Disclosure on human rights, corruption mandatory: CIC

‘Public Authorities Set Up By GOI In JK Fall Under The Purview Of State RTI Act’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 29: Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) of Jammu and Kashmir GR Sufi Sunday said the disclosure of information about human rights violations and corruption by public authorities is mandatory and cannot be exempted in any circumstances under the state law. “Bringing departments More

No perfect solution to Kashmir in sight: Kasuri

‘Issue Can Be Resolved By Statesmen Not Politicians’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Kolkata, Apr 29: Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri, who is now heading a task force on Kashmir constituted by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Sunday said there can be no "perfect" solution to the Kashmir issue which can be acceptable to all. "There can never be a solution More

Aiyar for uninterrupted Indo-Pak dialogue

Kolkata, Apr 29: Suggesting a joint anti-terror mechanism between India and Pakistan, senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Sunday said dialogue between the two countries should go on uninterrupted and remain uninterruptible from terrorist activities. "The process of dialogue should be More

Bold steps needed for K-resolution: Mufti Sayeed

Jammu, Apr 29: Reiterating that dialogue is the only means to solve all vexed problems, PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday said that India and Pakistan should take the peace and reconciliation process to its logical end for restoring lasting and sustainable peace in this region.Addressing More

CRPF honing mob control skills

Special Training Centers Set Up At HMT, Nedous

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 29: In the backdrop of killing of around 120 civilians, mostly the youth during 2010 unrest by the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), many a mini-training centers have been opened by paramilitary forces in valley to impart skills to quell the protests More

NHRC asks JK Govt to fill all vacancies

JOBS FOR KPS

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 29: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed the Jammu and Kashmir government to grant another opportunity to those displaced Kashmiri Pandit candidates who had applied for the government jobs under the Prime Minister’s package to facilitate return and rehabilitation More

Staying active key to youthful brain: Study

Stockholm, Apr 29: Aging may be inevitable, but staying physically and mentally active is the key to maintaining a youthful brain, says a new study. "Although some memory functions do tend to decline as we get older, several elderly show well preserved functioning and this is related to a More

H&UDD conducts DPC in one region disregards other

PROMOTIONS IN URBAN LOCAL BODIES

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 29: While the state’s Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD) is all set to clear the promotions at higher levels in the Local Bodies Department Jammu, the decision has been kept in abeyance for the Kashmir region. Sources told Greater Kashmir that the Departmental More

Rains continue to lash valley

Ladakh Gets Fresh Snowfall

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Apr 29: The adverse weather conditions continued to prevail on Sunday with light to moderate rainfall occurring at several places across the valley and Ladakh region getting fresh snowfall. Fruit growers apprehend that cold conditions were proving “disastrous” for the apple crop.
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Rafiq War elected JKLF District Prez

Srinagar, Apr 29: Rafiq Ahmad War was elected as Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) district president for Kupwara, on Sunday, a JKLF spokesman said.  He said the election to this effect was held More

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Disclose letters of complaints against judges: CIC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 29: In a move which may make public the names of judges against whom complaints have been received by the Law Ministry, the CIC has directed the ministry to disclose the forwarding letters More

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