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MASRAT ALAM ARRESTED

Big Achievement For Police: Sahai

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 18: Police on Monday arrested the most wanted separatist leader and general secretary of Hurriyat Conference (G) Masrat Alam Bhat from city outskirts here.The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range, S M Sahai told Greater Kashmir that Masrat was arrested during a raid at his maternal More

Palhallan march foiled

12 hurt in clashes

UMER MAQBOOL/KHALID GUL

Srinagar, Oct 18: The government on Monday foiled ‘Palhallan Chalo’ programme of Hurriyat Conference (G) by imposing strict curfew and restrictions in majority of areas in the valley. At least one dozen persons were wounded in clashes between police and protesters in South Kashmir.Early morning More

65-yr old labourer killed in Handwara

Died In Cross Fire: Army; Fake Encounter: Family

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Oct 18: The killing of a 65-year old labourer allegedly by army troopers triggered massive protests in Handwara area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Monday. The body of Mukhtar Ahmed Shiekh of Thokergund Kralgund, who went missing two days ago, was handed over to his family More

2 militants, trooper killed

IED Found Near PCR

GKNN/TARIQ MIR

Srinagar/Bandipore, Oct 18: Two militants and a trooper were killed in separate encounters in north Kashmir, while police recovered an IED near Police Control Room Srinagar here, officials and reports said on Monday.“Troopers of 3-Madras cordoned off Barzulla area in Bandipore this morning and More

CM for revitalizing handicraft sector

Srinagar, Oct 18: Terming the handicrafts sector as key zone of employment in J&K, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasized the need for addressing artisans’ problems.“Government wants to rejuvenate handicraft sector and ameliorate the lot of artisans, besides protecting and upgrading More

Govt in dilemma over Panchayat polls

Important Meeting Today To Take Final Call

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 18: Though the state’s Election Department Monday set the process for revising the electoral rolls for Panchayats into motion, the Jammu and Kashmir government is still indecisive on the timing for elections to the Panchayats and Urban Local Bodies. The office of the Chief Electoral More

PC backs Omar on accession remarks

‘Advani Should Get Real Context Of Statement’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Wellington, October 18: Home Minister P Chidambaram backed Omar Abdullah saying BJP leader L K Advani had attacked the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister without getting the “real context” of the remarks made by him on the issue of the state’s accession to India. Chidambaram was here to hold talks More

When will Kashmir rail chug again?

Personnel For Track Security Deployed On Law & Order Duties

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Oct 18: Three months after suspension of train services in the valley in the wake of prevailing unrest, the state government and Northern Railways are yet to take a decision on resumption of the services, putting a question mark on the future of Rs 3200 crore Qazigund-Varmul rail project More



  • Opinion

Flirting with crisis

We need consistency, not fluidity of approach

IMPRESSIONS BY UDAY SHANKER

It is deeply regrettable that there is  a bid to flirt with crisis in Kashmir by almost everyone without caring for the consequences.The latest spell of  over four-month long crisis in Kashmir More


  • Op-Ed

Merger or Accession ?

RESPONSE

B.L. SARAF ANALYSES OMAR ABDULLAH’S RECENT STATEMENT IN LIGHT OF KASHMIR'S POLITICAL HISTORY

Omar Abdullah’s speech in the Legislative Assembly, made few days back, has created a controversy. At this juncture,   he could have done well without it. He has said that Kashmir has only acceded More



  • Letters

Let’s not criticize the choice of interlocutors

The appointment of interlocutors by the Central Government is the  beginning of a process that is bound to take time. We must not expect quick results. Some people have welcomed the appointment while More


  • Editorial

Keep Promises

The hallmark of New Delhi’s Kashmir policy has been to first create a ‘media hype’, even over trivial moves, and then never to go beyond. Over the years it has mastered this art of political gimmickry More


  • Kashmir

CJM lists BSF transfer application for Oct 20

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 18: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) on Monday listed the BSF application seeking transfer of Zahid Farooq’s murder case to securityforces court for October 20.Court had listed the case More


  • Srinagar City

Dying Dal, Nigeen in last throes

As Govt hides in disguise of ongoing unrest, obnoxious weeds, encroachments, engulf the water bodies

ARIF SHAFI WANI

THE non-seriousness of the Government to restore the glory of Dal and Nigeen lakes is clearly reflected by overwhelming growth of obnoxious weeds and Azolla, a deadly water fern which if left unattended More



  • Jammu

Veteran journalist Sati Sahni passes away

GUV,CM,RANA CONDOLE DEMISE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Oct 18: Noted journalist and former Director General of Information, Satpal Sahni breathed his last on Monday morning in New Delhi. He was 88 and was ailing from prolonged illness. He is survived More


  • Business

Flowers to greet tourists in JK

Project to deck sidetracks along Jammu-Pathankot Highway awaits approval

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Oct 18: To make road travel more charming for the visitors to J&K, the Floriculture Department is mulling decking of the side paths with flowers along the Jammu-Pathankot highway. The innovative More


  • PaK

European Parliament ready to act as facilitator: PaK PM

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Oct 18: The Prime Minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan on Monday said the European Parliament had offered to play the role of a facilitator between India More



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