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Chillai Kalan begins today

Snowfall In Upper Reaches; Temperature Improves

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Dec 20: After a fortnight of chilly weather, the upper reaches of the valley received snowfall on Tuesday, a day before Chillai Kalan sets in. Chillai Kalan is the harshest period of the winter in Kashmir and ends January 30.Upper reaches including tourist destinations of Gulmarg and More

Court reserves order on Major Avtar’s arrest

Jalil Andrabi Murder Case

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 20: The trial court hearing the murder case of noted human rights activist and leading lawyer, Jaleel Andrabi, on Tuesday reserved order on the application seeking arrest and trial of the accused Major Avtar Singh.Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar reserved the order after hearing More

SHRC issues arrest warrant against DSP

SSP Asked To Produce Police Officer On Next Date Of Hearing

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 20: Acting tough on non-compliance of its orders, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Tuesday issued arrest warrant against the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Headquarters, Islamabad (Anantnag), after he failed to produce the case diary of a disappearance case he was probing More

Prof Layeeq Ahmad Qureshi passes away

Srinagar, Dec 20: Valley’s well known educationist Prof Layeeq Ahmad Qureshi died after a brief spell of illness on Tuesday at Sonawar here. He was 71. He is survived by his wife, two sons and one daughter.Qureshi was a founder member of College Teachers’ Association besides a member of various More

CBI out of Lokpal control

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 20: Refusing to yield to Anna Hazare's demand, the government has kept CBI out of the control of Lokpal and decided not to hive off the Directorate of Prosecution from the investigative agency.The Lokpal, with Constitutional status, will, however, have superintendence over the cases More

Cabinet clears bill

New Delhi, Dec 20: The Union Cabinet tonight approved a historic bill for creation a Lokpal with Constitutional status that will have no control over CBI but brings within its purview the Prime Minister with a number of safeguards.After two days of intense drafting by a group of ministers and officials More

Holiday on December 31

Jammu, Dec 20: According to a government order issued here Tuesday, the State Holiday on account of Birth day of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, shall be observed on December 31, 2011. More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Renegade jailed for extortion

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 20:  A Kangan court has sentenced a renegade for extortion a rigorous imprisonment of 2.5 years and slapped a fine of Rs 5000 on the convict. Judicial Magistrate Kangan Khursheed More


  • News

Help Kashmiris get their rights: Malik

2-day seminar Delhi Dialogue concludes

New Delhi, Dec 20: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday asked the civil society of India and world to help Kashmiris in achieving their rights. Speaking More



  • Opinion

Madrassa Jolt

The fraught issue of funding religious schools in Kashmir

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

Why does government funding for madrassas makes us sit up and take note? After all, the government runs its own schools in the state which are attended by thousands of pupils.   Government is More


  • GK Magazine

Junk the LOKPAL

HERE ARE THE NOTES FROM A SUBVERSIVE BUREAUCRAT WHO DOESN’T WANT TO DO IT THE WAY ANNA IS DOING

THE CORRUPTION DEBATE BY AMITABHA PANDE

There exists an astonishing perversity of consensus about the desirability of having a Lokpal.  Every one seems to want one and everyone seems to think that having one is critical to the crusade against More



  • Letters

Three wastes

This refers to the menace of corruption and the claims of the government to have it eradicated. The Chief minister day in and day out is banking upon his slogan of “corruption free administration” on three More


  • Editorial

Sad spectacle

State’s failure to implement the Union Cabinet approved special scholarship programme for JK has again underscored government’s half-heartedapproach to such initiatives. It is a pity that where the government More


  • Business

‘Oil companies violating RGGLV norms in Valley'

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Dec 20: The Valley-based cooking gas dealers have accused the oil companies IOCL, BPCL and HPCL of violating the norms provided under Rajiv Gandhi Gramin LPG Vitarak (RGGLV) for increasing LPG More


  • Sports

Guv for promoting sports activities in JK

57TH NATIONAL SCHOOL GAMES CONCLUDE

Jammu, Dec 20: Governor N N Vohra, Tuesday stressed on the high importance of promotion of sports and games and organizing the maximum possible number of national level sporting events in Jammu and Kashmir More


  • Kashmir

Newborn dies in Sopore hospital

Family alleges negligence, Police register case

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, Dec 20: The death of a new born baby at maternity and childcare hospital in this north Kashmir town triggered protests from her family following which police lodged an FIR in the case. Amina More


  • Srinagar City

PC raps NC, PDP for City plight

Srinagar victim of gross neglect, vision deficiency and misgovernance: Mattoo

Srinagar, Dec 20: Claiming that his party has come up with a comprehensive set of solutions for  the Srinagarties, People’s Conference, District President for Srinagar, Junaid Azim Mattu on Thursday More



  • Jammu

JK to get water share from Punjab after 30-yrs: Taj

Doda/Thatri, Dec 20: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohiuddin on Tuesday said that Jammu & Kashmir would get its share of water from Punjab. “For the first time in 30 years More



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