- TOP STORIES
JK seeks return of 6 power projects
PDD Conveys Govt Decision To NHPC
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, May 10: Jammu and Kashmir government has initiated the process to seek return of six power projects from National Hydroelectric Power Corporation, under a Memorandum of Understanding reached between the state and the union power ministry in 2000.The projects are 280-MW Uri-II (Baramulla More
Pandit Panch has a message for KPs
Return Home, There’s No threat in Valley: Asha Ji
WASIM KHALID
Wussan (Kunzer), May 10: There is a batch of joyous villagers including women sitting in the courtyard to get a glimpse of the lady. Media men are anxiously waiting for her to get an interview. The otherwise silent house has become a centre of buzz.Asha Ji, 52, grabbed spotlight in this tiny hamlet More
Kashmir safe for tourists: Malik
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 10: The Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Tuesday cautioned the tourists against the ‘disinformation campaign launched by vested interests in various states to forestall tourist flow to Kashmir.’“Kashmir is open and safe for tourism,” said Malik More
Whose baby is BOSE?
Institute Headless, Government Heedless
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, May 10: Call it height of callousness or official apathy, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is allowing the State Board of School Education to ruin in absence of a full-fledged chairman—something which is evoking sharp criticism from the academic circles.For the past seven months, the More
Govt destroying Srinagar: Naeem
‘Architectural Heritage Being Pulverized Ruthlessly’
Srinagar, May 10: Peoples Democratic Party chief spokesman Naeem Akhtar has accused the NC-led coalition government of indulging in wanton destruction of symbols of Kashmir's glorious heritage especially in the historic Srinagar city.“The present government is deliberately tampering with the distinct More
It’s political vengeance: Hurriyat (G)
IT Case Against Geelani
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 10: Hurriyat Conference (G) has sharply reacted to the filing of cases against its Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani and his son-in-law Altaf Ahmad Shah by the Income Tax Department, terming it an act of political vengeance.The cases have been separately filed by the Assistant Commissioner More
Pak should disclose Dawood whereabouts: India
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 10: India Tuesday demanded that Pakistan disclose the whereabouts of Dawood Ibrahim, dismissing its Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s contention that he was not in his country.Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai said the Pakistan Interior Minister should disclose where Dawood was living More
Panchayat candidate shot
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Srinagar, May 10: A Sarpanch candidate was today shot at and injured by unidentified gunmen in Sopore township of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here.Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Chopan, who had filed papers for the post of Sarpanch, was shot in his leg by unidentified gunmen near his More
Savage Slaughter
Wanton slaying of coniferous trees at Dodpathri in Budgam district captured by landscape photographer Mukhtar Ahmad for Greater Kashmir while on a visit to the virgin tourist resort on Monday.
Where are our kith and kin?
Kith and Kin of disappeared persons stage a sit-in at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Tuesday. APDP holds a sit-in once a month to seek whereabouts of the disappeared persons. Mubashir Khan/GK
Chinar Bagh thrown open for public
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah and others attend inaugural ceremony of Chinar Bagh in Srinagar on Monday. Aman Farooq/GK
Durbar opens in Srinagar
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah arrives to attend the guard of honour ceremony at Civil Secretariat on the first day of Durbar in Srinagar on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Sun and Snow
A view of glittering snowy mountainous pass of Zojilla on Srinagar-Leh highway captured by GK photo editor Habib Naqash.
Srinagar-Leh highway open
After remaining closed for 5-months the strategic Srinagar-Leh Highway was thrown open for the vehicular traffic on Monday. Habib Naqash/GK
Sunsets in Dal Lake
GK lensman Aman Farooq captures scintillating view of Dal Lake, with Hari Parbat Fort in the background, as sun sets in Srinagar on Sunday.
- Opinion
Osama aftermath
Did we send right signals across after Al Qaeda chief’s death?
POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD
A week after his death, Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden's story seems to have already run the full gamut of its curiosity value. The news is struggling to retain the media focus. Newyork Times has More
- Op-Ed
Naming people. Does it matter?
If there is nothing in the name, why people fight for identities
VIEWPOINT BY PROF.MUHAMMAD ASLAM
Who knows if Shakespeare were living today whether he would still say, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” — (Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II)! I am sure More
- Letters
Why strike? Release prisoners, cage population
Geelani's complete shutdown call on May 14th is a move where we can say "Release the prisoners and cage the whole population.” Geelani finds no excuse this time and now he is remembering the prisoners More
- Editorial
Cost Overruns
J&K government faced yet another rap on its knuckles by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG). The latest censure came for its failure to complete a number of power projects within the fixed time More
- Kashmir
Omar chairs CAMPA meeting
Srinagar, May 10: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Tuesday called for large scale plantation under Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA). Chairing the first meeting More
- Srinagar City
Mandir Bagh bund cracks risk life, property
Residents worried, shoot SOS
GK CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, May 10: The inhabitants of Mandir Bagh Gaw Kadal are living in constant fear due to developing of huge cracks on the parapet wall and the bund road connecting Barbarshah with Gaw Kadal.   More
- Jammu
Militant-turned-SPO kills wife, brother-in-law
MUHAMMAD TASKEEN
Ramban, May 10: A surrendered militant-turned- Special Police Officer allegedly shot dead his wife also an SPO and brother-in-law and following a verbal spat, at his rented accommodation, here on Tuesday More
- Briefs
Complete Narbal bridge immediately: CM
Srinagar: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today asked the officials to complete the Narbal bridge at an earliest. While inspecting 24.5 kilometer Narbal-Tangmarg road being upgraded to 4-lanes under More
- Business
Cross-LoC trade set to go from bartar to banking
RBI scheme under consideration of India-Pak governments: FM
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 10: Reaffirming government’s commitment to boost cross-LoC trade, Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather today said the Reserve Bank of India has framed a comprehensive scheme which is More
- News
MEHRUN NISSA HAILS ROLE OF KASHMIRI MIGRANTS
NISAR THOKER
Islamabad, May 10: The deputy speaker of PaK Legislative Assembly Mehr-un-Nissa on Tuesday hailed Kashmiri migrants for their role in the ongoing Kashmir struggle. “All out efforts would be made More




