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Kashmir echoes at HT leadership summit

Omar’s AFSPA Move Took All By Surprise: Mehbooba Mufti

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Dec 3: Asking New Delhi to accept Kashmir as a problem, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Saturday said the policies for Jammu and Kashmir should be framed on the basis of human values of democracy and freedom and not just strategic concerns.“Reducing trust deficit More

JK acceded to India by its own will: Farooq

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 3: Union Minister for Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that accepting the prevailing ground realities in the context of Jammu and Kashmir can be an important step towards resolving the vexed Kashmir issue.“The fact that Kashmir became part of India by its own will as More

Mahathir for UN mediation

AGENCIES

New Delhi, Dec 3: Malaysia’s veteran leader Mahathir bin Muhammad on Friday advocated third party - the UN - intervention between India and Pakistan for resolving the Kashmir issue, saying such issues could not be settled through conflict.Speaking to reporters briefly after a speech at the Hindustan More

Pesky power cuts haunt Valleyites

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Dec 3: Kashmir Valley witnessing unscheduled power cuts for the past few weeks has put the Power Development Department (PDD) in a tight spot.Sources told Greater Kashmir on Saturday the PDD is unable to meet the demand and supply gap as the department is able to import only 800 Megawatts More

Govt dragging feet on quantification of IWT losses

Want More Consultancies To Join Competition: PDC

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 3: State government’s much-trumpeted announcement last May to quantify the losses suffered by Jammu and Kashmir on account of an international water treaty between India and Pakistan has not made any headway despite a multinational company showing interest in the project. The state was More

Headless SHRC rendered dysfunctional

Commission loses Member, IGP, Staffer

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 3: In a move seen as aimed at “clipping wings” of the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC), Jammu and Kashmir government has shifted the Inspector General of Police (IGP) posted in the Commission and one of the members of the rights body has also retired recently. The Commission is headless More

Politicking by police worries politicos

‘It Doesn’t Augur Well For Democracy’

MUSHTAQ AHMAD

Srinagar, Dec 3: Is Jammu and Kashmir police getting politicized? This is what the political class here seems to be worried about. There is a growing feeling that the police and security forces in the state are asserting themselves as the political voices rather than upholders of law and order.
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Islamic parties sweep Egypt polls

AGENCIES

Cairo, Dec 3: Early results from Egypt's first post-revolution election showed Islamic parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many areas.Partial figures trickled in for the areas of the country that voted in record numbers on Monday and Tuesday More

Shutdown, protests in old city

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Dec 3: People on Saturday observed shutdown in parts of old city here against the arrest of some youth and use of pepper guns. Minor clashes also broke out between youth and police in some parts of the city.Scores of youth staged protests at Saraf Kadal and its adjoining areas including More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

JKLF(R) leaders condole demise

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the wife of Abdul Rashid Khanyari and aunt of Muhammad Iqbal Gundroo. Meanwhile, a delegation of Front leaders More


  • News

Single card planned for ticket-free travel across India

New Delhi, Dec 3: A single rechargeable pre-paid card would soon allow commuters across the country to travel by various modes of transport without the hassle of buying separate tickets, an official said More



  • Opinion

Mighty don't apologize

Why should America be sorry and what for?

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

The recent NATO airstrikes on Pakistan have raised many question. Is it possible to have a friendship between the strongest and the weakest, the mightiest and the puniest. Perhaps not. It takes equals More


  • GK Magazine

“RTI is a Revolutionary Legislation”

Face to face

THE FIRST CHIEF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (CIC) OF STATE INFORMATION COMMISSION (SIC) G R SUFI, TALKS ABOUT THE RTI ACT AND HOW THE COMMISSION IS WORKING TO ACHIEVE ITS GOALS IN A CONVERSATION WITH GREATER KASHMIR TEAM. HERE ARE THE EXCERPTS.

Rajeev Sharma: Do you think the present legislation is enough to achieve the objectives that it is supposed to?G R Sofi: Last month I was in Delhi to attend an annual meeting of Chief Information Commissioners More



  • Business

Decision on FDI in JK will be collective: Govt

Srinagar qualifies to have foreign supermarkets

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Dec 3: Whether the State Government allows it or not, as per government of India’s recent decision on Foreign Direct Investment in retail sector, Srinagar comes within the eligible zone.  More


  • Sports

Chatttergam-XI lifts Inter Academy football tourney

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 3: Chattergam Academy lifted Inter-Academy football tournament defeating Polo Ground Academy-A by 2-1 in the final at Polo ground here on Saturday. In first half, Chattergam scored two More


  • Kashmir

Padgaonkar’s assertion on report’s fate evokes mixed reactions

Delay matter of concern: PDP; Activism exhibited not proper: Congress

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 3: The assertions of chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar that the report submitted by him and his two colleagues on Kashmir should be made public without any delay to put an end to speculations More


  • Srinagar City

US-based Cardiologist serves homeland through SKIMS

Dr Kanjwal dedicated a fortnight to share his expertise with colleagues back home during a special workshop on Cardiac Electrophysiology and Radiofrequency ablation

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

US-based NRK Cardiologist, Dr Muhammad Yousuf Kanjwal who is known for his endeavour of helping his homeland in the field of medical sciences yet again did the same during his recent visit to this summer More



  • Jammu

Protest in Rajouri after police constable ‘commits suicide’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu/Rajouri, Dec 3:  Protest broke out on Saturday in home town of a Jammu and Kashmir police constable who allegedly committed suicide a week before he was schedule to marry. Muhammad Shahid More



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