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Cabinet reshuffle in doldrums
‘CM Not Keen On Early Expansion’
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, Dec 18: While Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) Chief Prof Saifuddin Soz on Saturday hinted at an early reshuffle of the state cabinet, sources close to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday revealed that chances of any expansion in the council of ministers in the near future seem to be bleak More
3.7% parking space for 1.33 lakh LMVs in City
Traffic Deptt Proposes Shifting Of Sumo, Matador Stands From In And Around Lal Chowk
MUSHTAQ AHMAD
Srinagar, Dec 18: Believe it or not, for a city which according to a recent global survey is among the hundred fastest growing urban centres in the world, Srinagar has only 3.7 percent parking space for light vehicles and two-wheelers says the Traffic Department note to the state government.While More
Police nab Hajeej owner in Rajasthan
Tracked On Mobile Phone Using Google Map
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir Police Sunday arrested the main accused, Fabiyan Wahid Gilkar, in Hajeej fraud involving duping of gullible Hajj aspirants. He was nabbed from Rajasthan on the basis of technical inputs.Highly placed sources told Greater Kashmir that the Fabiyan was arrested More
Show tolerance: Bilal to separatists
‘Elements Conspiring Against Each Other Need To Be Isolated’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Janbazpora (Baramulla), Dec 18: Peoples Conference chairman and senior Hurriyat Conference (M) leader Bilal Gani Lone on Sunday asked the separatist leaders to demonstrate tolerance for each other’s viewpoint and ideas.Addressing party workers here in north Kashmir, Lone said leadership needs More
INFILTRATION ON RISE AFTER AFSPA DIN?
Army Says Militants Entering From Every Side Of LoC
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 18: Intelligence inputs received by various Army formations in Jammu and Kashmir appear to suggest that infiltration is on the rise after the state government’s move for a partial withdrawal of controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA).Army officers have suggested More
Rahul Gandhi disregarding misgovernance in JK: Mufti
Jammu, Dec 18: Former Chief Minister and PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Sunday accused Congress leadership at the Centre of turning a blind-eye towards the “rampant misgovernance” in Jammu and Kashmir.Seeking to draw attention of AICC national general secretary Rahul Gandhi towards “mis-utilisation More
- Briefs
4 houses gutted in Pampore
Pampore, Dec 18: Four houses were gutted at Litterbal Kadalbal locality here on Saturday night. Reports said fire erupted at 12.30 during intervening night of Saturday and Sunday causing damage to More
- National
RLD chief Ajit Singh sworn-in as Cabinet Minister
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Dec 18: RLD chief Ajit Singh was today inducted into the Union Cabinet and given the Civil Aviation portfolio in a bid by Congress to shore up its prospects in the assembly elections in Uttar More
Kashmir shivers
Fisherwomen and a paramilitary CRPF man take a brisk walk on a chilly winter afternoon in Srinagar on Sunday. Habib Naqash/GK
Show tolerance: Bilal to separatists
Chairman of Peoples Conference and senior Hurriyat (M) leader Bilal Gani Lone addresses a gathering at Janbazpora Baramulla in north Kashmir on Sunday.
Beautiful Kashmir
A view of river Jehlum on hazy winter afternoon captured by GK lensman Mubashir Khan.
SECRET TALK?
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in deep conversation with Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh at a function held at University of Kashmir on Saturday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Mishap……....
A fast moving vehicle overturned on Mughal Road at Shopian in south Kashmir on Saturday.
Festivities....
Santa Claus arrives in Jammu ahead of Christmas. Mir Imran/GK
Malik at Soura
JKLF Chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik addresses a gathering at Jinab Sahib Soura on city outskirts on Friday.
Mirwaiz at Sopore
Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addresses a rally at Sopore, 50 kms from Srinagar, in north Kashmir on Friday.
Protest in Islamabad
Mirwaiz south Kashmir, Qazi Yasir, leads a protest march against seizure of TeH calendars at Islamabad in south Kashmir on Friday. Sajad Munwardi/GK
Bagh-e-Bahu
A magnificent view of Bagh-e-Bahu captured by GK lensman Mir Imran.
Preparing for winter
Labourers burn dry leaves, used as a fuel during winter in Kashmir, at SK Park in Srinagar on Thursday. Aman Farooq/GK
Geelani to move court against seizure of calendars
Chairman of Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani addresses a news conference at his Haiderpora residence in Srinagar on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
- Opinion
Campus Politics
KU has no history of communal or ideological clashes
PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD
Should university campuses, be allowed to be converted into the battlegrounds for fighting ideological wars? Should educational institutions, be used for furthering agendas of political More
- GK Magazine
The CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
Understanding Afghanistan and America through Khalid Hosseini's The Kite Runner
PEOPLE HERE, PEOPLE THERE BY AB MAJEED DAR
Literature has the capacity to provide insight into cultures from around the world. In the books one reads and the stories one hears, glimpses of different worlds become apparent and one is able to see More
- Letters
Just shocking
This refers to the tragic death of a 24-year old youth Tariq Ahmad Bhat of Nowhatta. His death is highly unfortunate and condemnable. It has come as a shock to every one in the valley More
- Editorial
Losing touch again
The continued inability of the ruling coalition to evolve a consensus over recommendations of the Prime Minister’s 5th Working Group on centre-state relations headed by Justice Saghir Ahmad is by no means More
- Business
Sunday Market - A favourite spot for shoppers
MUKEET AKMALI
Srinagar, Dec 18: Evolving over the years into a fairly big weekly business activity, Srinagar’s Sunday Market has gained much popularity among the people particularly for selling goods at cheaper More
- Sports
Renzushah inaugurates 1st Valley winter football tourney
Srinagar, Dec 18: Director Information Khawaja Farooq Renzushah inaugurated the 1st Valley Winter football seven-A-side tournament at Polo ground here on Sunday. In the event first of its kind organised More
- Kashmir
DEFUNCT DRAINS, GARBAGE HEAPS IRK BANDIPORA RESIDENTS; AUTHORITIES INDIFFERENT
SUHAIL AJMAL
Bandipora, Dec 18: The inhabitants of Bandipora have complained that the drainage system in the area has become defunct and heaps of garbage is lying on roadside at various places in the district.  More
- Srinagar City
SKIMS square mess persists
PATIENTS OTHERS FACE INCONVENIENCE, ADMIN UNMOVED
ADIL BASHIR
Srinagar, Dec 18: This Soura square in north City is often in a mess with people particularly those heading towards Valley’s sole tertiary care hospital, the SK Institute of Sciences (SKIMS) facing inconvenience More
- Jammu
Indo-Pak bonhomie imperative for JK peace: Altaf
Jammu Dec 18: Terming Indo-Pak friendship imperative for lasting peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed today said that bonhomie between the two neighboring More
- World
AFTER 9 YEARS, US FORCES QUIT IRAQ
Iraq-Kuwait Border (Kuwait), Dec 18: The last US forces left Iraq and entered Kuwait today, nearly nine years after launching a divisive war to oust Saddam Hussein, and just as the oil-rich country grapples More




