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Interlocutors’ recommendations to be acted upon: Chief Minister

Human Rights Abusers Will Be Punished

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 15: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said he has been assured by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the Home minister, P Chidambaram that all recommendations by Interlocutors for resolving Kashmir will be acted upon. “The political issue between state and centre is More

Manmohan promises action on corruption

Decries Hunger Strikes As Means For Ending Graft

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday affirmed his commitment to root out corruption but said there is no magic wand to do so and decried hunger strikes as a means to achieve the objective, in an apparent reference to Anna Hazare who is scheduled to begin fast tomorrow.Addressing More

No Kashmir, No Pakistan

New Delhi, Aug 15: There was no mention of Kashmir and the Northeast - the troubled regions of India - or Pakistan in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day speech on Monday. This is the first time in his seven Independence Day speeches since 2004 that Singh didn’t speak about the disturbances More

Want cooperative, friendly relations with India: Pak

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Aug 15: Pakistan wants “cooperative and friendly relations” with India to achieve the shared goal of peace and progress, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today in a message sent to his Indian counterpart on the occasion of 65th Independence Day. “On this occasion I would More

Shutdown, restrictions cripple life in Valley

I-Day Functions Pass Off Peacefully

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 15: While August 15 functions ended peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir, a complete shutdown was observed across the Valley Monday on the call of both factions of Hurriyat Conference. Authorities imposed undeclared curfew and restrictions in the summer capital coupled with snapping of More

Misuse of red beacons goes on with impunity

Govt, Private Cars Arbitrarily Fitted With Lights; IGP Assures Action

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 15: In a major concern, a number of government and private cars in Jammu and Kashmir are being arbitrarily fitted with red light on top, with the law enforcement agencies acting as mute spectators to the blatant misuse of the facility. A fleeting look on the streets of the summer More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

ACR Baramulla honored

GK NEWS NETWORK

Baramulla, Aug 15: The administration in Baramulla today awarded Assistant Commissioner (Revenue) of the district, Farooq Ahmad Shah, for his outstanding service. Farooq Ahmad Shah is among six officers More


  • National

Shammi Kapoor cremated

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Aug 15: Family, friends and prominent Bollywood personalities bid a tearful adieu to veteran actor Shammi Kapoor as his mortal remains were consigned to flames at the Banganga crematorium today More



  • Opinion

The path to success

Plan better and see how success will come calling

BEHAVIOUR BY PROF. A.G. MASOOD

 There is a Chinese proverb,If you plan for one year, plant grains. If you plan for 10years, plant trees. If you plan for one hundred years, plant men.It looks very strange to plan men and have result More


  • Op-Ed

Ramadhan: Fasting, nay Fighting!

Political uncertainty coming in the way of spiritual calm; disrupting festivity too.

MUHAMMAD TAHIR

Leaving Kashmir University premises for prayers at Hazratbal mosque, On the first Friday of Ramadhan, I had to negotiate my way through swathes of people; not to hit any in the chain of vendors right up More



  • Letters

Request to our contributors for opinion pages

Since some radical changes have been done to the lay out of the opinion pages, it entails changes in the word limit of all the elements to be accommodated. According to the changed layout, no article above More


  • Editorial

Recover Public Money

The news that the state Sales Tax Department has failed to recover an amount of Rs. 592 Cr as sales tax from some political big wigs, and some GoI organizations in the state speaks volumes about the level More


  • Business

Scooties fast gaining ground in JK

From 36 a year to 75 per month

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 15: Where J&K has proved a good market for motorcycles, Scooties that were never considered as a product meant for places like J&K have off late begun to grab the ground in the state More


  • Sports

Pietersen eyes series whitewash against India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Birmingham, Aug 15: Former skipper Kevin Pietersen is not satisfied with England's number one Test rankings and said he wants his team to have more killer instinct and become the most intimidating side More


  • Kashmir

Islamabad roads in shambles

‘Successive regimes victimized us’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Aug 15: Residents of this south Kashmir town are up in arms against the Government. They allege that successive regimes have ignored the area and they have been victimized. & More


  • Srinagar City

Govt prefers traffic policing on VIP roads, forgets others

Mere 80 locations manned by men in blue, 120 other spots unattended

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 15: Believe it or not! The government seems to be concerned about traffic regulation only on the roads frequented by the VIPs, while other busy spots generally used by the Aam Aadmi alone More



  • Jammu

Govt pushing state towards chaos, confusion: Mehbooba

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 15: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday lambasted the coalition government led by Omar Abdullah for its “anti-people and anti-youth policies” which she said has More


  • South Asia

Bangladesh remembers Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

ANISUR RAHMAN/PTI

Dhaka, Aug 15: Thousands of people, led by President Zilur Rahman and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, paid homage to Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who was assassinated 36 years year More


  • World

Obama's approval rating hits record low

AGENCIES

Washington, Aug 15: US President Barack Obama's job approval rating has sunk below 40 percent for the first time, according to a new Gallup daily tracking poll. The survey, made public late Sunday More



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