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RATHER PRESENTS DEFICIT BUDGET

29,000 jobs, cheer for ad-hocees, contractuals, 6% DA released

ARIF SHAFI WANI / MUDDASIR ALI

• Thrust On Internal Production, Employment • Mutton, Chicken, Petrol, Diesel To Cost MoreSrinagar, Aug 10: Jammu and Kashmir finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, today presented the annual budget for 2009-10 in the Legislative Assembly showing a fiscal deficit More

Budget directionless, uninspiring: PDP

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: The budget proposals for 2009-10 presented by the finance minister in the Legislative Assembly today have drawn flak from the Peoples Democratic Party and the CPI (M) with the former describing it as directionless and uninspiring. In a statement, the party president Mehbooba Mufti More

Junior commissioned officer, 5 militants among 8 killed

SHAHID RAFIQ/ GKNN

Kupwara/Srinagar, Aug 10: Three army men, including a junior commissioned officer, and five militants were killed across Jammu and Kashmir in separate gun battles since Sunday night.  Two army men, including a Junior Commissioned Officer and five militants were killed in three separate gun More

Army fires at civilian

Murder Attempt Case Registered

SHAHID RAFIQ

Keegam (Kupwara), Aug 10: Massive anti-army, anti-Government and pro-freedom protests erupted in Kupwara today after un-provoked firing on a laborer by the troops of army’s 47 RR at Chak-Keegam village on the Sopur-Kupwara highway.Locals said that Bashir Ahmad Magray, 40, was shot at by troopers More

Hurriyat (G), ors back bandh call

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Reiterating its support to the shutdown call on August 11, the Hurriyat Conference (G) on Monday paid glowing tributes to slain pro-freedom leader, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, and 64 other Kashmiris who were killed in police and CRPF firing during last year’s pro-freedom uprising. A More



  • Perspective

Remember Historians

POINT OF VIEW

Shouldn’t we remember historians who have lent credence to Kashmiri Identity? Writes Dr. Abdul Ahad.The secrets of identity formation and history’s mysteries always catch the attention of historians to More


  • Op-Ed

The genesis of the Reading Room Party

HERITAGE

Prof. Fida Hussnain writes about this significant chapter of Kashmir history.This is in reference to Mufti Muhammad Mehraj-ud-Din’s rejoinder entitled Reading Room was located in Mufti Jallal-ud-din Farooqui More



  • Reflections

The dark side of category certificates

An old man, one night, instead of narrating the usual story, explained to his grandson - a tender chap – the story of untouchables and casteism. It’s an inhuman practice, he explained with the highest More


  • Editorial

Open links

It is a valid point made by Mufti Muhammad Syed, the former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir that ‘Kashmir dispute cannot be wished away without being addressed at all levels political, diplomatic constitutional More


  • News

Review laws to address new crimes: Vohra

2-day international conference on social obligations begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Stating that several thousand cases were pending in different courts of India, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, NN Vohra, Monday called for reviewing laws in a bid to address the new More


  • City

Healthcare affected as SKIMS resident docs go on indefinite strike

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Aug 10: The healthcare at SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura and its associated hospitals remained affected Monday as hundreds of resident doctors went on an indefinite strike demanding More



  • News

Review laws to address new crimes: Vohra

2-day international conference on social obligations begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Stating that several thousand cases were pending in different courts of India, the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, NN Vohra, Monday called for reviewing laws in a bid to address the new More


  • GK Business

Challenge before JK;To keep pace with national growth

‘Control of large scale flight of capital a must’

ARIF SHAFI WANI/MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 10: Underscoring the need to catch up with the National Growth Rate (NGR) and Per Capita Income (PCI), Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather proposed various measures in budget 2009-10 on More



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