Kashmir has only 350 Spiral-horned Markhors
RAJAT GHAI
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 13: It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the largest member of the goat family, has for centuries inhabited the high mountains of Kashmir. But human greed and interference have More
MPs vow to uphold Parliament’s dignity
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS
ANIL ANAND
New Delhi, May 13: The parliament Sunday celebrated 60 years of its existence with Members of Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha resolving to enhance the accountability of government towards people through Parliament’s oversight and rededicate themselves in the sacred task of nation building They More
TAKE CORRECTIVE STEPS TO CHECK SUCH INCIDENTS: ANTONY TO ARMY
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 13: Unhappy over the initial report, Defence Minister, A K Antony has asked Army to take immediate "corrective" steps to see that incidents like the clash between soldiers and officers at a firing range near the India- China boundary in Nyoma, Ladakh do not recur. The Minister MoreFair justice bedrock of good governance: SC
New Delhi, May 13: The Supreme Court has said that in a democratic polity, justice, both in its concept and in essence, being fair and unbiased is the bedrock of good governance. "It is not to be forgotten that in a democratic polity, justice in its conceptual eventuality and inherent quintessentiality MoreMilitant ban: Only jury watches Hindi films at Manipur fest
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 13: Eighteen Hindi films at the first Imphal International Short Film Festival in Manipur could not be screened for the general audience due to a ban imposed by rebel groups since 2000. The films were screened only for the four jury members for competition section. "We More- Kashmir
LOC will fall like Berlin wall: Yasin Malik
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, May 13: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Sunday said “artificial” Line of Control (LoC) dividing two Kashmirs would crumble like the Berlin Wall More
- Srinagar City
SPCA TOP BRASS RESIGNED much before AWBI directive
We were fed up of dog issue, says former President
DOG MENACE BUSINESS PART IV!
M HYDERI
Srinagar, May 13: Breaking its prolonged silence, the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals erstwhile top brass including the President and the Vice-President said they were so fed up of the More
- Jammu
JMC MAKES FITNESS TEST MANDATORY FOR FOOD HANDLERS
RANJANA CHARAK
Jammu, May 13: The food handlers – from chefs in restaurants to road side eateries – will have to pass a fitness test before seeking extension of the mandatory license in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu More
- South Asia
Not enough evidence to arrest Hafiz Saeed: Gilani
London, May 13: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said that there was insufficient evidence to arrest Lashkar-e-Toiba founder, Hafiz Saeed and even if the Mumbai terror attacks mastermind More
- World
Clinton, Sonia, Nooyi among 'world's powerful moms'
INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
Washington, May 13: India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Pepsico's India-born CEO Indra Nooyi figure in Forbes' World's 20 Most Powerful Moms list topped by US More
- Pak
Kashmiri migrant kids stage rally on Mothers’ Day
TARIQ NAQASH
Muzaffarabad, May 13: Young Kashmiri migrants staged a rally here on Sunday to pay tributes to Kashmiri mothers. Coinciding with the World Mothers’ Day, the rally also drew attention of the United More


