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Rather presents Budget 2011-12

Doubles VAT On Cigarettes, Cigars

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: In its annual budget 2011-12, presented in both the Houses of state legislature, J&K government Monday nearly doubled value added tax on cigarettes and cigars, raised toll tax on tobacco, livestock and edible oils but exempted pesticides, insecticides and weedicides from tax purview More

NOTHING FOR POOR, UNEMPLOYED: PDP

REACTION

Directionless: Tarigami

Jammu, Mar 7: Terming the budget presented by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather as routine, opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) regretted that “no relief has been given to the poor people, farmers, unemployed youth and employees.”I her reaction to the budget proposals, PDP president Mehbooba More

PDP walkout to protest Omar’s remarks

‘Youth Being Labelled Stone-Pelters, Booked’

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Mar 7: Main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members Monday staged walkout from the assembly to protest the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s remarks about its member Nizam-ud-Din Bhat accusing him of misleading the house over PSA detentions in Baramulla. Soon after the house More

Irregularities’ in fund allocation

Speaker Announces House Committee

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: Apparently succumbing to the pressure of the united opposition, Speaker Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone Monday announced constitution of a House Committee (HC) to probe what it called ‘brazen irregularities’ in allocation of funds and in health department since 2002.  More

Police foil employees’ Assembly Gherao

JCC Announces Pen-Down Strike On April 4

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: Police on Monday foiled the Joint Consultative Committee’s Assembly Gherao program in Jammu even as thousands of employees staged a protest demonstration here to press for their demands. Thousands of employees under the banner of JCC,  an amalgam of various employees unions More

Dr Sameer Kaul joins PDP

‘Want To Work For My People On Bigger Canvass’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7: Leading cancer surgeon Dr Sameer Kaul Monday joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Dr Kaul is presently senior consultant surgical and clinical oncology at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi.   Dr Kaul called on the PDP president Mehbooba Mufti here this evening More

Kashmir hot on tourism map

Rahman In Pahalgam, Rhodes In Gulmarg

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 7: It seems that Kashmir is nowadays a prime destination on the tourism map as it’s not just the Bollywood stars but international cricketers too are air-dashing to the Valley to enjoy the snow laden slopes.If it was Ranbir Kapoor last month seen shooting in the famous tourist resort More

Kashmiri students in Delhi use FB to counsel brethren

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 7: Kashmiri students studying in various universities in Delhi have developed a novel way to counsel their brethren in the Valley intending to join the varsities in the capital for higher studies. The students have created a group named Kashmiri Students Network in Delhi (KSND) on More

SC nod to medical CET

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 7: The Supreme Court Monday cleared the decks for the Centre and the Medical Council of India (MCI) to hold a single eligibility-cum-entrance examination for MBBS and post-graduate medical courses in the country from this academic session.A bench of justices R V Raveendran and A More

Cops assaulted in Kulgam

Railway Track Blasted

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, Mar 7: Two Policemen were critically injured when unknown persons attacked them with sharp edged weapons at Yaripora here in south Kashmir on Monday. Assailants later snatched their weapons and fled from the spot.Sources told Greater Kashmir the policemen stationed at Yaripora police post More



  • Opinion

Leader or Crackpot

His mere sight invokes ridicule

COMMENT BY HASSAN ZAINAGIREE

‘A mercurial and eccentric figure who suffers from severe phobia, enjoys flamenco dancing and horse racing, acts on whims and irritates friends and enemies alike…has an intense dislike or fear of staying More


  • Op-Ed

WOMANHOOD: Between Home and State

HUMANIZATION OF INTELLECT AND EMOTIONS IS PERHAPS THE REAL AND PRACTICABLE SOLUTION IN EMPOWERING THIS SPECIES, WRITES NAILA NEELOFAR

Eigth of March creates a lot of hype about empowerment of woman and her changing roles in the society. However the need of the hour is that all such sensitive issues should be discussed and debated at More



  • Letters

Dog menace: this way we can address the issue

Dogs roam in Srinagar city and bite all that comes their way; children are mostly their prey. They are never vaccinated against rabies and other disease. The dog population has increased tremendously in More


  • Editorial

Litmus Test

Most reasonable people will agree that opposition for the sake of opposition should not be the policy of the political parties. Instead it should support the policies and supplement the efforts of the More


  • Kashmir

Govt comes clean on SKUAST-K faculty row

No question of shifting FOF: Mir

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Mar 7: The government Monday made it clear that it won’t shift the Faculty of Forestry of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K) from the Chief More


  • Srinagar City

Koor Chih Noor: City speaks women empowerment

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 7: Even as world observed International Women's Day (IWD), violence and discrimination against women remained a major concern at a function held in the City Monday. In an initiative for women More



  • Jammu

‘New administrative units under examination’

IN THE ASSEMBLY

Jammu, Mar 7: Minister for Rural Development has said creation of new administrative units in the State would be considered after receiving the recommendations of the Committee constituted by the Government More


  • News in Brief

Civil Services prelims on June 12

Srinagar: The Union Public Service Commission will hold the Civil Services (Preliminary) examination on June 12 for recruitment to the Indian Administrative Service, Indian Foreign Service, Indian Police More


  • Business

Budget 2011-12 proposes `31,000 expenditure

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 7:  Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today laid a Rs 31,212 crore budget in the Assembly. The FM said a total expenditure of Rs 31,212 crore projected for the next financial year More


  • News

Lawmaker changes loyalties 5 times in 5-years

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Mar 7: Change of loyalties on one or the other pretext by legislators is not an unusual thing in our land of the pure, but hardly anyone would have spotted a lawmaker resorting to this practice More



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