• TOP STORIES

Civil society up in arms

‘Onus Lies On Omar; Meter Installation Fishy’

Harsh Cold Harrowing Power Cuts Haunt Kashmir

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, Dec 28: With the latest extended load-shedding schedule announced by the Power Development Department (PDD) for Kashmir valley inviting public fury, a civil society group Wednesday said onus lies on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who also holds power portfolio More

PDD bosses to appear before SERC today

Srinagar, Dec 28: State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC) has asked the Power Development Department (PDD) authorities to appear before the Commission on Thursday to explain their position on a petition filed by the civil society, seeking reversal of recently announced curtailment schedule More

66% qualify 10th class exam

5 Students Top With 500/500; 28 Share First Three Positions

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 28: About 66 percent students qualified the class 10 examination in the Valley, results for which were declared by the Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday. The pass percentage of boys is seven percent higher than the girls.Talking to Greater Kashmir, Joint Secretary (Examination More

Toppers say hard work works

UMER MAQBOOL/KHALID GUL

Srinagar, Dec 28: Joy of Nazir Ahmad Sofi of Beerwah Budgam knew no bounds when he came to know that his daughter Khayrul Nissa has bagged first position in the class 10 examination. His daughter shared first position with four other candidates by securing 100 percent marks.“I believed that she More

CM arrives in Srinagar

Srinagar, Dec 28: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Wednesday arrived in Srinagar after spending a week outside the country.Omar, according to official sources, will stay in the Valley for a week during which he will hold several high level meetings to take stock of the power scenario and other More

Slight respite from cold

Srinagar, Dec 28: Kashmir Valley got a slight respite from the intense cold wave Wednesday but the minimum temperatures across the region remained several degrees below the freezing point with Leh recording minus 16 degrees.The summer capital Srinagar, recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3 More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Shahid sympathises with Siddiqui

Srinagar, Dec 28: Awami Action Committee leader and close associate of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Advocate  Shahid-ul-Islam Wednesday visited the residence of Bilal Siddiqui to express sympathy with him More


  • National

Sonia, Rahul blame BJP for Lokpal Bill fiasco

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 28: Failure of the Congress-led UPA Government to muster support for the passage of the Constitution Amendment Bill related to Lokpal in Lok Sabha on Tuesday has led to Congress versus BJP More



  • Opinion

S, Say Silence

But the problem is, once you say it, silence breaks!

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

These days a person we know by the name of Jonathan Swift could better describe Kashmir. Swiftly, Orwell and Kafka come to mind. (Am I a pen-pusher!) In a place where even whispers can be reported Orwell More


  • GK Magazine

In the land of the MUTES

WHERE DEATH COMES IN MULTIPLE WAYS AND SO DOES MOURNING; THANKS TO THE LEADERS WHO HAVE MASTERED THE ART OF EXTRACTING THE MEANINGS OF PROFIT FROM THE ENTERPRISE OF LOSS!!!!

NIGHTMARE BY SAJAD LONE

It was a nightmarish dream. I went to sleep and dreamt death. A young man was killed and a young man was killed. One was bludgeoned to death by a murderous mob and the other was shot by a cop. The murdered More



  • Letters

Repealing AFSPA

Geelani's statement that "AFSPA is no issue" is a statement that must have surprised not only his opponents but even his supporters. Last year more than hundred young boys lost their lives and removal More


  • Editorial

Powerless Valley

Already in the throes of Chilla-Kalan chill, Valley has been left to battle a new drastic power curtailment schedule which severely  limits the supply to both metered and non-metered areas. If it More


  • Business

JK Bank holds customer meet

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: With a view to ascertain the people’s feedback about the Bank’s services, J&K Bank held a customer meet at Business Unit (B/U) Pinjora in Shopian on Tuesday. J&K Bank Vice More


  • Sports

Rashid Latif backs Pakistan to beat England

Karachi, Dec 28: Former captain Rashid Latif on Wednesday backed Pakistan to beat the world's best Test side England in a three-Test series starting next month.  After beating Sri Lanka 1-0 in Tests More


  • Kashmir

Dilapidated roads irk Islamabad residents; officials indifferent

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Dec 28: The dilapidated road condition in the adjoining villages of this South Kashmir town is causing immense hardships to the inhabitants of the area.  Located only a few kilometers More


  • Srinagar City

Tara for systematic development of City

Asks SMC to ‘re-launch vigorous campaign’ against usage of polythene

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand on Wednesday said the government was serious to take up the development of Srinagar City not only in “massive and effective way” but also “systematically More



  • Jammu

Renzushah condoles demise of Rafi Khan’s mother

Jammu, Dec 28: A condolence meeting was held in the Directorate of Information under the Chairmanship of Director Information, Kh. Farooq Renzushah which was attended by all officers and officials of the More


  • South Asia

15-member PaK delegation to attend Allahabad conference

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Dec 28: A 15-member delegation comprising legislators, mediamen, leaders of political parties and representatives of civil society from Pakistani administered Kashmir (PaK) and Gilgit Baltistan More


  • World

APHC makes into CIA's Factbook

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Dec 28: Kashmir based pro-freedom group All Parties Hurriyat Conference along with Anna Hazare and his organization- India Against Corruption-have made it into the American spy agency CIA's More



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