No US-type operation in Pakistan: PM

‘Delhi Not Like Washington’

PRIYANKA TIKOO/PTI

Kabul, May 12: Ruling out any US-type operation by India inside Pakistani territory Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday demanded a thorough investigation into the presence of Osama bin Laden in that country for several years."One needs to go for a thorough investigation into the presence of More

Soz pats Cong for Ganderbal ‘victory’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 12: That the candidates contesting Panchayat elections, officially held on non-party lines, are backed by mainstream parties is an open secret now.While Congress on Thursday patted many winning candidates - Sarpanchs and Panchs from Ganderbal - for winning the polls with the “moral More

Ovessa Iqbal, JK’s first Muslim girl to crack All India Civil Services exam

Kishtwar Youth Also Makes It

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 12: Despite having failed to qualify the All India Civil Services examination in two earlier attempts, 25-year old Ovessa Iqbal didn’t lose heart and made it to the coveted post in her third attempt to create a history of sorts by becoming the first Muslim girl from Jammu and Kashmir More

Shah Faesal gets JK cadre

Srinagar, May 12: Shah Faesal, who grabbed headlines after topping the IAS examination last year, had his wish of serving people of his home state fulfilled as he has been allotted Jammu and Kashmir cadre.“Yes finally, I got Jammu and Kashmir Cadre! Coming to Srinagar on 13 June, along with three More

Shah, Sadiq ICPJK trainees

Srinagar, May 12: A year after one of his proteges topped the civil services examination, IPS officer Abdul Gani Mir has reason to cheer this time also with two of the students from the voluntary group, Initiative for Competition Promotion in JK (ICPJK) formed by Mir and his colleagues, making it More

20 cases cleared for return from PaK

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 12: Setting in motion the new surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy, the Jammu and Kashmir government has sent a list of 20 youths, currently in Pakistan-administered-Kashmir (PaK), to the Centre seeking their return to the state and their rehabilitation.“We have cleared cases of 20 More

Govt restricts Geelani’s movement

‘They Have Accepted Defeat’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 12: For the first time in the recent past authorities on Thursday officially declared that the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani would not be allowed to move towards Shopian on Friday.Geelani last week had announced that his conglomerate would launch a district More

Mughal Gardens on global radar

International Event In Valley To Press For Their Nomination As World Heritage Sites

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, May 12: With the aim to press for nomination of the historic Mughal Gardens of Kashmir in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) prestigious list of World Heritage Sites, renowned global architectural and heritage experts would participate here in the More

Govt approves ex-gratia for surrendered militants

Srinagar, May 12: The state cabinet, which met here Thursday under the chairmanship of chief minister Omar Abdullah approved extension of ex-gratia relief to the surrendered militants in case of their death in militancy related incidents.In another decision, the cabinet approved promotion of three More