Don’t disturb peace in JK: PM

Calls For ‘Maximum Restraint In Sensitive State’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 22: With BJP planning to hoist national flag in Srinagar on the Republic Day, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said parties should desist from scoring “political points” or “promoting divisive agendas” and peace should not be disturbed in the “sensitive” Jammu and Kashmir.Observing More

PM let down nation with statement on flag hoisting: BJP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Ddelhi, Jan 22: The BJP tonight expressed "shock and disappointment" over Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement conveying his reservations against its plan to hoist the national flag in Srinagar on January 26, charging he has "let down the nation"."It is not only disappointing and shocking but More

Police intensify vigil at Lakhanpur

BJP Activists Detained In Srinagar, Jammu

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 22: Ahead of the proposed programme of flag hoisting by Bharatiya Janta party, police has begun mobilization on border with Punjab and crackdown on party activists to thwart their plan. Six BJP activists were held last night for pasting posters of the “Ekta Yatra”in Srinagar city More

2010-11 power bill exceeds budget

Huge Transmission & Distribution Losses Hit JK Hard

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 22: As Jammu and Kashmir Government struggles to streamline the power sector, the state’s power consumption has exceeded the allocated finances with two months of this fiscal still left.The power bill is likely to pinch government’s financial management and plan formulations for More

AWAITING CABINET NOD, FOREST POLICY HANGS IN BALANCE

Delay Hampering Environmentally Fragile Projects

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Jan 22: The much awaited Forest Policy, re-drafted after the Union Environment Ministry picked up certain shortcomings in the original daft, is still awaiting nod from the state Cabinet, delaying many environmentally fragile projects.Officials said that the policy was made public in March More

Jan 26, 1992: When Joshi hoisted flag in Lal Chowk

Witnesses Narrate Events As BJP Makes Similar Attempt 2 Decades After

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Jan 22: The flag hoisting controversy might have evoked mild response in 2011, but it has surely rekindled the memories of January 26, 1992 when the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) announced raising the tri-colour at Clock Tower in Lal Chowk during the height of militancy.On January 26, 1992 More

Mehbooba fears liquidation of JK Bank

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 22: The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday strongly reacted to the reported exclusion of J&K Bank as bankers to the state government, apprehending that new arrangement could be the first step towards JKB’s “liquidation as a state owned company.”In a statement More

Omar reviews distribution of essentials

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 22: Laying stress on adequate buffer raising of essential commodities and fuel in the winter zone of the State especially in snow bound and remote areas, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday gave directions to Kashmir divisional administration to ensure hassle free distribution of edibles More

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