Cold breaks 16 year record

Snowfall On Sunday:Met Office

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Jan 12: Breaking a 16-year-old record, the mercury in Kashmir Valley stayed below the freezing point for the fourth consecutive day Thursday.For past four nights and three days, the mercury has failed to reach zero degrees Celsius mark, leading to severe cold in Kashmir.In the summer More

Cooking gas, kerosene shortage hits Valley

LPG Cylinders Selling At Rs 700 In Black Market

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Jan 12: Mere few inches of snowfall has left Kashmir valley reeling under acute shortage of essential commodities, particularly cooking gas and kerosene, notwithstanding government claims that there is enough stock of essentials available in the market.People from different areas of More

Snow-clad roads claim one more life

Girl Dies, Locals Stage Protest

KHALID GUL

Tral (Pulwama), Jan 12: A 25-year old girl died in this south Kashmir area last evening as her family members could not shift her to the hospital on time due to snow clad roads. A day before an expecting mother had died under similar circumstances in the area as she also couldn’t make it on time to More

No inquiry by Army: Gen Singh

Janglat Mandi Encounter Row

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Jan 12: In an interesting turn of events, Army chief General V K Singh has disclosed that no inquiry was conducted into allegations that a civilian was killed in an alleged fake encounter in Janglat Mandi area of district Anantnag of Kashmir valley in 2001. The person in question is his More

CCS to discuss interlocutors’ report: PC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 12: The report of three interlocutors appointed by the Centre for Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be taken up by the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) in its meeting next week, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said here Thursday.Briefing reporters here, Chidambaram denied that More

Show flexibility on Kashmir:Jethmalani to Delhi

Srinagar, Jan 12: Head of Kashmir Committee and senior BJP leader, Ram Jethmalani, Thursday said unless New Delhi shows flexibility on Kashmir, the issue would keep haunting it.“New Delhi has to show flexibility on its stand on Kashmir to solve the vexed dispute. For success of dialogue process More

Cabinet approves Drug Policy

Doctors To Prescribe Generic Name Of Medicines

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Jan 12: State Cabinet today approved the much delayed Drug Policy for Jammu and Kashmir, paving way for streamlining the medicine procurement and checking the influx of spurious drugs in the State.The approval was given during a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at More

Special meet to discuss CSC report

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Jan 12: The state government would be convening a special cabinet meeting to discuss the recommendations of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on the issue of buying back Uri and Salal power projects from National Hydel Project Corporation (NHPC).Official sources said the matter came up briefly More

Budget session from Feb 23

Mir Posted Dir CAPD

Jammu, Jan 12: State Cabinet approved summoning of the State Legislature for Budget Session from February 23.A proposal in this regard has been sent to Governor NN Vohra, who will give the final consent to call both the houses of Legislature, during which the annual budget will be presented by More

Pakistan political crisis deepens

Zardari Takes Dubai Flight

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Jan 12: In the midst of a continuing army-government stand-off, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday surprisingly flew to Dubai but fears of a military coup waned with the focus shifting to a crucial hearing by the Supreme Court on Monday.Both the powerful army and the government More

Watching developments closely: GOI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 12: As Pakistan plunged into turmoil, India today said it was keeping a close watch on the developments in that country but made it clear that no panic buttons were being pressed."We are closely following developments in Pakistan," Home Minister P Chidambaram said at a press conference More

Kashmir teacher lists after Feb 2: SSB

Srinagar, Jan 12: Service Selection Board authorities Thursday said that teacher lists of Kashmir Division will be released after February 2.The matter was dragged to court in November last year when applicants with degrees from PRIST University found their names dropped from the selection lists More

LC to elect Chairman on February 17

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Jan 12: The election for the post of Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council would be held on February 17 here.“Governor N N Vohra is pleased to fix Friday -- the 17th day of February, 2012 -- as the date for holding the elections for the post of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative More

Chinar Corps celebrates Raising Day

Srinagar, Jan 12: Army's Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, responsible for guarding the Line of Control in Kashmir Valley, on Thursday celebrated its Raising Day with Corps Commander Lt Gen S A Hasnain paying More

• 4 Timber smugglers arrested in Sogam
• Kangan reels under darkness
• 3 FPF officials suspended
• PFL condemns raid
• CAPD team seizes domestic gas cylinders

Fresh row over Batla House encounter’s genuineness

PC Lock Horns With Digvijay

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Jan 12: Controversy has erupted over the genuineness of the two-year-old Batla House encounter with Home Minister P Chidamabram locking horns with his party colleague Digvijay Singh after the More

• Farooq showcases electric car at PMO
• National Policy on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances approved
• Anti-terror intelligence hub cleared