• TOP STORIES

PM SOUNDS CAUTION ON JK

‘Secessionists Regrouping To Embark On Protest Movements’

SHEIKH AHMAD

New Delhi, Sept 15: The prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today said secessionist and militant groups in Jammu and Kashmir were regrouping and trying to make a common cause with “outside elements” to embark on a series of protest movements. He said the intention “apparently” was to create an impression More

Indo-Pak ties will normalize soon: Asif Zardari

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Sept 15: Pakistan president, Asif Ali Zardari, on Tuesday expressed optimism about the relations between India and Pakistan normalizing soon.“I don’t think the issue of Hafiz Saeed is a major hurdle in the normalization of our relations. I am hopeful that relations between the two countries More

Geelani to visit Pak

Passport For Wife, Son Also Revalidated

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 15: The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah, Geelani, is likely to visit Pakistan as the government has revalidated his passport for a year.“The government has increased the validity of Geelani sahib’s passport by one year,” one of Geelani’s close aide told Greater More

HC quashes teenager’s detention

‘State Can’t Invoke PSA Against Stone Pelters’

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Sept 15: The High Court today quashed the detention of a 14 year old boy, Nayeem Ahmad Dar of Rainawari here, booked under the Public Safety Act. He had been taken into custody by the police during protests across the Kashmir valley.Nayeem’s counsel, Mir Shafqat Husain, argued that the More

2 killed in highway accident

Bus Rolls Down, 40 Injured

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 15: Two persons died and two others were injured when a vehicle they were traveling in skidded off the road on Srinagar-Jammu highway, while at least 40 persons’ sustained injuries in another road accident in Jammu’s Reasi district, police said on Tuesday.“Two persons died and two More



  • Perspective

Confronting corruption

CONCERN

It’s a tough task to work in an atmosphere full of dishonesty and nepotism, comments Fida Iqbal.Decades after independence the true face of democracy is eluding us due to lack of impartiality and sincerity More


  • Op-Ed

Ozone: friend or foe?

SEP 16: WORLD OZONE DAY

Ozone acts as a friend in the Stratosphere but as a dangerous pollutant in the Troposphere, writes Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone.The word ozone has been derived from the Greek word Ozein meaning “to smell”. It More



  • Reflections

Consider Tayibji’s recommendations about SVO

This refers to the news, “Mechanism needed to oversee SVO” (GK, September 07, 2009). It pertains to the indictment of Khurshid Naqib, the then vice chairman of LAWDA by the state vigilance organization More


  • Editorial

Litmus Test

Credibility crisis is plaguing the state administration on many counts. Notwithstanding Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah reiterating his resolve of bringing the perpetrators of Shopian tragedy to the book More


  • News

Apex committee set up to monitor KPs return

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Sept 15: The government on Tuesday constituted a high level apex committee headed by minister for revenue, Raman Bhalla to monitor the return of Kashmiri Pandit migrants to Valley and also to More


  • City

‘Risky’ Aloocha Bagh crossing

Residents appeal Saroori, Sogami for respite

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 15: The residents of Aloocha Bagh have complained that the crossing connecting the colony with the Airport Road is risk prone and inconveniently placed.  Because of this, they said More



  • Jammu

Army deserter-turned inter-state thief held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sept 15: An army deserter, who has allegedly turned an inter-state thief, was today arrested by police from the Narwal area on the city outskirts, police sources here said.“The accused, identified More


  • News

Apex committee set up to monitor KPs return

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Sept 15: The government on Tuesday constituted a high level apex committee headed by minister for revenue, Raman Bhalla to monitor the return of Kashmiri Pandit migrants to Valley and also to More


  • GK Business

Rs 45 cr plan for Doda approved

Rs 10,000 cr shall be available to JK for development during current year: CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sept 15: The annual plan outlay of Rs 45.09 crore has been approved for Doda district for the year 2009-10 which is a hike of 15 percent on the plan outlay of last financial year.  The decision More



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