Autonomy Ambushed

One by one the pillars of Autonomy are collapsing

Abdul Majid Zargar

The last two months have witnessed some serious obituaries being written on the remnants of the autonomy enjoyed by the State within the Indian constitution.The first was the permanent outsourcing of financial responsibilities of the State to Reserve Bank of India. Hitherto these were undertaken More
Kashmir's Disabled

"I just want one hand"

Salman Nizami.

Shahida's arms were blown off in a suicide attack in the  Dal lake area of Srinagar city few years ago. Flesh was also torn from one of her legs and she lost much of her vision. Her mashed face is split by an uneven scar. Now about 35, she has four children but not much else. "I cannot even drink More
The Collaborator

BOOK REVIEW

Mirza has tactfully bridged the gap between the real and the imaginary, writes Asima Rashid Parray

Mirza Waheed’s “The Collaborator” is a sordid account of an isolated village situated near the line of control –the Line divides two Kashmirs. The novel is topical: it covers the time period of early 1990s. The novel starts in the middle of the action. Much has already happened in this village when More
  • Kashmir

Sarabjit’s sister seeks Geelani’s intervention

‘Will use personal contacts to seek Pak visa for Singh family’

KASHMIR MEDIA NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 7: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has assured Dalbir Kaur, sister of Sarabjit Singh, who is awaiting death sentence in Pakistan for past 20-years that he would More


  • Srinagar City

Complete pending works by April: Tara tells LAWDA, SDA

Deputations call on Dy CM in City

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 7: Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand Monday urged upon the LAWDA and Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) to put in more efforts to achieve the targets fixed for various works insisting that More



  • Jammu

Govt moots prospective plan to end power crisis

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Feb 7: The state government is formulating a ‘comprehensive plan’ to meet the ‘system requirement’ in Power Development Department(PDD) to meet the growing demand of power and end the crisis.  More


  • Business

JK to pitch for Rs 6500 cr plan

‘Mounting non-plan expenditure biggest worry’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 7: The state government is likely to seek Rs 6,500 crore annual plan for the next financial year.   Top administrative sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that after discussing More


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