‘I will Rise’

A treat for all those who look for sublimity in poetry.

PUNCHLINE By Z.G. Muhammad

I have read Ambassador Akbar S Ahmed, ‘world’s foremost anthropologist and reviewed some of his books including his latest one Journey into America.  Reading his latest collection of poems, “SUSPENDED somewhere between - a book of verse’ published in 2011 by Busboys and Poets, Washington, it More
The Dal Glory

Enough homes with post to deliver!

CONCERN By Dr.Javid Iqbal

A few days or may be a week back, in the socio-political milieu of ‘Wadi-e-Gulposh’ as the vale of Kashmir is referred to in vernacular, in an eventful happening the Abdullah clan gathered to flag off a mobile post van in Dal Lake. Union Minister of state for communications-Sachin Pilot had come all More
Revisiting Sheikh

He was the tallest Kashmiri leader but not a statesman

HISTORY By Abdul Rashid Khan

In all the articles published in GK about the subject of leadership, the esteemed authors have tried to focus on the political leadership with a particular reference to Kashmir.To be brief, let me have a cursory look on the leaders who mattered and had influenced the political decisions of the More
The menace of beggary

This is a nuisance which we all must be against

FEEDBACK By Saifuddin Shangloo

The write up 'Beggars' Month', by Ajaz-ul-Haque' GK dated 21st August 2011, touched me. This disgraceful degradation of humanity was disturbing me all along from my early childhood. Although I had answers for many many people who consider it a virtue to give alms but was unable to muster the courage More
  • Kashmir

Settlement assistants seek salary hike

ACCUSE AUTHORITIES OF INDIFFERENCE

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 28: The settlement assistants in the Revenue Department have accused the authorities of ‘pushing them to wall’ by not making amendments in their salary grade from the last ten years. The More


  • Srinagar City

Jamia Masjid market to offer night shopping

For upcoming Eid-Ul-Fitr, shops in this Shahr-e-Khaas commercial hub will remain open till midnight

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Aug 28: Here’s some good news for Eid-ul-Fitr shoppers who during the Holy month of Ramazan find post Iftaar time convenient for the shopping but the marketplaces are mostly shut.  With More



  • Jammu

With no funds for renovation, MMHS goes on experiment spree

MUBARAK MANDI PALACE VANISHING HERITAGE

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Aug 28: While the renovation work on historic Mubarak Mandi Palace--once the royal residence of erstwhile Dogra rulers—has been halted due to shortage of funds, the controversial Mubarak Mandi Heritage More


  • South Asia

Maoists return to power in Nepal

SUDESHNA SARKAR

Kathmandu, Aug 28: Against the backdrop of violent protests in Kathmandu and outside, Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas returned to power Sunday, two years after the fall of their first government, with More


  • World

Libyan rebels tighten noose on Gaddafi bastion

Tripoli, Aug 28: Libyan rebels closed in on Muammar Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte from both east and west today, a senior military commander said, as the insurgents scrambled to restore essential services More


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