Decision next month: Omar

Security Agencies On Board: Rather

AFSPA REVOCATION ROW

GK NEWS NETWORKSrinagar, Oct 29: After having missed the first deadline of lifting Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of the state before Durbar move, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said the issue would be now discussed next month.Rejecting reports by More

Time not ripe: Cong

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Oct 29: Hinting the time is not conducive for revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state, Congress Saturday stated that proper consultation should be held with stakeholders before taking any decision on the issue.“The recent attacks at the Akhara building (CRPF More

No question of rotational CM: Taj

‘Am In Touch With Cong High Command’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 29: A senior state Congress leader Saturday made it clear that there would be no rotation of Chief Minister after Omar Abdullah completes three years in power January next year.“There will be no rotation (of Chief Minister),” Congress leader and Minister for PHE and Irrigation Taj More

JK Govt asks Centre to appoint retired SC judge

Haji Yousuf Death Probe

D A RASHID

Srinagar Oct 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked the Union Law Minister Slaman Khurshid to suggest name of a retired Judge of the Supreme Court for appointment as a Commission of Inquiry under the Jammu and Kashmir Commission of Inquiries Act, 1962, to conduct judicial enquiry in the death More

Court reserves judgment

Srinagar, Oct 29: A Special Anti Corruption Court here on Saturday reserved the judgment in the petition filed by the son of National Conference activist, Syed Muhammad Yousuf alias Haji Yousuf, who allegedly died in custody on September 30. The judgment will be pronounced on November 1.Yousuf More

GOVT DENIES CESS WAIVER

JK Will Buy Salal, Uri-I Power Projects From NHPC: Minister

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 29: Government Saturday said it intends to buy two major power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) while refuting that the state has withdrawn water cess it used to levy on the projects run by the Corporation in the state.“I deny the report (on water cess More

Govt lies on Judicial Commission, NHPC nailed: Mehbooba

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 29: PDP Saturday said the state government, as usual, has been ‘resorting to lies and misinformation’ on all important issues, the latest exposure being about the water tax that was claimed to be recovered from the NHPC.In a statement, the party president Mehbooba Mufti said it was More

School timing rescheduled

Srinagar, Oct 29: The school timing of all government and private educational institutions up to higher secondary level in Kashmir division will be from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. within the municipal limits of Srinagar city and 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. in all other schools of Kashmir Valley.The new More

Hamid Ansari meets Gilani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Perth, Oct 29: Vice President Hamid Ansari Saturday held informal meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, among other world leaders here.Ansari, who is attending the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), also met Maldivian More

Asiya lodged in PS Rambagh

Srinagar, Oct 29: The chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat Asiya Andrabi who was re-arrested on Friday, has been lodged at Police Station, Rambagh, here, a DeM spokesperson said. “Police are not allowing More

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Team Anna core committee rules out its disbanding

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Ghaziabad (UP), Oct 29: Battered by allegations of financial misconduct, the core committee of Team Anna met today but ruled out disbanding itself saying it will not be cowed down by government's "attempts More

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