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Another day of normalcy

People Throng ATMs, Grocery Stores, Fuel Stations

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 27: Life returned to normal across Kashmir Valley on Tuesday as the Hurriyat Conference (G) had called off the strike for today in view of Shab-e-Baraat.Since early morning people thronged the markets to buy essentials. Schools, colleges, shops, banks, private and government offices More


Police seize relief lorries

Move Triggers Protests

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, July 27: In an exceptional show of authority, the Police on Tuesday seized scores of vehicles carrying essential supplies including vegetables and rice which were on their way from south Kashmir towns to Srinagar as “relief” for city inhabitants.The police action triggered massive protests More


Masrat CD creates ripples

Govt Circulates Transcript, Warns Against Publishing It

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 27: In a jittery move aimed at preventing the dissemination of the contents of a compact disc of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat leader, Masrat Alam urging the armed forces to join the ongoing “Quit Kashmir Campaign”, the government Tuesday ‘by default’ facilitated wide circulation of the CD’s transcript More


GOVT SETS UP COMMISSION OF INQUIRY

Panel For PSA Detainees Revived

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 27: With the Kashmir valley reeling under unrest for the past two months over the killing of youth, the state cabinet on Tuesday approved setting up of a two-member Commission of Inquiry into the killings. Besides, a separate committee would review the cases of the persons detained More




  • Opinion

Seething streets of Kashmir

Current unrest has unhinged existing political order in Kashmir

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

The ongoing unrest is altering the political equations in the Valley like no other agitation after the violent upheaval of the early nineties. Let alone mainstream leadership whose already uncertain credibility More



  • Op-Ed

Lamhaa is just a film, not a solution

FROM DHOLAKA – WITH LOVE

RAHUL DHOLAKIA SUMS UP HIS EXPERIENCES AS FILM-MAKER ON HIS RECENT RELEASE LAMHAA

I thank the people of Kashmir for extending their hospitality to my crew and me. Without their support, Lamhaa would never have been made. Lamhaa was an extremely difficult film to make because More




  • Letters

If Peerzada himself comes as a teacher, I'll follow him

This refers to the news “Peerzada does the impossible!” That's quite unrealistic. Being in a cozy room, you are not able to get the feel of the situation outside. The minister must turn a teacher and then More



  • Editorial

Barking the wrong tree

The situation that has overwhelmed Kashmir from, now almost two months is not an ordinary law and order task. It has gone deeper and wider than the routine problems of order. It is not even the kind of More



  • Kashmir

6 SEs promoted as CEs

Qasba posted Dir SKICC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 27: The state cabinet Tuesday approved placement of six incharge Superintendent Engineers as incharge Chief Engineers.These are Manzoor Ahmad Salroo, Ajay Gupta, Syed Fayuz-ur-Rahman, Khurshid More



  • Srinagar City

Traffic chaos affects relaxation

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, July 27: Traffic jams affected the public movement in the summer capital Tuesday as life limped back to normal for a day in line with the calendar announced by the Hurriyat Conference led by More




  • Jammu

30 kids hospitalized after vaccination

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, July 27: Thirty babies were hospitalized in Mendhar when they fell unconscious after allegedly being administered expired vaccine. The condition of four babies was stated to be critical. More



  • South Asia

Sardar Atique elected AJK PM unopposed

ROSHAN MUGHAL

Muzaffarabad, July 27:  The Muslim Conference leader Sardar Atique Ahmed Khan was elected unopposed as the Prime Minister of AJK on Tuesday.No candidate turned up to challenge Sardar Atique for the More



  • Business

Cross-LoC trade resumes after 2 weeks

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, July 27: The cross-LoC trade through Salamabad-Chakoti route was resumed Tuesday. The trade had remained suspended for two weeks. Trade Facilitation Officer Salamabad, Uri, Muhammad Ashraf More




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