Life first

Supreme Court decision to uphold the sanctity of human blood is laudable

COMMENT By Hassan Zainagiri

Only the fear of punishment could check men in uniform from going berserk. Had there been a proper retribution for the guilty, custodial killings would not have taken place and unnamed graves would not have surfaced. In the absence of any accountability only that could happen what actually happened More
When eagles dare

We are not swept away anytime by the sheer interest of the narrative

LITERATURE By Prema Srinavasan

For a first time author, The Aerie and the Swamp is quite an achievement as it leaves the reader with a refreshing sense of possibility. However, the length of the book remains daunting as one wades through lumbering pages of prose which could have been made tighter, and consequently more reader-friendly More
  • Kashmir

Govt approves mobility plan for Sgr, Jammu

JERATH POSTED DG IMPA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 26:  The state cabinet Thursday approved preparation of Comprehensive Mobility Plan (CMP) for the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar by M/S RITES Ltd. The cabinet which met here under More


  • Srinagar City

Day 7: Biscoe boy still nowhere

Family, others hold special prayers at Jhelum banks to get his body

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 26: Amid breeze and drizzling along the Jhelum banks this evening, every eye was moist as the family of Muhammad Shakir Bhat, a Biscoe boy who drowned last Friday, prayed to Almighty Allah More



  • Jammu

Funds shortage casts shadow on power reforms

Meter Testing Lab Closed For Last 4 Years

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, May 26: Shortage of funds has made the sophisticated lab for technical back-up of e-meters non-functional for last four years.Sources said that valuable equipments brought by the Power Development More


  • Briefs

Urs of Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA) observed

Srinagar: The Urs Mubarak of the most illustrious companion of Prophet Muhammad (SAW) and first Khalifa of Islam Amir-ul-Momineen, Hazrat Abu Bakr-i-Siddiq (RA) was observed on Thursday with full reverence More


  • Business

Govt to rope pvt players in tech edu

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 26: Minister for Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports   R S Chib has said the government would encourage private players to set up institutions of technical education More


  • News

Top IFS officers declare assets

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 26: In a first for the elite foreign service, some 300 IFS officers, including Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao have declared their assets, a list of which was made public today.   More


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