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Indo-Pak talks must for peace: US

LALIT K JHA/PTI

Washington, Jan 13: The US encourages Indo-Pak dialogue to ensure stability in South Asia, the White House has said, while describing India as an “important partner”.It also noted that President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh share a deep personal rapport on a host of global issues More

Snowfall in Gulmarg, Pahalgam

Govt Asks Officials To Remain Alert

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Jan 13: While the higher reaches in Kashmir Valley Thursday received light snowfall with minimum temperature plummeting below zero degrees Celsius, Srinagar got relief from the chilling cold as mercury went above the freezing point for the first time this winter and settled at 1.6 degrees More

TALK TO CENTRE: OMAR TELLS SEPARATISTS

Addresses Function In Old Srinagar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Jan 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the admission of a Hurriyat leader on the killings of his two colleagues is an eye-opener for separatists who should now involve in a dialogue with the Centre to resolve Kashmir issue.“This is an eye opener for all and time has come to More

CM questions BJP's intentions

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Jan 13: Accusing BJP of trying to disturb the peaceful atmosphere of valley which has returned after the prolonged unrest, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the BJP why they are targeting Lal Chowk only for hoisting the tricolor and why not the north-east and Maoist affected areas More

Malik calls for Lal Chowk march on Jan 26

Hurriyat (M) Supports

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Jan 13: Launching a scathing attack on Bhartiya Janta Party for its plan to hoist the tri-colour at Lal Chowk Srinagar, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, has appealed people to peacefully march towards Lal Chowk on January 26 to counter the flag hoisting More

GoI nod to power reforms programme in JK

R-APDRP To Check AT&C Losses

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 13: In a significant development which could bring about some reforms in the Jammu and Kashmir’s ailing power sector, Government of India has approved a multi-crore reforms programme for the State Power Development Department.The Union Power Ministry has given its nod to Rs 191 crores More

12 MLC seats to fall vacant this year, lobbying begins

Elections For 6 Seats Due By March

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Jan 13: Hectic lobbying has begun in both ruling and opposition parties to elect ‘loyalists’ to Legislative Council (LC)  where about 12 seats will fall vacant in next few months. Out of a dozen seats, six would fall vacant in March-April this year.Sources said that though Election More



  • Opinion

Comedy of Errors

Save education from official apathy

BOSE RESULTS BY DR.JAVID IQBAL

Aping the advanced education systems of the West in assessing the worth of students as they take their tests, practiced by many states in India too has had the Board of Secondary Education [BOSE] get into More


  • Op-Ed

Towards Comprehensive Trauma and Acute Care

EMERGENCY SERVICE

THIS IS A SAD REALITY THAT THE CASUALTY OR EMERGENCY RECEPTION IS MANNED BY DOCTORS WHO DO NOT HAVE EVEN THE BASIC TRAINING IN RESUSCITATION AND EMERGENCY CARE, WRITES DR AJAZ A. BABA

The history of trauma is as old as the history of mankind itself. It is said that medicine is the mother of all sciences. If this be true then it is all the more true that trauma care is the mother of More



  • Letters

Of Nostalgia and the good old days of student politics

This refers to a popular column  Nostalgia, by our noted  columnist ZGM. He has revealed some stories of student days about politics ( GK. 9-1-2011). In it he recounts some of his student leaders More


  • Friday Focus

Unhappy Portents

PROF G R MALIK

As ill luck would have it I landed in the same mosque for Friday’s congregational prayers where I had prayed a year ago. I might have chosen to go to a different mosque but it was a little distant and More


  • Kashmir

Everyone not for peace: Omar

ALTAF BABA

Sheeri (Baramulla) Jan 13: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that people with vested interests    wanted situation in the Valley to remain disturbed.    “Unfortunately More


  • Srinagar City

Unprecedented security marks CM’s visit to Old City

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 13: Amid unprecedented security, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday inaugurated community centre in Khan-Kahi Moulla area of the Old City. After the killing of a teenage student More



  • Jammu

Transporters defer strike for 2-days

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 13: The transporters on Thursday decided to defer their proposed state-wide strike from January 14  for 2- more days. They  however, said that if their demands were not met till January More


  • News in Brief

DC orders removal of encroachments

Bandipora: The District Development Commissioner Bandipora has asked the officials of Irrigation Department and Municipal Committee to remove all the encroachments from the roads and irrigation canals More


  • Business

JK lags behind in CD ratio benchmarks for agri sector

NABARD State Credit Seminar held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 13: The finance ministry of the state today underscored the need for strong financial sector in J&K to respond to the growing needs of the emerging economy. At the State Credit Seminar More


  • News

Give top priority to K-issue: Fazl

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Jan 13: The chairman of All Parties Parliamentary Kashmir Committee (APPKC) Moulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday asked the present dispensation in Pakistan to give top priority to Kashmir issue More



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