH AND THE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF RURAL COMMUNITIES AND INDIVIDUALS, WRITES SHAKEEL AHMAD MIR

Soil is a precious, non-renewable natural resource. The time it lasts and supports the life forms including humans will depend upon the way we use it today. Unfortunately this resource is subject to utter More



  • Letters

This way the solution can't be sought

A recent press conference by interlocutors on Kashmir was quite different in many respects. It not only exposed the interlocutors themselves, but also a faction of the Hurriyat Conference. One again, the More


  • Editorial

Meat of contention

Although the mutton price hike by the government is going to have its impact on the overall inflation, there was perhaps little room for the divisional administration to avoid it. The principal controversy More


  • Kashmir

Army, Home Minister rule Kashmir: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday reiterated to continue his campaign against Dogra Certificate order till its complete revocation.    More


  • Srinagar City

GOVT ASSURES SMOOTH TRAFFIC, REMOVAL OF ENCROACHMENTS

Samoon, Lohia tour City for on the spot assessment; ERA asked to complete Airport Road work in double shift

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon on Tuesday chaired a high level meeting to review the arrangements regarding regulation of traffic in Srinagar, an official handout More



  • Jammu

NC rubbishes Mehbooba’s utterance about Bhat’s apology

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu Apr 26:- Expressing astound over the “brazen faced” attitude of the Peoples Democratic Party in attempting to “hide its sins” by slinging mud on others and “perpetuating falsehood,” the National More


  • Briefs

Forests on fire near LoC

Srinagar: Massive fire has engulfed the forests near Line of Control (LoC) in frontier of Kupwara, officials said on Tuesday. They said the fire was noticed in Guzaryaal and Warsun forests, 135 kms More


  • Business

Mutton back on hook from today

Dealers decide to resume business; Govt reduces toll tax by Re 1/kg

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 26: After long-long negotiations with the government, the mutton dealers have finally decided to resume their business from tomorrow. The breakthrough came when, according to the dealers More



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