Fissures in Coalition

Consensus Eludes NC, Cong; 8 Alliance Candidates For 6 Seats

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, March 30: Fissures within the National Conference-Congress coalition resurfaced Wednesday after eight candidates, four each from the two alliance partners filed their nomination papers to contest for six seats of the Legislative Council going to polls on April 13.Suggesting complete lack More

Azad-Soz groups on loggerheads

Vakil To Contest Against Monga

Jammu, Mar 30: The trouble within the Congress camp was once again at its peak when Abdul Gani Vakil, a staunch loyalist of union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, filed nomination papers for one of the LC seats from Kashmir region “in violation of the PCC dictate.”Sources within the party claimed More

CRICKET MANIA MADDENS KASHMIR

Valley Shut For Half Day

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar March 30: It was a mix of excitement, tension, disappointments, sloganeering, that marked Wednesday in Kashmir valley as the two arch rivals- India and Pakistan- cricket teams clashed in Mohali for the semi-finals.Apart from bursting fire crackers by the cricket fans during the whole More

House adjourned for game

Jammu, Mar 30: The cricket mania also hit the state’s Legislative Assembly as Speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone Wednesday cut short the proceedings in the wake of Indo-Pak semi-final encounter at Mohali.The House, which witnessed disruption for over one and a half hour in the morning, was adjourned More

Omar turns commentator

Jammu, Mar 30: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah literally turned commentator Wednesday as he flooded the micro-blogging site Twitter with his ball to ball analysis of India-Pakistan World Cup semi-final match.Omar launched a volley of tweets, some directed at Yuvraj Singh for getting out on duck, More

Assembly recommends removal of bureaucrat

Privilege Committee Indicts Jerath

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday recommended removal of a senior bureaucrat in the state from his post with immediate effect for allegedly insulting a legislator.The issue had brought the Assembly proceedings, almost to a standstill, for the past two days. The More

Orders likely today

Kumar To Take Charge Of Health

Jammu, Mar 30: Principal Secretary Housing Suresh Kumar is expected to take charge of the Health and Medical Education in place of RK Jerath, whose attachment order is expected to be issued on Thursday.Sources said, following recommendation of the Legislative Assembly, the chief secretary has More

Samjhauta blasts probe on: GOI

‘Key Conspirator Arrested’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 30: The Centre Wednesday said the probe into the Samjhauta Express train bomb blasts, in which 43 Pakistani nationals were killed, was still on to find out the identities of all perpetrators of the crime.A day after the Indo-Pak Home Secretary level talks, where Islamabad wanted More

Manmohan meets Gilani over dinner

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mohali, Mar 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight met his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani over dinner here on the sidelines of the Indo-Pak cricketing encounter.The dinner at the Punjab Cricket Association club house at the stadium here started mid-way between the high-voltage semi More

Committed to work for peace: Pak PM

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Mar 30: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Wednesday expressed his happiness at the resumption of dialogue between India and Pakistan and said both he and his Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh were committed to work for peace and prosperity in the region.“As far as our relations More

Govt takes disciplinary action against SSP

Anchidoora Firing Case

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 30: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that disciplinary proceedings have been initiated against Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) in Anchidoora firing case in which Station House officer (SHO) was suspended and four policemen were booked.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed More

India beat Pak by 29 runs

To Play Sri Lanka In Final

Mohali, Mar 30: India's dream of a World Cup triumph at home is one step closer after their bowlers suffocated Pakistan's batsmen to set up a 29-run victory in the semi-final here. Saturday's decider will now be a battle of the hosts, and while Sri Lanka might have been surprised by the strength of India More

NC worker shot dead

Srinagar, Mar 30: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a block president of ruling National Conference and injured his wife at Tral in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Wednesday, police sources said.They said the gunmen barged into the house of Ghulam Mohiuddin Bhat at Pinglish this evening and resorted More