New Delhi reaches out to separatists

PMO Conveys Willingness For Talks

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Feb 26: Prime Minister’s Office is understood to have conveyed to leaders of Hurriyat Conference (M), presently camping in New Delhi, its willingness to restart the stalled dialogue process with Kashmiri separatist leaders. Highly placed sources told Greater Kashmir that members More

Hurriyat (M) to revive offices outside Valley

Srinagar, Feb 26: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said the conglomerate is mulling to open its offices in the New Delhi and Islamabad. “We know our office in New Delhi will be attacked. We know there will be problems but we are seriously thinking that we should More

CIC summons CS over RTI implementation

SIC Disappointed Over Poor Progress On Pro-Active Disclosure By Govt Deptts

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 26: Disappointed over non-implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act in letter and spirit by Jammu and Kashmir Government, the Chief Information Commissioner recently summoned the state Chief Secretary asking him to pass strict instructions to all the administrative heads to More

2 LeT militants killed

ARIF MUNSHI

Kishtwar, Feb 26: Police and army on Sunday claimed that two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in a gunfight in this mountainous district. Officials said the encounter started after a joint column of police, 17 Rashtriya Rifles and 74 battalion of CRPF, cordoned off a natural cave More

JK spends just 50% of plan in 10 months

Of Rs6,600 Cr Outlay Rs3400 Cr Spent By January 2012

ADMINISTRATIVE INERTIA

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, Feb 26: With little over a month left for this financial year to end, Jammu and Kashmir Government has spent just 50 percent of Rs 6,600 crore plan allocated to the state for 2011-12. Majority of the Government departments have failed to register even 40 More

Religions must respect each other: Karan Singh

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Feb 26: Former Union Minister Dr Karan Singh has said the religions must respect each other as merely being tolerant will not serve the purpose at a juncture when the world is passing through a difficult phase. Inaugurating a group discussion on Vivekananda and Kashmir on the third More

NC institutionalizing corruption: Mufti

Ministers Pilfering Public Money: Baig

Institutions Being Eroded: Sameer Koul

ASHWANI LANGEHJammu, Feb 26: Accusing the ruling National Conference of institutionalizing political and administrative corruption in the state, former Chief Minister and PDP patron, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Sunday said his party would strive for ridding the state and its people More

PDP rally a flop-show: NC

Jammu, Feb 26: The ruling National Conference Sunday said that the people of Nagrota constituency boycotted the public meeting organized by opposition PDP. In a statement issued here this evening, NC Block President Nagrota, Rameshwar Dutt thanked people of the constituency for having boycotted More

Winter vacation extended

Srinagar, Feb 26: The state government Sunday ordered extension of winter vacation in the schools upto eighth standard till March 10.Talking to Greater Kashmir, Special Secretary School Education Arifullah said formal orders have been issued for extending winter vacation of the schools including More

Avalanche toll 18

Srinagar, Feb 26: The death toll in the massive twin avalanches in Kashmir valley eached 18 as search teams Sunday found body of one of the two missing soldiers in Gurez sector of Bandipora district. “One more body has been recovered during search operation this morning. Searches are going More

3 minors injured in attack by wild animals

Srinagar, Feb 26: Three minors were Sunday injured in an attack by wild animals in a village near Handwara town in north Kashmir, police said. Some wild animals entered into houses in Chak-Sarmarg More

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40 pc immunization data sent by states wrong: Azad

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 26: Questioning the states' commitment to implementation of routine child immunisation programme, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said 40 per cent of the data provided by them was More