FLAG HOISTING ROW

SECURITY BEEFED UP IN KASHMIR

50 CRPF, Police Companies To Guard Sgr On Jan 26

WASIM KHALIDSrinagar, Jan 23: Security agencies Sunday said they have made elaborate arrangements for the upcoming January 26 celebrations to thwart any incident in Kashmir which could disturb the law and order scenario. As per the security plan, Srinagar would be More

Vohra calls for peace

Soz, Tarigami Caution BJP

PTI/GKNN

Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 23: In the backdrop of BJP plans to hoist the tri-colour at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Governor NN Vohra Sunday said no political issue should disturb the January 26 celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir.“Maintenance of peace, harmony and amity are a must during the celebrations and More

Malik, ors go into hiding

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 23: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik along with other party members has gone underground in a bid to break security restrictions on January 26 and counter the Bhartiya Janta Party’s flag hoisting programme on that day.The party said it has formulated a More

Police foil flag hoisting attempt

Govt Explores More Options As BJP Refuses To Budge

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Jan 23: Police Sunday foiled an attempt of flag hoisting by the Bharatiya Janta Party at Lal Chowk here by detaining two youth who were allegedly paid ` 500 by the party to do the job.  The party however maintained that it will go ahead with the Ekta Yatra even as police has intensified More

Government, RBI pact:a nail in Autonomy’s coffin?

Unhealthy Agreement: Experts; Dent In Special Status: Political Analysts; All Is Well: Bankers

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 23: A fresh agreement between the Jammu and Kashmir Government and the Reserve Bank of India on the role of the J&K Bank has put a spotlight on the National Conference’s Autonomy proposal, which has been conceived as one of the solutions to the long-standing Kashmir dispute.& More

It’s additional responsibility: JKB

Srinagar, Jan 23: The J&K Bank on Sunday said that it is the banker to the government of Jammu and Kashmir since its inception and continues to be the same today and the general banking arrangements existing between the bank and the government shall continue in future as well. The Bank issued More

The drama of flag hosting

Win-Win Situation For All As BJP Has The Cake

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Jan 23: The drama over BJP's flag hoisting plan at Lal Chowk looks set to go down to wire.  And what is more, all the major political actors in it are in a win-win situation with BJP itself taking the cake. For BJP, the flag hoisting at Lal Chowk is immaterial. It is a well More

Peace process should not be hostage to 26/11: Pak

M ZULQERNAIN

Lahore, Jan 23: The peace process between India and Pakistan should not be held hostage to the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Sunday in the run-up to a meeting between Foreign Secretaries of the two countries.Gilani contended that his Indian counterpart Manmohan More

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