Return of youth from PaK complicated issue: PC

‘JK Govt Has Learned How To Handle Stone-Pelters’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 26: The crucial phase of the new policy for return of youth of Jammu and Kashmir, who had crossed over to Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) for arms training in early 1990s and were now willing to join the mainstream, was “extremely complicated” and the Government is trying to address More

HM makes light of Padgaonkar’s Fai connection

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 26: Home Minister P Chidambaram has made light of Centre’s chief interlocutor on Kashmir Dilip Padgaonkar participating in conferences organised by Ghulam Nabi Fai, arrested in the US allegedly for being Pakistani conduit for carrying out propaganda on Kashmir.“Frankly, it has More

‘APM to discuss interlocutors’ report’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 26: The Centre will convene an all party meeting once the interlocutors on Kashmir submit their recommendations for discussing them, Home Minister P Chidambaram has said.“The interlocutors were appointed after the all party meeting. So I suppose once the interlocutors give the More

Foreign Secretaries firm up Kashmir-specific CBMs

Ministerial-Level Parleys Today

INDO-PAK THAW

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICENew Delhi, July 26: India and Pakistan Tuesday set a positive tone to their revived dialogue as their foreign secretaries firmed up cross-Kashmir confidence-building measures that will be unveiled by the foreign ministers of the two countries Wednesday.< More

Will Hina factor work?

MANISH CHAND

New Delhi, July 26: When 34-year-old Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan’s youngest and first woman foreign minister, holds talks with her Indian counterpart SM Krishna, 45 years her senior, the world will be watching to see how she handles her first major diplomatic outing and navigates the troubled waters More

No out-of-box K-solution: Pak

Geelani, Mirwaiz Meet Hina

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 26: Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar on Tuesday said that no out-of-box solution including Musharraf’s four-point formula was under their consideration for resolving the Kashmir issue.While Syed Ali Shah Geelani remarked “we are not in hurry,” Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called More

PIL filed for return of power projects

Civil Society Seeks HC Intervention To Prevent 'Wanton Loot' By NHPC

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 26: A civil society group here has approached the High Court seeking its intervention for return of 790 MW-Salal and 480 MW-Uri-I power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation to Jammu and Kashmir, saying the schemes have been fully depreciated.In a Public Interest More

AAI team arrives to refurbish Srinagar Airport

Stakeholders Pitch For Removal Of Bottlenecks, Systematic Expansion

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 26: A high-empowered team from the Airports Authority of India, including its special architect, arrived at the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport this morning to examine remaking of the Terminal Building and Drop Gate to make the structures at par with international standards.The More

Ratanpuri’s workers held for ransacking PHE office Pulwama

Politicians Can’t Manhandle Employees: Taj

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, July 26: A Junior Engineer of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department posted in Pulwama was beaten and his office ransacked by some ruling National Conference workers allegedly at the behest of a Member of Parliament who is also the resident of the same district.Police arrested More

Minister’s PSO detained

Srinagar, July 26: A Personal Security Officer (PSO) of a senior minister was arrested by the police after he was found passing obscene remarks on a girl.Police sources said the PSO was detained on Monday after the cops found him passing obscene remarks on a girl at botanical garden Cheshmashahi More

Public Services Guarantee Act becomes operational

SROs Issued; CM Asks People To Take Advantage Of It

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 26: In sequel to the enactment of Public Services Guarantee Act (PSGA) 2011, the State Government has issued notification under SRO 223 and 224 identifying the public services, designated officers, stipulated timeframe for providing the services, first appellate authority and second More

Will respond heavily to Pak strike: IAF chief

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 26: Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal P V Naik on Tuesday said Pakistan's new tactical nuclear missile or expanding arsenal is of no worry to India.He said India followed a 'no-first-use' nuclear policy but warned its response would be "very heavy" in the event of More