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Interlocutors begin afresh

Call On Home Minister;To Conduct Workshops In Srinagar, Jammu

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Aug 27: Ahead of holding two separate “workshops” in Srinagar and Jammu on August 30 and September 2, two of the three former interlocutors on J&K Monday called on Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde.Chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar and academician Prof Radha Kumar met the Union More


JK’S DISMAL SHOW IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION

77% Funds Unutilized Under IAY Last Fiscal

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Aug 27: A performance review by the Union Ministry of Rural Development has shown dismal performance of J&K on Indira Awaas Yojna (IAY) - one of the key poverty alleviation programs of the Central Government - where 77 percent of the allocated funds remained unutilized during the last fiscal More


‘Nursing homes commercialize hysterectomy’

Gullible Women Fall Prey To Medicos’ ‘Greed’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 27: A survey by the state’s Health Department on prevalence of hysterectomy in women - surgical removal of the Uterus - in Kashmir has brought to fore disturbing facts with the procedure being commercialized at huge human cost.More than 22581 such operational procedures have been More


JK not taking advantage of carbon-positive status

Loses Foreign Funds For Environmental Protection

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 27: Despite having the distinction of being a carbon-positive state, Jammu and Kashmir is losing foreign funds worth crores of rupees meant for conservation of environment vis-à-vis plantation of tress, cleaning of water bodies and protection of mountains.The state government does More


Five rights violation cases in JK last year: A K Antony

‘India, Pak Want Early Resolution Of Siachen Issue’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 27: Out of 33 cases of human rights violation by armed force personnel registered last year, only three are being investigated, Defence Minister A K Antony informed the Lok Sabha Monday. He said five such cases were registered from Jammu and Kashmir.In a written reply to a question More





  • Briefs

Panday reviews power scenario

Srinagar, Aug 27: Principal Secretary to Government, Power Development Department, Sudhanshu Pandey Monday reviewed the functioning of power distribution system in the state at a high-level meeting here More



  • News

Impact evaluation of the industrial packages under way: Govt

New Delhi, Aug 27: The Centre is evaluating the impact of the Special Package provided to Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on development of industries in these states. "The Special More




  • Opinion

Time to change

Need to change perception and strategy

Impressions

BINOO JOSHI

If we have learnt our lessons  from the past, we should not be falling into the trap of the forces  trying to stoke  regional and religious confrontation on one issue or  the other More



  • GK Magazine

Innocent or Ignorant

Does our CM really wish to free this system of corruption?

GOVERNENCE

ADV B A BASHIR

Despite the hostile political atmosphere in 2008 Omar Abdullah took the reins of  power with a big bang slogan of eradicating the menace of corruption. Though people having experience of all previous More




  • Letters

Request to our regular contributors

It gives us immense pleasure to have you as our regular contributor. We value your contributions in the form of articles and letters. We wish we could accommodate almost everything you send us, but what More



  • Editorial

Shun Insularity

The state health department is in shambles is no secret. From top to bottom everyone in the government is aware about the depressing condition of the government run hospitals.  The public outcry against More



  • Business

Lack of infra curtails honey prod in Kupwara

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Aug 27: Despite having huge potential for honey production, this north Kashmir district produces just around 100 quintal of honey every year. Experts believe the production could have been much More



  • Sports

JK wins 5 gold,3 silver, 6 bronze

13TH SUB-JUNIOR NATIONAL SQAY CHAMPIONSHIP-HARYANA

Srinagar, Aug 27: J&K Sqay martial art junior team has brought laurels for the State by winning 14 medals in the 13th Sub-Junior National Sqay championship held at Kurukshtera Haryana.  In the More



  • Kashmir

Govt does little to free prized huts at Cheshmashahi

Assets Could Fetch State Whopping Rs 2 Cr Every Month

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 27: The J&K Government has done very little in the past one year to de-hire prized huts on the foothills of Zabarwan mountain range here which are under the occupation of top bureaucrats More



  • Srinagar City

KING IS HERE

Shah Rukh Khan arrives amid tight security, flies to Pahalgam

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI/ KHALID GUL

Srinagar, Aug 27:  Ending speculations about his visit to Kashmir, Bollywood’s uncrowned king Shah Rukh Khan finally arrived in the summer Capital Monday to shoot for Yash Raj Chopra’s upcoming but More




  • Jammu

Remove curtains,shades as well: HC directs police

Ban On Tinted Glasses

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 27: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today clarified that use of curtains and all kinds of shades on the vehicles will be covered under the ban imposed on the use of tinted glasses More




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