India, Pak to cooperate on Mumbai, Samjhauta probe

Slew Of CBMs Announced At Home Secretary-Level Talks

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 29: Pakistan Tuesday agreed to allow an Indian commission to visit the country in connection with 26/11 Mumbai attack case probe there, setting a positive backdrop for the Prime Ministerial meeting in Mohali tomorrow.At the same time a Pakistani judicial commission will be visiting More

Rehman Malik thanks ‘brother’ Chidambaram

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 29: Pakistan's Twitter-savvy Interior Minister Rehman Malik has thanked Home Minister "brother" P Chidambaram for the successful Home Secretary level talks between the two countries which concluded Tuesday."The meeting between the home secretaries of Pak and India has gone very More

Commission to visit Mumbai by May 15

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi Mar 29: A Pakistani judicial commission will visit India by May 15 to interview key witnesses in connection with the trial of seven suspects in 26/11 Mumbai attacks case.This was agreed at the Home Secretary level talks between India and Pakistan concluded here today.As part of the More

KASHMIR CATCHES CRICKET FEVER

Section 144 In City, No Big Screens Allowed

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Mar 29: As the tempers are running high with the India and Pakistan cricket teams set to clash in Mohali for world cup semi-final, the authorities here have decided to strictly impose Section 144 in the Srinagar city to prevent any law and order problem.Apart from Section 144, the police More

Manmohan instructs for hassle-free movement

New Delhi, Mar 29: To ensure a hassle-free movement for the public, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday asked authorities in Chandigarh not to create inconvenience for the common people during his visit to Mohali tomorrow to witness the India-Pakistan cricket match.“The Prime Minister has given More

Historic moment, says Omar

GK News Network

Jammu, Mar 29: Terming as “historic” Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s invite to his Pakistan counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani to watch World Cup semi-final between India and Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said relations between the two countries have a direct bearing More

Verghese committee pinpoint discrepancies

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 29: The Verghese Committee constituted to probe “out-of-turn” promotions to many KAS officers in 2008 has submitted its report to the government, pointing out discrepancies in implementation of the rules in certain cases, Greater Kashmir has learnt.In 2008, the General Administration More

Dr Sameer Kaul appointed PDP spokesman

GK News Network

Jammu, Mar 29: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Tuesday appointed leading cancer surgeon Dr Sameer Kaul as the spokesman of the party. Dr Koul joined PDP on March 7.Dr Kaul is presently senior consultant surgical and clinical oncology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New More

Backdoor open at SKUAST-K

Students Admitted To PG Courses Without Entrance Test; VC Passes The Buck

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 29: What could be the tip of an iceberg, the SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K) has admitted a number of candidates to its postgraduate courses without conducting any entrance examination or following a proper procedure. As if this was not enough More

LEGISLATORS DEMAND ACTION AGAINST BUREAUCRAT

SPEAKER SEEKS PRIVILEGE COMMITTEE REPORT

Jammu, Mar 29: Assembly Tuesday witnessed pandemonium when members cutting across party lines demanded action against Principal Secretary, Health and Medical Education, RK Jerath (IAS) on the basis of allegation levelled by BJP legislator Lal Chand. The Speaker, M A Lone tried to restore More

LC dumps resolution on Kashmir

‘House Not The Right Forum To Discuss The Issue”

Jammu, Mar 29: The government on Tuesday dumped the opposition PDP’s resolution in the Upper House seeking ‘inclusion of all stake-holders including Pakistan in an honest endeavour to resolve Kashmir issue’.While the mover of the resolution in the Legislative Council, Murtaza Khan put across his More

Mir files nomination

LC Polls

Jammu, Mar 29: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Muhammad Ashraf Mir Tuesday filed his nomination papers for the Legislative Council polls before the Secretary, Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Ramzan, who is Returning Officer for the election. More