Mediamen play hide-and-seek with cops

GEELANI’S ARREST

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sept 8: How newsy is pro-freedom leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, even if it means to catch a glimpse of him in camera? Well, ask the lensemen who Wednesday played hide-and-seek with policemen to catch the arrest of the veteran leader as he was whisked away.Geelani, according to the sources More

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Nothing will change in JK: Farooq

NC workers face identification parade at Sheikh’s mausoleum

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sept 8: National Conference President Dr Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said that nothing would change in Jammu & Kashmir. He was speaking in the context of New Delhi mulling some political package in the wake of turmoil in the valley, which has witnessed 69 killings by police and para-military More

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Congress leaders, many NC ministers absent

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept. 8: No leader from the Congress, a partner of National Conference in the coalition government, turned up to pay tributes to late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah today. Even some prominent National Conference leaders, both from Kashmir and Jammu including ministers and MLAs, were More

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NF condemns Pattan killings

Srinagar, Sept 8: National Front has condemned the killing of four civilians in police firing at Palhalan and Wussan in Pattan area of north Kashmir. In a statement a NF spokesman termed the police action as “barbaric.” “A conspiracy has been hatched to carryout the genocide of Kashmiris More

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JK Bank Q2 profits may slip

60 pc branches remain mostly idle for 2 months

N BHAT

Srinagar, Sept 8: The J&K Bank, state’s premier financial institution, is likely to face some dip in its profits in quarter two 2010-11, experts said. The Bank that posted a staggering Rs 145 crore profit during first quarter of this year ended June 2010, which represented a 23 per More

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JK police gets TASER guns to ‘shock’ protesters

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sept 8: The Jammu and Kashmir police has procured TASER guns to quell protests in Valley. Reliable sources told Greater Kashmir that police procured around 50 TASERs from the US based gun making firm. The TASER trademark, as per observers is an acronym for Thomas More

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Antony visits Leh

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Leh, Sept 8: Defence Minister A K Antony has appreciated the army's efforts in undertaking rescue and relief operations in the cloudburst-hit areas of Ladakh. Antony arrived here this morning to review the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work by the armed forces in the cloudburst-hit More

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SLUMP IN DEMAND

Valley fruit growers incur Rs 100 cr monthly losses

Prices Dip By 50 pc

RABIA NOOR Srinagar, Sept 8: Contrary to expectations, the Kashmiri fruit is not fetching good prices in outside mandis, thanks to slump in demand. The Valley based fruit growers said there was considerable decline in the demand with the result the Kashmir fruit More

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DAC to assess crop damage in Leh

Srinagar, Sept 8: The government has constituted a Disaster Assessment Committee to assess the crop damage in Leh due to cloud burst.   “The Committee comprising scientists of SK University of Agriculture Science and Technology-Kashmir and personnel from the Line Departments More

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JKB installs ATM at Thatri

Srinagar, Sept 8: The J&K Bank pressed one more ATM into service at Thatri, Doda in Jammu taking total number of the Bank ATMs to 306. This is the 4th machine that has been installed in the Doda district.Deputy Commissioner, Doda Farooq Ahmed Khan inaugurated the ATM. Speaking on the More

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JKCL records highest ever Q1 prod, cement sale

Srinagar, Sept 8: The J&K Cement Ltd has recorded Rs 95.51 crores turnover during the last financial year by producing 1,62,528 MTs of cement, recording sale of 1,63,638 MTs during the period, an official communiqué said. This was revealed at 93rd Board of Directors (BOD) meeting of More

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3 killed, 4 hurt in road mishaps

Srinagar, Sept 8: Three persons including a child were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Valley.A load carrier (JK05-1456) met with an accident at Dobiwan Lalpora Road in Kunzer killing Muhammad Subhan Wani son of Abdul Samad of Wankhal Lalpora Varmul on the spot, police said More

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'Release political detainees on Eid'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sept 8: National Panthers Party today urged the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to release all political detainees and youth, arrested for stone pelting, on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.Talking to reporters, the party chief, Prof Bhim Singh condemned the killings of four persons at More

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