Ashura observed across JK

Processions Taken Out Amid Restrictions In Parts Of Srinagar

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Dec 6: Ashura was Tuesday observed with respect and religious sanctity across Jammu and Kashmir while government imposed restrictions in parts of Srinagar to prevent processions in the city-center.The day is observed as a symbol of sacrifice and mourning recalling the martyrdom of Hazrat More

DC’s cavalcade attacked

Srinagar, Dec 6: Minor incidents of stone pelting were reported from some areas in old Srinagar on Tuesday while in Nowhatta the vehicle of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo, was attacked.“The cavalcade was heading towards the old city.  Some stone pelting youth attacked More

AFSPA deliberations in limbo

JK Yet To Get Dates For Official Delegation’s Delhi Visit

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Dec 6: The much awaited deliberations between the official delegation from Jammu and Kashmir with the concerned authorities in the central government over the partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state have been put on hold following indecisiveness on the contentious More

GOI to regulate internet content

Objectionable Material Not Acceptable: Sibal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA/IANS

New Delhi, Dec 6: The government will not allow social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to host “objectionable” content and will take steps to screen and remove such stuff, Union Communications Minister Kapil Sibal said Tuesday.Sibal issued the fresh warning a day after representatives More

Some stuff dangerous: Omar

Srinagar, Dec 6: Joining the debate over the union government’s move to ‘censor’ internet content, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said he was against media censorship but the stuff on some social networking sites was “dangerous and inflammatory”.“I hate the idea of censorship but have seen More

Cabinet Sub-Committee on power projects meets today

To Workout Modalities For Uri-II, Dulhasti, Sewa-II

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Dec 6: The Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on power projects – constituted by the government to workout modalities for the power-sharing and other related issues with National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) – will be holding a crucial meeting, here tomorrow.The Sub-Committee will meet More

Four die on Daksum-Kishtwar road

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Dec 6: Four persons, including three members of a family were killed in a road accident at Soinard on Daksum-Kishtwar road here today.Reports said a Maruti Car (JK-03C/ 6246) skidded off the road and fell into a gorge resulting in the on spot death of all four passengers More

KAS aspirants appeal PSC chairman

Srinagar: The KAS aspirants having Public Administration, Anthropology, Sociology and Political Science as their optional subjects have appealed to the PSC chairman to reschedule their examinations.  More

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Stray protests mark 19th anniversary of Babri Masjid demolition

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi/Ayodhya, Dec 6: Stray protests marked the 19th anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition today as authorities stepped up security, especially in communally sensitive areas in various states More

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