Doing everything possible to keep summer calm: Omar

‘JK Most Unpredictable Place’

GK MONITORING DESK

Jammu, Apr 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that his administration was leaving no stone unturned to ensure a peaceful summer ahead.“There isn’t another person alive who wants as much as I do, not to see a repeat of the summer of 2010,” Omar said in an extensive interview with a Delhi More

Police, CRPF rehearse for unrest

Cops In ‘Battle-Gear’ March On City Streets

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar Apr 27: In a surprise move, CRPF and police Wednesday morning conducted joint exercises in Srinagar to oversee the operational preparedness for tackling any future agitation as was witnessed in the summer of 2010.Hundreds of CRPF and police personnel, enshrouded in special body protectors More

Delhi failed to build trust in Kashmir: Paswan

‘Innocents Being Killed In Valley’

MUDDASIR ALI/UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 27: Questioning Government of India’s policy to handle Kashmir issue, former union minister and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday said that New Delhi has failed to build trust among Kashmiris.“Nothing is moving forward on ground. Geelani sahab and Mirwaiz More

Meets Geelani

Srinagar, Apr 27: LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan Wednesday discussed the Kashmir situation with Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani at the latter’s residence here.“We want to convey to the Parliament and people of India through Paswan ji that no development and packages can put More

J&K RTI Act applicable to central offices

State Information Commission Missive Triggers Debate

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Apr 27: What has sparked off a fresh debate on the J&K Right to Information Act (2009), the State Information Commission has shot off a missive to all the central government offices working within the territorial jurisdiction of the state, informing them that they were falling under More

IuM challenges suspension

Ansari Responds To Hurriyat Notice

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 27: The Ittehad-Ul-Muslimeen on Wednesday responded to the show-cause notice of Hurriyat Conference (M) saying that its suspension was ‘in contravention to the constitution of the conglomerate’ and they had rejected talks with the interlocutors.In a six-page reply to the notice served More

Indo-Pak trade talks begin in Islamabad

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Apr 27: After a hiatus of over three years, Indo-Pak Commerce Secretary talks began here Wednesday during which Islamabad is expected to raise the issue of India's opposition to European Union's decision to provide duty free access to Pakistani goods.India's offer to sell oil and electricity More

Cabinet meeting today

Jammu, Apr 27: Jammu and Kashmir state cabinet is meeting here on Thursday morning to deliberate upon various issues, official sources said.They said the cabinet would meet at 9 am at civil secretariat here under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.This would be the last cabinet More

One way traffic on highway for Durbar Move

Srinagar, Apr 27: In view of the annual Durbar Move from Jammu to Srinagar, traffic along the Srinagar-Jammu highway will be allowed to ply one way from Jammu to Srinagar on 30 April and 1/2/7/8 May 2011, an official spokesman said.Traffic police in its appeal to the general public has requested More