The Gilgit-Baltistan Package
Looks like a larger game, the contours of which are not as yet fully visible to us, comments Siddiq Wahid.A month ago Pakistan, in an ordinance called the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009, announced a “package” of reforms for its erstwhile More
An Open Letter to Omar Abdullah

And I hope you read it as it’s straight from the heart

FIRST PERSON by Athar Idrees

Sir, It is almost ten months since my column appeared in Greater Kashmir (Agony of a Common Kashmiri – Dec 19 2008). As you took oath on January 9 2009 I watched the event with hope and realism. I had thought that a young chief minister whose realistic debates on Kashmiri nationalism I had been watching More
  • City

Baghwanpora drain flows into Nigeen Lake

HOUSEBOAT OWNERS, TOURISTS AGHAST; LAWDA SLEEPS

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Oct 5: Notwithstanding its claims of taking measures of preventing drainage flow into waterbodies, sewage of Baghwanpora on the west end of Nigeen Lake is flowing into the lake as the Lakes and More



  • Jammu

Jammu docs go on strike, Govt may invoke ESMA

KASHMIR MEDICOS SAY NO STRIKE TILL OCT 22

HARMEET SINGH

Jammu, Oct 5: Despite the state government taking a tough stand over the strike called by Doctors Joint Action Committee, over 4000 junior doctors Monday began an indefinite strike in Jammu Medical College More


  • News

Social Science research showing declining trend: Prof Punjabi

2-day national seminar begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Oct 5: Asserting that social science research was showing a declining trend in Jammu and Kashmir and other states, vice-chancellor Kashmir University Prof Riyaz Punjabi Monday said that not much More


  • GK Business

Irritants reduce cross-LoC trade into barter system

Lack of communication, banking, currency exchange prove major handicaps

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Oct 4: Even as the cross-LoC trade between AJK and Kashmir Valley is about to complete a year, a number of shortcomings continue to plague the trade that was started with much fanfare. While More


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