US opts for elected representative

Can’t Meet Everybody, Met CM Who Represents People: Envoy

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Mar 18: The United States Ambassador to India, Timothy J Roemer on Friday defended his decision to skip meeting with the separatist leaders here saying he met Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is an elected representative of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.Referring to the extradition More

Omar for deepening engagement with US

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 18: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday hoped for “deepening engagements” with US and its Embassy in New Delhi for “some sort of developmental initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir”.“Except internal and external contexts of Jammu and Kashmir, we discussed how the US could normalize the relations More

‘Can’t impose Kashmir solution’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 18: Welcoming the revival of Indo-Pak dialogue process, US Ambassador Timothy J Roemer Friday said that Washington won’t impose any solution on Kashmir but can act as a facilitator if the two parties want so.Interacting here with a group of 21 youth drawn from three regions of the More

Carrot-n-stick policy in place for Panchayat polls

Govt To Showcase Its Grip On Situation; Opposition Not Impressed

SHAFAAT SHAH

Srinagar, Mar 18: The state government is pursuing the policy of iron-fist velvet-glove in Kashmir to tide over the separatist sentiment and pave way for the peaceful conduct of the coming panchayat elections in the state.Informed sources in the government said that the Omar Abdullah dispensation More

Omar denies involvement in cash-for-vote scam

‘NDA Offered Give-N-Take For Trust Vote In 1998-99’

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 18: Favouring probe into allegations of bribes to MPs in ‘cash-for-vote’ scam during July 2008 trust vote, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday denied having been offered any bribe for supporting UPA during the parliamentary trust vote in July 2008.Omar, then member of the Lok Sabha More

Interlocutors recommend opening of traditional routes

Will Help JK Harness Its Economic Potential: Padgaonkar

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 18: To restore Jammu and Kashmir as the center stage of the region, the New Delhi-appointed interlocutors have recommended to Government of India to open all traditional routes connecting the state with Central Asia and beyond.“There are several historical routes leading out from More

Won’t allow unrest to recur: DGP

‘400-450 Militants Active In JK’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Manigam (Ganderbal), Mar 18: The state police chief Friday hoped that summer in the Valley would pass peacefully this year while maintaining that the force will tackle any situation threatening peace and order."We are not going to speculate about what is going to happen but we are duty bound to More

Geelani to speak at IT conclave today

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 18: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Friday left for New Delhi to participate in the high profile India Today conclave.Geelani is scheduled to participate in the breakfast session on “Kashmir. What next?” Saturday morning with other speaker, Arif Muhammad More

'Middle East happenings to affect Kashmir'

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Mar 18: Asking New Delhi to initiate meaningful dialogue for the resolution of Kashmir issue, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said that happenings in Middle East will have a bearing on Kashmir.Addressing the Friday congregation at historic Jamia Masjid More