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Govt, employees reach agreement

100% Arrears To Be Released In 5 Years Through GPF; No Lock-In Period; Never Wanted Confrontation With Employees: CM

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 15: The standoff between the State Government and its employees ended on late Thursday night with the former agreeing to pay 100 percent arrears of 6th pay commission in five years with 20 percent being released during the current financial year.The agreement signed between the employees More

UK Parliament discusses human rights in J&K

INDIA REACTS STRONGLY

H S RAO

London/New Delhi, Sep 15: A demand for resolving the Jammu and Kashmir issue through self-determination by the Kashmiris was made in the British Parliament today even as India asserted that there were effective mechanisms within its democratic framework to address any grievance. Initiating a general More

PC compliments police, security forces for peaceful Kashmir summer

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 15: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram Thursday complimented the Jammu and Kashmir police and the Central Armed Police Forces for “adopting a completely new strategy and successfully dealing with the incidents of stone pelting in the state.”“This summer has, by and large, been peaceful More

PETROL ON FIRE

Dearer By Rs 3; To Sell At Rs 71.52 Per Litre In Valley

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA/GKNN

New Delhi/Srinagar, Sep 15: India’s oil retailing companies Thursday decided to hike the price of petrol by Rs 3.14 a litre from midnight.“The new rates for petrol in Kashmir valley would be around Rs 71.52 per litre while the existing rate was Rs 68.38 per litre,” Abdul Waheed Tak, Director Consumer More

Peace leads to sustainable development: Gen Hasnain

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Trehgam, Sep 15: The Hajipir Brigade of Army today organized an Awaami Mulaqat in Trehgam near Kupwara in North Kashmir. The Chinar Corps Commander, Lieutenant General Syed Ata Hasnain presided over the function which was attended by top civil administration and military officials.Besides the More

Bhat’s ‘controversial’ bill rejected

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 15: Speaker of the state Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone, has rejected a private member’s bill moved by Peoples Democratic Party legislator, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat, seeking deletion of section 3 of J&K Constitution by virtue of which Jammu and Kashmir is incorporated as an integral part More



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  • Briefs

LeT pays tributes to Abdullah Unni

Srinagar, Sep 15: Lashkar-e-Toiba has paid glowing tributes to its slain commander Abdullah Unni who was killed in a gunfight in north Kashmir’s Sopore town earlier this week. In a statement issued More


  • National

Union ministers grow richer since 2009: Poll watchdog

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 15: Ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government have grown richer by an average Rs 10 crore since the 2009 general elections, says a report by an election watchdog. Among More



  • Opinion

Of NHPC factor

Is the cost worth paying

COMMENTS BY HASSAN ZAINAGIREE

Thanks to political collaborators of Kashmir, The National   Hydro-electric  Power  Corporation (the power house of  India) has, embarked on a potentially dangerous pursuit. To More


  • Op-Ed

MAHSEER: An endangered FISH

Before the introduction of exotic varieties like brown and rainbow trout, Kashmir was blessed with the world famous Mahseer

FISHRIES BY DR.TANVEER AHMED QURESHI

The significance of Mahseer as a world-famous game fish is well known. The group comes in a variety of colours from deep burnt copper, through gold, silver, dark black, and inhabit different rivers throughout More



  • Letters

Of Jagmohan

After V.P Singh became the Prime Minister of India: Mufti Sahab was given the portfolio of Home Minister of India. Mr. Abdul Qayoom (Ex-Minister and now deceased) was state President of Janata Dal and More


  • Friday Focus

At the Edge of the Precipice

PROF G R MALIK

The progress and development of the post-Renaissance materialistic civilization has expectedly gone on to sharpen the contrast between the Promethean-Faustian man, refusing to look beyond this world and More


  • Business

CM for balanced growth of tourism, job creation

Calls for preserving state's bio-diversity

GK NEWS NETWORK

Leh, Sep 15: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday reiterated the necessity of preserving State’s unique bio-environment and natural beauty.  He said while promoting tourism and opening new areas More


  • Sports

National School Games for football kicks off

JK Starts With Win, Beat Gujarat 1-0

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, Sept 15: The 57th National School Games for Under-17 boy’s football kicked off with a glittering ceremony at Bakshi Stadium here on Thursday. The event in which around 600 participants are More


  • Kashmir

Judicial officers transferred

Muhammad Anwar Al-Nasir posted Sub Judge Pattan

Srinagar, Sep 15: Registrar General of High Court on Thursday ordered following transfers and postings of Judicial Officers.  Muhammad Anwar Al-Nasir, Munsiff, on his adhoc promotion as Sub Judge More


  • Srinagar City

Upgradation work leaves Nallahmar Road in mess

Two year project incomplete even after three years; authorities prefer blame game; Shahr-e-Khaas suffers

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Sep 15: In 2008, government started a prestigious project to upgrade Nallahmar Road, a key connectivity to Shahr-e-Khaas, by laying new drainage system, water pipes and blacktopping. Three years More



  • Jammu

2 more teenagers arrested

Delhi blast fallout

Kishtwar Sep 15: Jammu and Kashmir Police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) have arrested two more youth, believed to be mastermind behind the HuJI email claiming responsibility of Delhi High Court More


  • South Asia

31 killed as bomber targets funeral prayers of tribal elder

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Sep 15: A suicide bomber struck at a funeral of an anti-Taliban tribal elder in northwest Pakistan today, killing 31 people during the prayers and injuring over 50 others. The bomber detonated More


  • World

China,Bangladesh agree to deepen military ties

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Beijing, Sep 15: China and Bangladesh today agreed to deepen bilateral military ties during a key meeting between Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie and the visiting Bangladeshi Army Chief, General More



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