No deadline on AFSPA revocation: Omar

‘State Govt Only Adhering To CCS Decision’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Nov 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday made it clear that he won’t set any deadline for partial revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).Coincidentally, on this day last month, Omar had at a police function near Zewan, announced that AFSPA More

‘Will raise funds to buy back NHPC projects’

Islamabad (Anantnag), Nov 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said the state will raise funds from the markets for buying Salal and Uri power projects from NHPC."It is an ongoing process. We will raise funds from the market for paying NHPC the depreciated price of these projects," Omar told More

Chief Minister beating AFSPA drum to save chair: PDP

Baig Accuses Govt Of Manufacturing Evidence In Haji Yousuf Case

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Nov 21: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday charged the state government of “manufacturing evidence” before appointing a judicial commission to probe the alleged custodial death of a National Conference worker. The party accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of trying to hold More

200 Class IV posts vacant in Civil Secretariat

4 Yrs On, Proposal To Fill Vacancies In Cold Storage

VARUN SUTHRA

Jammu, Nov 21: The proposal to fill about 200 vacant Class IV posts in the Civil Secretariat has been put on the back burner for about past four years, sources said on Monday.Revealing the existing position of vacancies, sources said that against the sanctioned strength of 369, about 205 posts More

Apex Court fixes Dec 15 for hearing

Yousuf Death Row

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Nov 21: In an interesting turn of events, the Supreme Court on Monday fixed the next hearing in the case related to the death of National Conference worker Syed Muhammad Yusuf on December 15, 2011. The case was earlier listed for today but had been surprisingly postponed to August 2012 More

Religious leaders deliberate on ‘motivated’ conversions

Mirwaiz For Monitoring Mechanism In Missionary Schools

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Nov 21: Valley’s head priest and Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday asserted that monitoring mechanism in schools including missionary institutions would prevent children from apostasy.“Previously the missionary schools would focus entirely on educational More

Facebook under Govt scanner

Seditious, Blasphemous Matter To Be Blocked

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Nov 21: The Government is actively considering keeping social media Facebook under close scrutiny in Jammu and Kashmir. The development comes days after protests hit Kashmir against the blasphemous content pouring on the popular social networking website.Official sources said that earlier More

‘Christians our brothers’

Srinagar, Nov 21: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday said that Christians putting up in the valley shouldn’t feel scared with the campaign against apostasy.“Our campaign is not against any religion including Christianity but we want to prevent apostasy in valley that has been spreading through different More

India protests US Kashmir map

New Delhi, Nov 21: India Monday protested to the US after the State Department website depicted parts of Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistani territory and strongly reaffirmed that the entire border state is an integral part of India.Rejecting the "incorrect" depiction of India's borders, New Delhi More

Fitch affirms ‘AA’ rating to JK Bank

New Delhi, Nov 21: Fitch Ratings has affirmed its national rating of ‘very low default risk with a stable outlook’ for J&K Bank.“Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jammu and Kashmir Bank Ltd’s national long term rating at ‘AA (ind)’ with a stable outlook,” it said in a statement. An ‘AA’ national More

Cancer patients appeal CM

Srinagar: Cancer patients have appealed to the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to retain a senior surgical oncologist in SK Institute of Medical sciences, Soura for their benefit. A delegation of the More

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Legislature passes resolution to split UP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lucknow, Nov 21: Chief Minister Mayawati today pushed through the resolution to split Uttar Pradesh into four parts in the state Assembly in less than 10 minutes ignoring stiff opposition after which the More

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