Centre releases Rs 20000 cr from PM's package for J&K

The Centre has released nearly Rs 20,000 crore of the Rs 80,000-crore development package for Jammu and Kashmir announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This was disclosed at a high-level......

Kashmir needs more stories like Athar Aamir

'I asked a group of uniformed high school kids: Who was the one Kashmiri they admired?''I shouldn't have been surprised by the answer,' says Sunil Sethi. IMAGE: Athar Aamir, who came 2nd in this......

'AFSPA revocation will allow public to reap benefit of peace'

Sticking to his demand for revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act from those areas where normalcy has returned, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the move......

'We pay lip service to environment protection'

Theconflict between development and environment should not cause unnecessary delays, says Union Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh.Over the last five years, the Environment Ministry was......