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Panchayat Raj is Azadi for Kashmir: Mani

‘Can Ensure Freedom Within Four Corners of Constitution’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 11: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister, Mani Shanker Aiyar, on Saturday said establishing effective Panchayat Raj system in Jammu and Kashmir would signify “real freedom for Kashmir.”“I believe that it is not Azadi for Kashmir which is so necessary as Azadi for Kashmiris More

78% turnout in 15th phase

Jammu, June 11: Polling for the penultimate phase of 16-phased Panchayat elections in nine blocks of the state ended on Saturday with 78.29% voters exercising their franchise,  an official spokesman said.He said the polling went off peacefully and no incident of violence was reported from More

SHUTDOWN AFFECTS LIFE IN KASHMIR

Valley Remembers Unrest Victims

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 11: A general strike was observed in the Valley on Saturday on the call given by Hurriyat Conference (G) to pay tributes to those killed in last three years’ summer unrests.On June 11, 2010, 17-year-old Tufail Mattoo was killed by a tear gas shell fired by police near Rajouri Kadal More

Samboora youth succumbs

D A RASHID

Srinagar, June 11: A day after his family counsel struggled for his medical care in the court, Abdul Rashid Reshi of Samboora Pulwama lost his struggle for life Saturday morning after remaining in vegetative state for 11 months. Rashid was shot in head in paramilitary CRPF men in August last year More

Congress leader ‘assaults’ advocate

Booked For Attempt To Murder

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 11: Police have filed an attempt to murder case against a Congress leader for allegedly assaulting a senior advocate of Jammu and Kashmir High Court last evening.Police raided several places in Srinagar to find the leader who has gone into hiding after court refused him anticipatory More

Mirwaiz woos Japan for mediation

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 11: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday said Japan should play its positive role in resolving long-standing Kashmir issue for abiding peace in the region.Talking to New Delhi-based Japanese diplomats, Naoki Ito and CR Jaychandran, at his residence here More

Urs of Bulbul Shah (RA) celebrated with reverence

Srinagar, June 11: The annual Urs of Hazrat Bulbul Shah (RA) was celebrated with religious fervour and enthusiasm on Saturday. Hundreds of people thronged the shrine of the revered saint in old city here to pay obeisance. The great Sufi saint had arrived in the old city on the spiritual command in More



  • Opinion

Reading too much

Much ado about a mere Jethmalani statement

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

We have no reason to read too much into Ram Jethmalani's recent statement of comparing Kashmir with Nazi Germany. Statements are always based on an instant impression which holds good in a condition that More


  • Op-Ed

Knowing the 'boys'

The story of my umpiring an Indo-Pak T-20 cricket match

DATELINE SRINAGAR BY ARJIMAND HUSSAIN TALIB

Perceptions are funny things - they could change in moments after years of experiences. Take India-Pakistan cricket, for example. I bet, if a Kashmiri ever happens to umpire - yes I say umpire - an India More



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For those who want to write for Greater Kashmir

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  • Kashmir

Reveal names of KP leaders: APMCC to Omar

SHRINE BILL CONTROVERSY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 11: All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) has asked the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to divulge the names of those leaders who had lobbied against the passing of Temples and More


  • Srinagar City

Shah, Beg remembered on death anniversaries

NC pays tribues

MANZOOR UL HASSAN

Srinagar, June 11: Paying rich tribute to its senior leaders Muhammad Afzal Beg and Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah on their death anniversaries, the National Conference (NC) Saturday called them “pillars of the More



  • Jammu

Comm Secy Revenue lands in vigilance net

GETS ANTICIPATORY BAIL

Jammu, June 11: A local court here Saturday granted anticipatory bail to commissioner secretary Revenue, Aijaz Iqbal in a graft case registered against him by the State Vigilance Organisation. According More


  • Briefs

DeM pays tributes to Tufail, other martyrs

Srinagar: Dukhtaran-e-Millat has paid glowing tributes to all the martyrs including Tufail Mattoo.  In a statement, it said a meeting was held on Saturday with party’s acting chief, Riffat Fatima More


  • Business

MECL identifies huge coal reserves in Kalakote, JK

Govt to develop new coal mine with 6000 MT annual prod in the area

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 11: Minister for Industries and Commerce, S S Slathia has said the government shall develop a new coal mine at Badhog, Kalakote envisaging about 6000 MT annual production to achieve self More


  • News

Journalist shot dead in Mumbai

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, June 11: A senior investigative journalist, who extensively covered underworld and crime for over two decades, was shot dead in broad daylight Saturday by four motorbike-borne persons who pumped More



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