'No compensation for damaged commercial structures'

ENCOUNTER AFTERMATH

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Jan 9: The commercial structures damaged in the encounters between militants and troops are not being compensated by the government for the losses. It is only the damaged residential buildings which are compensated under ex-gratia relief by the government. But the proprietors of More

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Ganderbal areas reel under darkness

PARVAIZ RESHI

Ganderbal, Jan 9: Several areas of this district are reeling under darkness for the last two days as Power Development Department has failed to provide electricity. Residents of Nunner, Malapora, Wahidpora and other areas told Greater Kashmir that transformers in their areas developed technical More

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Hurriyat (M) briefs diplomats in New Delhi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 9: The Hurriyat Conference (M) delegation Friday called on diplomats of various countries in New Delhi to apprise them about the human rights violations committed by the troops in Kashmir.  The delegation comprised of Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Prof Abdul Gani More

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2 die, 14 hurt in road mishap

S N HUSSAIN

Doda, Jan 9: Two persons were killed today when a matador in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Bhaderwah area of Doda district. The accident took place when the vehicle matador with numberJK06 905 which was on its way from Bhaderwah to Doda negotiated More

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KURSA elects office bearers

GK News Network

Srinagar: The Kashmir University Research Scholars Association elected Parvaiz Ahmad Bhat, Arshid Jahangir, Zahoor ul Hassan as its president, vice president and general secretary of the Association respectively.  In a statement issued here, a spokesman of the Association said the other elected More

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Vets mourn Jaswant’s death

GK News Network

Srinagar: The death of Dr Jaswant Singh, former senior officer of Animal Husbandry Departmet, who died in a road accident on the road between Gurgaon and NOIDA on January 5 has been deeply mourned by his professional colleagues and friends in the department.  At a condolence meet held here today More

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5-day employment fair concludes

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Jan 9: The 5-day employment fair organized at the Government Higher Secondary School for Boys here concluded on Friday after registration of over 5,000 educated unemployed youth. The deputy director, Employment, Ghulam Rasool Zargar, told Greater Kashmir that more than 5,000 unemployed More

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HWSK concerned over being left out

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 9: Hindu Welfare Society Kashmir has expressed concern over Valley based Pandits being left out from the Prime Minister’s package for migrant Pandits. In a meeting held here, the valley based Pandits said that they have been left out from the package when the government had already More

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Soz seeks probe in youth’s killing by troops

GK News Network

Srinagar: State Congress President and Member Parliament, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, Saturday condemned the killing of teenager, Inayat Khan, who was killed by paramilitary CRPF troopers on Friday evening. Soz also condemned the incident in which Greater Kashmir photojournalist, Aman Farooq, was More

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‘Army grooming lower rank officers for greater roles’

Press Trust of India

Allahabad, Jan 9: The Indian Army which is facing acute shortage of officers has started grooming its men from the lower ranks to take up responsibilities at higher level, a top army official said. “The strategy is to make the optimal use of the human resources available to us...In this way More

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Pak troops kill Fazlullah aides, attack injures 6 policemen

Press Trust of India

Peshawar, Jan 9: Two militant commanders believed to be close aides of Swat Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah were killed during operations in the Pakistan’s restive northwest today, even as another commander blew himself up here to evade arrest, injuring six policemen. Militant commanders Salman More

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Almost all groups active in Pak: Antony

Press Trust of India

Kochi, Jan 9: Voicing concern over reports that a large number of militants from PaK are waiting to cross the LoC into Kashmir, Defence Minister A K Antony today said almost all militant groups were “still active” in Pakistan which has not cracked down on them, despite repeated requests from India.
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First solar eclipse of 2010 on Jan 15

Press Trust of India

Hyderabad, Jan 9: The first solar eclipse of the current year would occur on January 15 and will be visible partially in major parts of the country, a city-based Space Sciences organisation said today. People in South India will be the first to see the eclipse as the path of eclipse traverses More

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