Osama killing a shared action: US

Pakistan Did Its Part: Zardari

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, May 3: The US, which killed Osama bin Laden in an operation bypassing Pakistani authorities, Tuesday surprisingly said the high-profile target’s end was a "shared achievement" between the two countries."The end of Osama bin Laden was a shared achievement of Afghanistan, Pakistan and More

Operation unauthorised, unilateral: Pak

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, May 3: Terming the US commando operation against Osama bin Laden as "unauthorised, unilateral action" taken without its knowledge, Pakistan Tuesday said the success of the Abbotabad operation was because of its cooperation over the years.With a top US official suggesting Washington More

Islamic scholars censure sea burial

Digvijay Disapproves

GK MONITORING DESK

Srinagar, May 3: While Islamic scholars worldwide condemned the burial at sea given to Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh seemed to be criticising the US over the action.Muslim clerics on Tuesday said that Osama bin Laden's burial at sea was a violation of Islamic More

Soldier among two killed

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, May 3: Two persons, including an Army soldier, were killed in two separate blasts in Jammu and Rajouri districts.Havaldar Sardar Singh of 19 Raj Rifles was repairing a cooler in Arms Maintenance room in an army camp in Kharian area, when some explosive device blasted, police said.The More

ADMINISTRATIVE CRISIS IN THE MAKING

16 IAS Officers Retiring In A Year, 85 In Place Against Sanctioned 135

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, May 3: While the state continues to reel under the shortage of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, in what may be termed as an `administrative crises’ , around 16 senior IAS officers - all hailing from the state - are retiring after reaching their age of superannuation in around next More

JK Bank envisions Rs 85000 cr business

Focus On Financial Inclusion, Network Expansion, Priority Sector Lending

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 3: Jammu and Kashmir Bank shall put in special efforts to further improve its growth and rural penetration by working on multi-pronged strategy with the objective of achieving business target of Rs 85000 crores during the current financial year, chairman and CEO of the Bank Mushtaq Ahmad More

Govt ‘challenges’ Census figures

Orders Fresh Survey Of Births During Past 5 Years

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 3: In the wake of disturbing disclosures in Census-2011 about alarmingly declining sex ratio in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has now ordered “actual survey” of births during the past five years to check, what it terms, “inexplicable figures” reported in the decadal exercise.
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Anarchy at headless NIT

Ex-Dir Certifies His Own NDC, Pensionary Dues

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, May 3: Ever heard of a civil servant signing his own “No Demand Certificate” at the time of his retirement? At the National Institute of Technology, this too is possible, with its former in-charge Director, who superannuated on April 30 this year, signing his NDC at least 15 days before More

Remote control in Patna

Srinagar, May 3: In an unusual move, Director NIT Patna has been given the additional charge of NIT Srinagar following superannuation of Prof MS Mubashir who retired on April 30, 2011. This, according to academics, would “severely hit functioning of an already defunct institute” which is running headless More