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Raging gunfights in Rajouri

6 Militants Killed In Fresh Encounter, Toll 18

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, Apr 1: The toll in the Rajouri gunfights mounted to 18 with the killing of six more militants in a fresh encounter on Thursday, police said.“Seven militants and five troopers were killed in separate gunfights in this frontier district till yesterday,” a police official told Greater Kashmir More

'HOT SUMMER AHEAD'

Press Trust of India

Mumbai, Apr 1: Security forces will face a “hot summer” in Jammu and Kashmir with sustained attempts being made from across the border to sneak in more militants, Defence Minister A K Antony said Thursday.“Those inimical to India’s interest are sending more and more militants across the border and More

Coalition divided on district job bill

Taj Takes On Tara

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 1: The state government is likely to table the Bill banning inter-district recruitment in the state Legislative Assembly on the last day of the ongoing budget session on Monday if consensus evolves between the coalition partners over the matter.Sources told Greater Kashmir that the More

Bill to abolish state flag falls

Kashmir Mini-India, But Disputed: Sagar

SYED AMJAD SHAH

Jammu, Apr 1: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed issue despite being ‘mini India’, Law and Parliamentary Affair Minster Ali Muhammad Sagar on Thursday charged BJP legislators of trying to divide the state on communal lines by creating confusion in the minds of people and suggested that More

Separatists support census

Boycotting Exercise In 2001 Was Unwise Move: Malik

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 1: As the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir government prepare for Census 2010-11, the exercise has received support from unexpected quarters. The pro-freedom groups in Kashmir have asked people to participate en-mass in the census.The 2001 census data had become controversial after More



  • Perspective

Muslims in India

COMMENT

They stand exploited and discriminated, comments Hassan Zainagairee.‘WHO stops them (the parties demanding quota within quota of women reservation) from giving tickets to minorities and backward classes More


  • Op-Ed

Hindu India in the making

BOOK REVIEW

Inam ul Rehman reviews a book about India and the communalism thereof.Book:        Making India HinduEdited by: David Ludden.Publisher: Oxford PublicationsPages:   More



  • Letters

Is Ginkgo tree really symbolizing heritage?

Apropos the recent media hype created around the Ginkgo tree, I wonder how the ‘green-horn’ reporters and ‘half-backed’ experts promote it as a symbol of our heritage, ecology and conservation. Ginkgo More


  • Friday Focus

Approaching the Quran

PROF G R MALIK

In order to properly understand the Quran and derive from it eternal and infallible guidance of which it is the Divine repository, some essential preconditions have to be necessarily fulfilled. One cannot More


  • Kashmir

Supreme Court comes to rescue of disabled teacher

DIRECTS GOVT TO REINSTATE HIM

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Apr 1: A disabled teacher’s struggle for justice has finally borne fruit. Moved by Syed Bashir-ud-din Qadri’s resolve, the Supreme Court recently ordered his reinstatement in service while pulling More


  • Srinagar City

Where will the rush go after Lal Chowk narrowing?

GK NEWS NETWORK

Commonsense versus landscaping: Despite resentment, the government continues to narrow the historic Lal Chowk under a development plan. The over 100 feet main road between the Ghanta Ghar and the erstwhile More



  • Jammu

Jamiat University bill moved

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 1: MLA Kupwara Mir Saifullah Thursday moved a Private Member’s bill in the assembly seeking establishment of a residential and technical university in Jammu and Kashmir. The bill was, however More


  • South Asia

Right to Education comes into force

PM Asks States To Help

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 1: The historic Right to Education law, providing free and compulsory schooling to children in the 6-14 year age bracket, today came into force with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking More


  • GK Business

Industry gets 1 year extension in VAT remission

Entrepreneurs hails decision

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 1: The Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir has welcomed SRO-146 issued on March 31 by the Finance Department extending tax remission to small, medium and large scale industrial units More


  • World

UN rejects Pak’s request to reopen probe

BENAZIR’S DEATH

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

United Nations, Apr 1: The United Nations today rejected Pakistan’s request to reopen the independent probe into the killing of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, saying there is no need to include More



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