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Solution to political issues on anvil: Omar

Asks Opinion Leaders To Contribute Positively

Srinagar, Sep 4: Asserting that the solution to political issues of Jammu & Kashmir is on the anvil, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday asked the political leadership of all shades of opinion to join hands and contribute in this pursuit positively and sincerely. “I have repeatedly made More

Dares BJP over Afzal tweet

Srinagar, Sep 4: Launching a scathing attack on BJP, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today dared the party to file a case against him if he has said anything illegal in his comment on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru.“They are no one to silence me. I am a citizen of this country and have every More

‘Matriculate Marshall is Accounts Officer in LC’

RTI Catches Council On Wrong Foot: It’s Violation Of Rules: Law Dept

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 4: Information sought under the J&K Right to Information Act of 2009 has revealed that a matriculate Marshall [security man] is functioning as Accounts Officer in the J&K Legislative Council. In response to the RTI application filed by Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat, the Legislative More

Geelani visits followed by violence: Government

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 4: An official spokesman today decried attempts of separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to ‘disrupt peace by making provocative speeches which invariably lead to serious law and order disturbances in the Valley.’ In a statement released to the media, the spokesman said whenever More

Defence Secretary in Valley

Srinagar, Sep 4: Newly appointed Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma today arrived here on a three-day visit to the valley. The Defence Secretary is accompanied by Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General AS Lamba. The high level delegation was given a detail brief on the current security situation More

Smugglers have a field day in Hirpura Wildlife Sanctuary

5 Officials Man 341 sq Km Area; Illegal Felling Of Trees On

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 4: The famed Hirpura Wildlife Sanctuary in south Kashmir’s Shopian district seems to have become a heaven for timber smugglers. According to highly placed sources, timber smuggling is occurring in the area at a very fast pace, primarily in the wake of ‘little surveillance’ by More

No record of expenditure on Afzal

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 4: Tihar Jail authorities have not maintained the accounts of expenditure incurred on ensuring safety of Muhammad Afzal Guru, facing gallows for December 13, 2001 Parliament attack, according to an RTI reply. The jail authority has responded to the information seeker by saying More



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  • Briefs

JKPFL condemns raid on Altaf’s residence

Srinagar, Sep 4: The Jammu and Kashmir People’s Freedom League today alleged that personnel of Special Operations Group again raided the house of its chief organizer, Altaf Khan in Bandipora. According More


  • National

NIC to discuss tackling of civil disturbances, radicalisation of youth

New Delhi, Sep 4: How the state and police should handle civil disturbances will be discussed at a meeting of the National Integration Council (NIC), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, to be held More



  • Opinion

Communists and Kashmir

Of progressive movement and its role with reference to Kashmir

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

They were called as “pongas”.   It was perhaps nickname coined by the ruling elite of the state during fifties for the communists in the state. I don’t know etymology of this word, if it has More


  • Op-Ed

Mashter: The Tragic Hero!

Today is the Teachers’ Day, and today we need to ask certain questions

TEACHERS' DAY BY NAILA NEELOFAR

Ridicule or denigration , this absolutely is not.  It is a tribute to all those maladjusted qualified people who have been failed by the system . Many disturbing questions strike our mind such as More



  • Letters

Seizing bikes

This refers to the news that police had launched a drive against bikers and seized hundreds of two-wheelers before Eid. The police was fearing protests in Srinagar ahead of Eid. It is really sad to see More


  • Editorial

Government Vs Employees

The state government and the employees’ leadership have consistently failed to come to terms with each other on some of the genuine demands of the employees. The so called roadmap for payment of 6th Central More


  • Business

Craft Bazaar at Kashmir Haat kicked off

12 lakh tourists including pilgrims visited Kashmir this year: CM

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Sep 4:  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday inaugurated a national handicraft festival ‘Craft Bazaar’ at Kashmir Haat here. Scheduled to conclude on September 17, the exhibition is More


  • Sports

Young Boys cruise into final

4TH SHAHEED-E-MILLAT T-20 CRICKET TOURNAMENT

Srinagar, Sep 4: The Young Boys Cricket Club Qamarwari booked place in the final of the 4th Shaheed-e-Millat Cricket T-20 Tournament by defeating City Hunks Bar Bar Shah in the semi-final clash played More


  • Kashmir

Tiny tots get ready for interviews

It is violation of child rights, kills merit: Experts

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 4: The holding of interviews of kids for admission by the  prestigious educational institutions of the Valley has drawn flak from different quarters.  With the beginning of  More


  • Srinagar City

PARIMPORA, ATHWAJAN IDEAL FOR POLITICAL RALLIES

Use of Govt land at twin ends of the City is likely to prevent furthering of traffic mess and be a win-win scenario for stakeholders

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sept 4: If the mainstream parties are hell bent to go for political rallies in Srinagar, why not to make them host the shows on the outskirts along the highway than the already congested City More



  • World

Far-right activists stage protests in London

London, Sep 4: Notwithstanding a 30-day ban imposed by the government after the deadly riots in England, hundreds of far-right activists held a demonstration here against Islamic extremism in the UK and More



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