• TOP STORIES

Anna rejects Bhushan’s Kashmir view

‘JK Complex Problem But Integral Part Of India’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Ralegan Siddhi/New Delhi, Oct 14: Team Anna was in turmoil Friday after Anna Hazare wondered whether Prashant Bhushan should continue in their campaign after his “controversial” remarks on Kashmir.However, a few of Anna’s associates met in Delhi seeking to downplay the issue saying the Gandhian More

Qazigund-Banihal rail tunnel completed

Passes 440 Meters Below Jawahar Tunnel

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Banihal, Oct 14: Piercing through the Pir Panchal mountainous range, India’s longest railway tunnel was Friday thrown open at Banihal to facilitate the ambitious Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail project.Coming up at a cost of Rs 391 crores, the 11.17-Km Qazigund-Banihal tunnel will connect Kashmir More

Delhi not showing flexibility on Kashmir: Mirwaiz

‘Panels Nothing But Diversionary Tactics’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 14: Two days after dismissing the final report of interlocutors appointed by the Centre, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday accused New Delhi of being non-serious in resolving Kashmir issue, saying it has not shown any flexibility till date.Addressing More

Intolerance growing on Kashmir: Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 14: Stating that intolerance was growing on Kashmir, the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yaseen Malik, on Friday said the people who talked of Kashmir were being assaulted even in the chambers of Supreme Court.“With the beginning of peaceful freedom movement More

Government recommends Malhotra

Appointment Of LC Chairman

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Oct 14: The state government on Friday recommended the name of senior Congress leader and member Legislative Council (MLC) Amrit Malhotra to Raj Bhawan for his appointment as the new acting Chairman of the Upper House.Official sources told Greater Kashmir that the Governor NN Vohra is expected More

Gunmen shoot cop at Hazratbal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 14: Unidentified gunmen Friday shot a policeman from point-blank range at Hazratabal in Srinagar.Police said the cop belonging to Indian Reserve Police, 19 battalion, Sajad Ahmad was fired upon by militants on his head around 2 PM.Doctors at SK Institute of Medical Sciences termed More

India, Pak finalize new visa pact

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 14: India and Pakistan Friday finalised the draft of the new Bilateral Visa Agreement to ease travel for the nationals of either country desiring to visit the other.The draft was finalised during the second meeting of the Joint Working Group (JWG) on visa matters which also examined More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Mental healthcare campaign ends

Srinagar: Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences Kashmir today organized concluding ceremony of fortnight long mental healthcare campaign at the Government Medical College Srinagar. The speakers More


  • National

SC seeks response of states on VIP security guidelines

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 14: The Supreme Court today sought response from the states and Union territories on framing of guidelines for security to VIPs following allegations that even those who do not deserve cover More



  • Opinion

Who missed the bus?

You can't issue a statement and finish the story

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

Finally, the team of three interlocutors have submitted their report to P Chidambaram. Ironically, the interlocutors, who themselves needed interlocution to maintain a civilised behaviour and not to wash More


  • Op-Ed

Choosing a CAREER in KASHMIR

The Traditional Habit of Following Others

CAREER BY MIR ZUBAIR RASHID

The J&K state’s educational problems are unique because of its minimal economic development, political instability and adverse geographical conditions. However apart from these extraneous causes the More



  • Letters

Attacking Prashant

The attack on Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan is the attack on fundamental rights of the Indian citizens. As Bhushan himself said that the attack on him smacks of "fascism" and it will not change More


  • Editorial

For Better Colonies

Booming private residential colonies in the state have generally been devoid of key utilities. Worse, their inhabitants often live in quite risky circumstances, primarily because of very narrow approach More


  • Business

‘JK set to achieve 20 pc growth’

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Oct 14: Finance Minister    Abdul Rahim Rather has said that J&K is set to achieve targeted growth of 20 per cent during current fiscal, even it might surpass it. Addressing More


  • Sports

JK Forest will be looking to settle scores against Police-XI

3 Former Players To Be Honoured

1ST GK KNOCKOUT FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT FINAL TODAY

ABID KHANSrinagar, Oct 14: The much awaited final of the 1st Greater Kashmir knockout Football Tournament will be played at Polo ground here on Saturday. The event that had kick started in 2009 was More


  • Kashmir

Duderhama nallah turns into garbage dump

Locals aghast over government indifference

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Oct 14: The trout Nallah of Duderhama here has been converted into garbage dumping ground, the residents of the area alleged. According to them, the Nallah has also shrinked due to alleged More


  • Srinagar City

Govt decision to construct abattoir at Alocha Bagh playfield triggers resentment

Youth annoyed, seek CM’s intervention, threaten agitation

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Oct 14: Government decision to construct modern abattoir on a vacant piece of land at Aloocha Bagh in south City has triggered a controversy as scores of youth who would play there are all fire More



  • Jammu

Day 3: Bhaderwah tense

Doda, Kishtwar observe shutdown

FAIZAN ALI TRAMBOO

Baderwah (Doda) Oct 14: Tension prevailed in this frontier town for third running day on Friday with fresh incidents of stone pelting and protests taking place in different areas, while Doda and Kishtwar More


  • World

Strong, flexible artificial muscles designed

Toronto, Oct 14: New artificial muscles as flexible as an elephant's trunk but strong enough to rotate objects two thousand times their own weight, have been designed by researchers. Using yarns of More



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