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Babus in prized huts: Loss Rs 2 cr a month

Govt Fails To End 'Misuse' Of Cheshmashahi Assets

DURBAR DOWNSIDE

FAHEEM ASLAMSrinagar, May 15: In a major concern, the cash-starved Jammu and Kashmir is losing at least Rs 2 crores a month to the “misuse” of Valley’s prized huts at Cheshmashahi here. And all this seems to be quite okay with the state government which is out to promote private More

Kashmir a favourite destination for envoys

SPOTLIGHT

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 15: Kashmir seems to be on international focus again as the Ambassadors and envoys of more than 10 countries have visited the Valley in past six months.  Since November last year, envoys from the countries including the United States of America, Australia, Canada, Indonesia More

Poplar seeds nettle Valleyites

Trigger Rhinitis, Throat Infection, Fever

GK CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, May 15: The allergy caused by seeds shed by poplar trees across the Valley every year has become a major cause of health concern for the people, especially children. During spring end and with onset of summers, the poplars shed cotton like material carrying seeds, which according More

3 QUAKES JOLT VALLEY

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 15: Kashmir Valley was jolted by three moderate intensity earthquakes within a span of 12 hours but there were no reports of any damage, officials said. The first tremor, measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale was felt at 2.37 AM followed by another tremor of 4.7 magnitude at 12.18 More

INTERLOCUTORS IN KASHMIR

To Attend Peace Conference, Meet Delegations

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 15: Centre’s interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir Sunday arrived on a six-day visit to the state during which they will attend a two-day “peace conference” and visit places outside Srinagar. The three-member interlocutor team headed by journalist Dileep Padgaonkar arrived here More

9th phase of Panchayat polls today

Jammu, May 15: Nine blocks in Jammu and Kashmir would be going for Panchayat elections on Monday. Officials said voters in five blocks in Kashmir division, including Tangdhar in Kupwara, Singhpora in Baramulla, Sumbal in Bandipora, Khoveripora in Anantnag and Srinagar, and four blocks in Jammu More

ISI chief warns India

Targets Inside Country Identified If Attacked: Pasha

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, May 15: ISI’s powerful chief Ahmed Shuja Pasha has warned India that any Abbottbad-like attack by it would invite a befitting response from Pakistan as targets inside the country “had already been identified” and “rehearsal” carried out.Pasha’s warning came as he addressed the in-camera More



  • Opinion

My leaders

Are you looking for a new narrative, John Ruskin has lessons for you

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Today the theme song in Kashmir is ‘peace and tourism’. Seen in right historical perspective, it is after decades perhaps after the jashan-e-Kashmir days of late fifties that this song has become so intense More


  • Op-Ed

Where does the rot lie?

SOCIETY

IT IS DEEPER THAN IT APPEARS TO BE, WRITES VEERESH SARAF

Thanks to this newspaper, recently I paid tribute to my legendary late grandfather, Pt. Swaroop Nath of Shopian. Apart from paying tributes, there was a larger purpose to the write-up. The purpose was More



  • Letters

Introducing Inland Water Transport on River Jhelum

The sustained campaign by Greater Kashmir for introduction of the Inland Water Transport on River Jhelum has yielded results with the introduction of a 15-seats cruise in Jhelum on May 11th 2011. We must More


  • Editorial

Historic Ruling

 “Policemen who think they can kill people in the name of an encounter and get away with it should know that the gallows await them.” This observation by the apex court of the country should augur More


  • Kashmir

Docs, paramedics’ shortage hit patient care in SDH Kangan

48 SANCTIONED POSTS VACANT; AUTHORITIES UNMOVED

SHEIKH NAZIR

Kangan, May 15: The shortage of doctors and paramedical staff in Sub-District/Trauma hospital Kangan is adversely affecting the patient care and functioning of the institution. The 100 bed hospital More


  • Srinagar City

Why Gumri alone, let CM explore City bad roads?

Yusuf Jameel, others post concern on Facebook

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, May 15: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s Tweet on his SUV drive to Gumri on May 11 has triggered a debate on other popular social networking site –the Facebook –with Srinagarites saying that he More



  • Jammu

Panchayats competent to issue Dogra Certificate: JKNPP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, May 15: Issuing a legal advisory that panchayats were competent authority to issue Dogra certificate, the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today said that the army recruitment boards More


  • Briefs

Dr Shamweel promoted as Associate Prof in Al-kharj varsity

Srinagar, May 15: Dr Shamweel Ahmad Naqash has been promoted as associate professor of Medical Microbiology in Al-kharj University in Saudi Arabia. Dr Shamweel of Malik Sahib Fateh Kadal here, was More


  • Business

‘Allow charter flights from CIS, other states to Sgr Int’l Airport’

JKTA suggests steps to CM for increasing tourist flow to Kashmir

GK NEWS REPORT

Srinagar, May 15: The J&K Tourism Alliance, a representative body of tourism trade bodies, has urged the government to permit charter flights from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), South East More


  • News

Zardari, Gilani, Kayani discuss security situation

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, May 15: Pakistan's top civilian and military leadership Met here on Sunday to discuss the security situation against the backdrop of continuing tensions with the US over the secret military More



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