India gearing up to permit Pak FDI

Talks Underway To Allow Banks From Both Countries To Open Branches In Each Other's Territory

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 13: In a historic development, India has decided to permit Foreign Direct Investment from Pakistan which would go a long way in improving business and economic ties between the two countries. The announcement came in the backdrop of two countries opening a trade post on Wagah border More

Govt in no mood to re-engage employees

Committee Headed By Chief Secy To File Report This Month

ENHANCEMENT OF RETIREMENT AGE

FIRDOUS TAKJammu, Apr 13: With various employees’ unions announcing to start agitation to press for their demands, including enhancement of retirement age, the state government seems to be in no mood to hold fresh parlays over the issues. It was reliably learnt that the More

No change in ground situation: Mirwaiz

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 13: A day after Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said that India is willing to advance talks with Pakistan and discuss Kashmir issue, chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday said that their words and action do not match as there is no change in ground situation More

JK set to get extension of PMRP for current fiscal

State Takes Up Matter With Union Home Ministry

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 13: Jammu and Kashmir is all set to get fourth extension to the Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Programme – a Union Home Ministry funded programme in the state – for the current financial year 2012-13. Reliable sources in the state government told Greater Kashmir that a high level More

RAINS CONTINUE

Thundershowers Likely Today

Srinagar, Apr 13: With upper and isolated places of the valley receiving light snowfall, rains continued to lash plains for the second consecutive day on Friday. Officials of meteorological department told Greater Kashmir that south Kashmir’s Kokernag received the highest rainfall of 18 millimeters More

Asiya rejects Deoband advice

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 13: Rejecting the advice by the scholars of Islamic seminary Deoband asking the Muslims of India to avoid polygamy, Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Syeda Asiya Andrabi has claimed that such orders go against Islam.   “It is hard to provide equal justice to two wives in Indian More

Lal Chowk to be bunker-free in a week

Palladium Cinema Bunker Being Removed, 7 More To Go From Old Srinagar

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 13: Much to the relief of people, especially the traders of Lal Chowk here, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker located at Palladium Cinema is being removed in a week’s time along with seven others from old Srinagar. The Palladium Cinema bunker would be the 43rd bunker More

Valley’s valued woodcarving art dying silent death

Imported Timber Taking Toll On Kashmir’s Unique Tradition

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Apr 13: The traditional wood carving art used to provide livelihood to thousands of people in the valley, but this unique tradition is dying a silent death due to the unregulated import of wooden items. These imported wooden goods are imprinted by machines and are cheaper as compared to More

'Communal harmony crux of JK’s culture'

Poonch, Apr 13: Describing communal harmony warp and woof of Jammu and Kashmir’s pluralistic culture, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday called for its strengthening and nurturing. He said the State symbolizes traditional amity, brotherhood and love between various sections of the society. “It has More

GK staffer bereaved

Srinagar, Apr 13: Uncle of chief graphic designer of Greater Kashmir, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Ashraf Shah passed away on Thursday after a brief illness. Family members said mourning would be More

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SRK detained at New York airport for over 2 hours

YOSHITA SINGH/PTI

New Haven, Apr 13: Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan was detained at a New York airport for over two hours by immigration officials after arriving from India in a private plane with Nita Ambani, to address More

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