- TOP STORIES
BEDI COMMISSION TO BEGIN PROBE TUESDAY
GAD Being Asked To Facilitate Inquiry
FIRDOUS TAK
Jammu, Nov 26: The one-man Commission of Inquiry constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir government to look into the circumstances leading to the mysterious death of National Conference worker Syed Muhammad Yusuf is expected to being probe from Tuesday.Well informed sources revealed that Justice More
Upper Sindh canal not restored for three years
State Losing Energy Worth Crores Of Rupees
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Nov 26: While Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said last week that government has set a target of 5,000 MW generation in coming years, a damaged water canal of 105 MW Upper Sindh Hydroelectric Project in Ganderbal district has not be restored for past more than three years resulting in energy More
NC leaders target their ministers, legislators
Say Party Cadres Are Being Ignored
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Nov 26: Ministers and legislators of ruling National Conference (NC) came under severe criticism from none other than their own leaders in full public glare here on Saturday, with the latter saying that party cadres have been pushed to the wall during the last three years.Various NC More
Taj backs Omar on CrPC amendment
‘Law Can Be Modified For Revocation Of AFSPA’
KHALID GUL
Islamabad (Anantnag), Nov 26: With Chief Minister Omar Abdullah facing a stiff opposition from different quarters for his proposal to bring amendments in the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) to give protection to the Army, senior Congress leader and Minister for Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Irrigation More
28 Pak soldiers killed in NATO attack
Islamabad Blocks Supplies To NATO Forces In Afghanistan
REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI
Islamabad, Nov 26: At least 28 Pakistani soldiers were killed today when NATO helicopters and combat jets fired on two border posts in the country's northwest, prompting army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani to direct his troops to prepare for "an effective response" even as authorities cut off all More
Pak must take quick action on 26/11: Krishna
AGENCIES
New Delhi, Nov 26: Three years after Mumbai's 26/11 terror attack, External Affairs Minister SM Krishna has sent out a tough message, urging Pakistan to act against the perpetrators of the attack."I call upon Pakistan to bring the perpetrators and conspirators of this crime to speedy justice," More
Omar lauds GoI for deferring China talks
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Nov 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday lauded the Government of India for ‘showing courage to counter China’ on border issues.“Good to see the Indian Government show some spine by telling the Chinese where to get off, about time too,” Omar wrote on mirco-blogging networking site More
- Briefs
Collect vehicle passes: DC Bla
Baramulla: According to Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, the passes for the relatives/attendants of the pilgrims shall be issued on November 28 and 29, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. from his office chamber More
- National
Name corrupt judges but don't put all in one basket: Chief Justice
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Nov 26: As demands for judicial accountability continue to grow, Chief Justice of India S H Kapadia today said if any judge is believed to be corrupt he should be named in public but putting More
Kashmiri delicacy
A vendor sells dry vegetables in Srinagar on Friday. People in Kashmir store dry vegetables to avoid shortage of food stuff during winter season. Mubashir Khan/GK
Clashes rock old city
Paramilitary CRPF men arrest two teenage boys during clashes in Srinagar’s old city on Friday. Aman Farooq/GK
Kashmir shuts
Shops and business establishments remained closed in city centre Lal Chowk on Friday in response to the strike call given by Hurriyat (G) against alleged detention of minors. Mubashir Khan/GK
Winter onset
A lone Shikara wades through dried vegetation in Dal interiors on Wednesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Kashmir train overturns
People gather at Sadoora village in south Kashmir on Wednesday to rescue passengers injured after a few bogies of the train they were traveling in overturned. Sajad Munwardi/GK
‘Close down liquor shops within a month’
Members of Ulema Ahnaf stage a protest against sale of liquor in Srinagar on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Omar in south Kashmir
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday inaugurated a grid station in south Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) town. Sajad Munwardi/GK
PDP takes to streets
PDP activists led by their senior leaders staged a protest in Srinagar on Monday against alleged rampant corruption in the state. Mubashir Khan/GK
Heading home
Birds head home as the evening sets in Srinagar on Thursday. Habib Naqash/GK
- Opinion
Hajis at home
Not just refund, they deserve compensation
WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE
Lust knows no limits. It sells God and devil alike, with the same aim to earn more. The recent news about a private tour company duping a group of 500 Hajj aspirants has come as a shock. What it meant More
- GK Magazine
PIR KI GALI
Gateway to Kashmir
MUGHAL ROAD BY MUHAMMAD SHAFI KHAN
THE PIR KI GALI HAS REMAINED THE GATEWAY TO KASHMIR FROM THE TIME WHEN KASHMIR BEGAN TO BE INHABITED BY THE NAGAS On the Pir Ki Gali there is the small unassuming massoleum of the Pir Baba of Panjal, and More
- Business
JK business community opposes FDI in retail sector
Says foreign supermarkets will wipe out local livelihoods
MUKEET AKMALI
Srinagar, Nov 26: Government of India’s opening the multi-brand retail sector to foreign companies has evoked sharp criticism from the traders’ community in J&K who have appealed the government here More
- Sports
Inter-academy football tournament begins
8 MATCHES PLAYED ON INAUGURAL DAY
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Nov 26: The inter-academy football tournament organized by J&K Football Association started at Polo Ground here on Saturday. On the inaugural day eight matches were held. In the first More
- Kashmir
Valley chemists and druggists hold protest at Lal Chowk
DEMAND ACTION AGAINST UNSCRUPULOUS PERSONS
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, Nov 26: Chemists and Druggists of the Valley on Saturday held a massive demonstration in Lal Chowk here against unscrupulous persons for what they said maligning their profession by trading in More
- Srinagar City
HARWAN POTTER SEES HIS PROFESSION DYING
This wheel of artwork is turning slow with each passing day
GHULAM MUHAMMAD BHAT is busy turning the wheel with a stick in one hand as he holds finished wet clay in the other, in the heels of picturesque mountains in Harwan area on the outskirts of Srinagar City More
- Jammu
PDP polices for all sections of society: Mufti
‘OVER HUNDRED TECHNOCRATS JOIN PDP’
Jammu, Nov 26: Reiterating resolve of his party to aggressively pursue the agenda of peace and equitable development to change the system, former Chief Minister and Democratic Party (PDP) patron, Mufti More
- World
Anti-Military sentiments mount in Egypt
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Cairo, Nov 26: The uneasy calm in Egypt was shattered today after a protester was killed in renewed clashes when pro democracy demonstrators prevented the new prime minister from entering his office, mounting More





