Not to pursue Islamic banking in India, says RBI
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided not to pursue a proposal for introduction of Islamic banking in the country. The union bank said the decision was taken after considering “the wider and equal opportunities” available to all citizens to access banking and financial services. Islamic or Sharia banking is a finance […]
Rishi Kapoor toes Farooq Abdullah’s line, says J&K is ours PoK is theirs
Just a day after NC President and former Chief Minister of J&K Farooq Abdullah said that Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) belongs to Pakistan and ‘this won’t change’ no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight against each other, Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor, while replying to him through a tweet, said that he agreed with the […]
Dry weather in Kahsmir likely to end soon
The long dry spell in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to end as the meteorological department has predicted light rains between November 14 and 15. Director Meteorological department, Sonam Lotus, told KNS, “We are expecting a spell of light rain between November 14 and 15. Lotus said the longest dry spells in the past couple […]
Editorial: Commuter’s woes
Commuters, both rural and urban are a hapless lot in the state. Various issues which have been plaguing the traffic and the transport system in the state have not been addressed. Why, the reasons can be many, but one section that cannot escape the responsibility of making a mess of the traffic and transport system […]
Medico body blames SKIMS for hushing up swine flu deaths
Srinagar: After several deaths caused by swine flu were reported from the Valley’s tertiary care hospital SKIMS, medico body Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) alleged that authorities in the hospital were suppressing facts and trying to hush up the swine flu deaths and cases. “This attitude puts the whole population at risk of a deadly outbreak,” […]
Minister pacifies protesting students, gives them option of re-appearing in exams
Srinagar: Minister for education Syed Muhammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday stated that class 12 students will get second chance to appear in their Chemistry paper. The development comes at a time when class 12th students after appearing in their Chemistry paper complained that the paper was out of syllabus and of high standard. Bukhari made […]
Did US use its influence in ‘setting off talks’ in Kashmir?
Srinagar: A month before the Union government announced Dineshwar Sharma as an interlocutor to initiate dialogue with various stake holders in Jammu and Kashmir, a United States diplomat visited Srinagar and met three state ministers and civil society activists to access the ground situation, a report by Indian Express said. According to the report, the […]
Independent Kashmir is no option, decrees Farooq
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah today ruled out ‘independent Kashmir’ as an option if the Kashmir conundrum is resolved. He said that the Kashmir problem is a bone of contention between India and Pakistan and both countries have to talk to each other to resolve the dispute. “We are landlocked […]
Hope interlocutor breaks the ice in Kashmir, says Rajnath
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said that Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma after holding talks with all stakeholders would come out with recommendations on further improving the situation in the state, and hoped the efforts would provide some breakthrough. Claiming that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved a lot since the […]
Farooq wishes to regain power: Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Reacting to Farooq Abdullah’s demand for restoration of autonomy to the state, MoS PMO Jitendra Singh today said that he is speaking out such things in a bid to regain a little power. “When he was made the CM 40 yrs back he had stopped his demand for autonomy. When he is not […]