- TOP STORIES
2 Jaish militants killed in Srinagar shootout: Police
They Were Planning Attacks In City: Sahai
WASIM KHALID/ UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar Mar 10: Police claimed to have killed two militants including the chief commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant outfit in a shoot-out on the outskirts of Srinagar along the Foreshore road Thursday. During the incident three persons, including a lady and two police constables also sustained More
WAMIQ FAROOQ CASE
Police challenge CJM’s order
‘Judge Exceeded His Jurisdiction’
SAMAAN LATEEFSrinagar, Mar 10: Terming the trial court’s order “erroneous and improper”, the police have filed a petition before the Principal District and Sessions Court challenging the direction on arrest and interrogation of police official accused in the killing of teenager More
1400 arrested in Sgr: DIG
‘50 Militants Active In Central Kashmir’
WASIM KHALID
Srinagar Mar 10: Stressing that only 1400 protesters were arrested in Srinagar since summer unrest of 2010 till March 2011, the police said there were 50 militants who were active in the areas of Central Kashmir including the city outskirts. “Beginning summer agitation I June 2010 till March More
NC-PP spar over Dogra rule
Baig, Kamal All Praise For Hari Singh
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Mar 10: MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia and National Conference members Thursday entered into heated argument over the conduct of Dogra rulers after the former accused senior NC leader Mustafa Kamal of describing the erstwhile rulers as “Zalim” tyrants. While Mankotia glorified Dogra rulers and More
Speaker rejects Madni’s resignation
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 10: The Speaker Legislative Assembly Muhammad Akbar Lone on Thursday formally turned down the resignation of Deputy Speaker Muhammad Sartaj Madni.Soon after the Question Hour began in the house, the PDP legislator Abdul Rehman Veeri drew the attention of the House towards the absence More
Mankotia, Rashid come to blows
RAJEEV SHARMA
Jammu, Mar 10: The Lower House of State Legislature on Thursday witnessed unruly scenes when two MLAs, Balwant Singh Mankotia and Engineer Abdul Rashid, clashed with each other and were about to exchange blows after the latter created uproar on ‘biased’ upgradation of schools in Kashmir Valley.
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Opposition stages walk out
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 10: Entire opposition minus Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday staged walkout from the Assembly to protest government’s “unsatisfactory reply” to a question regarding regularization of Special Police Officers (SPOs) and Village Defence Committee (VDC) members.The House also More
IAF Engineer in CBI net
7 Lakh Recovered From Office Chamber
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Mar 10: Central Bureau of Investigation sleuths Thursday caught red-handed a Garrison Engineer of the Indian Air Force at Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, while taking a bribe of Rs 40,000. CBI sources disclosed to Greater Kashmir that PK Srivastava, Garrison Engineer More
Gen Parnaik visits Siachen
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, Mar 10: Northern Command Chief Lt General K T Parnaik Thursday reviewed security of the world's highest battlefield Siachen Glacier during his three-day visit to Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir.“The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, on the second day of his visit More
Highway open for 2-way traffic
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Mar 10: Authorities have decided to keep 300 kilometre Srinagar-Jammu highway, the only road connecting Kashmir Valley with rest of the world, open for two-way passenger traffic on Friday.“Passengers vehicles from both the sides will be allowed to move on the highway on Friday,” the Senior More
Srinagar shootout
Police and people assemble around a bullet riddled car in which killed militants were reportedly traveling on Thursday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Where are our kith and kin?
Kith and kin of disappeared persons, who were picked up by various agencies in past 20-years, stage a sit-in at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Thursday. Habib Naqash/GK
Village destroyed
Blaze destroyed 26 structures at Buduab village near Line of Control at Gurez in north Kashmir on Wednesday. Tariq Rasool/GK
GK in LA.........
A legislator reads Greater Kashmir in the Assembly on Tuesday. Mir Imran/GK
Women’s day
Activists of Muslim Khwateen Markaz led by Zamrooda Habib take out a protest march on the occasion of Women’s day on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Fulfill our demands
Employees stage protest in Jammu on Monday. Mir Imran/GK
Sunshines.....
Weather improved on Saturday with sun shining brightly. Habib Naqash/GK
- Opinion
Shaping Next Fiscal
An analysis of Budget 2011-12
BUDGET BY P.N.RAZDAN
Budget 2011-12 was keenly awaited in the state. For one this NC-Congress coalition is now in the middle of its term, a time when governments are in the grip of a fierce economic developmental pace and More
- Op-Ed
Duplicitous West Preaching Democracy
World
FOR THE WEST DEMOCRACY IS LIKE ENGLISH LANGUAGE; COUNTRY CHANGES, PRONUNCIATION VARIES, WRITES PROF. M. I. BHAT
Hardly two months into the pronouncement of the contours of its new policy towards Muslim world, the US suffered the first shock of its ignorance borne out of arrogance. On November 12, 2010, the Chairman More
- Letters
It is about patient care, not money!
This refers to Dr. Muddassir Shahdhar's letter on Private Practice. While as the issue of raids, people’s expectations, and the recent outburst would merit a longer discussion, but I would like to point More
- Friday Focus
Knowledge is Worship
PROF G R MALIK
A sensitive and curious correspondent and a keen reader of Greater Kashmir finds himself in a sort of fix. Someone has warned him that the knowledge which Islam eulogises and has made binding on believers More
- Kashmir
UID roll-out in JK likely by April
CENSUS DEPARTMENT TO TAKE UP ISSUE WITH GOVT
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Mar 10: Aimed at preventing misuse of identity, the Census Department has decided to take up with the state government the matter of issuance of Unique Identification Number (UID) to citizens More
- Srinagar City
Career counseling camp concludes at KU
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Mar 10: The Vice-Chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof Riyaz Punjabi Thursday said career counseling programs help the varsity fulfill its commitment towards the society. The VC was More
- Jammu
Government refers GMC vacant posts to PSC
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 10: The Government on Thursday referred the available posts of lecturers in Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar to Public Service Commission (PSC) for direct recruitment. Replying More
- News in Brief
IAF airlifts 662 stranded passengers
Srinagar: On the intervention of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, 662 stranded passengers were airlifted between Srinagar-Leh and Kupwara-Tangdhar today in IAF aircrafts. According to an official communiqu More
- Business
FinMin for reducing fiscal deficit
State eyes Rs 4,200 cr tax revenue
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 10: Asserting the State's next year's plan outlay of Rs 6600 crore is a realistic projection based on the pattern adopted by Planning Commission for scheme of financing the current year's annual More
- News
Court prepones hearing of sedition case against Geelani
New Delhi, Mar 10: Hearing of the sedition case against Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, writer Arundhati Roy and four others for their alleged anti-India speeches was today preponed by More




