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Over 40,000 Pandits throng Kheer Bhawani

Zyeshth Ashtami Celebrated With Religious Fervour

GK NEWS NETWORK/PTI

Tulmulla (Ganderbal), June 19: Over 40,000 Kashmir Pandits today thronged the ancient Kheer Bhawani temple near Srinagar, making it the biggest congregation of the community in the valley since their exodus 21 years back.Pandits, including women and children, converged at the temple, some 20 kms More

Only ASI level officers to fire teargas shells

In Dock, Police Mulls Reform Measures To Tame Cops

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, June 19: In the line of fire for killing numerous teenagers by teargas shells during past two years, Police is mulling reform measures including refresher course and special training sessions for its officers and lower officials to avoid civilian causalities particularly while dealing with More

Lok Sabha Speaker in Srinagar

To Inaugurate POs Conference Today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, today  arrived at Srinagar in connection with the inauguration of the 75th All India Presiding Officers Conference scheduled to commence from Sunday.At the Srinagar International Airport, Kumar was accorded warm reception by the Speaker, More

Safakadal youth dies

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: Safakadal youth, Rafiq Bangroo, who was beaten allegedly by paramilitary CRPF troopers in old city last week succumbed to his injuries at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at Soura here on Saturday evening.“Bangroo died at 10:55 pm,” an on duty official More

Pandits integral part of Kashmir: Omar

‘Govt To Facilitate Their Return’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Tulmula (Ganderbal), June 19: Describing Kashmiriyat unique characteristic of Jammu and Kashmir’s traditional brotherhood and harmony, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that Kashmiri Pandits are integral part of Kashmir.Talking to media on the sidelines of his visit to Kheer Bhawani here More

GoI relaxes LTC rule

Permits Employees To Travel To JK By Air

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: In a major development which could prove to be a boon for tourism industry in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government of India (GoI) has relaxed its Leave Travel Concession (LTC) rules, sources told Greater Kashmir on Saturday.They said that on the intervention of Chief Minister Omar More

JK SEEKS NORTH-EAST TYPE FUNDING

Aid Sought For Education Schemes, New Polytechnics

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, June 19: The J&K Government has sought a North Eastern type funding pattern for the State in the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Education sector and enhancing the funding for setting up Polytechnics in the hilly districts of the State.The demands came at the 57th More



  • Opinion

Thou Shall Not Kill

Jaswal's holy book reads the reverse - `Thou Shall Kill'

WRITEHAND BY AJAZ-UL-HAQUE

INDIAN Army’s Northern Command Chief Lt Gen BS Jaswal makes an error of judgement. He compares the provisions of Armed Forces Special Powers Act with the injunctions of a holy book. He holds it sacred More


  • Op-Ed

The Battle for Kishenganga

So is it ‘Deuce’ or ‘Advantage Pakistan’?

DATELINE SRINAGAR BY ARJIMAND HUSSAIN TALIB

The India-Pakistan battle for Kishenganga Hydro-electric Project is now international. Late May, Pakistan informed India that it had instituted arbitration proceedings on the Kishenganga issue with the More



  • Kashmir

Pak HC invites Mirwaiz

Ahead of Indo-Pak talks

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: Ahead of the crucial Indo-Pak bilateral talks on June 24, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has invited Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, to New Delhi for consultations More


  • Srinagar City

SPS MUSEUM

While artefacts will be shifted to their adjoining new abode in a few months, the old museum building will live to tell its tale

GK NEWS NETWORK

The Shri Pratap Singh (SPS) Museum building, which has been housing Valley’s artefacts for the past over a century is a heritage building with a history of its own. Historians said the Museum establishment More



  • Jammu

Don’t interfere in our religious affairs: Leela Karan to Geelani

AMARNATH PILGRIMAGE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, June 19: Asserting that Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani had no locus standi to interfere in the religious affairs of Hindus, former convener of Sangrash Samiti Leela Karan More


  • South Asia

CORE CURRICULUM IN SCIENCE, MATHS ENDORSED BY STATES

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 19: Come 2011, all states will have a common curriculum at senior secondary level in science and mathematics, a step that would pave the way for a possible common entrance test for admission More


  • Business

‘Doha round will not hit JK export industry’

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, June 19: J&K export industry is not going to be affected by the Doha round of trade negotiations, said experts at a day-long workshop ‘WTO Agreements and Implications for Select Industries More



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