- TOP STORIES
Employees meet Govt today
‘Fresh Phase Of Agitation If Talks Fail’
DANISH NABI
Srinagar, Mar 18: Day after Finance Minister Abdul Rahim expressed government’s inability to release the 6th pay commission arrears, Employees Joint Consultative Committee - spearheading the agitation - Thursday said the conglomerate won’t comprise on any of the demands in its scheduled meeting with More
CORDON, SEARCH IN LAL CHOWK
Had Inputs Of Another Militant Strike: Police
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, Mar 18: Two days after militants struck in Lal Chowk, police and paramilitary CRPF troopers on Thursday cordoned off the city centre and conducted surprise checks throughout the day.“We had inputs about militants may strike in Lal Chowk again today. Checks were conducted to thwart any More
Day 2: Restrictions paralyse Sopur
GHULAM MUHAMMAD
Sopur, Mar 18: Life in this north Kashmir town remained crippled for the second consecutive day, Thursday, as authorities imposed severe restrictions amid a shutdown to thwart protests.Hundreds of policemen and paramilitary CRPF troopers were deployed in Arampora, Muslim Peer, Baba Yusuf, Chankan More
Tanveer died rescuing a woman
UMER MAQBOOL DAR
Sopur, Mar 18: The 22-year old Tanveer Bashir, killed in a shootout in this north Kashmir town on Tuesday evening, had rushed to rescue a woman who was caught in the firing, but before he could pull her out, a bullet hit him on his head and he died on the spot.“My brother lost his life, when he More
35,000 troops withdrawn from JK: Omar
‘Rehabilitation Policy For Stone-Pelters In Offing’
SYED AMJAD SHAH
Jammu, Mar 18: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday said that 35000 troops had been withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir since the National Conference-Congress coalition took over the reins of the state in January last. “Nearly 35,000 soldiers have been withdrawn and their camps closed More
- Perspective
No hatred please!
COMMENT
Pitting one group against the other will only divide us further. Iqbal and Khumeini did not preach hatred but amity, but we are doing a great injustice to these two great personalities, Hassan Zainagairee More
- Op-Ed
Do You Really want to Raise The Bar
COUNTERPOINT
Arshad Andrabi Advocate responds to an article by Riyaz Ahmad about the recent killing of an infant.In an article titled ‘Raising the Bar’ by Riyaz Ahmad (GK 10th March 2010) , the report released by the More
- Reflections
They make destruction and call it peace
This refers to the review of the film 'My name is Khan' by Inam-ul-Rehman ('My name is America, and I am not a terrorist' GK dated 01-03-2010). It depicted the true message of the film and the face More
- Friday Focus
- News
Dr Farooq, others pay tributes to Ittoo
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Mar 18: National Conference president and union minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today paid glowing tributes to the former assembly speaker and slain party leader Wali Muhammad Ittoo on his 16th More
- City
‘Mafia’ aims to grab houseboat counter at Srinagar International Airport
M HYDERI
Tourism players worried; Govt suspects official-tout nexus, seeks action from Union aviation ministry.Srinagar, Mar 18: For years, Srinagar International Airport has been a key place to attract incoming More
- Jammu
CM asks V-Cs to finalise project reports
SETTING UP OF OFF-SITE CAMPUSES
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 18: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, has asked the vice-chancellors of Kashmir University and Jammu University to finalise the project reports for the establishment of the off-site Campuses More
- News
Dr Farooq, others pay tributes to Ittoo
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Mar 18: National Conference president and union minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today paid glowing tributes to the former assembly speaker and slain party leader Wali Muhammad Ittoo on his 16th More
- GK Business
Cross-LoC business touches Rs 10 cr
Trade to remain suspended next week on account of Jashn-e-Pakistan
RABIA NOOR
Srinagar, Mar 18: For the first time in its history, the cross-LoC trade in the Valley this week reached Rs 10 crore mark. “This is for the first time that cross-LoC trade on Salamabad-Chakoti route More




