Have expectations from Pak: India

‘Going To Islamabad With Open Mind, Constructive Approach’

JUNE 23-25 TALKS

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE New Delhi, June 19: India Sunday said Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao will go to Islamabad with “an open and constructive approach” and with “realistic” expectations, despite a naval row breaking out ahead of her meeting with her Pakistani counterpart Salman More

Want cordial relations: Gilani

‘Will Hold Free, Fair Elections In PaK’

Islamabad, June 19: Describing dialogue as a civilized way to resolve disputes, Prime Minister of Pakistan Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani Sunday reiterated the country’s earnest desire to establish cordial relations with all its neighbours including India.“We believe dialogue, not hostility, pave the More

High Command to decide on rotational CM: Soz

‘Devolution Of Powers To Panchayats Must’

AYUB JAVAID

Pulwama, June 19: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Prof Saif-u-Din Soz Sunday distanced himself from the debate on rotational chief minister for the state, saying such issues are considered only by the party High Command. Addressing media persons at Tumlahal village here More

SAC revival: What is JK waiting for?

Selection Committee Meeting In July: Government

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 19: While the Jammu and Kashmir Government is spending lakhs of rupees on the defunct State Accountability Commission (SAC), it is not making any serious effort to revive the premiere anti-grant body, drawing flak from the public and political circles alike. According to sources More

399 Pandits killed since 1990: KPSS

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 19: Kashmir Pandit Sangharsh Samiti, an organization of Kashmiri Pandits, Sunday said that 399 Pandits have been killed in Kashmir since 1990. Contradicting official figures that 219 persons from the minority community have been killed, the Samiti alleged that the figures have More

Int'l expert team surveys Kishanganga storage facility

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, June 19: A high-level team of water commissioners, comprising members from the International Court of Arbitration from India and Pakistan, Sunday completed inspection of the 330 MW Kishanganga Hydro Power Project here in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. After inspecting the More

US Harvesters to check growth of weeds in Dal

Machines tested successfully: David D Dauffenbach

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, June 19: In a bid to control the unbridled growth of weeds in the Dal lake and speed up the conservation measures, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has procured two state-of-the-art harvesters from United States. Officials said the machines have been successfully tested in the Dal More

Indian Army delegation arrives in China

K J M VARMA/PTI

Beijing, June 19: An eight-member Indian military delegation arrived here on Sunday on a week-long goodwill visit to China, marking the resumption of defence ties between the two Asian giants that were frozen for a year.The multi-command delegation is headed by Maj Gen. Gurmeet Singh of the Northern More

PC to visit Valley today

New Delhi, June 19: Home Minister P Chidambaram will undertake a two-day visit to Kashmir Valley from Monday during which he would hold a security review and meet officials of South Kashmir besides visiting a border post in North Kashmir.Chidambaram will arrive in Srinagar on Monday evening along More