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Willing to talk Kashmir: GOI

‘Islamabad’s Recent Moves Signal Its Seriousness About Improving Ties’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Apr 12: India is willing to advance its peace talks with Pakistan and discuss the Kashmir issue, but the main stumbling block is Islamabad’s failure to clamp down on militant groups, Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai has said.  Mathai, in an interview to The Wall Street Journal More

Looking forward to resolve all issues: Pak

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Apr 12: Building upon the recent talks between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, Pakistan Thursday said it was looking forward to resolving all issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue. “Both President Zardari and Prime Minister Singh, following More

Government punishing Anantnag: Mufti Sayeed

Srinagar, Apr 12: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Thursday said accused the state government of pushing Anantnag to a worse fate on development front as part of what he called “political punishment.”  “While the entire state is reeling under mis-governance, administrative More

Model school program yet to take off in JK

Rs 25 Crore Unutilized; Govt Says Cost Ceiling Problem

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 12: An ambitious program of Union Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD) for setting up model schools is yet to take off in Jammu and Kashmir due to sluggish approach of the state government and its failure in bearing the additional expenditure. Although Centre had approved More

Fate of cabinet panel hangs in balance

CSC Seeks 3 Months Extension;Govt yet to take any decision

SAGHEER COMMITTEE REPORT

ASHWANI LANGEHJammu, Apr 12: The fate of much hyped Cabinet Sub Committee, constituted to look into the recommendations of Justice Sageer led working group on Centre-state relations, continue to hang in balance after its extension expired on March 31. Official sources More

New law to make registration of marriages mandatory

Union Cabinet Approves Draft Legislation

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 12: In a significant move, government will bring in a bill in Parliament’s Budget Session for registration of marriages under a law for recording of births and deaths, notwithstanding one’s religious affiliation, thereby providing legal protection especially in cases of inter-religious More

Deoband counsels Muslims against second marriage

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Apr 12: Leading Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband has appealed to Muslims not to marry for the second time since it is hard to provide “equal justice” to two wives in “Indian custom”.“It is hard to provide equal justice to two wives in Indian custom,” it said, replying to More

Centre justifying separatist stand: Beg

Urges All Parties To Build Consensus On Key Issues

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Apr 12: Member Parliament and senior National Conference leader Dr Mehboob Beg Thursday said that New Delhi by not considering the partial revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state was justifying the stand of separatists and strengthening the hands More

Centre opposes trial of accused in civil court

MACHIL FAKE ENCOUNTER

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Apr 12: The state High Court on Thursday heard arguments on the petition by Union of India challenging the trial court order wherein it held that the civil court has the jurisdiction to try the Army men accused in Machil fake encounter case.After vehement arguments that consumed better More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Shabir Shah arrested at Banihal

Srinagar, Apr 12: Police on Thursday arrested the senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party Shabir Ahmad Shah along with his other associates at Banihal on Srinagar More


  • National

SC upholds constitutional validity of RTE Act

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 12: The Supreme Court today upheld the constitutional validity of the Right to Education Act, 2009, which mandates 25 per cent free seats to the poor in government and private unaided schools More



  • Opinion

The Reservation Remedy

Let's compete on equal terms and finish the story

COMMENT BY HASSAN ZAINAGIREE

They sit on the same bench in the same class. Read same books and are taught by the same teachers. Face the same exam and are asked the same questions. Then why this discrimination, why this inequality More


  • GK Magazine

The Bridge That Connects

First hand account of what it is like being at the Kaman Aman Setu post, connecting the two parts of Kashmir

TRAVELOGUE BY SHEIKH QAYOOM MADNI

Adorned beautifully they come like the colourful birds. Moving slowly like turtle doves they attract each passerby. They were from Chakoti, Muzaffarabad, Gilgit,Lahore. They were the vehicles carrying More



  • Letters

Not true

This refers to the report that appeared in GK, April 8. An order issued by the then Deputy Commissioner Anantnag (NoDEO/Ang/2010/15022-25 dated 12-07-2010) reads that pursuant to the retirementof the then More


  • Friday Focus

The Quranic Path of Salvation

PROF G R MALIK

In Surah al-Baqarah, the Quran says: Those who believe (in Quran) and those who are Jews and Christians and Sabaeans whoever of them believes in Allah and the Last Day and does righteous deeds, their reward More


  • Business

Omar for e-payment of works

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 12: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today stressed the need for making payment electronically against government works “to make the system more transparent and reduce chances of malpractices to More


  • Sports

In-House Committee to probe JKCA Multi-Crore Scam

CRICKETGATE

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 12: Buckling under pressure, Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) president and Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Thursday constituted an in-house advisory More


  • Kashmir

Centre spends Rs 3583 cr since 1989 on JK security: MHA report

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Apr 12: A report released by Ministry of Home Affairs has revealed that central government has spent Rs 3,583 crore in Jammu and Kashmir for security related expenditure from 1989 to 2011.   More


  • Srinagar City

More of girls study at Govt Boys Middle School Batamaloo

No playfield, no toilet; Institution lacks basic infrastructure

FAZIL QAYOOM

Srinagar, Apr 12: Though its name is Government Boys Middle School Lachmanpora, Batamaloo, seventy percent of the students are girls while the institution running for the past five decades craves for basic More



  • Jammu

Retired employees run Election Deptt in JK

2 more get extension

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 12: With over a dozen employees serving on extension, the Election Department in Jammu and Kashmir is virtually being run by the retired government employees. Official sources said that More


  • South Asia

Chudhary seeks Intl community’s support to settle Kashmir dispute

Baker urges India, Pak to resolve issues peacefully

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 12: Terming Kashmir as an unfinished agenda of the partition of Indian subcontinent, Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PaK) Prime Minister, Chudhary Abdul Majeed has said the Britain should More


  • World

5 dead in Indonesian quake: Officials

Jakarta, Apr 12: Five people died and at least seven were injured as massive earthquakes struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Island, officials said today. They said they believed at least two people died More



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