Triggered AFSPA debate to force its withdrawal: Omar

Asks Delhi To Address Internal, External Dimensions Of K-Issue

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said he triggered a debate on the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) last year to “force a decision” for its selective withdrawal.He said government has two options to go with on AFSPA. “One way is that you keep quiet and More

Civic polls may be deferred

Srinagar, May 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday hinted that municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir will now be held towards the end of the year.“We are yet to take a decision on whether elections to municipal bodies, other than the corporations in Jammu and Srinagar, should be conducted More

2-DAY EMPLOYEES’ STRIKE FROM TODAY

We're Disappointed By CM's Silence: JCC

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar/Jammu, May 7: The Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) of government employees Monday said that they were are all set for the two-day strike from Tuesday with secretariat gherao on Wednesday after being disappointed with the ‘silence’ of Chief Minister over their demands.“We were expecting More

Govt indecisive

No Date Yet For CSC Meeting

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, May 7: With employees’ organizations of the state all set for strike on May 8 and 9, the Cabinet sub-committee looking into their demands remained indecisive on its scheduled meeting.Official sources said that though the sub-committee headed by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather is scheduled More

Working on step-by-step approach with Pak to resolve issues: India

‘Decision On Liberal Visa Regime Soon’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari have underlined the need to move step-by-step and find pragmatic and mutually acceptable solutions to India-Pakistan bilateral issue, government told the Lok Sabha Monday.“President of Pakistan, during his meeting with More

Huge strides made in improving ties: Gilani

‘Non-State Actors Determined To Harm Bilateral Relations’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Lahore, May 7: India and Pakistan have made “huge strides” in normalizing trade relations in the span of just a year but the two countries should not be complacent as non-state actors are determined to harm the bilateral peace process, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday.Gilani made More

Home Secretary level talks on May 24/25

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: The Home Secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold bilateral talks on May 24 and 25 in Islamabad during which a liberalized visa regime for the two countries is expected to be approved apart from New Delhi pressing for action against perpetrators of 26/11 attack.During the More

BOSE authorities buttress dubious ETT institutes

50 Affiliated Institutions Non-Traceable, Locked

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 7: Mocking at the education monitoring system in Jammu and Kashmir, several ‘dubious’ Elementary Teaching Training (ETT) institutes are flourishing under the patronage of J&K State Board of School Education (BOSE).While Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the Education More

CM chairs Waqaf Board meeting

Emoluments Of Imams Hiked

Srinagar, May 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is also Chairman J&K Muslim Waqaf Board Monday directed for conducting special administrative and financial audit of the Waqaf Board. He said on the basis of the report of the Vice-Chairman of the Board terms and references for the special audit More

Cabinet to meet on Thursday

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, May 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is schedule to chair an important cabinet meeting in Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, on Thursday.Sources informed Greater Kashmir that the state cabinet is likely to meet at 10 am on 10 May 2012 at Civil Secretariat Srinagar.To be the first More

Mufti Shariefudin’s Chahrum observed

Srinagar, May 7: Hundreds of people attended the Chahrum of Mufti Shariefudin in south Kashmir’ Bijbehara town on Monday.  Mufti Shariefudin, nephew of PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, had passed More

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CBI opposes dropping conspiracy charges against Advani

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 7: CBI has told the Supreme Court that the trial of BJP leader L K Advani in the Babri Masjid demolition case has to be carried on without dropping the conspiracy charge against him as the More

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