Indo-Pak PMs to meet at semis

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 28: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani are expected to hold a meeting before the World Cup semi-final match between their two cricket teams in Mohali on Wednesday.While officials here are refusing to tag the meeting as “formal”, the two More

Home Secretary-level talks begin on positive note

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 28: Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan held talks for over five hours Monday termed by both sides as “extremely positive” and moving in the “right direction”.“Talks are extremely positive. Progress made in certain direction, in the right direction,” Home Secretary G K Pillai More

Timely opportunity: Gilani

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Mar 28: The World Cup semi-final between the cricket teams of India and Pakistan is a timely opportunity for the two countries to show the world that they can play together as well as deliberate together on key issues, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday.Gilani made the remarks More

Windfall for ministers, legislators

Get 100% Hike In Perks

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 28: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative assembly Monday unanimously passed a Bill affecting two-fold hike in the monthly salary and perks of ministers and legislators. The House also passed two more important Bills increasing the monthly pension of ex-ministers and legislators and allowances More

'Salary, pension bill Rs 14,740 cr'

Jammu, Mar 28: Chief Minister Omar Monday said the salary and pension bills in the state have increased from Rs 7,896 crore in 2008-2009 to Rs 14,740 crore at present.“While the salary bill 2001-2002 was of the order of about Rs 3,591 crore it jumped to Rs 7896 crore in 2008-2009 and is touching More

Rains lash plains,snowfall in upper reaches

Temperature Dips

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 28: Intermittent rain on Monday lashed plains while upper reaches received fresh snowfall since overnight in the valley. Despite inclement weather conditions, Srinagar-Jammu highway remained open for vehicular traffic.Director Meteorological Department, Sonam Lotus, told Greater More

MCI mulls licentiate exam for MBBS pass-outs

Decision Today

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 28: As part of its proposal to make the undergraduate medical education programme more qualitative, the Medical Council of India plans to conduct licentiate examinations for MBBS students before they qualify for their graduate degrees.The MCI intends to conduct licentiate examination More

SHRC censures Babus for ‘undue interference’

‘Patwaris, Cops Overrule Commission’s Recommendations’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Mar 28: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), in its Annual Report to be tabled in the ongoing session of the Legislative Assembly, has castigated the police and civil administration for observing the Commission’s recommendations in breach and terming it an attempt to degrade More

Fake pilot license scam triggers worry at Srinagar Airport

VIPs,Frequent Flyers Grill Airlines Before Boarding

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 28: Is your plane in safe hands? Does the pilot have an authentic license to fly it? These are among the volley of questions that the commercial airlines at the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport have to face from the flyers before they board the planes. And those who pose the questions More

Recommended 22 persons: MLA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 28: Member of the Legislative Assembly from Habba Kadal constituency here, Shamima Firdous, Monday ‘candidly’ admitted that she had recommended 22 persons for employment at the SMHS hospital.“I did recommend them but with the intention of providing employment to the poor and needy More

5 die in road mishaps

Srinagar, Mar 28: Five persons including a student and a woman were killed while 12 others were injured in separate road accidents across the Kashmir Valley on Monday.They said a Santro (JK03B-6123) rammed into a poplar tree after the driver lost control of the vehicle near Chajhkote Pulwama in More

Militant killed in Rafiabad

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Mar 28: One militant was killed in an encounter with forces in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Monday.Talking to Greater Kashmir, Deputy Inspector General of Police, north Kashmir, Muneer Ahmed Khan said that one militant was killed in a joint operation by police and More