KPs swarm Khirbhawani to warm welcome

GK NEWS NETWORK/IANS

Tullmulla (Ganderbal), June 9: Thousands of Kashmiri Pandits thronged Khirbhawani temple Thursday to pray at the famous Hindu shrine here in north Kashmir.The festival at the Khirbhawani temple is held every year after nightlong prayers by the devotees invoking the blessings of Hindu Goddess Ragnya More

Don’t encourage extremist thoughts: Dr Kaul to KPs

Tullmulla (Ganderbal), June 9: Noted oncologist and the spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party Dr Sameer Kaul on Thursday urged Kashmir Pandits not to encourage extremist thoughts.“The message is clear for my Pandit brethren that Muslims have taken two steps forward and we should reciprocate More

Return possible if they feel assured: CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Tulmulla (Ganderbal), June 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said while efforts were on to bring migrant Kashmiri Pandits back to the Valley, it will only be possible when the community feels confident about their return.“We are making efforts for their return but they (Kashmiri Pandits More

Youth not keen to come back

WASIM KHALID

Tullmulla (Ganderbal), June 9: Despite government making strenuous efforts and offering economic and employment packages to Kashmiri Pandits to facilitate their return, the community feels its is highly unlikely that there would be a full-fledged comeback to the Valley.These views were expressed More

Thousands throng Tikker, Devsar

SHAHID RAFIQ/ KHALID GUL

Kupwara/ Kulgam June 9: Thousands of migrant  Kashmiri Pandits  on Thursday thronged Kheer Bhawani temple at Tikker in frontier district of Kupwara and Devsar Kulgam in south Kashmir to celebrate Jyestha Ashtami.Kashmiri Pandits who had arrived from different states and especially from More

My last wish fulfilled: PaK man

Urs Concludes, CM Visits Babanagri

WASIM KHALID

Babangri (Kangan), June 9: It was last wish of Mian Sikander Hayat, 70, of Neelum Valley in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan administered Kashmir, to visit Babanagri, and attend the Urs of Baba Nizamundin Kiani (RA).His wish was fulfilled on Thursday when he along with thousands of people More

PANCHAYAT RAJ: GOVT FACES LITMUS TEST

Hurdles Crop Up In Devolution Of Powers; Legislators Fear Unseen

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 9: Coalition Government in Jammu and Kashmir is facing a litmus test with regard to ongoing Panchayat elections in the state, primarily in the backdrop of reports that certain influential quarters in the political executive are hampering devolution of powers to the newly elected rural More

Working on it: Omar

Srinagar, June 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday reiterated his oft-repeated assertion on empowerment of Panchayats.“The government is already working on it (empowerment of Panchayats) and if need be an ordinance will be issued to this effect,” Omar told reporters at Khir Bhawani today.
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Interlocutors take Kashmir discourse to facebook

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 9: In their latest “initiative” the New Delhi appointed interlocutors on Kashmir have taken the discourse to the social networking site – facebook – “seeking to build consensus” on resolving the vexed problem.The panel member, academician Radha Kumar, who has pioneered the e-initiative More

India’s Picasso dies in exile

95 Year Old MF Hussain Passes Away In London

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, June 9: Maqbool Fida Hussain, who rose from a Bollywood billboard artist to India’s most celebrated painter worldwide, died here Thursday, away from home on a self-imposed exile.India’s very own ‘Picasso’, who earned both fame and wrath for his paintings, died a Qatari citizen at the Royal More

Ex-MLC arrested in Chopra murder case

Jammu, June 9: In surprising turn of events, police Thursday arrested former National Conference legislator Trilochan Singh Wazir, for allegedly hatching conspiracy to kill cement tycoon Rajinder Chopra, alongwith his family in 2006.Wazir alongwith his brother Ajab Singh and their associate Raju More

Army Chief concludes Valley visit

Srinagar, June 9: Army Chief Gen VK Singh, concluded his two day visit to the Valley Thursday.During his visit, the Army Chief was briefed by GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen SA Hasnain, on the prevailing security situation in the Valley and along the Line of Control (LoC), a defence spokesman Lt Col JS Brar More