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FOREST FIRE REACHES CM HOUSE
CBI Will Probe If My Brothers Are Involved: Azad
MUDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Feb 1: Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said government will send the forest scam case, in which the names of his brothers have come up, to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for probe. The CM however ruled out sending the entire forest scam case probed by the Kundal Commission More
Government complains against news channels
Media trial
Naseer A Ganai
Srinagar, Feb 1: The government on Friday urged the State High Court to initiate contempt proceedings against news channels that are telecasting subjudice matters and indicting top executive of the State through media trial. The Court directed the Government to file a proper application regarding the More
Troops flood hideout to kill militants in Varmul
GK News Network
Srinagar, Feb 1: Troops today killed four militants in north Kashmir’s Varmul district by flooding their hideout after the militant resistance from a concrete basement made things difficult for the troops. According to Deputy Inspector General Varmul, B Srinivas, police and troops of 179 Battalion More
Kidney racket in Kashmir?
Police deny
Faheem Aslam
Srinagar, Feb 1: Has any police team from New Delhi or Uttar Pradesh visited here to probe the alleged link of any local doctor with the recently unearthed kidney transplant scam in Haryana? The issue has become a riddle giving tough time to people and media persons who want somebody to answer the question More
Pak capable of thwarting all threats: Musharraf
GK News Network
Islamabad, Feb 1: Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan Army being a highly professional and motivated force was fully capable of safeguarding the country’s sovereignty and its nuclear arsenal against all threats. The president made these remarks after witnessing the successful More
- Perspective
Elections in America
All that glitters is not gold
WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SAYED
This is election year in United States of America. The present incumbent, the 43rd U.S. President, George W. Bush will be completing his second four-year term in January 2009 and shall hand over More
- Op-Ed
The Threatened Wetlands of Kashmir
WORLD WETLANDS DAY: FEB2
Wetlands are a great blessing of Nature which we all must strive to protect. They give Kashmir the name it’s famous the world over, comments Prof. M. R. D. Kundangar Wetlands are among the most productive More
- Reflections
The Daughter of the East in light of history
Dear EditorThis is in reference to the letters and articles in GK regarding Benazir Bhutto and her assassination. It is high time to unravel certain hitherto unrecorded facts regarding the history of Kashmir More
- Editorial
Mockery in Legislature
The State Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die after passing the State Budget by a voice vote in one go without any discussion. This must be a very unprecedented and a peculiar situation. More
- News
Omar to lead Indian MPs delegation to Japan
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Feb 1: President National Conference and Member of Parliament Omar Abdullah will lead a delegation of Indian Parliamentarians to Japan. The delegation will leave for Tokyo on the February More
- City
Lok Adalats at Srinagar on Feb 5, 6
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar: District Legal Services Authority is conducting Lok Adalat at Sadder Court Srinagar on February 6, 2008 in which the cases pertaining to defaulters of Jammu and Kashmir Bank and State bank of More
- News
Omar to lead Indian MPs delegation to Japan
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Feb 1: President National Conference and Member of Parliament Omar Abdullah will lead a delegation of Indian Parliamentarians to Japan. The delegation will leave for Tokyo on the February More
- GK Business
Industrial units face power disconnections
'PDD forces us to pay as per SERB revised rates'
BILAL HUSSAIN
Srinagar, Feb 1: Over 600 members of various Valley-based industrial associations are up in arms against the power development department for "forcing them to deposit the tariff as per the proposed revised More
