Centre asks CRPF to vacate Boulevard hotels

6000 Rooms Occupied By Govt, Forces: Police

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 18: With Srinagar and other tourist resorts of the Valley witnessing heavy tourist rush, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has directed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to vacate the hotels they have occupied on the Boulevard Road here.In the Boulevard-Dalgate belt, the CRPF More

Officials paint gloomy picture of health sector

‘GMC Srinagar, Associated Hospitals Choked Of Funds’

House Panel Meet

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 18: At a recent meeting of the Estimates Committee on GB Pant hospital, the officials of Health and Medical Education Department are reported to have presented a dismal picture of the healthcare facilities in the state with Government Medical College, Srinagar being choked of funds More

‘AFSPA stymieing justice’

JK Witnessing Militarized Peacekeeping: Dr Nyla

Kashmir Conference

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 18: At the two day international conference on Kashmir organized by Sajid Iqbal Foundation in collaboration with Australia India Institute at SKICC here, the speakers Monday said that continuation of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) was blocking justice in Jammu More

Khursheed announces voluntary retirement

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 18: Senior leader of the employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) and president EJAC (K), Muhammad Khursheed Alam, on Monday said that he will be applying for voluntary retirement from the government to protest against the remarks of Chief Minster Omar Abdullah wherein he had accused More

Tourism dept to woo Middle East,Europe

To Hold Road Shows, Screen Films In Tel Aviv

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 18: Buoyed by the huge tourist rush to Kashmir this year, the J&K Tourism department, for the first time, would send officials to Middle East to attract foreigners to the state. An attempt would also be made by the department to persuade the European Union to lift travel advisory More

APJ Kalam opts out

BJP,Trinamool In A Fix

PRESIDENTIAL POLL

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, June 18: In a major set-back to the Trinamool Congress, the prime mover of his name and the BJP who suddenly found virtue in backing Dr APJ Kalam’s candidature for a second term, the former President refused to accept the offer to run for President of India against Finance Minister Pranab More

2-day Sir Creek talks begin in New Delhi

Indo-Pak Thaw

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 18: The 12th round of talks between Pakistan and India on their maritime boundary dispute in the Sir Creek region began here today.Indian delegation is led by S Subba Rao, Surveyor General, while Pakistani group is headed by Rear Admiral Farrokh Ahmed, Additional Secretary-III More

SAD alleges discrimination

Srinagar: Shromani Akali Dal (Badal) has alleged that Sikh youth are being ignored in the selection lists of various government jobs. The party also alleged that the shrines of the community were More

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Publication for exposing corruption not libellous: Court

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 18: Exposing corruption is "for public good" and news article written for the same without any "ulterior motives" cannot be termed as libellous, a Delhi court has said while absolving an More

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