PC reviews security, development scenario

Meets Omar, Visits Kishtwar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 4: Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram Friday hinted that the Centre would expedite the process to resolve the Kashmir imbroglio once it receives final recommendations from the three interlocutors appointed by it to prepare roadmap for a “political settlement”.Chidambaram, who concluded More

Govt to miss target on power returns

Rs 665 Cr Revenue Realized In 10 Months

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 4: In a worry for the state government, the returns on power purchase are likely to fall short of the set targets for the current fiscal.With less than two months of fiscal 2010-11 left, the Power Development Department has generated Rs 665 crore electricity tariff from both regions More

Sopore shuts on Geelani’s call

Clashes In Baramulla; SHO Among 3 Injured

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 4: Amid complete shutdown in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, protests erupted in many parts of Kashmir on Friday against the killing of two sisters in the Apple Town on Monday.Reports said complete shutdown was observed in Sopore town on the call of Hurriyat Conference (G). Shops and More

Track killers: PC to police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 4: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram Friday demanded that the killers of two teenaged sisters in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town “be speedily tracked down and given severe punishment.”Attending a meeting of the Unified Command here before leaving for Kishtwar to attend a security review More

Going to parleys with open mind: Basit

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Feb 4: Pakistan Friday said it is going to the upcoming Foreign-Secretary level parleys with India with an "open mind" and was hopeful of a "constructive attitude" from it so that the stalled peace process can be resumed.Referring to the upcoming meeting between the Foreign Secretaries More

EGYPT BUZZ IN VIRTUAL KASHMIR

Police, Authorities Feel Uneasy

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Feb 4: The popular revolt in Egypt is being watched with interest in Kashmir, and more keenly by the online community for whom the dramatically evolving situation in Egypt has become the exciting new subject of discussion.Facebook, Twitter and other social networking sites are abuzz More

Khamenei calls for Islamic regime

Muslim Brotherhood Ready For Transition

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Tehran, Feb 4: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei Friday called for an Islamic regime to be installed in Egypt, saying the wave of Arab revolts is an “earthquake” triggered by the 1979 Iranian revolution.The all-powerful Khamenei said the Arab uprisings, if successful, would lead to More

Execute warrants against Bhat, Shawl: Court to Police

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 4: A city Court has directed the Inspector General of Police Kashmir to execute the warrant against the Peoples Democratic Party legislator Nizam-ud-Din Bhat and renowned US-based Kashmiri cardiologist Dr Fayaz Shawl and submit the compliance report of a defamation suit filed against More

CU Jammu loses first VC

Mattoo Declines New Assignment

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 4: In a startling development, the recently appointed first Vice Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu Prof Amitabh Mattoo has declined to take up the assignment.While the Human Resource Development Ministry had cleared Professor Mattoo’s name eight months ago, his formal More

4 booked under PSA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 4: Police have booked four more persons including two activists of Muslim League, arrested in Bhopal last year, under the Public Safety Act, local news agency KMN reported on Friday.It said two ML activists Showkat Ahmed Hakeem and Mehrajuddin Gojri who were arrested in Bhopal last More