Govt forms panel on land acquisition by Army

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a Divisional Level Committee to monitor the progress of land acquisition/requisition cases by the Army. The committee headed by Divisional Commissioner has members in the form of all Deputy Commissioners of the respective division, Defence Estate Officers concerned and representative of Army (to be nominated by Northern/Western command). […]

Pathribal: Antony ‘against’ reopening of case

New Delhi: India’s Defence Minister A K Antony appears to be backing the Army which is unwilling to review the clean-chit it has given to five of its officers in the Pathribal fake encounter case, a decision that has generated outrage in Jammu and Kashmir. The Army recently announced that it was closing the case […]

Letters to be sent to 23 lakh assessees for not filing returns

New Delhi: In a last-ditch effort to meet revenue targets, the Income Tax Department will be sending out letters to 23 lakh assessees who have not filed returns. “We have identified 23 lakh people who have invested their money, but have not filed returns. We will be sending out letters to them asking them details […]

Malik, Geelani flay Tihar authorities

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF)  chief  Mohammad Yasin Malik and Hurriyat Conference(G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani Saturday castigated authorities at  New Delhi’s Tihar for not allowing the family members of Kashmiri detainee, Javed Ahmed Khan, to meet him. Khan is lodged in the jail for the past over 19 years,  Geelani said in  […]

No point staying in power after Jan Lokpal setback: Bhushan

New Delhi: Holding BJP and Congress responsible for the fall of Arvind Kejriwal government, AAP leader Prashant Bhushan on Saturday said the party was left with no option but to quit as implementing Jan Lokpal was their top priority. “From the beginning, Congress and BJP were against this bill and that is why they didn’t […]

Mirwaiz visits Guru’s family

Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat Conference(M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday  said the  hanging and burial of Mohammad  Afzal Guru at Tihar Jail would  remain a “question mark over the functioning of Indian courts for times to come .” Mirwaiz said this during a visit to Guru’s family in  Doabgah area of Sopore. He was accompanied by Agha […]

Pak waiting for new Indian govt for resumption of talks

Pak waiting for new Indian govt for resumption of talks

Attari: Pakistan is waiting for the new government to be formed in India for peace talk process to be restarted, Governor of Pakistani Punjab Mohammad Sarwar said here Saturday . Indian leadership is busy with the upcoming parliamentary elections and Pakistani government was waiting for the new government to be formed to restart the peace […]

Sacrifices won’t be wasted: Zaffar

SRINAGAR: Senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader and chairman Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement Zaffar Akber Bhat on Saturday said that people of Kashmir have “offered precious sacrifices and we won’t allow them to go waste.” Zaffar, according to a statement, made the remarks during this visit to Shopian where two Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in […]

Woman stabbed to death by stalker in New Delhi

New Delhi: A 26-year-old woman was stabbed to death in Karol Bagh in Central Delhi area by a stalker last evening, police said Saturday. The victim has been identified as Simran, an executive working in an MNC in Noida. She had got married two years back. Last evening, around 6.15 pm, Simran boarded a metro […]

Authors, writers’ groups denounce withdrawal of Doniger book

New Delhi: Denouncing Penguin’s decision to withdraw US scholar Wendy Doniger’s book, authors and activists Saturday said it is a campaign to drown all questioning voices and prepare the ground for a chauvinistic and communal presentation of history and culture. In a statement Saturday, the Safdar Hashmi Memorial Trust (SAHMAT) said the “surrender” of the […]