Fresh snowfall in Valley

Highway Closed, Cold Wave Back

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 25: Kashmir valley, including Srinagar, experienced a fresh spell of snowfall this evening as the cold wave tightened its grip over the region. Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road link to the Kashmir valley, was closed this evening following heavy snowfall in Jawahar tunnel area. < More

Concern Police constitutes SIT to probe sugar scam

FCI-CAPD Officials In dock; 4 Arrested; 4 Trucks Seized

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Feb 25: What could be a tip of the iceberg, tonnes of sugar meant for aam aadmi in Kashmir is being sold in open market by private dealers allegedly in league with officials of the Food Corporation of India and the Consumers Affairs and Public Distribution Department (CAPD) in Jammu and More

Udhampur-Qazigund rail link by 2017: Omar

Reviews Highway Upgradation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 25: Kashmir will be connected by the railway line with rest of the country by 2017 and Katra-the base camp of Mata Vaishnodevi shrine by 2013. “Rail line (from Udhampur to Srinagar) date is given in 2017. Banihal-Qazigund day break this year December and line opening in 2013. Now More

Railway factory for JK: Mamata

New Delhi, Feb 25: Union Railway Minister, Mamata Banerjee Friday announced a railway bridge factory in Jammu and Kashmir.Presenting the Railway budget in the Lok Sabha today, Mamata also announced a state-of-art Institute for Tunnel and Bridge Engineering at Jammu. More

NC-Cong differences turn murkier

Minister, MLC Spar Creates Scene In Civil Sectt

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Feb 25: The differences between the ruling coalition partners Congress and National Conference (NC) turned murkier on Friday when scores of NC workers virtually took control of a senior Congress minister’s office at Civil Secretariat and shouted anti-Congress slogans in full public view.
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Interlocutors call on SHRC chairman

‘Solution To HR Issue Lies In Political Resolution’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 25: Chairman of the State Human Rights Commission, Justice (retd) Bashir-ud-din, on Friday told the Government of India appointed interlocutors that solution to human right problem in Jammu and Kashmir lies in addressing the legal and political issues. “Human rights issue (in More

HC stays Veterinary doctors’ selection

Srinagar, Feb 25: The High Court has asked the Jammu and Kashmir Government and the Public Service Commission that they should not act upon the selection list of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons till further orders.In response to a writ petition filed by some candidates challenging the list, the More

Friday demos rock Middle East

Cairo, Feb 25: Hundreds of thousands of protesters turned out in cities across the Middle East on Friday to protest the unaccountability of their leaders and express solidarity with the uprising in Libya that Col Muammar el-Qaddafi is trying to suppress with force.IRAQ In Iraq, demonstrations More

Schools to reopen on March 1

Srinagar, Feb 25: Schools in Kashmir valley will reopen on March 1 after a two-month long winter vacation.“The Government has ordered reopening of educational institutions including recognized private schools up to higher secondary level of Kashmir division, excluding Ladakh region, from March More

NC, PDP call legislators meet

Srinagar, Feb 25: The ruling National Conference and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have convened meeting of its legislators on Saturday and Sunday respectively to discuss strategy for ensuing budget session, beginning from 28th of this month.  In a statement here a NC spokesman More