• TOP STORIES

Omar meets PM with Saghir report

Discusses Quiet Talks, Security Scenario

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Dec 30: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday submitted Justice Saghir Committee report on the centre-state relations to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and apprised him of its features, besides briefing him on the “quiet talks” with the separatists as well as overall security situation More

2009, the year dominated by Shopian

NASEER AHMAD/MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 30: Yet another eventful year lapses into the chequered history of Jammu and Kashmir. Like earlier years, 2009 had dawned on volatile state with a mixed sense of despair and hope. With the Shopian outrage dominating its better part, the year was marked by several events of far-reaching More

Army reworks war strategy with China, Pakistan

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 30: Army’s military doctrine of five years is undergoing a makeover to include scenarios such as a two-front simultaneous war with both China and Pakistan.The new doctrine, which is reviewed every five years at the Army’s Shimla-based Training Command, is also expected to spell More

Pak invites separatist leaders to Delhi

Geelani, Mirwaiz, Malik To Meet Nayak, Mirza On Jan 6

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, Dec 30: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has invited Kashmiri separatist leaders for a meeting with Senate Chairman, Farooq Ahmad Nayak and Speaker National Assembly, Dr Fehmida Mirza on January 6 in New Delhi.Confirming the invitation, Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali More

4 CRPF men killed in Sopur attack

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopur, Dec 30: Four CRPF troopers were killed when gunmen lobbed a grenade on the paramilitary patrolling party near Janiwara here on Sopur-Bandipora road.Police said militants hurled a grenade on a patrolling party of the 177 Battalion of the CRPF.According to IG Kashmir Farooq Ahmad, three More



  • Perspective

Pre-Post-erous

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

It is strange that Indian Home Ministry lowered itself to the status of a SIM card handler in Kashmir! We will remember 2009 for this fantastic non-sense.Year 2009 will be leaving today only to hand us More


  • Op-Ed

SWEET N SOUR OF 2009

RECESSION-E-AZADI

It was an eventful year. Some fell, some rose and some stayed there where they had earlier been. We experienced everything from echoes of recession in economy to some upside downs in politics. Anger, protest More



  • Reflections

Treating half a million patients is too disturbing

Once again GK has taken a lead to highlight the core issues in Kashmir. A recent news story about SKIMS authorities boasting of seeing half a million patients in the outpatient clinics is disturbing. One More


  • Editorial

Implement decisions

 ‘Decide, announce, don’t execute’ is the new catchphrase with the State administration. The cabinet section in the General Administration Department painstakingly prepares memos for the cabinet meetings More


  • News

EMPLOYEES STRIKE WORK

JCC To Decide Future Course On January 5

DANISH NABI

6TH PAY COMMISSION ROWSrinagar, Dec 30: A complete lockout of government and semi-government offices was observed in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday by the employees to press for the implementation of sixth More


  • City

Thin bus service in evenings irks commuters

SRTC service could play role, Govt says will look into it

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Dec 30: With sunset, the public transport passengers of various City areas complain shortage of the bus services. And after an hour, by around 6:30 PM these days, many of them hardly find the More



  • Jammu

8 IAS officers placed in Junior Administrative Grade

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 30: The government has placed eight IAS officers in the Junior Administrative Grade (JAG) of Rs 15600-39100 with grade pay of Rs 6600.Muhammad Ashraf Bukhari, Secretary, J&K Public Service More


  • News

EMPLOYEES STRIKE WORK

JCC To Decide Future Course On January 5

DANISH NABI

6TH PAY COMMISSION ROWSrinagar, Dec 30: A complete lockout of government and semi-government offices was observed in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday by the employees to press for the implementation of sixth More


  • GK Business

CM directs PDD to start gas turbine

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 30: Prompted by Greater Kashmir report Monday that the power-starved PDD was planning more dark days for the consumers under a revised schedule if the Pampore Gas turbine wasn’t started, the More



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