JK abandons GOI-funded academic programs

Proposed Research Centre For Disaster Management, Urban Planning Centre, Panchayati Raj Institute Casualties Of Official Neglect

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 19: Though Jammu and Kashmir falls in seismic zone-V making it prone to high magnitude earthquakes, state government is sleeping over a Union Ministry of Home Affairs funded program to set up a hi-tech Disaster Management Center (DMC) here for carrying out research in the field of seismology More

JK joins anti-NCTC chorus

Move Will Further Alienate People: PDP, Omar Should Resist It: NC

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 19: While Jammu and Kashmir Government has maintained conspicuous silence over the proposed setting of the National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), the political parties of the state have joined chorus against the formation of the powerful “anti-terror” agency with some legal experts More

Legal experts differ on applicability

Srinagar, Feb 19: The legal experts here express differing views on applicability of proposed NCTC to Jammu and Kashmir.“NCTC, as per the orders, derive powers from the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and this central law is also in vogue here. Thereby proposed NCTC will have also powers More

Cong blows by-poll bugle

Want Early Elections On Seven Seats Held By Ousted BJP Legislators: Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, Feb 19: State Congress chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz today said the state Congress has asked its coalition partner National Conference that elections to seven assembly seats held by the ousted BJP MLAs should be held immediately.  Coming down heavily on BJP, Soz said the saffron party More

Separate rallies by warring factions

Jammu, Feb 19: Deep-rooted fissures within faction-ridden state unit of Congress yet again came in public display today as the warring groups, led by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz and union minister Ghulam Nabi Azad organized separate rallies in Jammu More

‘Nothing wrong with political appointments’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Feb 19: The recent notice by the Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission (SAC) - asking state government to explain the appointment of Board heads and conferring cabinet status on Advisors to Chief Minister - has set a debate among the legal and political circles of the state, More

SAC queries part of legal framework: Soz

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, Feb 19: The Pradesh Congress Committee Chief (JKPCC) Saif-u-din Soz on Sunday indicated that the state government was bound to respond to the State Accountability Commission (SAC) queries over appointment of advisors ad vice –chairmen of various Boards adding that the issue is related to the More

Government subverting anti-graft mechanism: Mufti Sayeed

CM Has No Time For People: Beig

GK NEWS NETWORK

RS Pura (Jammu), Feb 19: Reiterating his party’s demand to arm the State Accountability Commission (SAC) with independent investigating agency, PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today regretted that the present dispensation headed by National Conference has adopted lackluster approach on tackling corruption More

Weatherman forecast fresh snowfall, rains

‘WD To Be Active In JK Between February 20/23’

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 19: Kashmir continued to reel under biting cold with minimum temperature across the valley dropping by few degrees Sunday, even as weather department forecasted heavy snowfall in hilly areas and moderate to heavy rainfall in low lying areas of the summer capital from February 21.
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Sardar Qayyum hospitalized

HAMEED SHAHEEN

Rawalpindi, Feb 19: Former Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) president and Muslim Conference head Sardar Muhammad Abdul Qayyum Khan is ailing and has been admitted at AFIC hospital here for treatment. Several dignitaries including Lt Gen Khalid Nawaz Khan, Commander 10-Corps, PPJK President More

Qirat competition held

Kargil, Feb 19: The Baseej wing of Imam Khomeini Memorial Trust Kargil organized block level Qirat competition of Qur’an from February 5 to 15 in each and every block of the district. According to More

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UN HRC recommends AFSPA repeal

Guwahati, Feb 19: United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has recommended repeal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and suggested that forces should be "clearly" instructed to respect the works More