Amarnath Yatra going on smoothly: Tara

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar/Ramban, July 2: The Amarnath Yatra is proceeding smoothly and there is a huge rush of pilgrims, the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand who is camping at Pahalgam said today. “The pilgrimage is going on smoothly on both the routes of Pahalgam and Baltal to the shrine. There is no fear More

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Prof Punjabi for up-gradation of Girls’ Hostels

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: The Kashmir University vice-chancellor, Prof. Riyaz Punjabi, on Thursday instructed the officials to upgrade the browsing centres, information technology units and reading rooms of the girls’ hostels in the varsity.  During his visit to the Girls Hostels to take stock of More

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Ansari takes on Ansari

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: The senior leader of PDP, Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari has strongly refuted and condemned the statement of Hurriyat (M) Executive Member, Maulana Abass Ansari in which he had accused the PDP of instigating the youth to pelt stones.  In a statement to local news agency More

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'I was not permitted to meet Geelani in custody'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: Chairman Panthers Party and senior attorney at law in Supreme Court of India Prof Bhim Singh on Friday said that he was not permitted to meet chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been detained at Chesma Sahi sub jail here, under Public Safety Act by the government More

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'Media, politicians trying to trivialize protests'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: National Conference leader, Javed Iqbal Shah has criticized a section of National media and statements made by of some Kashmiri politicians who according to him were trying to trivialize the current spate of unabated spontaneous, mass protests by tainting Kashmiris as paid stone-pelters More

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Kashmir safe for Yatris: Moulana Showkat

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: Describing Kashmir as safest place for Amarnath Yatris, the Jamiat Ahlihadith Jammu and Kashmir president, Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah has said Kashmiris had always been extending wholehearted cooperation to make it (Yatra) successfully.  Moulana flayed the communal elements More

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PSC postpones exams

Srinagar, July 2: According to the Public service Commission, the examinations and screening test scheduled for July 3 and 4 have been postponed. The next date for the said examination will be announced separately, a communiqué said. More

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Error regretted

Srinagar, July 2: In the news story ‘Rajouri expresses solidarity with Kashmir’ which appeared in Friday’s issue of this newspaper it had been inadvertently mentioned that people took out a peaceful march, instead of people had gathered in the town. Page editor regrets the error. More

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Sajad, Bilal condemn Kupwara firing

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 2: The Chairman of the Peoples Conference Sajad Gani Lone and senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader, Bilal Gani Lone have termed the police firing on protesters at Kupwara as “unwarranted.” Sajad described the police firing on protesters as “barbaric.” “Kashmiris are not being More

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Pvt cell services still snapped in Varmul

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, July 2: Even as the government restored BSNL cellular service after 24 hours in Varmul district, the subscribers of private cellular companies continue to suffer due to snapping of their cellular services from Monday.The residents of Varmul and Sopur told Greater Kashmir that government More

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Girl commits suicide; woman attempts self-immolation

Srinagar, July 2: A girl of Gogji Gund Ganderbal committed suicide by allegedly consuming some poisonous substance at her home. Meanwhile, a woman attempted suicide by allegedly setting herself ablaze after sprinkling kerosene oil on her at Sethar Islamabad. She was shifted to SKIMS Soura for treatment More

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