India, Pak unveil talks roadmap

Kashmir, Siachen, Wullar Barrage,Tulbul Navigation, CBMs On Agenda

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 10: India and Pakistan announced Thursday the resumption of peace talks suspended more than two years ago after gunmen killed 166 people in Mumbai.In simultaneous statements issued in New Delhi and Islamabad, the nuclear-armed neighbours and long-time rivals said they had “agreed More

Gilani hails Thimphu thaw

Pragmatic Decision: India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad/New Delhi, Feb 10: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Thursday appreciated the progress made by Pakistan and India during talks between their Foreign Secretaries on the margins of a SAARC meet in Thimphu.Gilani expressed the appreciation after he was presented a report by Foreign Secretary More

LC SECRETARY ROW

FATE OF CABINET ORDER HANGS IN BALANCE

* Decision Must Be Honoured: Law Minister* No Question Of Implementing It: Micky* CS Seeks Report From Law Department

FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, Feb 10: The tussle over the appointment of a new secretary to the Legislative Council continued for the third consecutive day Thursday, with Muhammad Syed Shah, who was appointed to the post vide a cabinet order, unable to assume charge.Sources said that More

'Govt to constitute EC, FC for Panchayats'

Jammu, Feb 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said that an Amendment Bill for constitution of Election Commission and Finance Commission for Panchayats will be introduced in the ensuing assembly session in consonance with 73rd amendment of Indian Constitution.Chairing Board meetings of More

Let’s talk: Interlocutors to separatists

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 10: The New Delhi-appointed interlocutors have formally written to pro-freedom leadership inviting them for talks on Kashmir.“So far we have been taken up the issue (of talks with separatists) in public interactions. We have dispatched invitation letters to Geelani sahib, Mirwaiz More

HC stays Centaur Hotel lease-out

Civil Aviation Ministry Asked To Maintain Status Quo

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 10: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday directed Government of India to withhold leasing out of the prized Centaur Lake View Hotel to any outside company.The Division Bench of the High Court comprising Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz Hussain and Justice More

Combined Services Exam result declared

Of 398 Selectees, 158 From Kashmir

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Feb 10: The State Public Service Commission (PSC) on Thursday declared the selection list of the Combined Services Examination-2009 for 398 posts.Of the 398 selectees, 158 candidates have been selected from Kashmir province.A total number of 1235 candidates were shortlisted and among More

31 Pak soldiers killed in suicide attack

REZAUL H LASKAR

Peshawar, Feb 10: In one of the deadliest strikes on the Pakistan army, a schoolboy suicide bomber sneaked into a heavily guarded Pakistani army training centre in the country’s northwest Thursday and blew himself up in the midst of a parade, killing 31 soldiers and leaving 40 more wounded.“It More