US pitches for enhanced trade links in South Asia

India Has To Do More To Integrate Economically With Its Neighbours: Hillary

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chennai, July 20: Pitching for enhanced trade links between South Asian countries, the United States Wednesday said promoting inter-state trade would bring stability to the region.''Promoting trade links in violence-hit South Asia, will bring prosperity and peace not only to India, but also to More

Dr Fai detained by FBI

US Accuses Islamabad Of Funding KAC

AGENCIES

Washington, July 20: Executive Director of the US-based Kashmir American Council, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai was arrested by FBI in Washington on the eve of Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton’s visit to New Delhi.US Justice Department officials said the FBI has arrested Dr Fai (62), a US citizen on Tuesday More

Figures in several cases: Police

Srinagar, July 20: Jammu and Kashmir police chief on Wednesday said Executive Director of the Kashmir American Council, Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai has figured in several cases in the state in the past."He has been figuring in lots of things in the past, like what  US has already conveyed, the More

Activists, scribes under scanner

New Delhi, July 20: Security agencies may question some human rights activists, a Kashmiri separatist leader and journalists who allegedly enjoyed hospitality of Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai arrested by FBI.Government is likely to give a green signal to their quizzing after the examination of the affidavit More

Official apathy impairs SIC functioning

Consensus Eludes Coalition On Information Commissioners

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 20: Failure of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to appoint two Information Commissioners for the State Information Commission (SIC) has raised a question mark over its commitment to ensure effective implementation of the Right to Information Act of 2009.Informed sources disclosed More

Power deficit at Rs 1800 cr

T&D Losses Hover Around 60%

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 20: In the absence of sustained policy intervention, revenue deficit in the state’s power sector is set to touch Rs 1,800 crore while Transmission and Distribution losses would hover around 60 percent for 2011-12.In its Annual Requirement Program for the current fiscal, the Power More

35 MEMBER BANDIPORA FAMILY LIVES UNDER ONE ROOF

Bhat Heads Household Of 15 Women, 13 Men, 7 Children

TARIQ RASOOL

Aragam (Bandipora), July 20: In the wearying age of nuclear families, 35 members of the Bhat family continue to live under a single roof in this Bandipora village. The family shares not only its meals but the joys and sorrows together. They have a common kitchen, where the food is cooked for all the More

Police baton-charge contractual lecturers

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, July 20: Police on Wednesday used force on a rally of contractual lecturers at press enclave here.At around 2 pm over 400 college contractual lecturer included females took out a peaceful protest rally from Amar Singh College via footbridge towards Lal Chowk to highlight their demands More

Tarigami for effective anti-corruption laws

Seeks Lokpal Type Legislation

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 20: State Secretary of Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Member of Assembly from Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami on Wednesday demanded framing of effective laws for weeding out corruption and to break what he termed the politician-bureaucrat nexus in the state.“State Accountability More

Cabinet meeting today

Srinagar, July 20: Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers is meeting at Srinagar on Thursday morning, official sources said.They said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would chair the cabinet meeting at 9:30 AM at Civil Secretariat.Though the agenda of the meeting could not be ascertained immediately More

Cops raid Geelani’s rally

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 20: Several people were injured when police used force on the rally of veteran pro-freedom leader and Hurriyat (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani in Verinag area of this south Kashmir district. Eyewitnesses and reports said that as Geelani was addressing a huge More