35% PMGSY works unsatisfactory: Report

Out Of Rs 1100 Cr Maintenance Grant Rs 1 Cr Spent In 2 Yrs

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 7: In another glaring instance of official inertia, the Centre’s mega road connectivity program - Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) - is marred by poor work quality and under-utilization of maintenance funds in Jammu and Kashmir.The  latest  status report of Centre More

Illegal alternate-medicine clinics unchecked in Valley

‘Matric Fail Person Prescribes Allopathic Drugs’

LAGE RAHO MUNNA BHAI

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 7: Illegal Unani and other alternate-medicine clinics have mushroomed in the Valley, putting the lives of gullible patients at risk, with state health authorities failing to curb the menace.Reports from various areas said the quacks have a free hand in absence of regulations from More

Interlocutors to revisit their report

Panel Members Arriving On August 30 For Fresh Exercise

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar Aug 7: With the Government of India having almost dumped their much-hyped report, the Centre’s interlocutors on Kashmir are again coming to the Valley this month “for getting feedback on their report” and to “redraft” it.The centre is yet to convene the meeting of Cabinet Committee on More

JK heads towards environmental disaster

Tonnes Of Hazardous Material Dumped Indiscriminately

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Aug 7: The state of Jammu and Kashmir, with highly fragile eco-system, is heading towards a major environmental disaster as it has become a dumping ground for several thousand tonnes of hazardous waste generated every year in hundreds of industrial units with no facility for its proper disposal More

Ansari re-elected Vice President

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Aug 7: UPA candidate Hamid Ansari was Tuesday re-elected India's vice president, defeating NDA nominee Jaswant Singh.Lok Sabha Secretary General TK Viswanathan, the returning officer for the poll, made the announcement about Ansari's re-election minutes after the counting ended Tuesday More

Governor, Omar extend greetings

Srinagar, Aug 7: Governor, NN Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have felicitated Muhammad Hamid Ansari, on his re-election as the Vice President of India.The Governor conveyed to Ansari his greetings and good wishes for a most fruitful second tenure.In his greeting message to Ansari, More

Militant attacks discussed in Core Group meet

‘Security Agencies Asked Not To Allow Disruption Of Peace’

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 7: The recent militant attacks across the Kashmir Valley was one of the main points discussed during the Core Group meeting held here Tuesday.General Office Commanding 15 Corps, Lt Gen Om Prakash, co-chaired the meeting with Director General of Police, Ashok Prasad. Senior officers More

J&K Bank earns Rs 246 cr profit

Srinagar, Aug 7: J&K Bank is all set to achieve a target of Rs 1000 crore net profit by the end of March 2013, as the bank registered a net profit of Rs 246 crore in the first three months (April– June) of this financial year.The bank’s reviewed financial results for first quarter ended June More

Sheikh Aziz’s anniversary programme finalised

Srinagar, Aug 7: Hurriyat Conference (M), at a meeting held here today with its senior leader Shabir Ahmad Shah in chair, finalized the programme about the anniversary of Sheikh Abdul Aziz.The meeting More

• Prof Mehdi,Dr Fazlullah bereaved
• FPF fully geared up to deal with smuggling’
• Tributes paid to Justice (Retd) G A Kuchhai
• JKLF (R) welcomes Pak PM’s statement

After Sikh killings, Mosque torched in US

AGENCIES

Joplin (USA), Aug 7: Day after killing of six Sikhs at a Gurduwara in US, a Mosque in Joplin, Missouri, was burned to the ground early Monday, just over a month after an attempted arson at the Islamic More