Budget session begins today

NC, PDP Legislators Meet Separately To Devise Strategy

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Feb 22: With ruling coalition alliance and the opposition parties readying to lock horns over various issues, the annual budget session of the state legislature is expected to begin on a stormy note here on Thursday.The session, which will start with the customary address of Governor NN More

Road accidents killed 2162 in 2 yrs

Mismanagement, Pathetic Roads Blamed For Deaths

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 22: As many as 2162 persons were killed and 18817 injured in about 12000 road accidents in Jammu and Kashmir during the past two years. According to official data, 1042 persons were killed and 8709 injured in 6136 traffic mishaps in 2010. In 2011, there was increase in the fatalities More

SC concerned over delay in disposing off mercy petitions

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Feb 22: The Supreme Court has expressed concern over the delay at the levels of the centre and the state governments in disposing off mercy petitions filed by prisoners facing death sentence. It has asked them to furnish records of such pending cases.Issuing directions, a Division Bench More

VALLEY BASED CONG CADRES UP IN ARMS

Demand Adequate Share In LC, Cabinet

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Feb 22: As speculations are rife about Congress high command mulling to give mandate to a senior party leader from Jammu for bye-election to lone Legislative Council seat, the Valley based Congress leaders have started hectic lobbying to prevail over the party leadership to change its decision More

Farooq Abdullah defends NCTC

Asks States To Cooperate

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 22: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and National Conference (NC) president Dr Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said the Central government has no intention to curtail the powers of states by forming National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), but states needs to cooperate “to fight the More

One-way traffic on highway today

10 Houses Damaged In Kangan Avalanche

MM PARVAIZ/GKNN

Srinagar/Jammu, Feb 22: Authorities on Wednesday closed the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu Highway for some time in the wake of landslides triggered by heavy rain in Ramban district. Traffic was later restored and only vehicles from Jammu to Srinagar will be allowed on the highway on Thursday.“The More

Panel favors Centaur takeover

CM Seeks Expert Opinion

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 22: Ahead of Government’s decision on the takeover of Centaur Lake View Hotel here from Hotel Corporation of India, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today sought opinion from top authorities of different departments at a meeting at Jammu. A high level committee constituted to negotiate with More

M Y Taing to be Dy Chairman LC

Jammu, Feb 22: National Conference (NC) Wednesday said that senior party leader and MLC M Y Taing would be new Deputy Chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council."We will nominate Taing to the post of Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council", NC President Farooq Abdullah told reporters More

Panthers Party for grant of ST status to Pahari community

Srinagar, Feb 22: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party on Wednesday urged state and union government to accept the demands of Pahari community by granting ST status. “JKNPP has already made a More

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India should shed its defensive posture on PaK: Yashwant Sinha

Prof Wahid opposes BJP’s idea to take back PaK, Northern Areas

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Feb 22: Former Vice-Chancellor of Islamic University, Kashmir, Prof Siddique Wahid on Wednesday said the idea to take back Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK), Gilgit and Baltistan from Pakistan More

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