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Selective ban on mobile Internet in JK?

New Delhi: To cripple the misuse of mobile phone services by militants, the Defence Ministry has asked the Department of Telecom to selectively ban...

Prime plots under commercial use transferred to trusts at rebate prices : CAG

Jammu: The Comptroller and Auditor General has said that prime land in Jammu and Kashmir was transferred at concessional rate to various trusts though...

AAP gets Rs 15 million in 10 days

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has received nearly Rs 15 million ($246,000) as donations in the first 10 days of March from...

‘Fake currency racket busted; kingpin among 12 held’

Srinagar: Police Tuesday claimed to have busted a major fake currency racket with the arrest of 12 persons, including the kingpin and recovered counterfeit...

Woman killed, 4 injured in mishaps

Srinagar: A woman was killed and four people were injured in separate  road accidents in the Kashmir valley, police  said Tuesday. Zeba wife of Ghulam...

Cross-LoC trade suspended due to landslides

Srinagar: Landslides forced suspension of cross-LoC trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road as authorities Tuesday  managed to evacuate to safety 16 passengers, including five PaK residents,...

Model code violations: FIRs lodged against political parties

New Delhi: A total of eight first information reports (FIR) have been registered against political parties for violating the model code of conduct prior...

Avalanche alert extended to more areas

Srinagar: With heavy snowfall continuing in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir for the second day Tuesday, authorities extended the high danger avalanche warning...

‘76 parliamentarians charged with serious crimes’

New Delhi: Of the 162 parliamentarians involved in 306 criminal cases, 76 are charged with serious crimes like murder, attempt to murder and kidnapping,...

Panasonic launches P31 smartphone at Rs 11,990

SRINAGAR: Delivering on its promise of presenting its consumers with the most innovative and advanced products, Panasonic unveiled its latest Smartphone- P31. This latest offering...

Geelani’s health worsens

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani will be shifted to New Delhi for treatment as  his illness has gotten worse, the amalgam...

Army sends 20 Kupwara youth on ‘technical tour’

Kupwara: Indian Army Tuesday flagged off 20 youth comprising apprentice drivers from Qaziabad area here to Vadodara and Ahmedabad for technical awareness tour, according...

11 CRPF men among 16 killed in Maoists ambush

Raipur: In a brazen daytime attack, Naxals on Tuesday ambushed a security team killing 15 personnel including 11 of the CRPF and also a...

Gold, silver imports dip by 71.4%

NEW DELHI: Gold and silver imports declined 71.4 per cent to $1.63 billion in February mainly due to restrictions imposed by the government on...

Pak rupee rallies against dollar

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani rupee has seen an exceptional growth against the US dollar in the last week-and- a-half and is currently at a nine-month...

Bata unveils new marketing campaign

NEW DELHI: Leading footwear maker and retailer Bata, which is trying to break its image as a conservative footwear firm to a stylish-youth centric...

ED registers case against Syed Salahuddin

New Delhi: In a first, the Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday registered a money laundering case against ten people, including chief of Hizbul Mujahideen Syed...

KU exams for March 11,12,13 postponed

Srinagar, Mar 11: All Kashmir University exams including the PG-entrance examinations 2014 scheduled to be held on March, 11, 12 and 13 have been postponed. Fresh...

Govt’s Daily Bread

Since the police and other wings of the administration, possibly even municipal functionaries, have long found a goldmine in roadside and pavement vendors, there...

Crimea Can’t Be Done in 21st Century: Can Iraq?

BY WILLIAM BLUM When it gets complicated and confusing, when you’re overwhelmed with too much information, changing daily; too many explanations, some contradictory … try...

Rupee ends at 7 month high

MUMBAI: Rising for the fifth day in a row, the rupee Monday appreciated 22 paise against the US dollar to end at an over...

A Welcome Judgment

BY ADVOCATE ZAHID ALI The guidelines recently provided by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court for applying Muslim Personal Law are proper, just and leading...

Rusticate students: Shabana Azmi’s husband

New Delhi: Javed Akhtar, husband of prominent Bollywood actress Shabana Azmi, on Monday said the Kashmiri students who had been suspended by their university...

Economics Retold in Parable

BY COLIN COOK The Story of Munnies and Wallies The population is divided in two: five per cent are Munnies, the other 95 per cent Wallies. ...

1952: US Secretary of State Wires Embassy in India

“During Graham’s visit to Washington on February 11 prior to his departure (for the) subcontinent, (State) Dept officials indicated (the) desire to be (of)...

Schools closed

Srinagar: All schools up to middle classes in the Kashmir Valley will remain closed on Tuesday, March 11 in view of the fresh snowfall,...

Soldier shoots self

SRINAGAR: An Army soldier allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle inside a camp in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, police...

Exclude J&K from full mobile no. portability, Defence Ministry tells DoT

New Delhi: The Defence Ministry has asked the Department of Telecom to exclude Jammu and Kashmir from the proposed plan for full mobile number...

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