Pakistan at a crossroads

The liberal voice is so weakened that it is now barely heard

GUEST GOLUMN By Seema Mustafa

The assassination of Punjab Governor and Pakistan Peoples Party leader Salman Taseer has proved to be a turning point for Pakistan. The country that arguably had been standing on the crossroads between liberal secularism and extremist fundamentalism is now traveling the latter road as the reactions More
A Tool To Inform and Empower

Public Information Campaign

This is an attempt to ensure equitable Socio-Economic development, sums up Tariq A. Rather

Press Information Bureau has launched PIC initiative since 2006 which is a part of the multi-media, multi-sectoral media outreach strategy to create mass awareness about the flagship developmental programmes of the Central Government to ensure equitable socio-economic development of poor, under-privileged More
The canker of corruption

CONCERN

It has plagued India, it needs to be eradicated, writes R. S. Pathania

If bugles from Burari and jugglery from Jammu are any indications, corruption has been made out as a national issue. PM has offered to appear before the Probe Panel, Sonia has asked for fast–tracking anti-corruption trials whereas Rahul is for punishing the corrupt. Given the thunder and dazzle of More
  • Kashmir

Police investigation biased, protracted: SHRC

‘SHIFT CASE TO CRIME BRANCH FOR FAIR PROBE’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 9: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has come down heavily on police for “biased and protracted” probe into the custodial killing of a civilian in 2009 and asked More


  • Srinagar City

No FIR yet registered against chopping down of Mulberry trees

Follow up

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Jan 9: Over a week on since chopping down of Mulberry trees on the Jawahir Nagar Bund near a CRPF bunker there, police said no case was filed because nobody came forward to lodge the complaint More



  • Jammu

Sikhs seek explanation from BJP

OPPOSE FLAG HOISTING PLAN

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 9: Various Sikh organizations on Sunday lashed out at the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP), for its proposed plan to hoist tricolor at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on January 26. These groups sought More


  • News in Brief

Rehmani condemns police ‘atrocities’

Srinagar Jan 9: Jammu and Kashmir People's Freedom League chairman, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani has condemned the alleged police atrocities on political workers and youth in different parts of the Valley.& More


  • Business

Dr Abdullah reviews Rs 470 cr Ladakh Renewable Energy Project

‘23 mini hydro stations coming up under 3 clusters’

GHULAM NABI ZIA

Leh, Jan 9: Union New and Renewal Energy Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, today reviewed the implementation of Ladakh Renewal Energy Project, a special central project for Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh More


  • News

Mumbai police issues advisory on Kashmiri youths, drivers

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Jan 9: Close on the heels of arrest of a couple of Kashmiris, the Mumbai police has issued an advisory to various police stations asking them to keep a watch on people from the state, especially More


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