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PAK BLEEDS
SERIAL BOMBING KILLS 40, LEAVES HUNDREDS WOUNDED
Press Trust of India
Lahore/Islamabad, Oct 15: Pakistan was rattled Thursday by a deadly wave of attacks by suspected Taliban militants who stormed three security establishments in Lahore, carried out a suicide bombing at a police station in Kohat and an explosion in the NWFP Capital, Peshawar, leaving at least 40 people More
11 days of bloodshed
OCTOBER 12: A suicide bomber ripped through a market in Shangla killing about 45 people. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.OCTOBER 10/11: Ten militants staged an audacious attack on army headquarters in Rawalpindi, the garrison town adjoining Islamabad, with 23 More
Omar welcomes PC’s talks offer
Urges India, Pak To Resume Dialogue
GK NEWS NETWORK
Lassipora (Pulwama), Oct 15: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday welcomed the Union Home minister, P Chidambaram’s talks offer to separatists, saying gun was no solution to Kashmir issue. He also urged India and Pakistan to resume the bilateral dialogue for the better ties.“The gun More
No Indo-Pak dialogue for now: Farooq
GK NEWS NETWORK
Kathua, Oct 15: Asserting that Pakistan had its own attitude towards tackling militancy, the union minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Thursday said the present situation was not conducive for re-starting the Indo-Pak dialogue.“There has been an attack on our mission in Afghanistan More
Govt warns action, strikers refuse to relent
DOCTORS’ STRIKE
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Oct 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government today warned the striking doctors of stern action if they continued their strike which had paralyzed medical services, even as agitators gave no sign of relenting on the 12th day of the stir. “Those doctors who are giving air to the strike will More
- Perspective
Talks for what?
COMMENT
Four times dumped by Delhi, is Mirwaiz group excited about what is sure to turn out a fifth time failure, comments Hassan Zainagiree. Why should Delhi, after a lull of two More
- Op-Ed
Conflating Art and Science in Mathematics
ACADEMICS
Mathematics is an exciting human endeavour, and not just an assortment of figures and statistics as it’s commonly believed to be, Prof. M. A. Sofi concludes.No one can hope to be a complete mathematician More
- Reflections
World Food Day: Let no one sleep foodless
Today is World Food Day, proclaimed in 1979 by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The aim of the Day is to increase public awareness about the food problem at a global level More
- Friday Focus
In Search of Peace – II
PROF G R MALIK
The word ‘Islam’, by its root in Arabic, means ‘self-surrender as well as ‘peace’. This peace permeates not only the mind and heart of the individual believer but also the collective life of man when the More
- News
Geelani released, to address public at Pather Masjid today
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 15: The government Thursday released Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, from house arrest. Geelani told Greater Kashmir that restrictions were lifted from his Hyderpora More
- City
Marriages with austerity
At a time when extravagance marks marriage celebrations, some families have started opting for the Nikah with simplicity and the trend has picked up over the years
MUAZZUM MUHAMMAD
Srinagar, Oct 15: The other day there was an unusual buzz at Jamia Masjid Barzulla on the City suburb. Some people walked into the Masjid not for any congregational prayers but to solemnize marriage of More
- Jammu
SIT report point fingers at police officials
Amandeep murder case
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Oct 15: The special investigation team constituted for the investigation of murder case of Amandeep Singh son of Deepinder Kour ex-MLC on Thursday filed objections in the court of principal sessions More
- News
Geelani released, to address public at Pather Masjid today
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 15: The government Thursday released Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, from house arrest. Geelani told Greater Kashmir that restrictions were lifted from his Hyderpora More
- GK Business
CM inaugurates cold chain facility at Lassipora
NAZIA AKHTAR
Srinagar, Oct 15: Chief Minister Omer Abdullah today inaugurated a 4200 metric ton integrated cold chain facility at Industrial Estate Lassipora, Pulwama. The cold chain facility has been launched More







