Stay period for PaK residents extended

Visitors Can Now Stay Upto 6 Months In JK

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 26: In yet another gesture to normalise ties with Pakistan, India has decided to increase the stay period for people visiting Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistan-administered -Kashmir (PaK) to six months with multiple entries to encourage people-to-people contact.At present, the validity More

Dog menace: Govt adds salt to injury

No Rabies Medicine In Hospitals; Officials Blame Paucity Of Funds

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 26: In a typical case of adding salt to injury, the government-run hospitals across the Kashmir Valley don’t have the Rabies Immunoglobulins (RIG) for the victims of dog bites falling in Class III category, forcing them to purchase the costly drugs from the market. This is notwithstanding More

Fund diversion rocks LA

Govt Justifies ‘Adjustment’; Opposition Slams Move

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 26: Diversion of development funds worth crores of rupees meant for construction and upgradation on roads in Kashmir valley rocked the Legislative Assembly Saturday with main opposition Peoples Democratic Party lodging a strong protest against the “illegal decision” and staging walkout More

Amnesty to focus on unrest killings

AFSPA Must Be Repealed, Not Amended: Batra

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 26: After highlighting human rights violations in Kashmir under Public Safety Act, the international human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, Saturday said the organization would focus on other issues including killings and enforced disappearances in the Valley.Calling for revocation More

‘Will campaign for Major Avtar’s extradition’

Srinagar, Mar 26: Member, Amnesty International, Bikramjeet Batra, on Saturday said they would “strongly” take up the extradition of Major Avtar Singh, prime accused in killing of noted lawyer and  human right activists, Jaleel Andrabi with government of India.“The murder case of Jaleel Andrabi More

Mirwaiz meets Pak HC

‘Track-II Diplomats Persuading Separatists To Join Talks’

New Delhi, Mar 26: Ahead of Home Secretary-level talks between India and Pakistan on March 28, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq had a two-hour meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik in New Delhi on Saturday.“Mirwaiz had a detailed meeting with Malik in which modalities More

Census of endangered Hangul shows encouraging trend

Species Spotted Even Outside Protected Areas

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Mar 26: The census carried out to assess the population of critically endangered Hangul or Kashmir Stag in the Dachigam National Park and adjoining mountainous ranges has shown encouraging trends with the species spotted even outside the protected areas.Known for its magnificent antlers More

Protests continue in Rafiabad

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 26: Protests continued for the second consecutive day Saturday in north Kashmir’s Rafiabad area, with people demanding arrest of those involved in the alleged murder of a youth.This morning scores of people raising anti-government slogans took to streets in Ladoora Rafiabad, demanding More