ASSEMBLY STARTS ON A STORMY NOTE

PDP, NPP Boycott Governor’s Address; BJP Protests Govt Failure; Er Rashid Marshaled Out; Omar Sabotaging Return Of Afzal’s Body: Mehbooba; Adjournment Motion Moved

Afzal Hanging Triggers Din In The House

ARVIND SHARMA/ABHINAV VERMA

Jammu, Feb 28: The Budget Session of the State Legislative Assembly started on a stormy note Thursday with opposition Peoples Democratic Party, National Panthers Party and independent legislator Er Abdur Rashid boycotting the Governor’s address in protest against the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru More

‘Govt concerned about protection of human rights’

37% Decline In Militancy-Related Incidents In 2 Years; People Displayed Courage,Forces Exhibited Patience: Governor

Jammu, Feb 28: While the J&K Governor NN Vohra’s address to the two Houses of the State Legislature on Thursday focused on creation of more employment opportunities in the State and ensuring accountability and transparency in governance systems, it predominantly talked about the necessity to protect More

Mubarak Gul elected Speaker

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 28: Mubarak Gul, former Political Advisor to the Chief Minister, was elected as new Speaker of the Legislative Assembly here on Thursday.The name of the new Speaker was proposed by Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mir Saifullah as soon as the House met on the first day of budget More

Protests,clashes in south Kashmir

MMM Reiterates Friday Shutdown, Protest Call

KHALID GUL/GKNN

Islamabad/Srinagar, Feb 28: On the call of Mutaihida Majlis-e-Mashawarat (MMM), a united group of separatist leaders, sporadic protests erupted in south Kashmir areas on Thursday.Reports said huge contingent of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) forces were deployed in More

No major sops

Finance Minister Resists Populism Temptation; Cell Phone Duty Hiked; Readymade Garments To Be Cheaper; IT Rates Unchanged

Budget 2013-2014

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Feb 28: Resisting the temptation of populism, Finance Minister P Chidambaram Thursday presented the General Budget 2013-2014 that is bereft of any major sops. Contrary to expectations of a soft-budget with relief to the middle and lower sections of the society in view of the 2014 Lok Sabha More

Highway: 3 die as car plunges into gorge

Governor, CM, Muftis Express Grief

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, Feb 28: Three persons were killed when a car they were travelling in skidded off the road on the Srinagar-Jammu highway and fell into a deep gorge at Digdol area in Ramban. All the three persons, hailing from Charar-i-Sharief Budgam, died on the spot, reports said.The accident took place More

Tafazal Hussain accorded warm send-off

Retires as J&K Bank’s Executive President

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 28: J&K Bank Thursday accorded a warm send-off to one of its top most officers, Tafazal Hussain, who retired as the Bank’s Executive President.Chairman and CEO Mushtaq Ahmad along with Executive President Parvez Ahmad, Presidents, Vice-Presidents and other senior officers of More

Colleges to reopen on Mar 11

Jammu, Fe 28: In view of inclement weather conditions, the government has ordered that all the government colleges falling in the winter zone, shall remain closed upto 10 March 2013. More

• Passport ‘mela’ for Hajj aspirants on March 9, 10
• JAH concerned over spurt in arrests
• Army sends students,teachers on 12 day tour
• RATANPURI’S FACEBOOK PAGE HACKED
• Protests against PDD in Kupwara

NCM to look into ‘media trial’ of Muslims

‘COMMUNITY VICTIM OF BOMB TERROR,POLICE TERROR, MEDIA TERROR, MOB TERROR’

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Feb 28: The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) has decided to take up the issue of news channels practice of isolating Muslims after every bomb blasts with the Press Council of India and More

• NIA court orders release of DRDO scientist
• LF back in Tripura, NPF in Nagaland, Cong in Meghalaya
• IM men remanded in custody, NIA pulled up by court