Finally,Govt decides houseboat realignment in Dal

'It’ll help to prevent pollution, increase lake’s area’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Feb 9: After years of dilly-dallying, the state Government has finally decided to realign the houseboats in the Dal lake in a bid to improve aesthetic beauty and extend expanse of the famed waterbody, which has been marred by extensive pollution and encroachments. It was in 2006 More
Cop caught snatching purse of bank staffer

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar Feb 9: A cop was allegedly caught red-handed Wednesday when he snatched a purse containing cash from a woman staffer at Jammu and Kashmir Bank’s  Poloview Branch. He was handed over to police. Eyewitnesses said the accused snatched the bag and tried to run away. “We More
Fire at Grand Mumtaz
Srinagar, Feb 9:  Fire broke out at a leading hotel –Grand Mumtaz –in the City Wednesday. Some rooms in the upper storey on the Health Club side were damaged. But the fire spread was prevented by the timely action of firefighters. Prominent businessman and the hotel owner Mushtaq More
POLICE RECOVERS LEOPARD PELT

POACHER HELD

Srinagar, Feb 9: A leopard skin was recovered and poacher arrested from City, police claimed Wednesday. “A skin of a fully grown leopard was recovered from the possession of Muhammad Shafi of Batamaloo. Case FIR No 08/2011 under section 8/22 NDPS Act and section 38 (2,3)39 (2),49 and section More
Engineers condole demise
Srinagar, Feb 9: The Graduate Electrical Engineers Association (GEEA) Wednesday condoled the demise of Malik Khalid Mehmood father of Assistant Engineer Malik Habib Ahmed of PirBagh. A  GEEA held a condolence with General Secretary, Syed Basit Hussain Qadri in chair and prayed for peace More
  • Kashmir

Protesters had personal problems, claims SSP

‘Most of them were drug addicts’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Feb 9: Police on Wednesday claimed that 72 per cent protesters arrested during 2010 in Srinagar have had ‘personal problems’ and many were ‘drug addicts’ as well. The claim comes barely More


  • Srinagar City

Finally,Govt decides houseboat realignment in Dal

'It’ll help to prevent pollution, increase lake’s area’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Feb 9: After years of dilly-dallying, the state Government has finally decided to realign the houseboats in the Dal lake in a bid to improve aesthetic beauty and extend expanse of the famed waterbody More



  • Jammu

KAS examination: HC allows PSC to finalise selection

Select List Likely To Be Issued Today

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Feb 9: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Wednesday cleared the way for State Pubic Service Commissioner (PSC) to declare the final selection list of the Combined Services examination - 2009, which is More


  • News in Brief

BA, BSc, BCom final year results declared

Srinagar: University of Kashmir today declared the B.A, B.Sc, B.Com final year results in the record time of less than a month. According to KU spokesman, the results are available on varsity website More


  • Business

'Reduce VAT on food items to 4 pc'

PHD Chamber for power reforms, revenue mobilization

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 9: The PHD Chamber of Commerce & Industry today stressed for power sector reforms and revenue mobilization in J&K, with thrust on “forging public private participation in the tourism More


  • News

Stage set for PaK general elections

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Feb 9: The general election to the Pakistan administered Kashmir Legislative Assembly can be held anytime between May 23 and July 8.  According to the PaK’s Interim Constitution,  More


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