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Delhi to re-engage separatists
GOI Mulls Kashmir Parleys At PM’s Level
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, Oct 13: With much hyped report on Kashmir submitted by the three interlocutors - Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and MM Ansari - failing to make any ground-breaking impact in Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi is contemplating to reopen channels of communication with the separatist leadership.< More
Wajahat for assembly-determined autonomy
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Oct 13: Chairman of the National Commission for Minorities Wajahat Habibullah has proposed autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir as determined by the state assembly with power to approve the final state plan as one of the measures to resolve the Kashmir problem.Delivering a lecture on “Kashmir More
Don’t regret my views on Kashmir: Prashant Bhushan
‘Time Has Come For The Country To Think About This Issue Very Seriously’
GK MONITORING DESK
Srinagar, Oct 13: Expressing shock over the attack on him by three men inside his Supreme Court chamber, senior lawyer and Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Thursday said that he did not regret his remarks on Kashmir.“If defending a victim of police atrocity is seditious, then I am happy to More
Omar visits remote areas of Leh, Kargil
Lays Foundation Of 3 Power Projects, Inaugurates One
GK NEWS NETWORK
Leh, Oct 13: Laying foundation of three power projects and inaugurating the fourth one in Leh and Kargil districts on Thursday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that self-reliance in power generation was imperative to ensure comprehensive development especially in the remote areas.The Chief Minister More
Malhotra emerges front-runner
Appointment Of LC Chairman
RAJEEV SHARMA
Jammu, Oct 13: With just two days left for the retirement of Deputy Chairman Legislative Council Arvinder Singh Micky, Congress has reportedly finalized the name of senior leader and MLC Amrit Malhotra for the coveted post of Chairman of the Upper House.A close aide of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More
Pesky power cuts return to haunt Kashmir Valley
Energy Import Drops By 500 MWs
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Oct 13: With the state’s power share from northern grid dropping by 500 MWs and local generation witnessing sharp dip due to low discharge in rivers, the power woes have returned to haunt the consumers. While the consumers in Kashmir valley have already started facing the brunt of unscheduled More
Guv for peace, harmony in JK
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 13: Governor N N Vohra today called upon all the stakeholders and people at large to work towards restoration of lasting peace, communal harmony, amity and brotherhood in Jammu and Kashmir to revive and promote the State’s past glory as an abode of peace and tranquility.The Governor More
HC to close on October 29
Srinagar, Oct 13: The main wing of the High Court and Office of the Registrar Vigilance will close at Srinagar on October 29 (Saturday) and re-open at Jammu on November 9 in connection with Annual Durbar Move. More
- Briefs
High Court to close on Oct 29
Annual Durbar Move
Srinagar, Oct 13: The main wing of the High Court and Office of the Registrar Vigilance will close at Srinagar on October 29 (Saturday) and re-open at Jammu on November 9 in connection with Annual Durbar More
- News
Congress’ unease over state of affairs in JK
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Oct 13: Congress today gave hints of unease over the state of affairs in Jammu and Kashmir saying partymen have issues and grievances over the coalition government headed by ally Omar Abdullah More
‘NIA implicating our son’
Shameema and Riyaz-ul-Hassan Malik, parents of Wasim Akram of Kishtwar, sent to 14-day remand in connection with Delhi blast last week, narrate their tale in Srinagar. Mubashir Khan/GK
Opposition takes to streets
PDP activists take out a protest rally, against what it called “rampant corruption,” in Srinagar on Thursday. Habib Naqash/GK
‘Rare sight’
Traffic cops tow an official car at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Wednesday. Aman Farooq/GK
Nomads in Srinagar
Ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, scores of nomads have started arriving in Srinagar. Mubashir Khan/GK
RED AND GREEN
A boy sifts out red chillies from a whole lot laid out in the open for drying purpose, at Srinagar’s Fruit Mandi at Parimpora on Tuesday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Where are our loved ones?
Kith and kin of disappeared persons participate in the monthly sit-in at Pratap Park in Srinagar on Monday. Habib Naqash/GK
Unexplored tourist destination
Kalaroos and Satbaran caves in frontier district of Kupwara await Government attention. Shahid Rafiq/GK
Sailing with flowers
A Shikarawala rows his boat laden with flowers in famed Dal lake on Saturday. (Habib Naqash/GK)
- Opinion
The pitfalls of democracy
The best system we have made the worst of
VIEWPOINT BY FIDA IQBAL
Democracy is the only best system of governance in present contemporary global scenario of all-round progress. The four pillars of democracy—Legislature, Executive, Judiciary and Press (precisely, the More
- Op-Ed
View from Ladakh
What We Need Is A Balanced Approach
PINTO NARBOO
The artificially created State of Jammu and Kashmir comprising the three distinct and disparate regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh having managed to survive as an entity for over 150 years of turbulent More
- Letters
Seniority issue
This refers to the article by Romana Makhdoomi in which the doctor very well portrays the plight of GMC Srinagar during the period of turmoil. Really it hurts when a person goes through such More
- Friday Focus
Ambience Matters
PROF G R MALIK
How an individual is related to a particular social ambience is a very complex question. There is no doubt that individuals constitute the bricks of which a social fabric is composed and the solider the More
- Business
Hyundai rolls out ‘Eon’ at Srinagar
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 13: “EON”- a new small segment vehicle from Hyundai, was launched today at its authorised dealership K C Hyundai in presence of a rich customer gathering. The vehicle was unveiled by More
- Sports
3 former players to be given life time achievement award
GK KNOCKOUT FOOTBALL TOURNEY FINAL ON SATURDAY
HONOURING LEGENDS
GK NEWS NETWORKSrinagar, Oct 13: On the eve of Greater Kashmir knockout Football Tournament Final, the organizers, J&K Football Association (JKFA) and Greater Kashmir Communications Pvt Ltd have decided More
- Kashmir
Interlocutors’ report has vindicated separatists: G N Ratanpuri
Mainstream, separatists should join hands for prosperity of state: Beg
KHALID GUL
Islamabad (Anantnag), Oct 13: Expressing displeasure over the report submitted by New Delhi-appointed interlocutors, senior National Conference leader and parliamentarian, Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri, today More
- Srinagar City
On International Disaster Reduction Day, Div Com pitches for School Safety programs
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Oct 13: Flagging off a rally on International Disaster Reduction Day, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir Abdul Majid Mir stressed for starting of disaster preparedness programs at “each and every More
- Jammu
Jailed Without Crime throws light on Kashmiri scribe’s experience during emergency
GK SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Jammu, Oct 13: In case internal emergency is clamped on the country anytime in the future it will not cause as much scare among people, political leaders and bureaucrats, including those in the police More





