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Not undermining Armed Forces: Omar

CM DISOWNS KAMAAL’S REMARKS

AFSPA REVOCATION ROW

Srinagar,Oct 26: Day after senior National Conference (NC) leader and the party spokesman Dr Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal blamed Army for Tuesday’s serial grenade attacks in the Valley, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said while his government is committed to removal of Armed Forces Special Power More

Non-Cong, non-BJP parties support withdrawal of Act

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 26: Notwithstanding the opposition of rightwing Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Army to the proposed revocation of the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, the major non-BJP and non-Congress parties in the Centre and various civil society More

Mustafa said nothing against Army: Farooq

Srinagar, Oct 26: National Conference president and Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Wednesday denied reports of his brother and party colleague Dr Mustafa Kamal blaming the Army for the grenade blasts targeted on security establishments in the Valley on Tuesday.Farooq said Kamaal had said nothing More

5 INJURED IN BIJBEHARA GRENADE BLAST

4th Attack In 48 Hours

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Oct 26: Five civilians were injured in a grenade explosion in Bijbehara town of this South Kashmir district on Wednesday. This is the fourth grenade attack in the Valley during the past 48 hours, while a cop was shot at and injured in another attack Tuesday in Islamabad (Anantnag More

In Kashmir, Diwali lits up communal harmony

Muslims,Sikhs Join Celebrations

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Oct 26: While Diwali was celebrated across the Valley with traditional enthusiasm and fervour, this festival of lights remained more of attraction in the heart of Srinagar as people from various communities including Muslims and Sikhs joined others to light up candles on footbridge across More

Mehbooba meets Governor

Complains Of Administrative Chaos,Corruption

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 26: Conveying her deep anguish to Governor NN Vohra over the ‘collapse of governance and rampant corruption’ in the state, opposition Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti told him about the dangers and pitfalls that could reverse the gains of previous years. She called on More

Forest Minister orders probe into PCB mess

Will Act Against Guilty: Altaf;IFS Officer To Fix Responsibility

SYED MOHSIN

Srinagar, Oct 26: Taking strong note of the news report carried by this newspaper regarding favouritism and corruption in the J&K Pollution Control Board, the minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad, has ordered a high level probe into the matter.The probe will be carried by More

All-party meet likely next month

Jammu, Oct 26: The union home ministry is likely to convene an all-party meet next month to discuss the interlocutors’ report on Jammu and Kashmir, informed sources said Wednesday.Journalist Dileep Padgaonkar, academic Radha Kumar and former information commissioner MM Ansari submitted the report More

Gaddafi's death warning for dictators: Obama

Washington, Oct 26: US President Barack Obama has described former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's death as a "strong message to dictators" around the world, a media report said Wednesday.Obama said on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" that Gaddafi missed his chance to bring democracy to More

Azad attends funeral of Saudi crown prince

Srinagar Oct 26: An Indian delegation headed by Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad visited Saudi Arabia on Monday to offer condolences to Royal family on the death of Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz, Deputy Premier and minister of defence and aviation.The delegation also participated More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Interview of docs under NRHM on Oct 29

Kupwara: According to the convener District Rural Health Society Kupwara, the interview for the contractual Doctors for the posts of Assistant Surgeon under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) shall be More


  • National

Cabinet Secy directs notes for Cabinet, GOMs to be of high quality

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Oct 26: Unhappy with the quality of notes prepared for meetings of the Union Cabinet and Group of Ministers, the Cabinet Secretariat has directed all departments and ministries not to rush with More



  • Opinion

Libya:Liberated for whom!

Qadhafi’s end begins another battle – oil, NATO, NTC and people are in the field

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Certain ways of doing are loathsome, no matter what is done and for what. The images from Libya, regardless of the celebrations for freedom, have been distressing and revolting. The way Qadhafi was lynched More


  • Op-Ed

DRUGS :Sure Dose to Disaster

Where are the de-addiction centers in Kashmir to fight the monster

ISSUE BY MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Ten patients visit drug de-addiction centre on a routine a day for rehabilitation therapy. Everyone has a harrowing personal account to narrate. A few among them interact with each other while others keep More



  • Letters

Grading system

This refers to the news item "Students upset over series, grading system". It is unfortunate that students are complaining this qualitative system. There is no question of one series paper being tough More


  • Editorial

Deadlocked

Three grenade attacks at different locations has broken the extended period of calm in Valley. Significantly, the attacks came at a time when the government was deliberating the withdrawal of Armed Forces More


  • Business

JKCCC threatens massive agitation

Seeks waiver of IT returns, end to ‘double taxation’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Oct 26: The J&K Contractors Coordination Committee (JKCCC) Wednesday threatened massive agitation against the government, should the latter fail to address their demands. Chairman, JKCCC More


  • Sports

IUST trekking programme concludes in Sonamarg

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 26: The Trekking-cum-Environment Awareness Camp for girls organised by Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipura concluded at Sonamarg on Tuesday. In the four day More


  • Kashmir

Mamoosa residents seek establishment of High School

M WASEEM MALLA

Srinagar, Oct 26: The inhabitants of Mamoosa Pattan have complained that their children were facing immense hardships due to non-availability of a High School in the area. According to the locals More


  • Srinagar City

OVERLOADING continues to risk passenger life

FOLLOW UP

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Oct 26: Be it because of shortage of requisite transport facilities on the “bus starved routes” or failure of the authorities to check the menace, but overloading continues to risk life of passengers More



  • South Asia

Abdul Qayyum Dar of Charar-e-Sharief passes away in Kotli

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Rawalpindi, Oct 26: Abdul Qayyum Dar son of Ali Muhammad Dar of Charar-e-Sharief passed away on Wednesday after suffering from a brain hemorrhage. He was 40. Dar alias Shakeel Ahmed suffered a brain More


  • World

Nokia unveils 2 Windows smartphones

Helsinki, Oct 26: Nokia Corp. on Wednesday unveiled its first Windows cell phones, in a bid to recapture lost ground to chief rivals in the tough top-end smartphone market. Nokia's Lumia 800, priced More



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