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Moving step by step to resolve issues with Pakistan: India

‘Kashmir, Sir Creek, Siachen on Agenda’

ANIL ANAND/INDO ASIA NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Apr 25: Seeking closer ties through a sustained talks process and a step by step approach to solve outstanding issues including Kashmir, India and Pakistan are likely to sign a “liberalized visa agreement” when their home secretaries meet in Islamabad next month, External Affairs Minister More

Indo-Pak ties have direct bearing on JK: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Rajouri, Apr 25: Indo-Pak relations have a direct bearing on the peace and development of Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of talks between the two countries bodes well for the state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Wednesday.“Indo-Pak relations have direct bearing on the peace and development More

Attique urges UN chief to visit Kashmir

‘Unresolved Dispute A Great Tragedy’

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 25: Urging the United Nations Secretary General to visit Jammu and Kashmir, the President of Muslim Conference and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK), Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan, has said that Kashmiris’ willingness to a negotiated peaceful settlement of long More

Some CRPF battalions to leave Srinagar this fall

Proposal Mooted To Raise 5 More IRP Battalions: DGP

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 25: To instill a sense of security among people and to minimize the footprints of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Srinagar, several battalions are most likely to be moved out at the end of this summer.CRPF would be replaced by Indian Reserve Police (IRP) of J More

A K Antony reviews security

‘Test-Firing Of Missile By Pakistan Discussed’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 25: Defence Minister A K Antony Wednesday reviewed the security situation, including the test firing of missile by Pakistan this morning, in a meeting here with the top security brass including the National Security Advisor (NSA) and the three service chiefs.“Defence Minister chaired More

Srinagar-Leh highway reopens after 5 months

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 25: The 434-km Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open for vehicular traffic today after remaining closed for nearly five months owing to heavy snowfall during winter.An army convoy and a fleet of light passenger vehicles moved from Srinagar to Leh, marking the reopening of the highway More

One way traffic for Durbar move

Srinagar, Apr 25: In view of ensuing annual Durbar Move -2012, there will be one way traffic from Jammu to Srinagar on Srinagar-Jammu highway on 28 and 29 April 2012 and on 5 and 6 May 2012.No vehicle shall be allowed to proceed to Jammu on these days, an official handout said. More

Will strive for JK’s regional federalism: Mufti

PDP Patron Strikes Chord With Displaced KPs In Delhi

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 25: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammed Sayeed has said that no one will be able touch the “double citizenship” rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, enjoyed by them by the dint of Article 370, and that he would strive hard to achieve the concept of regional federalism More

Geelani booked for ‘attempt to murder,stone pelting’

Govt Trying To Justify His House Arrest: Hurriyat (G)

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 25: J&K Police have registered a case of attempt to murder and stone pelting against 83-year old Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani in Baramulla Police Station. The separatist leader had gone to the north Kashmir district on April 6 and after offering Friday prayers More

12 killed, 19 hurt in PAK mishaps

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Apr 25: Twelve people lost their lives and around 19 others suffered injuries in two road accidents towards the north of Muzaffarabad on Wednesday, police and witnesses said.A Muzaffarabad bound superannuated jeep, coming from Jheeng village on the right side of River Neelum, veered More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Bita Karatey’s arrest undemocratic: JKLF (R)

 Srinagar, Apr 25: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front  (R) has condemned the arrest of its chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karatey and termed it undemocratic step. “By playing such tactics More


  • National

Self employed, unorganised entitled to higher compensation: Supreme Court

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 25: Self-employed and those engaged in unorganised sector are also entitled to higher compensation for injuries and deaths in road accidents, the Supreme Court has ruled. A bench of More



  • Opinion

Leashing the Beast

The menace of street dogs is actually the gift of the Law, question it now

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Horror. This is the only word to explain what people face these days in the streets of Kashmir. Just two days before newspapers in the valley brought out the scale of that horror once more on their front More


  • GK Magazine

Co-existence is the solution

Sheep Breeding Farm, Dachigam is no threat to Hangul; sheep and Hangul can co-exist

FEEDBACK BY PROF TASLEEM AHMED S GANAI

Sheep breeding farm, Dachigam has been focused as one of the main causes for the decline of prestigious Hangul of Kashmir in the recent past. Most of the published statements in this regard are based on More



  • Letters

Dog care

This refers to the news 'Dog caretaker or Rehber-e-kuta' (GK, 22/04). SMC recently advertised 'Dog Caretaker' posts for dog pounds in order to curb unemployment. It was an insult to our educated unemployed More


  • Editorial

Troubled Coalition

There are again strains in the coalition. While Congress president Saif-u-Din Soz has accused NC of not doing enough to empower the panchayats, the union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has blamed the government More


  • Business

S&P paints gloomy outlook for India

Rating lowered to negative

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 25: Global agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) on Wednesday lowered India’s rating outlook to negative and warned of a downgrade in two years if there is no improvement in the fiscal situation More


  • Sports

KPL, JPL being merged

Chib Envisions JK Cricketers' Participation In IPL

Jammu, Apr 25: Minister for Medical and Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Prof. R.S. Chib today indicated merger of two regional premier leagues into a unified Jammu and Kashmir Premier League More


  • Kashmir

Drug peddler gets 10-yrs RI

Court Watch

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Apr 25: A local Court on Tuesday awarded rigorous imprisonment of ten years and imposed fine of rupees one lakh to an accused convicted for selling Charas. The principal Sessions Judge Srinagar More


  • Srinagar City

KID, MOTHER, others mauled

DOG ATTACKS CONTINUE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Apr 25: With no let up in dog attacks in this summer capital, around a dozen odd people including a three-year-old boy and his mother were mauled Wednesday while the government continued to keep More



  • Jammu

Law on cards to protect Hindu shrines, temples: Taj Mohiuddin

Jammu, Apr 25: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohiuddin, on Wednesday said the Government is enacting a law to protect Hindu shrines and temples in Kashmir from being misused by some More


  • South Asia

Not bound to act on US bounties: Pak govt tells court

M ZULQERNAIN

Lahore, Apr 25: Pakistan today said it was not bound to act on the bounties offered by the US for Lashkar-e-Toiba founder Hafiz Mohammad Saeed and his brother-in-law Abdul Rahman Makkias as the American More


  • World

Stress could tell harder on women's hearts

Washington, Apr 25: Emotional upheaval is more likely to impose a heavier burden on women's hearts than men's, says a study. These findings show that coronary (heart related) blood flow actually increases More



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