• TOP STORIES

Japan struggles to avert meltdowns at N-reactors

Biggest Crisis Since World War-II: PM; Toll May Cross 10,000

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Tokyo, Mar 13: Facing an unprecedented nuclear crisis, Japan Sunday struggled hard to avert multiple meltdowns at two of its reactors damaged by the devastating earthquake and tsunami as it braced for a fresh explosion at Fukushima plant amid fears that the toll may exceed 10,000 in the ravaged northeastern More


World bound to help Kashmir: Mirwaiz

Middle East Leaders Support K-Struggle

Geneva, Mar 13: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday stated that the international community is bound to uphold human rights and resolve Kashmir and other disputes which cause human sufferings.Mirwaiz was addressing the delegates and representatives of different More


‘New cycle of arrests in Kashmir unfortunate’

Acts Of Human Rights Violations Must Be Thoroughly Probed: Padgaonkar

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 13: New Delhi appointed interlocutors on Kashmir Sunday said it was unfortunate that a “new cycle of arrests” has started in Kashmir.“After our recommendations, we did get some relief on release of youth. Unfortunately, a new cycle of arrests has started in Kashmir. We are hoping More


Mufti calls for resolution of Kashmir issue

‘Coalition Government A Bottleneck In Peace Process’

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 13: Former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday stressed upon creating a congenial atmosphere for holding dialogue with all shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir to find a lasting solution to the Kashmir imbroglio.The PDP patron took More


Govt auctioning jobs: Beigh

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 13: Expressing concern over simmering discontent among youth of Jammu and Kashmir, senior Peoples Democratic Party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh Sunday said the state government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah “has been brazenly into auctioning government More


Lt Gen Parnaik in Valley, reviews security

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Mar 13: Army’s Northern Command Chief Lt Gen K T Parnaik conducted a two-day tour of Kashmir to take stock of the security situation in the Valley.The General officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command, who arrived here on Friday, was briefed about the security situation in More


4 years on, Traumatology Institute still a distant dream

Wrangle, Negligence Mars Critical-Care Centre

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 13: It seems the Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to learn from the past year’s summer unrest in the Valley which claimed at least 115 lives in action by police and paramilitary forces. Notwithstanding the recurring flow of trauma patients to Kashmir hospitals, which are devoid of More


Help in dev process: Mir to JK youth

GK NEWS NETWORK

Kupwara, Mar 13: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir on Sunday stressed upon the youth of Jammu and Kashmir to channelize their potential in a positive direction and become the stakeholders in the development of the state.“The youth of the state have immense potential by virtue of which More


Sopore gunfight ends, toll 2

Police Recover Another Militant’s Body; People Stage Protests

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Mar 13: Police on Sunday said that death toll in the Sopore encounter rose to two with search party recovering one more militant body.The body of Waseem Ahmad Ganai alias Sheruni son of Abdul Ahad Ganai of Shiekh Sahib Mohalla, Chinkipora-Sopore, was recovered from the encounter site at More




  • Opinion

Kashmir Is Peaceable

This is the time for conflict resolution

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Kashmir is now peaceable. This belief has been gathering credence amongst conflict resolution experts across the globe. Does it mean that ‘the impressions that the Kashmir issue had lost its urgency or More



  • Op-Ed

Iqbal, Karl Marx and Socialism

THOUGHT

IQBAL AND KARL MARX HAVE COMMONALITIES, BUT THEY DIFFER ON KEY INSTITUTIONS OF SOCIETY. PROF. TASKEENA FAZIL AND AJAZ LONE ANALYSE THE TWO SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT.

Karl Marx (1818-1883), a German philosopher and economist is often considered as the father of socialism. Socialism emerged as an ideology just before the turn of the eighteenth century. It developed as More




  • Letters

From war in Libya to horror in Delhi

History is replete with stories of war. I got a chance to witness the history in making. People, product and process—all brought to a state of halt and chaos. Notwithstanding the disintegration of Libya More



  • Editorial

Highway Jams

Talking about traffic jams in our state has become such a beaten topic that it hardly invokes any interest. It sounds like something that has now been there from past many years and would never disappear More



  • Kashmir

Snow clearance operation begins on Sgr-Leh highway

GHULAM NABI ZIA

Drass, Mar 13: Snow clearance operation on the mountainous Srinagar-Leh Highway, the only road linking the Ladakh with rest of Jammu and Kashmir, was kick-started on Sunday.  The highway was closed More



  • Srinagar City

ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVISTS OUT TO SHIELD DOGS

Despite 10000 attacks on humans, 2 deaths; rights groups compel Govt to be ‘canine-friendly’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Mar 13:  At a time when at-least two humans have recently died and around 10,000 were bitten by rabid dogs, the animal rights activist are out to defend the stray packs against any actions More




  • Jammu

We will talk, make situation conducive: Shah to Delhi

RSS activists disrupt Shah's function

Jammu, Mar 13: Hinting that he was ready for dialogue with New Delhi, senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Sunday said that inclusion of Kashmiris More



  • News in Brief

Hurriyat (G) condemns ‘torture’ of activist

Srinagar: Hurriyat (G) has strongly condemned the alleged torture of Ghulam Hassan Mir of Sopore, a Tehreek-e-Hurriyat activist. In a statement, Hurriyat spokesperson, Ayaz Akbar said, “Mir is a famous More



  • Business

Govt floats global tender for mining of Kashmir sapphires

'1 tender from a global co already received'

ANIL BHAT/PTI

Jammu, Mar 13: Famous world-over for their unique peacock blue colour, Kashmir sapphires will soon make a comeback in international markets with the state government floating a global tender for extraction More



  • News

Babri Masjid demolition dented BJP's image: Advani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar13: Senior BJP leader and former deputy prime minister L K Advani today said that he felt the demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992 had "badly dented" the credibility of his party.  More




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