No increase in retirement age: Omar

Says Employees’ Leaders Playing With Future Of Unemployed Youth

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, June 16: Blaming some leaders of Government employees of playing with the future of unemployed youth for their vested interests, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today ruled out enhancement in the retirement age of state employees.“We have accepted all the demands of the employees which include More

RAJ BHAWAN GHERAO FOILED

JCC To Decide Further Course On June 19

ZAHID MAQBOOL/ARUN SINGH

Srinagar/Jammu, June 16: With the arrest of around 500 employees, police on Saturday foiled the march of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) to gherao Raj Bhawan which was part of the fourth phase of agitation to press for its demands. Meanwhile all Government offices and educational institutions remained More

Centre asks JK to impose property tax

Government In Dilemma; ‘Don’t Want To Act In Haste’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, June 16: Jammu and Kashmir Government is understood to be under tremendous pressure from the Centre to impose property tax in the state.The state Legislative Assembly in 2011 passed two Bills aimed at amending J&K Municipal Act 2000 and J&K Municipal Corporation Act 2000 and More

‘Islamabad victim of discrimination’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 16: Expressing grave concern over the alleged neglect of Islamabad (Anantnag) town, patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Saturday regretted that various developmental projects started by the previous PDP-led regime for this historic town have More

Army Chief, CM discuss AFSPA

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 16: The revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act was one of issues that figured during a meeting between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Army Chief General Bikram Singh here Saturday.General Singh was on his two-day maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir since taking over as the More

‘Militants frustrated’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 16: Expressing sympathies with the family of National Conference worker who was shot dead by unidentified gunmen Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said the killing shows the amount of frustration among militants. “The influence of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir has reached More

Govt dumps Permanent Resident Women Disqualification Bill

RTI Reply Says No Proposal To Re-Introduce The Legislation

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 16: Notwithstanding the stand of ruling National Conference on the issue, Jammu & Kashmir Government has said it has no plans to re-introduce the Permanent Resident Women Disqualification Bill in near future.The Bill pertains to disqualification of a woman as the State Subject More

Kashmir impresses leading Pakistani designer brand

Bareez’e Offers First Ever Discount ‘As A Token Of Love For Valley’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, June 16: Making it to sales in this city in the Himalayas seems to have impressed world leading designer collection –Bareez’e –so much that the Pakistan based firm plans to open as many as 200 outlets across India in the coming three years.Not only this, the company has something surprising More

Baramulla’s ‘political’ health centres san staff, equipment

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, June 16: The dispensary at Tangwari Bala here was constructed at a cost of Rs 33.31 lakh six years ago. But it doesn’t function as a dispensary now. The health centre has been abandoned as it was not sanctioned by the Health Department. Since there is no official approval for this health More

Demise condoled

Srinagar, June 16: Principal District and Session Judge Baramulla, Muhammad Shafi Khan and the district bar association have condoled the demise of mother of Forest Magistrate Srinagar  Masrat Roohi More

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KPs demand scrapping of Article 370

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ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, June 16: Over half-a-dozen organizations representing various sections of Kashmiri Pandit community have rejected J&K interlocutors report recommending repeal of all central laws from the More