NO INFILTRATION THIS YEAR: ARMY

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar May 18: For the first time since eruption of militancy, no infiltration bid was reported from any part of the state between March and May.A senior Army officer on Wednesday told Greater Kashmir that it is for the first time in the past 20-years that no infiltration bid had taken place More

‘Will ensure peaceful summer’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), May 18: The General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s Victor Force, Major General Gurdeep Singh, Tuesday said the Army was committed to ensure peaceful summer this year.“The Army has always been for peace and will utilize all its efforts to maintain law and order in the More

Iqbal Khanday loses only son in highway accident

Guv, CM, Mufti Express Grief

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 18: Son of a senior IAS officer of Jammu and Kashmir was killed in a road accident at Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district last night.Sajid Iqbal Khanday, 27, the only son of Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Iqbal Khanday, and Registrar Judicial High More

Channelize sentiment into resolution: Mirwaiz

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 18: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Wednesday called for devising a strategy for channelizing the pro-freedom sentiment into the resolution of Kashmir dispute.“There is no need to feel disheartened as pro-freedom sentiment is alive for past 64 years and More

Call for exclusive civil airport in Srinagar gains momentum

Aviation Experts Suggest Feasibility Study For Parallel Runway

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, May 18: The ‘controlled’ Srinagar International Airport has become a pain in the neck for the stakeholders who decry the silence of central and state governments on having a full-fledged civil aerodrome in Kashmir to give fillip to the tourism sector.For the past five months, there has More

Who is in control?

Micky Inspects Airport

Srinagar, May 18: An official press release about the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport Wednesday took observers by surprise.The release said the Deputy Chairman of the Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh Micky, had an inspection of the airport and took stock of the facilities available for the More

Students envision history through ancient artefacts

International Museum Day

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 18: On the International Museum Day Wednesday, the state’s department of Archives, Archaeology and Museums organized special exhibitions at two major museums in Srinagar and Jammu. The exhibitions drew large number of people, especially the school going children, who evinced keen interest More

ACFs appointed after 27 yrs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 18: After a gap of 27 years, the state government has approved appointment of 40 Assistant Conservator of Forests in the Forest department.An official statement said the approval to the appointments was given by Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad. Last time the appointments were More

Mercury soars in north India

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 18: Heat and humidity continue to wear down people in northern India where temperatures soared at several places but fell marginally in Delhi.Jammu recorded a maximum temperature of 41.5 deg C Wednesday. On Tuesday Jammu had recorded a temperature of 43.2 deg C, highest during the More