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Cabinet confers, defers decision

AFSPA REVOCATION ROW

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Oct 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday briefed his cabinet colleagues about the proposed revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of the state while deferring a follow-up action on his October 21 announcement in this regard.Chief Minister had set Durbar More

Announcement part of CCS decision?

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 28: A debate may be raging on withdrawing the AFSPA, but the Centre has been working with the Jammu and Kashmir government to review the notification of the Disturbed Areas Act (DAA) in some areas to enable the revocation of the law that gives special powers to armed forces.Official More

Official, unofficial panels recommend withdrawal of Act

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 28: While the proposed revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has triggered spar between ruling National Conference and Congress, several official and unofficial panels have, from time to time, recommended repeal of the controversial law.Armed Forces (Special Powers More

JK withdraws water cess on power projects

Move Has Fattened Our Coffers By Rs 453 Cr In Last 6 Months: NHPC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 28: In a startling revelation, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) on Friday revealed that Jammu and Kashmir Government has withdrawn the water cess which was being levied by it on power projects in the state.“The Jammu & Kashmir Government has withdrawn the water More

Cabinet approves ordinance on PSA amendments

Detention Period Reduced, Minors To Be Spared

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 28: Amidst controversy surrounding the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act from certain pockets in Jammu and Kashmir, the ruling coalition, National Conference and Congress, in a major move Friday approved an ordinance to do away with some harsher clauses contained in Public More

TMA hiked, move TA enhanced

Srinagar, Oct 28: The state cabinet which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved enhancement of Temporary Move Allowance (TMA) of the move employees from Rs 650 to Rs 1500 per month with effect from 01-10-2011.The government also sanctioned enhancement of More

Eid-ul-Azha on Nov 7

Srinagar, Oct 28: The moon for the month of Zilhaj was sighted on Friday evening. Hence Eid-ul-Azha will be observed on November 7, Monday.Meanwhile, Imarat-e-Sharaiyah-Hind after a meeting of Ruyat-e-Hilal Committee announced that Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated in Delhi on November 7.Eid-ul More

Dr Kaloo posted Dir Animal Husbandry

Srinagar, Oct, 28: The State Government Friday ordered swapping of places of postings of Dr G R Mir, Director, Animal Husbandry Kashmir and Dr F A Kaloo, Chief Executive Officer, Livestock Development Board, Kashmir with immediate effect. Consequently Dr F A Kaloo took over the charge of the Director More

AICC endorse Soz’s remarks

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 28: All India Congress Committee (AICC) stood behind its state-incharge for Jammu and Kashmir Mohan Prakash and state chief Saif-ud-Din Soz on the controversy over Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's move to revoke AFSPA in some areas of the state which evoked a strong reaction from the More



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  • Briefs

JK secretariat closes in Srinagar

Durbar Move

Srinagar, Oct 28: As part of the bi-annual Durbar move, Jammu and Kashmir civil secretariat closed here on Friday to reopen in the winter capital Jammu on November 9. The offices observing a five More


  • National

Muslims decry Centre mulling ‘IPS recruitment policy’

New Delhi, Oct 28: Muslim leaders and intellectuals have decried Central Government’s reported plan to hold direct recruitment of 1400 new IPS officers. “The Prime Minster Office (PMO) decision not More



  • Opinion

Eventful week

Too many subjects to dwell on this week

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

OFTEN the pen pushers like me are faced with the paucity of ideas and at times dearth of space turns out to be a problem. This week many engrossing situations locally and globally are evolving, at the More


  • Op-Ed

Disasters

Are we Prepared?

NATURAL CALAMITY BY MUBASHIR A MALIK

Last few decades witnessed increase, both in magnitude as well as number of disasters, with greater implications worldwide. It became a matter of discussion among scholars at national and international More



  • Letters

Take measures

The traffic police department and regional transport officer in particular seem to have turned a blind eye towards the overloading of passenger buses. As a result this menace continues to risk life of More


  • Editorial

Got it right, now

At last, prudence seems to have prevailed. Jammu & Kashmir High Court’s landmark judgment calling for considering written interviews as the main basis for selection to public services – and not academic More


  • Business

Indian tomatoes flooding Pak, pushing up domestic prices

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 28: Lured by high profits, Indian traders are flooding the Pakistan market with tomatoes, affecting domestic supplies and pushing up prices back home. Truckloads of tomatoes sourced More


  • Sports

Kashmir Harvard beats Oak Hill

Barzullah in ‘controversial’ encounter

U-15 COCA COLA FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Srinagar, Oct 28: In the ongoing under-15 Coca Cola Inter-School football tournament seven matches were played at Bakshi Stadium and Polo Ground here on Friday. At Bakshi Stadium first match of the More


  • Kashmir

Poor cellular services take sheen off Gulmarg

Tourists, locals aghast; Govt assures action

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 28: At a time when the State Government is making efforts to encourage tourists from across the globe to visit famous ski-resort Gulmarg, the poor cellular services in the hill station is More


  • Srinagar City

WHEN 'STOLEN’ VEHICLE CRUSHES

Nawa Bazar man, family dreams

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Oct 28: Mushtaq Ahmad Malik son of late Ghulam Muhammad, lone bread earner of his family was crushed to death by a speeding Maruti van in August this year. The bereaved family has accused the More



  • Jammu

Govt notifies modalities under new recruitment rules

SSB asked to re-advertise posts

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Oct 28: Jammu and Kashmir government has finally notified the new modalities for fixed salary mode of Recruitment in Non-Gazetted categories and has asked the J&K Services Selection Board (SSB More


  • South Asia

Pak tests nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Oct 28: Pakistan today tested nuclear- capable Hatf-7 cruise missile having a range of 700 km that can hit targets in India, saying the launch was aimed at consolidating the country's strategic More


  • World

King Abdullah appoints Prince Naif as crown prince

ARAB NEWS

Riyadh, Oct 28: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has appointed Prince Naif as the crown prince and deputy premier, the Royal Court statement said late Thursday. Prince Naif was the More



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