Omar hits out at Centre

Asks Delhi To Fulfil Political Promises;‘AFSPA May Go This Year’

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 5: Regretting that “political promises” made to people of Jammu and Kashmir by the Government of India remained ‘unfulfilled’, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that “J&K is a political issue and we can never forget it.” “Jammu and Kashmir is essentially is More

’Will not hesitate to step down’

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Jammu, Mar 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that he would not hesitate to step down if people were not “satisfied” with his governance.“People have no need to pick stones. Just give me a hint or indication I will leave the Chair but don’t disturb peace and tranquility,” he remarked More

Opposition stages walkout amid chaos

Demands JHC To Probe 'Discrepancies' In Health Sector

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Jammu, Mar 5: For the first time since the beginning of this budget session, entire opposition and even some constituents of the coalition, on Saturday staged a walkout from the Legislative Assembly accusing the coalition government of being “discriminatory” in allocation of funds and upgradation More

BAIG TAKES ON BJP

He Made An Almost Statesman Like Intervention In The LA: Omar

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, March 5: Supporting his arguments with historical and legal perspective, former Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muzzafar Hussain Baig  on Saturday virtually tore apart the anti-Muslim and anti-Article 370 bogey of Bhartiya Janta More

Lone-Ansari-Bhat spar over PC

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Jammu, Mar 5: While the opposition members were urging the Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone to constitute House Committee to probe the fund distribution in the constituencies, a heated argument broke out between Speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone on one side , while  Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari and Nizam More

'104 died in summer unrest'

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Jammu, Mar 5:  The state government Saturday said as many as 104 civilians were killed during the unrest in Kashmir valley last summer.“92 civilians who were part of the violent mobs got injured during the engagements between protestors and the deployment on ground and succumbed to their More

Lone asks Madni to reconsider decision

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Jammu, Mar 5: The Speaker Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone on Saturday said he had nothing “personal” against the deputy speaker and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Sartaj Madni.He also appealed the deputy speaker to reconsider his resignation and take his Chair in the House More

Geelani to address India Today conclave

To Share Stage With Manmohan, Modi, RSS Chief

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Mar 5: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has been invited to speak on the Kashmir dispute in the two-day high profile India Today Conclave themed ‘The Changing Balance of Power’ scheduled to begin from March 18 in New Delhi. The veteran leader will More

Economic Survey depicts mounting liabilities

JK’s Messy Financial Position

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Mar 5: Depicting miserable financial position, Jammu and Kashmir has an outstanding debt of Rs 28, 724 crore at the end of 2009-10 which include an internal debt of Rs 15,449 crore. As per the Economic Survey tabled by the government in the Legislative Assembly on Saturday, liabilities More

12,000 recruited in police: Govt

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Jammu, Mar 5: More than 12,000 youths have been recruited in the state police during the last two years, Jammu and Kashmir government said today.In a written reply to a question in the Legislative Council, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who is also the minister in-charge for Home, said that as More

Soldier killed in avalanche

Highway Open For One-Way Traffic

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Srinagar, Mar 5: An army soldier was killed and another injured when trapped a snow avalanche in Kargil district of Ladakh region on Saturday.With weather considerably improving, the Srinagar-Jammu highway was, meanwhile, thrown open for traffic this morning.Sources said, soldiers Rajiv G More

I’m doing what you did in Kashmir: Gaddafi to Manmohan

New Delhi, Mar 5: Libyan scrambling premiere Muammar Gaddafi told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh last week that his actions against his people in Libya were akin to India's actions against Kashmiris.On the eve of the UN Security Council debate and vote against Libya on February 26, Gaddafi, in More