Craving for peace

Absence of violence does not always mean peace

WORDS WITHIN By Firdous Syed

The wild mood swings of Kashmiri psychology may seem to be deeply perplexing? Nobody would have imagined a spectacle of bumper tourist season and huge turnout in the ongoing Panchayat elections, after the continued deep unrest of three years. In June last year, the blood of young innocent boys was More
On corruption

Corruption has snatched moral sense from us, rendered us soulless

CONCERN By Javeria Khurshid

Jammu and Kashmir enjoys a dubious distinction of being the second most corrupt state. The state once known for its rich and fine tradition all over, is now considered as a place of corruption, fraud, and distortion. Every person whether a peon, a clerk to the high official indulges in this grave More
  • Kashmir

Kashmir Committee meets Nayeem, Shah, Mir ors

‘SEPARATISTS FOR PEACEFUL RESOLUTION OF K-ISSUE’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 3: The Kashmir Committee on Friday met various separatist leaders here and discussed the Kashmir issue threadbare. Continuing their mission Kashmir, the four member panel on second More


  • Srinagar City

2 decades on, Cheap Market shopkeepers await rehabilitation

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, June 3: In mid ‘90s government removed shops from a market, popularly known as Cheap Market, at Jehangir Chowk, with an assurance that the affected would be relocated. Around two decades on, More



  • Jammu

‘AIDS spreading in rural areas’

Cultural Groups, NGOs To Launch Awareness Campaign

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, June 3: With the detection of increasing number of AIDS cases from rural areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has decided to involve cultural organizations and theatre groups to create awareness More


  • Briefs

Dr Showkat Zargar assumes charge

Srinagar, June 3: Prof. (Dr) Showkat Ali Zargar today assumed the charge as director, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura.  In a communiqué, SKIMS said, Prof. Showkat Ali Zargar More


  • Business

‘Institutional mechanism essential for Islamic banking’

Interest-fee transactions gaining popularity at rapid pace: VC KU

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, June 3: Vice chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof Talat Ahmad today said the Islamic banking and insurance has registered a 10 to 15 per cent annual growth during last decade. He said the More


  • News

Prince Barkat dies in road accident

Gilgit/Muzaffarabad, June 3: Prince Barkat Ali, the Meer Sahib of Nagar, died in a road accident near Karbala earlier this week. He was laid to rest at Najaf. The deceased had taken up diplomatic profession More


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