LIBYA: Champagne of Oils

…relating experiences of decade and a half in the country

WORLD By Dr. Javid Iqbal

A decade and a half back, towards the closing years of 20th century, I was taking a surgical wash with my senior-head of the surgical department-a Libyan surgeon with a doctorate in surgery. The foot pedal pressed fully, the tap was gushing water. My boss taking the wash from the basin nearby requested More
Flag Face-off

The Constitutional scheme of things related to J&K must be honored by every citizen of the state

SYMBOLS By Dr. Mirza Ashraf Beg

Flags have originated from India and China. Later on were exported to neighboring countries and were initially used for ships in the seas during navigation to define the country of origin of the vessel. Subsequently flags were used by armies to denote their countries. Before Partition, princely states More
  • Kashmir

Farooq challenges retirement order

FILES PETITION IN HIGH COURT

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 21: The outgoing Inspector General of Police (Security) Farooq Ahmad has challenged his retirement order before the High Court. Farooq on Monday filed a petition through senior counsel More


  • Srinagar City

Picturesque Bund walkway goes pesky highway

Civil society fumed, says will fight ‘vandalization’ tooth-and-nail

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Feb 21: The picturesque Bund along Jhulem snaking in the rare of City centre of Lal Chowk used to be such a plush walkway that leave apart any automobiles, even bicycles weren’t allowed there More



  • Jammu

DIG under scanner for ‘fudging’ DoB

Govt issues transfer order

PTI/GKNN

Jammu, Feb 21: Officials on Monday said the state government has detected that an officer of the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police had submitted fake birth certificate to extend his service. & More


  • News in Brief

'Youngman' to head PDP's youth wing

Srinagar, Feb 21: Peoples Democratic Party today gave its General Secretary, Muhammad Dilawar Mir an additional charge of the president of youth wing in place of Bashir Assad. In a statement, the More


  • News

HC upholds Kasab’s death penalty

AGENCIES

Mumbai, Feb 21: The Bombay High Court today confirmed the death penalty to 26/11 terrorist Ajmal Kasab, terming the case as rarest of rare and holding there was “no scope of reform” of the convict.  More


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