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GoI likely to set 7th Pay Commission’s terms this week

New Delhi: The Cabinet is likely to set the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission this week, paving the way for salary...

Rajendra appointed SDG for Coordination

Jammu:  In a reshuffle at the top, K Rajendra was Tuesday appointed as Special Director General for Coordination at the Police Headquarters here, a...

Rashid Latif poised to get PCB anti-corruption unit job

LAHORE: Former Test captain Rashid Latif could get the job of the head of Pakistan Cricket Board's anti-corruption and security unit, according to sources. Reliable...

Fair Tax Makes its Mark

BY PAUL MONAGHAN 2012 was the year that the world woke up to the inequities of corporate tax avoidance, with the barefaced tax aggression of...

‘3057 appointments in police dept through special drives’

Jammu:  Minister of State for Home Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly said that 3057 candidates have been appointed during special recruitment...

Notional Interest

Since the Army and other forces had been covering themselves with glory in Kashmir after 1990, it was necessary for you-know-who to cook up...

Not worried about US pullout from Afghanistan: Omar

Sheeri : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday  said 2014 would be full of challenges for Army and other  forces in the state, but maintained...

Father-son duo among 4 killed in mishaps

Srinagar: Four people including a man and his son were  killed in separate mishaps, police said Monday. Two persons were killed when a truck in...

SpiceJet slashes fares by 75% under special offer

MUMBAI: In yet another bonanza to air travellers at the onset of the summer season, budget carrier SpiceJet today reduced its fares by up...

‘2 rail link projects awaiting sanction’

Jammu: Government Monday said reports on railway projects to connect Jammu to Poonch and Baramulla to Kupwara have been submitted to the Railway Board,...

Nokia launches Android smartphones

BARCELONA :Targeted at fast growing low-cost smartphone markets like India, Nokia Monday launched the much anticipated Android-based smartphones starting at euro 89 (about Rs...

LPG dealers call off strike

SRINAGAR: LPG dealers have called off their strike, after a government of India assurance to address their grievances, All Kashmir LPG Distributors Association said...

Drug peddler, gamblers held

Srinagar: A suspected drug peddler and five alleged gamblers were Monday  arrested in two separate incidents in Anantnag and Srinagar districts of Kashmir Valley,...

GoI simplifies pension process

New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday said it has simplified the process of sanction and payment of pension for its employees by revising...

Ready to talk on independent J&K, says PaK President

Islamabad: In a fresh twist to the decades-old Kashmir dispute, the President of Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK) has said that talks can be held with...

‘No provision for regularisation of youth under NYCS’

Jammu: Government Monday said there was no provision for absorbing youth engaged under National Youth Corps Scheme (NYCS) in a government department and neither...

Protests in Udhampur over bovine deaths

Jammu: Three bovines were found dead in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir triggering protests by people Monday. The bovines were found dead in Krimichi...

Fake tour operators’ racket busted, 3 arrested

Srinagar: Police Monday said they had smashed a fake tour operators' racket and arrested three persons who allegedly used to cheat gullible tourists by...

‘Shehjar apartments to pave way for vertical constructions’

Srinagar:  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday  said time had come for paradigm shift from horizontal expansion of residential houses towards vertical constructions in the...

ASIA CUP: Pakistan aim for winning start in curtain raiser game

DHAKA:  Pakistan is determined to defend its trophy, but Sri Lanka's captain Angelo Mathews remains optimistic as the two cricket giants face off in...

Destroying Humanity’s Heritage in Syria

BY CHANDRA MUZAFFAR One of the most tragic consequences of the three year war in Syria has been the destruction of historic architectural sites and...

Iranian Nuclear Negotiations

BY SABINA KHAN As has been highly publicised, Iran is in the midst of negotiations regarding its nuclear programme with six world powers: Britain, China,...

Kohli excited by captaincy challenge

DHAKA: Far from being bogged down by captaincy, Virat Kohli said he is looking forward to leading an under-fire Indian cricket team in the...

1953: Washington Cables US Mission at UN

“Reference (to) Kashmir: (The) following are (the State) Department’s present views (with regard) to next steps, which views we believe should be conveyed to...

Water Is Not a Human Right

BY JACK DUTTON The Feeding the World 2014 conference took place in the halls of an 18th-century mansion on February 13. It saw industry representatives,...

Creative Writing: Before A Wounded Deer Can Leap High

BY MUSHARRAF ALI FAROOQI SOME of the most invaluable learning experiences in any creative activity are the doubting and reflection we undergo that leads us...

Pakistan demands early repatriation of prisoner’s body

By Snehesh Alex Philip ISLAMABAD: Pakistan today demanded an early repatriation of the body of its national who had allegedly committed suicide in a Jammu...

Parliamentary panel raps MHA for neglecting Kashmiri migrants’ issues

New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel on Kashmiri migrants has come down heavily on Union Home Ministry accusing it of neglecting various issues pertaining to...

Nothing can keep Kashmiri Pandits away from their roots: Farooq

New Delhi: Former chief minister of the state and patron of ruling National Conference, Farooq Abdullah Sunday batted for encouraging migrant Kashmiri Pandit families...

Justice and Kunan-Poshpora

Twenty-three years on, Kunan Poshpora survivors continue to strive for justice. Even as redress seems to be a distant dream, the survivors are determined...

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