Tough task ahead for Centre
Time to wake up to the new realities
IMPRESSIONS By Binoo Joshi
There is an element of surprise in what the interlocutors did after submitting, what they called their final report on the resolution of Kashmir issue. After giving a ball by ball commentary for one year, the interlocutors went into a silent mode, with their head Dileep Padgaonkar, saying More
Blame it on Nano …?
Sit down and plan for a better traffic system
CITY SCENE By Haaris Ahmad Handoo
It is a tad unfair to blame the traffic mess in Kashmir on brands Nano, Alto, Santro and the like when there are a host of other factors responsible for the traffic malfunction. The roads in the State just don’t have adequate carrying-capacity to let these cars run. Even as the car makers are MoreThe job market
South Asia offers a great opportunity
EMPLOYMENT By Naveed Tramboo
South Asia refers to the mass of land and archipelagos that are covered by the states of India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives. This region has since times immemorial had an impact on the global picture in terms of the social, economic, political and cultural MoreAnger Management
Wisdom lies in controlling the fury
BEHAVIOUR By Fiaz Fazili
Have you ever lost your temper when things are not going your way? Did you yell and scream or want to hit someone? Maybe you lose your cool or hit the wall, while someone else may act more calmly. When you are angry, do you say or do things which normally you would not? Do you - after your anger has More- Kashmir
Employees strike hits municipal bodies in Valley
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, Oct 17: At a time when the Government is contemplating to empower Panchayats in JK, employees of Urban Local Bodies going on an indefinite strike has brought over 47 municipal bodies across the More
- Srinagar City
When RenzuShah sets water on fire, Kashmiri attracts Pahari
Vohra releases regional translation of Aab Chu Dazaan
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Oct 17: Prominent bureaucrat and author, Khawaja Farooq RenzuShah has literally set water on fire by authoring a novel Aab Chu Dazaan (Water in flames), which even after two years of hitting More
- Jammu
Militancy down by 50% in JK: Khoda
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Oct 17: Pointing out that militancy in the state has come down by 50 per cent, Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda on Monday cautioned against complacency and said the work on the More
- South Asia
‘US troops massed on Pakistan border near Waziristan’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Islamabad, Oct 17: The US has moved hundreds of new troops to the Afghan area bordering Pakistan's insurgent-infested North Waziristan tribal region along with heavy artillery, helicopter gunships and More
- World
6 more Indian Hajj pilgrims die in S Arabia
TOLL 25
Jeddah, Oct 17: Six more Indian Haj pilgrims have died in Saudi Arabia while undertaking the annual pilgrimage, taking the total number of Indian causalities to 25, officials said today. "As More


