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Justice will be done in Pathribal case: Dr Farooq
‘Happy With Progress On The Matter In Supreme Court’
KHALID GUL
Islamabad (Anantnag), Jan 28: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and President National Conference (NC), Dr Farooq Abdullah, today said that he was satisfied with the proceedings in the Supreme Court with regard to the Pathribal encounter case and the perpetrators would be brought to justice More
Mismanagement adds to highway chaos
GK NEWS NETWORK
Ramban, Jan 28: Mismanagement by the traffic and police departments led to complete chaos on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, which was opened for one-way traffic on Saturday.Hundreds of vehicles were stuck in hours-long traffic jam between Kud to Ramban and Banihal to Qazigund as traffic moved with More
VAKIL SAYS TAJ CORRUPT
Writes To High Command;Minister Filing For Defamation
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 28: Signifying a deep divide in the State Congress, senior party leader Abdul Gani Vakil has written a letter to his party colleague and senior Cabinet minister Taj Mohi-ud-Din about alleged corruption and mismanagement in the departments under the latter’s charge. A copy of the letter More
JK Bank turnover Rs 79,000 crore
Up By Rs 17000 Cr In 15 Months
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 28: Jammu & Kashmir Bank has won accolades for registering unprecedented growth in its fundamentals in the last 15 months. The business of the bank during the period witnessed an increase of over Rs 17,000 crore as it jumped from Rs 62,000 crore on September 2010 to over Rs 79,000 More
Rs 2000 cr spent on Darbar employees in 20 years
Yearly Security Related Expenditure Rs 200 Cr
ASHWANI LANGEH
Jammu, Jan 28: The yearly expenditure on the security and lodging of Jammu-based Darbar employees has touched a whopping Rs 200 crores, while the total expenditure on the security of these employees in last 20 years is calculated to be more than Rs 2000 crores.Sources said that this year the Government More
- Briefs
4 shops gutted in Kangan
SHEIKH NAZIR
Kangan, Jan 28: Four shops were gutted in a devastating fire at Kangan market here on Friday night. Reports said the fire broke out from an electronic shop at main market and engulfed three adjoining More
- National
I will continue to press for repeal of AFSPA: Omar
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Kolkata, Jan 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he would continue to press for repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act ''which is a very important issue''. “This is a very important More
Having a day out
Kingfisher in Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. Habib Naqash/GK
Traffic Jam
A view of traffic mess near Amira Kadal captured by GK lensman, Mubashir Khan, on Saturday.
Faith unshakeable
People offer Khawja Digar outside the shrine of Naqashband Sahib in old city on Friday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Expressing solidarity
Activists of Dukhtaran-e-Millat set ablaze American flag in Srinagar on Friday against the detention of Afia Sidiq, a Pakistani woman, in United States. Habib Naqash/GK
R-Day parade
Governor N N Vohra inspects guard of honour in Jammu on R-Day, Thursday. Mir Imran/GK
Exchanging ideas?
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, in a close conversation with the Governor N N Vohra during an R-Day function in Jammu on Thursday. Mir Imran/GK
Kashmir shuts
City Centre Lal Chowk wore a deserted look on Thursday in response to the strike called by Hurriyat (G) and other separatist groups on the occasion of R-Day. Habib Naqash/GK
R-Day eve......
Force personnel guard Bakshi Stadium, main venue of R-Day function, in Srinagar on Wednesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Frisking intensified ahead of R-Day
A cop frisks civilians at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Fighting Cold
Young boys try to keep themselves warm near Harwan on city outskirts on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Looking for prey!
Pallas’s Fish Eagle flies low over frozen Dal Lake in Srinagar on Sunday. Habib Naqash/GK
Beautiful Kashmir
A view of partially frozen Dal Lake in Srinagar on Saturday captured by GK Photo Editor Habib Naqash.
Breathtaking
Majestic Chinars overlook river Jehlum in Srinagar on chilly Thursday morning. Mubashir Khan/GK
- Opinion
We the dog-eaten
Do we need children or dogs?
WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE
How will animal rights activists interpret the tragedy of a ten-year old boy mauled by a pack of dogs? No matter how wonderfully you phrase your response, the only way to answer this question is to feed More
- GK Magazine
Peace Park on LoC
INDO-PAK TENSION CONTRIBUTES TO THE THREAT TO WILDLIFE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE REGION
WILD CONFLICT BY JAVED NAQI
It is no denying fact that the vendetta between India and Pakistan has never come to halt since the inception of both countries. Both the countries have had tensions prevailing over period and again. Be More
- Business
JK Bank Q3 net up 27 pc at `213 cr
Consolidation of growth to remain top priority: Mushtaq
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 28: J&K Bank has posted a net profit of Rs 213 crore for the third quarter ended December 2011, which is up by 27 percent from net profit of Rs.168 crore earned during the corresponding More
- Sports
Spinners script stunning series win for hosts
PAKISTAN V ENGLAND, 2ND TEST, DAY 4
AGENCIES
Abu Dhabi, Jan 28: Spinner Abdur Rehman took six wickets as Pakistan beat England by 72 runs in the second test on Saturday to clinch the three-match series, bowling out the tourists for 72 in their second More
- Kashmir
8-member panel to prepare draft for amendments
Panchayat empowerment row
Srinagar, Jan 28: The row over empowerment of Sarpanchs and Panchs has forced the Speaker Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone, to constitute 8-member committee which would look into the matter, a More
- Srinagar City
As Budgam goes ‘smoke free’, Ruhullah pledges to quit puffing
No more ashtrays at houseboats: Tuman
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Jan 28: Barely two days after Budgam was declared “Smoke Free” on the Republic Day, the local MLA Aga Ruhullah Mehdi Saturday had some candid confession as the young Cabinet Minister pledged More
- Jammu
GOVT COMMITTED TO EMPOWER PEOPLE: RANA
Nagrota, Jan 28: Devender Singh Rana, political advisor to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the coalition government has set in motion an effective mechanism to empower people and involve them More
- South Asia
Army's days are over in Pakistan: Imran Khan
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Davos, Jan 28: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who is drawing massive crowds in his country, has declared that "army's days are over" in Pakistan and vowed to have "best relations" with India.& More
- World
Drinking tea cuts blood pressure
INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
London, Jan 28: Drinking up to eight cups of tea a day lowers blood pressure and could prevent heart disease, Australian scientists have found. Researchers at the University of Western Australia gave More





