- TOP STORIES
Geelani declines invite for PM’s roundtable
GK News service
Srinagar, Feb 16: Union Home Ministry officials Thursday formally sought Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s consent for his participation in the Kashmir Roundtable proposed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on February 24. Geelani who heads a faction of Hurriyat Conference is said to have declined the invitation More
PM-Malik talks today
New Delhi, Feb 16: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold crucial talks with pro-independence JKLF Chairman Yasin Malik on Friday, a week ahead of the proposed roundtable on the Kashmir issue with political leaders, separatists and other groups.The dialogue with Malik will be the Prime Minister’s second More
Pakistan ratifies SAFTA
But no free trade with India
Islamabad, Feb 16: Pakistan has ratified the much-trumpeted South Asia Free Trade Agreement (Safta), but trade between India and Pakistan will not be initiated under this agreement, instead it will continue under the existing import regime. “We will not allow import of Indian items under Safta, as More
Azad for joint interrogation of suspects by CID, Army
GK News service
Jammu, Feb 16: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has asked for conducting interrogation of suspected militants jointly by state CID and Army. According to an official spokesman, Azad raised the issue during a meeting with Chief of Army Staff Gen JJ Singh who called on him here Thursday. “Gen Singh More
Security scenario reviewed
GK News service
Srinagar, Feb 16: The Six members central team headed by Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, A K Mitra, concluded two day Kashmir visit Thursday. The other members of the team included Mitali Sen Gavai and VN Gaur both Joint Secretaries in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Inspector’s General More
- Perspective
Truth must win
The culture cops of Shiv Sena could not have done better than what a handful of men did on Feb 9 to Greater Kashmir by having a go at Office and staff. This was a continuation of the same what has been More
- Op-Ed
Dress means decency, not decoration
Islamic Dress Code
Islam teaches us lessons of modesty. There is no room for a woman to display her beauty the way she is doing in the modern age. Allah’s word, Prophet’s (SAAS) sayings strictly warn us of a punishment in More
- Reflections
Lest we remember saffron as a crop once upon a time
This is in reference to the article “Kashmir Saffron” authored by the worthy agronomists of SKAUST (Greater Kashmir, 1st Feb, 2006. Probably for the first time that our sons of the soil have voiced More
- Editorial
False witness
FRIDAY FOCUS BY ZAHIR-U-DIN
Witnesses play an important role in the administration of justice. The witnesses help the court in arriving at a decision. Therefore, a person who is called to depose before a court must exercise care More
- News
Next yr’s credit action plan of Islamabad fixed
Islamabad: The credit Action Plan for Islamabad district for next financial year would be of the order of Rs 135 crore. This was stated at a district level review committee meeting chaired by Additional More
- Jammu
Azad for economically integrated South Asia
Jammu, Feb 16: Saying that students, scholars and intellectuals have capacity to visualize things to come, shape them in real perspective and cultivate creative aspirations in people, Chief Minister More
- News
Next yr’s credit action plan of Islamabad fixed
Islamabad: The credit Action Plan for Islamabad district for next financial year would be of the order of Rs 135 crore. This was stated at a district level review committee meeting chaired by Additional More
- Business
Equity market booms in Kashmir
Investors need to be properly educated, guided: Experts
NISSAR BHAT
Srinagar, Feb 16: While the crossing of 10,000-mark by the benchmark stock index for the first time has brought smile to the faces of countless share traders across India, investors in Kashmir too have More
