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2 MILITANTS KILLED IN GUN BATTLES

Grenade Explosion Rocks Lal Chowk, 7 Injured

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: Police on Tuesday said that two militants were killed and two troopers were injured in separate encounters, while unidentified persons hurled a grenade at a paramilitary BSF gypsy at Lal Chowk in heart of the city this afternoon. At least seven persons, including two BSF men, were More

Can’t lower guard: Home Secy

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 6: The union home secretary, GK Pillai, Tuesday said the security agencies shouldn’t lower the guard as militants were still active in Jammu and Kashmir though the state had witnessed substantial improvement in the situation.“The security agencies need to keep their guard up (as More

Centre positive on 2 thermal power plants for JK

Agrees To Fund 3 Mega Tourism Projects

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: Responding to the pleas of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Omar Abdullah, the central team led by the cabinet secretary, K M Chandrashekhar, Tuesday assured the state government of positively considering its suggestion to provide 1,000 mw high capacity two thermal power plants in Northern More

Hurriyat (M) to build consensus on talks

We Are Committed To Meaningful Dialogue: Mirwaiz

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Oct 6: Asserting that Hurriyat Conference (M) would try to build consensus among pro-freedom groups before initiating a dialogue with New Delhi and Pakistan, the amalgam chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Tuesday said it was committed to hold meaningful talks with the two countries.  More

Mehbooba meets Manmohan

Seeks Dialogue With Separatists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: The Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti, met the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, in New Delhi this evening and urged him to start dialogue with separatists.“I had discussion with the prime minister over a wide range of issues including the dialogue process and visa More



  • Perspective

Women have a role

VIEWPOINT

And it hurts when they themselves become the part of problem instead of providing a solution, comments Fida Iqbal.Commenting on women’s rights and their social standing is a very delicate subject particularly More


  • Op-Ed

Don’t distort history

READING ROOM DEBATE

History is being mutilated by some biased minds who don’t want to see the truth. Dr Chitra Kachru responds to letters by Fazl Haq Qadiani, Tabassum Kashmiri and Prof Fida Hasnain about the historical Reading More



  • Reflections

Quality governance is all about providing employment

   Only few days ago, after the unemployed youth in the valley got registered themselves in respective district employment exchanges, appeared the news regarding unemployment in the newspapers More


  • Editorial

Wake up

It is a brazen apathy of the state administration. Thousands of employees working in various public sector undertakings have been protesting on the streets of the summer capital against non-payment More


  • News

Govt denies passport to aged couple for performing Hajj

Accuses them of being distant relatives of Geelani

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Oct 6: The High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on government action to deny passport to an aged couple for Hajj.  The government, according to their counsel, had denied them passport More


  • City

Bemina hospital treats 2.75 lakh patients in a year

SKIMS MEDICAL COLLEGE CELEBRATES ANNUAL DAY

FAHAD SHAH

Srinagar, Oct 6: The SKIMS Medical College, Hospital Bemina treated some 2.75 lakh patients during the last fiscal, officials said Monday at Annual Day celebrations of the college. An  official More



  • Jammu

In Jammu, doctors' strike enters 2nd day

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Oct 6: Health services in Jammu were paralysed for the second consecutive day on Tuesday as the doctors, demanding revision in their pay packages, continued their indefinite strike. The healthcare More


  • News

Govt denies passport to aged couple for performing Hajj

Accuses them of being distant relatives of Geelani

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Oct 6: The High Court on Tuesday reserved its judgment on government action to deny passport to an aged couple for Hajj.  The government, according to their counsel, had denied them passport More


  • GK Business

Omar for roping in prestigious cos to invest in Kashmir

World reputed Ashai group interacts with CM on tourism, urban oriented mega projects

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 6: “Time has come for all Kashmiri entrepreneurs and reputed Kashmiri companies who have excelled in different parts of the world to avail the opportunity of public–private partnership and More



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