Cholera hit Budgam faces major threat

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sept 5: Central Kashmir’s cholera hit Budgam district is facing a major threat, as  authorities have detected that hundreds of  laborers from outside the state working in brick kilns  are one of the “potential sources” for outbreak of the deadly disease as they defecate in More

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Bilal's killing shatters family

KASHMIR TRAGEDY

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Sept 5: “Where are you my son? Why didn’t I stop you from leaving on that fateful day?” screams Abdur Rahim, father of Bilal Ahmed who fell to the bullets of paramilitary CRPF at Pattan in north Kashmir last month. The 70-year old Rahim had brought up his son all alone after More

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Eid sales dip in Valley

KASHMIR UNREST

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Sept 5: The prevailing situation in the Valley has severely hit the shopping spree by people in run up to the Eid-ul-Fitr. While the markets across the Valley, particularly in the summer capital, otherwise remain abuzz with shoppers a week ahead of the festival, the activity More

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‘No fire crackers sale on festival’

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Sept 5: With Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, appealing to the people to observe Eid-ul-Fitr with austerity, the traders dealing with fire crackers have stopped placing fresh orders for the merchandise.   “This Eid I have not placed any order for fire crackers More

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'JKB ATMs run dry'

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Sept 5: At a time when people were busy shopping for the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, various Automated Teller Machines of J&K Bank across the city were running dry on Sunday. Many bank customers told Greater Kashmir they had to struggle hard for withdrawing their money from ATMs More

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‘Some local TV networks telecast provocative programmes’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 5: Since the onset of Holy month of Ramadhan, some nameless TV channels, which nobody claims ownership of, are running on the cable networks in the summer capital of Srinagar.  While most of the programs telecast by these local networks are a copy of programs aired by some More

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Patients suffer for want of ventilators

KASHMIR UNREST 2010

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Sept 5: City hospitals are facing shortage of ventilators as number of trauma cases have increased during the ongoing unrest. Even after doctors recommended several critical patients to be put on ventilators, the hospital authorities couldn’t accommodate them.  
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Mian Qayoom shifted to Kote Balwal

Srinagar, Sept 5: Police on Sunday shifted the incarcerated President of High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Mian Abdul Qayoom, from Hiranagar Jail to Kote Balwal Jail in Jammu, a HCBA spokesman said.   “Court had directed the state government to shift Qayoom to jail in Kashmir Valley instead More

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CSK office to remain open

Srinagar, Sept 5: The Cancer Society of Kashmir (CSK) has said that its office at Lal Mandi would remain open from 9am to 6pm till Eid-ul-Fitr. People can approach the CSK office during office hours with donations, a spokesman of the society said More

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Joint teams inspect markets, book offenders

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sept 5:  Now onwards, a trader couldn’t find excuse of any sort if found violating norms be it about maintaining health and hygiene, selling goods underweight or at exorbitant prices.  The government has introduced a market inspection mechanism whereby all the concerned More

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Kingfisher to operate from today

Srinagar: Kingfisher airline is operating flight to and from Awantipora airport on Monday. The flight shall depart from the airport at 2.25 PM. “We request the passengers to kindly reach the Srinagar airport for security checking at least five hours before the departure time. They shall later be shifted More

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Mirwaiz leads protest demonstration at Batamaloo

Visits families of victims

Srinagar, Sep 5: Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Sunday led a massive protest demonstration at Batamaloo against the unabated killings of teenagers and youth by paramilitary CRPF and police in the past three months.  Expressing sympathy with the families of those killed at More

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Spice Park soon at Pampore: Mir

Srinagar: The Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has announced that a Spice Park would be set up by the Spice Board of India at Pampore, to provide better marketing facilities to the saffron growers besides checking the sale of substandard and spurious saffron in the market. He said Rs. 373 More

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