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Go Mubarak Go: Cries Egypt

Kani Jung at Tahrir Square

RANIA\PTI

Cairo, Feb 2: Massive Egyptian crowds kept up their protest in Cairo and other key towns today, seeking immediate ouster of embattled President Hosni Mubarak rejecting his offer to quit by September and defied orders from the military to “go home”. The protesters indulged in heavy stone-pelting near More

Egypt uprising interests Kashmir observers

‘It Is Urge For Democratization, Due Share In Power Structure’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Feb 2: The uprising in Egypt to press for the ouster of President Hosni Mubark may not have any direct bearing on Kashmir’s political scenario, yet the political observers in the Valley are watching the developments very closely for varied reasons.According to political analysts, there More

LeT denies involvement in Sopore killings

UJC, Geelani,Mirwaiz Condemn

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 2: The killing of two girls in Sopore by unidentified gunmen has evoked strong condemnation by Laskare-e-Toiba, United Jihad Council and various other pro-freedom organizations.WE CONDEMN: UJCThe chairman of United Jihad Council Syed Salah-ud-Din has strongly More

Armed struggle to continue: Salahuddin

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Feb 2: The Chairman of United Jihad Council and Supreme Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Syed Salahuddin Wednesday declared that a “target-oriented armed struggle” would continue in Jammu and Kashmir along side the peaceful public movement till the goal is achieved. “If the state More

BJP activists cordon Malik in New Delhi

‘Send Him Back To Kashmir’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Feb 2: Activists of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday laid a siege around an apartment, where JKLF Chief Muhammad Yasin Malik is putting up, in New Delhi and demanded he be sent back to Kashmir.“The BJP members are not allowing me to leave the apartment. My movement has been restricted More

Official apathy leaves Upper Sindh-II dysfunctional

Power Starved JK Losing Lakhs Every Day

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 2: While Kashmir continues to reel under distressing power crisis, the state government is yet to start restoration of water canal to 105 MW Upper Sindh hydroelectric project stage-II in Ganderbal district. While the announcement regarding the restoration of the canal was made more than More

Wajahat Habibullah to head NCM

New Delhi, Feb 2: India’s first Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah is the new chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities (NCM).Habibullah, who received his orders on Tuesday, will formally take over the charge on Thursday.Habibullah, a 1968-batch IAS officer, has More

Grenade attack on Kar’s residence

GHULAM MUHAMMED

Sopore, Feb 2: Unidentified gunmen Wednesday fired rifle grenade towards the house of veteran Congress leader Ghulam Rasool Kar in this north Kashmir town.Police sources told Greater Kashmir that unidentified gunmen lobbed rifle grenade on former Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Rasool More



  • Opinion

“It’s a PROBLEM”

But will we be telling in clear terms what and who constitutes the problem!

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD-UR-RASHID

Wednesday this week, our own novelist was reading us our pain in a coffee shop during the day. It opened up the gates of memory and we all cried in our own way. The gore of yesteryears was like a haunting More


  • Op-Ed

Of 1947 Incursion, Invasion & intervention!

What happened, how and why? Questions that demand an answer

FEEDBACK BY DR.JAVID IQBAL

 Kashmir accession by Munshi Ghulam Hassan’ merits a profound debate. His note ‘From the series of historic events, it is evident that tribal attack was launched only when Pakistan was satisfied that More



  • Letters

Employment Package. Will it really solve the problem for migrants

This refers to the employment package announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Kashmiri Migrants and the subsequent announcement of nearly 3000 Post by state Government. The first phase and the appointments More


  • Editorial

Unique Challenge

Kashmir has figured prominently at the Chief Ministers’ Conference on internal security in New Delhi.  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his satisfaction at the restoration of the normalcy More


  • Kashmir

CJM to issue order on February 5

WAMIQ FAROOQ KILLING

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 2: The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) would issue the order on the petition seeking registration of FIR into the killing of 13-yr old Wamiq Farooq, who died after being hit by a teargas More


  • Srinagar City

Power meters, Govt claims catch cold!

After spending millions, PDD finds gadgets faulty; starts replacement;

M HYDERI

AFTER spending millions of rupees on installation of the much hyped electronic meters in the summer Capital, the Power Development Department (PDD) has started replacement of the gadgets claiming that More



  • Jammu

PSC loses answer scripts ‘in transportation’; aspirants aghast

SCREENING FOR COMPUTER LECTURERS POST

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Feb 2: The Public Service Commission has asked the aspirants who appeared in the screening test for the post of computer lecturers for higher secondary level to re-appear in the examination saying More


  • Briefs

IAF airlifts 224 stranded passengers

Srinagar: The Indian Air Force today airlifted 224 stranded passengers from different parts of the Kashmir division which are cut off due to the snowfall.According to government official, 62 stranded passengers More


  • Business

Rs 2,000 cr plan withheld to JK

Development works hit, treasuries run dry

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 2: In a worry for the state government, New Delhi has withheld a portion of the approved annual plan for the current fiscal for J&K, which has “temporarily” hit the development works More



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