Muharram procession foiled

Mourners Beaten, Several Detained; 5 Cops Injured In Stone-Pelting

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Dec 4: Normal life was paralyzed in the Srinagar city on Sunday after authorities imposed severe restrictions and used force to prevent the 8th Muharram processions.Since morning the huge deployment of police and paramilitary personnel prevented the people from coming out in five police More

ED books bank manager in fake currency scam

SUMIR KAUL/PTI

Srinagar, Dec 4: In a new dimension to network of militancy financing, a bank manager in North Kashmir allegedly colluded with Al-Badar militants in circulation of fake money by supplying genuine notes in exchange of counterfeit ones.The Enforcement Directorate (ED), which is looking into at least More

‘What Mehbooba meant by honourable exit’

Omar Seeks Explanation From PDP Chief

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Dec 4: Taking a dig at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's statement over giving army an "honourable exit" from Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today sought explanation on the issue and asked whether she meant AFSPA should stay till the armed forces agree to its revocation."Mehbooba More

Pakistan to revise policies on key national issues

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lahore, Dec 4: The Pakistan government plans to revise its policies on key national and outstanding issues, including relations with the US, the war on terror and the Kashmir dispute, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said today.The government will revise the 'terms of engagement" for these issues More

Hillary Clinton calls Gilani

US Starts Vacating Shamsi Airbase

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad/Washington, Dec 4: As Pak-US ties plunged to a new low after a deadly NATO strike, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani to offer her condolences on the "unintended" killing of 24 Pakistani troops, but was unable to make him reconsider the decision to boycott More

Sheikh Abdullah's 106th birth anniversary today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 4: The 106th birth anniversary of founder of National Conference, Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah, would be celebrated across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.The main function would commence at the grave of the late leader at Habak Naseembagh on the banks of Dal Lake where his son and President More

Failure of Government to submit RFD irks Centre

State Faces Threat Of Funds Blockade

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 4: Even as the state government is making tall claims of having accessed the third party monitoring for the developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir, most of the departments here have failed to submit Result Framework Document (RFD) as required under Prime Minister’s Performance Monitoring More

‘Hue and cry over AFSPA a drama’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 4: Terming the ‘hue and cry’ over the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir as a drama, the Save Sharmila Solidarity Campaign on Sunday said they will intensify campaign for the revocation of the “draconian” law in the country.“The state Government More

OVER-CROWDING HITS CENTRAL JAIL SRINAGAR

Sanctioned Capacity 300, Inmates 530

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Dec 4: Signifying messy state of affairs in the Central Jail here, the highly fortified prison is massively overcrowded causing immense inconvenience to the prisoners lodged there. Against the sanctioned capacity of 300, the jail is presently housing 530 inmates.Sources told Greater More

Protect cultural heritage in all regions of JK: Karan Singh

Kashmir Incomplete Without Pandits: Dr Farooq Abdullah

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 4: Former Sadar-e-Riyast of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Karan Singh, has said that awareness should be created among students and youth for the protection of the state’s rich heritage which was on the verge of destruction. All the five regions of the state including Gilgit-Baltistan and Mirpur More

Sub-zero temp in Kashmir

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Dec 4: Several places in Kashmir Valley today witnessed chilling cold as mercury slipped under sub-zero level in many places.Mercury in Leh district in Ladakh region also slipped to minus 10.5 degree Celsius, MeT officials said.Srinagar city recorded a minimum of minus 1.2 deg C More