Before and after coming into power, Omar Abdullah had quite often advocated the need for setting up of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Jammu and Kashmir. The proposal though flawed, instilled a ray of hope among masses that the government led by National Conference (NC) would try to heal the wounds inflicted on people […]
Jammu: PDP MLA Syed Bashir Ahmed Thursday apologised for slapping a marshal in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. During the Question Hour, Syed Bashir apologised to the House for slapping a Watch and Ward staff and maintained that he did not intend to insult or injure any Assembly staff. Terming the incident unintentional, the Rajpoora MLA […]
Jammu: Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather Thursday said that 26418 job selections in different government department have been made out of 52638 posts referred to Service Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) since 2009-10. Replying to a question by Abdul Gani Malik in the House, the finance minister informed that with the opening balance of 16659 posts […]
Acting Secretary of State’s wire to US Mission at the UN During past week British Embassy has repeatedly pressed Dept support UK suggestion with Graham that he get Nehru and Nazimuddin face-to-face on Kashmir. Britian has expressed view that for Graham to continue merely as go-between will freeze GOP and GOI positions and prevent successful […]
By Dr N. Janardhan A few weeks ago Sachin Tendulkar ‘controversially’ became the youngest and first sportsperson to be formally decorated with India’s highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna. Since 1954, the official criterion for conferring this coveted award was the “highest degree of national service”, which included artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well […]