Aiyar Talks

An intellectual and a liberal politician, he sounds no different from others when it comes to Kashmir

COMMENT BY HASSAN ZAINAGIREE

Mani Shankar Aiyar, former union minister and Congress leader, has always been critical of people like Arnob Goswami, who mix bigotry with journalism.  Aiyar is always a patient panellist and a soft More

• The tree of life

Voyage to Ladakh

TRAVELOGUE

THIS REGION STRIKES WITH A BEAUTY THAT IS DIFFERENT IN ITS APPEAL DR. FAROOQ AHMAD PEER

 Allah has created green valleys, deserts, plains, mountains, rugged places and barren places all over world. The man must feel proud to see and watch all the creations of Allah so that he can fully More

• Protect it to protect yourself
• Waiting for justice

Of project weir at Chattabal and the details thereof

This refers to the article regarding the project weir at Chattabal. It is sad to read that the structure has collapsed after spending so much of tax payers' money to reconstruct the heritage left by Englishmen More

• Weak Panchayats
• Job policy
• Be flexible

The Corruption Hullabaloo

PROF G R MALIK

 I had first written anti-corruption hullabaloo. Then I removed the prefix ‘anti’, and that is far more profound a comment on the situation around us than anything said in abstract terms. For what More

ACT ON SHRC RECOMMENDATIONS: ER RASHID TO CM

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 16: Member Assembly Langate Er. Rashid on Thursday claimed that State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has indicted forces in the 11 cases of human rights violations filed by him 2-years ago More

• Under pressure, Govt ‘flip-flops’ on transfers in DC offices
• Staff stagnancy sickens Health Deptt
• ICPJK to hold mock Interviews for KAS
• Woman dies in Charar-e-Sharief shrine
• Youth ‘sets’ girl ablaze at Kulgam

Why JK youth have less representation in civil services?

ASCENT Group to discuss vital issues on June 18

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 16: A social enterprise group is all set to discuss the ‘poor representation of’ the youth from Jammu and Kashmir in the elite civil services and also suggest ways and means to address the More

• Zamrooda’s Prisoner No. 100 released
• Khoda felicitates PPS students for qualifying AIEEE
• Schoolboy missing
• ‘CT scan goes defunct’
• Red signal car ‘threatens’ tourism architect

Govt to intensify vigil to check man-animal conflict

Jammu, June 16: In order to avoid the man-animal confrontation the Jammu and Kashmir government today asked the Wildlife department to intensify vigil in vulnerable areas. The Minister for Forest More

Woman pilgrim missing

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, June 16: A woman pilgrim, who had come to attend the annual urs at Babanagri in Kangan has been missing for past 5-days, police said on Thursday.  A police official said wife of Khadim More

• 388 residential quarters allotted to KP migrants
• Local urban body employees stage protests
• JKLF remembers Jeelani, Hajini

Home loans to go costlier

RBI ups interest rate to fight inflation

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Jun 16: Rates for home, auto and personal loans are set to go up again as the Reserve Bank today hiked key interest rates by 25 basis points, 10th time in the last 15 months, in its effort to rein More

• Slathia for producing cost effective handloom products
• ‘Cluster approach to promote Khadi Village Industries’
• LoC trade to resume from next week
• Business School KUKU to hold workshop
• JK Bank employee returns Rs 2.5 lakh gold to customer

Resolution of K-dispute must for peace in SA: Maulana Fazlur-Rehman

KC to hold a national conference on Kashmir

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad June 16: Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Maulana Fazlur-Rehman on Thursday said that the resolution of the long-pending Kashmir dispute was must to ensure greater peace and prosperity More

• Independence viable solution to K-issue: Ammanullah
• Central law to protect journalists on anvil
• Army officer from JK to lead delegation to China