J&K Panchayat elections

Is it n Instrument of Empowerment or Centralisation?

VIEWPOINT By Balraj Puri

The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, has constituted a high power committee, headed by the Chief Secretary Madhav Lal for formulating a road map for the transfer of vital functions and finances to the panchayats, to which elections are being held from April 17.Why could this be done before announcing More
Death, life and love

Read A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

LITERATURE By Bikram Phookun

Certain kinds of writing are possible only in America, where the West finds its most extreme expression: directness grows into obviousness, activism into intolerance of misfortune, individualism into celebration of the individual. We must remember and respect this when we read a book like A Heartbreaking More
  • Kashmir

20 new tourist destinations to come up in JK: Sahay

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 17: Union Tourism Minister, Subodh Kant Sahay Friday said 20 new tourist destinations would come up in Jammu and Kashmir.     “Twenty new destinations are coming up in More


  • Srinagar City

PCR starts Stress Management Helpline

GOVT TO OPEN FACILITY IN OTHER DISTRICTS AS WELL: SOGAMI

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 17:  Minister of State for Home, Nasir Sogami on Friday inaugurated the Stress Management Helpline at the Police Control Room Srinagar. Talking to media persons, Sogami said the More



  • Jammu

Panel finalizing report: Omar

TRANSFER OF POWERS TO PANCHAYATS

Jammu, June 17: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said a Committee headed by Chief Secretary was finalizing the report regarding transfer of powers to the Panchayats.  “We want powerful Panchayats More


  • Briefs

Students return from tour

Pulwama:  A group of students sent by army to Bharat Darshan tour on June 6 returned to the valley on Friday. In this connection a function was organised at 55 RR camp, which was attended by More


  • Business

FICCI says JK needs investment policy

‘J&K TOURISM: THE WAY FORWARD’

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, June 17: Chairperson, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), Dr. Jyotsna Suri today urged the government to come up with an ‘Investment Policy’ in J&K.  At a More


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