• TOP STORIES

Power-starved JK adds 1.26 MWs in 11th plan period

NHPC Added 510 MWs During This period

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 22: Believe it! Power-starved Jammu and Kashmir has been able to add just 1.26 MWs of energy to its power kitty during the 11th five year plan period against the planned 1800 MWs. On the other hand the government of India subsidiary National Hydropower Corporation (NHPC), during this More

PMRP moving at snails pace

GoI Blames Difficult Climatic Conditions, Security Concerns For Delay

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 22: The work on most of the developmental projects undertaken under the much-hyped Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) in Jammu and Kashmir are running behind the schedule and the delay has been attributed to local factors including acquisition of land and wildlife/environmental More

Our report no threat to country: Interlocutors

‘MHA Response Surprising’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Dec 22: New Delhi-appointed interlocutors on Kashmir Thursday said that the report submitted by them wasn’t anti-national and posed no threat to sovereignty and integrity of the country.The chief interlocutor, Dileep Padgaonkar, said their report is not anti-national and it ‘provides More

GoI sitting on report: Dr Beg

Srinagar, Dec 22: Member Parliament and senior National Conference leader Dr Mehboob Beg on Thursday asked New Delhi to make the interlocutors’ report public.“When entire Kashmir was on boil and Kashmiri youth were protesting in streets, Government of India appointed three reputed interlocutors More

Resolve Kashmir: Mirwaiz tells India, Pakistan

‘Political Issues Important Than Economics’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 22: Asserting that economy of India and Pakistan cannot prosper till both the nations are politically stable, chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday asked the leaders of the two countries to show farsightedness and resolve Kashmir issue before strengthening More

Govt targeting Kashmir’s social milieu: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 22: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Thursday accused the Government of resorting to ‘social engineering’ to damage the social fabric in Jammu and Kashmir.Talking to Greater Kashmir after holding a meeting of Advisory Council of the amalgam, Geelani said New More

No religious school in Valley eligible for grant

Under SPQEM Only Registered Institutions Can Avail Central Assistance

Madrassa Funding Row

GK NEWS SERVICESrinagar, Dec 22: Almost all Madrassas recommended by the Jammu and Kashmir Government for release of grant under the Scheme for Providing Quality Education in Madrassas (SPQEM) lack the basic eligibility criteria, as per the conditions laid down in the centrally More

Court seeks personal appearance of IGP Crime

Jaleel Andrabi Murder Case

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 22: Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar has directed Inspector General of Police (Crime Branch) to furnish a detailed extradition report of Major Avtar Singh accused of killing noted human rights activist and lawyer Jaleel Andrabi, failing which he has to appear in person on the next More

Indo-Pak talks on Dec 26/27

JK-Centric CBMs On Agenda

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Dec 22: Senior Indian and Pakistani officials will meet here during December 26-27 for talks on nuclear and conventional confidence-building measures as part of the bilateral dialogue process.This will be the first meeting of the Joint Working Group on nuclear and conventional CBMs More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Peace committees resolve to maintain harmony in Budgam

Budgam, Dec 22: The civil society of Budgam including prominent citizens and youth have assured district magistrate that harmony and brotherhood would be maintained in Budgam town and its adjacent areas More


  • National

LOK PAL BILL INTRODUCED IN LOK SABHA

Ruckus over non-inclusion of minorities

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 22: Congress-led UPA Government was able to table the contentious Lokpal Bill in Lok Sabha on Thursday. It was preceded by a controversy on inclusion of minority communities from being More



  • Opinion

The question of conversion

We don't have to panic, we have to be responsible only

COMMENT BY HASSAN ZAINAGAIREE

 The 'concern' of religious groups, madrasa muntazimeen, muftees and grand muftees on the 'motivated' conversions and their pooling in 'efforts and resources' to, what they say, 'prevent apostasy More


  • GK Magazine

WE, THE CANINE-FODDER

WITH DOGS OCCUPYING EVERY STREET IN THE VALLEY AND GOVERNMENT DOING NOTHING TO SAFEGUARD HUMAN LIFE, AT LEAST YOU SHOULD KNOW THE THREAT CALLED RABIES

DOG BITE BY ZUBEDA AKHTAR

Rabies is most dreadful of all communicable diseases and carries almost 100% mortality, if preventive measures are not taken at appropriate time. It is also known as Hydrophobia, a disease of Central Nervous More



  • Letters

Madrassa row

This refers to Peoples Democratic Party’s demand seeking white paper on the controversy over the release of central funds to Madrasas in the state. Mehbooba Mufti s right that the issue is a very serious More


  • Friday Focus

The Meaning of Being an Abd

PROF G R MALIK

From the Quranic point of view, the highest station that a man can aspire for is to become a true ‘abd (servant) of Allah. One of the most endearing names by which Allah mentions the Prophet (SAW) in the More


  • Business

JK pushing for early plan approval

Meeting with PCI likely in mid-Jan

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Dec 22: Jammu and Kashmir Government is pushing for early approval of annual plan allocation for fiscal 2012-13 to avoid the situation it faced last year when plan was approved in May, delaying More


  • Sports

Bedi’s JK team finishes winless

Review: Ranji Trophy campaign

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, Dec 22: Like the shorter version of the game, the JK senior cricket team under the watchful eyes of former Indian skipper Bishen Singh Bedi finished their Ranji trophy four-day format campaign More


  • Kashmir

Unclaimed body in mortuary for 6 days

Attendant disappeared after admitting her in hospital last month

ARSHAD M BHAT

Srinagar, Dec 22: In what could be described as degradation of human values in the society, body of a woman, who breathed her last six days ago at a local hospital, is still lying in the mortuary of Government More


  • Srinagar City

Bye-Bye travel uncertainty

Hi-tech screen at TRC displays Sgr-Jmu highway status updates 24X7

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Dec 22: Gone is the era when people planning to travel to Jammu by road would look puzzled during winters when bad weather hinders travel prospects on the mountainous route traversing the mighty More



  • Jammu

Transparency to be benchmark in Academy’s functioning: Jora

Jammu, Dec 22: The Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora today said the Government would make available adequate funds to promote and preserve art, culture and languages of the State by upgrading More


  • South Asia

Gilani hits out at army

‘CRISIS’ IN PAK

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, Dec 22: Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani today in an unprecedented tongue-lashing against the powerful military said it is "unacceptable" if the army "considers itself a State within State More


  • World

‘Probe finds NATO strike in Pakistan unintentional’

Washington, Dec 22: A probe by the Pentagon has concluded that the NATO bombing on two Pakistani border posts last month was unintentional and stressed that "inadequate coordination" between the US and More



ADD
Designed Developed and Maintaned By Imobisoft Ltd /Algosol Software Solutions