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As goodwill gesture, Govt withdraws cases against 1200 stone pelters

Omar Slams Separatists, Says They ‘Used Youth For Agitation And Then Forgot Them’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 28: In a significant development, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday announced withdrawal of ‘all cases and charges’ against youth involved in at least 1200 cases of stone-pelting in Kashmir “as a goodwill gesture to give them a chance to behave as responsible citizens.” He charged More

Panchayats powered

Panchs, Sarpanchs To Monitor Developmental Works, Schemes

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 28: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Jammu and Kashmir Government Sunday transferred “first installment of powers” to the newly elected Panchayat Raj Institutions in the state.Addressing a press conference here, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said his government has kept its word of transferring More

Pak to grant MFN status to India: Report

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Aug 28: Pakistan has agreed to grant the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, something which New Delhi had been demanding for many years, a media report said Sunday. A senior official of the Ministry of Trade said on the condition of anonymity that the status of MFN would More

Shab-e-Qadr observed with fervour in JK

Srinagar, Aug 28: Shab-e-Qadr was observed in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday night with religious zeal and fervor.People offered night long prayers and recited holy Qur’an in Masjids and shrines in different parts of the state. Hundreds of people offered prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Old More

Night clashes in Old City, Islamabad

Police Detain 73 Persons, Seize 10 Bikes

WASIM KHALID/KHALID GUL

Srinagar/Islamabad, Aug 28: At least 73 persons were detained and 10 bikes seized following overnight clashes in Nowhatta locality of old Srinagar. Eyewitnesses said around 10 pm [Saturday], hundreds of youth attacked the Nowhatta Police station with stones. Police, they said, responded with More

Anna Hazare breaks fast

New Delhi, Aug 28: Hailing Parliament's nod on key elements of Jan Lokpal Bill as "people's victory", Anna Hazare Sunday broke his 12-day-old fast declaring that electoral reforms will be on top of his agenda next so that corruption can come down.The 74-year-old Gandhian accepted a glass of tender More

Mirwaiz supports employees’ demands

Srinagar, Aug 28: Government employees who have been struggling for release of the 6th Pay Commission arrears and enhancement of retirement age Sunday got support from the Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.The Mirwaiz told local news agency KNS that it was injustice with the More



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  • Briefs

Prof Bilal bereaved

Srinagar, Aug 28: Prominent businessman and publisher Me’raj-ud-Din Bhat, brother-in-law of Prof Noor Bilal of Faculty of Law, University of Kashmir passed away Friday after a brief spell of illness. He More


  • National

Anna breaks fast after 288 hours

MINU JAIN

New Delhi, Aug 28: An unparalleled 12-day movement that coalesced people across India on the need to eradicate corruption and saw the political establishment unite came to fruition Sunday with Anna Hazare More



  • Opinion

‘I will Rise’

A treat for all those who look for sublimity in poetry.

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

I have read Ambassador Akbar S Ahmed, ‘world’s foremost anthropologist and reviewed some of his books including his latest one Journey into America.  Reading his latest collection of poems, “SUSPENDED More


  • Op-Ed

Gaddafi’s Libya, My Horror

It was whispered into my ears that Gaddafi has an extensive network of spies

TRAVELOGUE BY PROF. M. S. KHUROO

Travel in search of medical knowledge and understanding of international health and medicare has always fascinated me. As a child, my father stressed the connection between travel and acquisition of knowledge More



  • Letters

No TRC

This refers to the State Human Rights Commission revelations that more than 2000 unknown bodies were buried in 38 graveyards across Kashmir. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said there is a need for More


  • Editorial

Super Specialty Hospitals

The addition of two Super Specialty Hospitals and two Maternity Hospitals to the state’s health infrastructure, with the central assistance, is welcome news. Over the years the two existing super specialty More


  • Business

Eid rush brings bustle to Srinagar markets

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, August 28: In the run up to Eid, markets in the capital city here are witnessing a flurry of customer activity.  On Sunday people in droves could be seen thronging main commercial centres More


  • Sports

'Indian players were not prepared for England'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Singapore, Aug 28: Former skipper Kapil Dev has criticised the Indian players for surrendering their No. 1 world Test rankings to England, saying the visitors were just not prepared to deal with the English More


  • Kashmir

Settlement assistants seek salary hike

ACCUSE AUTHORITIES OF INDIFFERENCE

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 28: The settlement assistants in the Revenue Department have accused the authorities of ‘pushing them to wall’ by not making amendments in their salary grade from the last ten years. The More


  • Srinagar City

Jamia Masjid market to offer night shopping

For upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr, shops in this Shahr-e-Khaas commercial hub will remain open till midnight

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 28: Here’s some good news for Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers who during the Holy month of Ramazan find post Iftaar time convenient for the shopping but the marketplaces are mostly shut.  With More



  • Jammu

With no funds for renovation, MMHS goes on experiment spree

MUBARAK MANDI PALACE VANISHING HERITAGE

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Aug 28: While the renovation work on historic Mubarak Mandi Palace--once the royal residence of erstwhile Dogra rulers—has been halted due to shortage of funds, the controversial Mubarak Mandi Heritage More


  • South Asia

Maoists return to power in Nepal

SUDESHNA SARKAR

Kathmandu, Aug 28: Against the backdrop of violent protests in Kathmandu and outside, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas returned to power Sunday, two years after the fall of their first government, with More


  • World

Libyan rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion

Tripoli, Aug 28: Libyan rebels closed in on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from both east and west today, a senior military commander said, as the insurgents scrambled to restore essential services More



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