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POLICE ASSAULTS FOURTH ESTATE

Cops Thrash GK Scribe At Lal Chowk

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: Police Monday savagely thrashed Greater Kashmir correspondent, Gowhar Bhat, while he was carrying out his professional duties at Lal Chowk here.Gowhar was rushed to the Bone and Joints Hospital where doctors after thorough medical check up discharged him. The doctors said the More


Chief Minister seeks report

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken a serious note about thrashing of the Greater Kashmir reporter, Gowhar Bhat, by police here on Monday.“I have already asked the police for a report and the matter will be probed,” Omar told Greater Kashmir. Meanwhile, a police handout More


First Person

GOWHAR BHAT

ON Monday morning, I, as usual, left home to cover an official assignment: the Peoples Democratic Party rally from the party office near SK Park to city centre, Lal Chowk. I thought it would be a routine assignment, where the news would be the outcome of the rally, or something extraordinary in any More


Omar meets Antony, PC, Pranab

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 26: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Union Defence Minister A K Antony and Union Home Minister P Chidambaram here on Monday and stressed the need for strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) during anti-militancy operations.“The incidents like Kellar and Kupwara More


CM seeks centre’s assistance

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Apr 26: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah called on Union Finance Minster, Pranab Mukherjee, here on Monday and sought assistance from Center to clear the pending arrears of the government employees.The Chief Minister told the Union Finance Minister that the State government had already More




  • Perspective

A nation besieged

India becoming hub of conflicts. Is it the result of leadership failure

IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER

India  as a nation is failing  in addressing real issues. It is preoccupied with petty issues, internally and externally. The  issues occupying attention are  IPL at home, and the reconstruction More



  • Op-Ed

…where understanding matters, education finishes second

HIGHER EDUCATION IN FOCUS

Educational institutions are more important to our society’s betterment and development than anything else! Can we have institutions where critical thinking  takes roots. Let's make a research and More




  • Letters

It's Jama'at first, Geelani then

This refers to the ongoing debate about Jama'at and Geelani sahib in Greater Kashmir. Hassan Zainagairee is right in his assertions about Geelani, but Geelani sahib owes an explanation to the nation. How More



  • Editorial

Don’t Ban Them

There is more than what meets the eye in banning of some satellite television channels in Jammu, by the District Magistrate; at least this is what seems so far. The district administration, Jammu on Saturday More



  • Kashmir

Upper Sindh partially resumes generation

105 MW project is presently generating 80 MW

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, Apr 26: The Upper Sindh hydel project has started partial generation after an approval by the Central Water Commission, senior officials here said. The 105 MW project is presently generating More



  • Srinagar City

City roads devour 4 in 3 days

Latest mishap under police nose at Poloview

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Apr 26: A cyclist was crushed to death Monday by a Tata 407, a few yards from the Traffic police headquarters at Poloview.  This was the fourth killer mishap in the City since Saturday past More




  • Jammu

GOVT ISSUES INSTRUCTIONS TO REGULATE TRANSFER POLICY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, April 26: Government has issued instructions to regulate transfer policy to Gurez, Dachan, Marwah and Wadwan areas directing for strict compliance by all administrative departments, heads of departments More



  • South Asia

CET for 7 CUs including Kashmir

New Delhi, Apr 26: In a significant step, seven newly-created Central universities have come together to hold a combined entrance exam from this year for admission of students in about 25 courses being More



  • GK Business

Cement prices 30 pc up

Dealers accuse manufacturers of arbitrarily fixing rates

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Apr 26: While increasing cement prices are taking toll on consumer purse, its dealers are not happy either.  The dealers Monday expressed their concern over the rising prices of the product More




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