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Pakistan seeks full resumption of composite dialogue

‘Contacts Through Diplomatic Channels Continued After Inconclusive 2010 Meet’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Jan 16: Pakistan has insisted on the full-fledged resumption of the composite dialogue in proposals submitted to India through diplomatic channels ahead of the upcoming meeting of the Foreign Secretaries of the two countries. The two countries have exchanged several proposals in More

Will share Samjhauta information: India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 16: Government Sunday said it will share information with Pakistan on the investigation into the Samjhauta train blast once the probe is completed.Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said New Delhi understands the concerns of Islamabad as several Pakistani citizens were killed in Samjhauta More

Police defends action against protesters

‘Opened Fire In Self-Defence, Live Ammunition Not Used In Most Cases’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Jan 16: The police reports to the two-member Judicial Commission, probing the 17 deaths during initial stages of the 2010 summer unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, maintain that either security forces opened firing in self defence or did not use live ammunition at all in most cases.The killing More

Interlocutors arriving today

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Jan 16: The three-member team of interlocutors appointed by the Centre on Kashmir would begin their fourth visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.The team, including journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, academician Radha Kumar and former information commissioner MM Ansari, would arrive in Jammu More

Omar chairs UHQ meeting

Discusses Security Situation, Flag Hoisting Row

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 16: Ahead of January 26, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired the Unified Headquarters meeting here on Sunday and reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.Sources revealed various issues pertaining to the general security scenario and law and order came up for discussion More

Finally, ILS start at Srinagar airport gets DGCA nod

First Landing This Week; Airlines Jubilant

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 16: In a major development, the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has finally given its approval for starting the already-calibrated Instrumentation Landing System at the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport, bringing respite to airlines. “Yes, we have got the DGCA approval More

Traffic mess on Sgr-Jmu highway

'Light Rain, Snowfall In Next 48 Hours'

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Jan 16: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, which was thrown open for one-way traffic yesterday evening, witnessed acute traffic mess on Sunday, giving tough time to passengers.  Reports said about 2000 vehicles remained stranded between the Udhampur-Ramban stretch of the highway—the Valley More

Snow falls heavy on PDD linemen

Employees Blame Poor Infrastructure

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Jan 16: While frequent power breakdowns in Kashmir during snowfall make people uncomfortable, ground workers of the Power Development Department, who are under pressure to restore electricity on war-footing basis, have most often to pay heavy price, sometimes even their life, while performing More



  • Opinion

Of Failed Negotiators

Why we failed to make a headway?

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Ours is a sad saga of failures; a horrid story of slip-ups, and not doing the right thing at the right moment. Should I say, it is horrible story of political blunder that have often landed us from a ravine More


  • Op-Ed

No communalism, opportunism and politicking

Let's replace them with secularism, justice and peace

GUEST COLUMN BY SEEMA MUSTAFA

A seminar was held in Delhi on Jammu and Kashmir where Union Home Secretary GK Pillai was invited. He had to say something positive on the issue so reiterated the government commitment to withdrawing at More



  • Letters

BJP politics: They are just creating trouble

BJP has launched its campaign to hoist country’s national flag  at Lal Chowk Srinagar on 26th of January 2011. Though most of the Indians know that it is nothing unusual, but the people outside  More


  • Editorial

Justice Commission

Even as official statements are unambiguously indicative of decline to the limits of neutralizing militancy and return of normalcy to J&K - and of late the recommendation of 25% reduction in Security More


  • Kashmir

OBSERVE SHUTDOWN ON JAN 26: GEELANI

'TRANSPORT EXEMPTED'

GKNEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 16: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has called for a shutdown on January 26 and urged people to stage peaceful demonstrations to press for demilitarization. More


  • Srinagar City

PDP PROTESTS POLICE RECRUITMENT IN KHANYAR

‘Local MLA played gimmicks to benefit his own men, deprived others of

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Jan 16: In less than a week of the conduction of “special police recruitment rally” in Khanyar area of Shahr-e-Khaas, the Srinagar unit of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday took to More



  • Jammu

‘CUSTODIAL KILLING' SPARKS PROTEST IN JAMMU

Govt orders probe, appoints victim’s wife as SPO

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Jan 16: Outraged at the alleged “custodial killing” of a vegetable vendor, scores of people staged a demonstration here on Sunday. Protesters were demanding stern action against the accused police More


  • News in Brief

DAK appeals to govt

Srinagar, Jan 16: The Doctors Association Kashmir has urged the government to make changes in the health services gazette rules of 2006 for the welfare of Health Department and not for the Medical Education More


  • Business

SWITCH NETWORK WITHOUT LOSING YOUR NUMBER

MNP likely in JK by Jan 20

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Jan 16: Millions of mobile subscribers across J&K, like their counterparts elsewhere, may now have a choice to switch over to telecom service provider of their choice, without losing their number More


  • News

Journalists in 2G tapes will face PAC: Joshi

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 16: Journalists, whose names have cropped up in the 2G scam tapes, will face the Public Accounts Committee, PAC chairman Murli Manohar Joshi has said. Joshi, in an interview to Aaj More



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