Rioting case against Army

‘Militants Were Planning To Disrupt Tourism’

RAID ON LEH HOTELS

SUMIR KAULSrinagar, June 2: Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case against unidentified Army personnel for allegedly entering three hotels in the dead of the night in Leh and “harassing” tourists, including foreigners, earlier this week.The incident took place during More

Looking into motive: Police

Srinagar, June 2: Reacting sharply to the army’s statement regarding presence of militants in Leh, the police while denying such claims said it’s looking into the “motive” of the army personnel who searched some hotels in Leh.The police also made it clear that the army can’t carry out search operations More

New job policy in offing

No Salary, Recruits To Get Stipend For 5 Years

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 2: In a significant move with far-reaching consequences, Jammu and Kashmir government is shaping up a new policy on recruitment wherein all the non-gazetted posts shall be filled up through “stipendiary mode” for first five years on the pattern of Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT).The government More

CM hails UJC stand on Panchayat polls

‘Had Statement Come Earlier, There Would Have Been 100% Voting’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 2: Hailing the statement of United Jihad Council Chief Syed Salahudin that the amalgam had not given any call for boycott of Panchayat elections, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the poll turnover would have been much higher had the announcement come earlier More

JK Govt pitches for night landing at Srinagar Airport

Asks Civil Aviation Ministry To Restore Direct Hajj Flights, Srinagar-Dubai Service

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 2: Faced with severe criticism over its failure to address the issues facing the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport, the Jammu and Kashmir Government finally seems to have woken up from slumber to tackle the crucial matters concerning the flyers’ convenience and inflow of more flights More

Dr Showkat Zargar to head SKIMS

CM Approves Selection Committee Recommendation

ARSHAD M BHAT

Srinagar, June 2: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Thursday approved appointment of state’s noted gastroenterologist, Prof (Dr) Showkat Ali Zargar as the new Director of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura.Omar, who is also the chairman of the SKIMS governing body approved More

Yet to decide on re-joining Hurriyat: IuM

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, June 2: Miffed at the “double standards” of Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Itehad-ul-Muslimeen (IuM) today said it will decide on rejoining the amalgam only if the General Council of the party authorizes it.“We will decide on rejoining the Hurriyat only after a meeting More

Major initiative launched to restore Wullar: Ramesh

‘Will Involve Removal Of Around 20 Lakh Willow Trees’

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, June 2: The Union Minister for Environment and Forests, Jairam Ramesh, on Thursday expressed concern over the deteriorating condition of Wullar, Asia’s largest freshwater lake, in Kashmir and stated that the Government has launched “a very major initiative” for restoring the famed water More

ICMR to examine WHO study

Cellphones Linked To Brain Cancer?

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 2: India's top medical research body ICMR is not yet ready to accept the WHO observations that heavy cellphone use could possibly cause brain cancers, saying it will examine the basis of this study while pursuing its own independent survey before taking a final view."We will look More

700 militants waiting to cross LoC: Army

AGENCIES

New Delhi, June 2: The Army has confirmed that at least 700 militants are waiting to infiltrate into Kashmir and there have been some incidents of firing at the Line of Control (LoC) to facilitate their crossing."The militant camps very much exist in Pakistan. We are fully aware of several hundreds More

Militant killed in Sopore gunfight

Sopore, June 2: Police on Thursday said a militant was killed in an ongoing encounter here in north Kashmir.“A joint party of police and soldiers cordoned off an under-construction house adjacent to the Law College in the township this evening and launched searches. Militants present there opened More