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Pak Army pitches for peace

Peaceful Co-Existence With India Necessary: Kayani

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Apr 18: Pakistan's army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Wednesday said all issues between India and Pakistan should be resolved to ensure “peaceful co-existence” which would allow the two countries to focus on development and the welfare of the people.In his first public remarks on the More

Kashmir-centric CBMs paying dividends: Khar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Apr 18: The confidence-building measures on Kashmir agreed upon between India and Pakistan had “paid dividends and have helped build an atmosphere of mutual trust”, Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar said on Tuesday.However, the Kashmir dispute “remained the core issue between India More

Government approves draft ordinance to amend Water Resources Act

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Apr 18: The state cabinet today approved the draft ordinance for amendment in the Water Resources Act 2010 which will pave the way for utilizing the money collected as water usage charges from power producers in the state for building and buying back of hydro electric projects.The state More

Transfers in Forest Department Ranjan Posted As PCCF

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 18: The Cabinet which met here Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered transfers and postings in the Forest Department.According to an official spokesman, Director, Forest Protection Force, J&K, Vinod Ranjan has been transferred and posted as Principal More

Amnesty team meets victims of conflict, IGP

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Apr 18: The two-member Amnesty International (AI) team Wednesday called on Inspector General of Police Kashmir, S M Sahai and also met “victims of conflict” in north Kashmir’s Sopore town.The team comprising Saptarshi Mandal and Sahana Basavapatna is on a 12-day visit to the valley to More

Rs 270 cr lost to irregularities

Wasteful Investments, Excess Payments, Avoidable Expenditure Among Reasons

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Apr 18: In cash-starved Jammu and Kashmir, financial irregularities worth hundreds of crores of rupees have surfaced in execution of development works in several departments.An official report lying with Greater Kashmir revealed that misappropriation of funds over Rs 270 crore has come More

3 killed, 1 hurt in highway accident

Body Fished Out From Jhelum

SHOWKAT DAR

Awantipora, Apr 18: Three persons were killed and one critically injured when a tanker collided with a Maruti car at Barsoo near Awantipora on Srinagar-Jammu highway Wednesday morning.Police said the Maruti car (JK03A 7345) which was carrying four passengers collided with the loaded tanker (JK02K More

3 die in Kathua

Jammu, Apr 18: At least three persons were killed and twenty-eight others injured when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Jammu’s Kathua district.The ill-fated matador (JK028B-6597), carrying people to a rally of union minister for health Ghulam Nabi Azad, rolled More

SIC MIFFED OVER LAX IMPLEMENTATION

Asks Departments To Host Information On Websites Within One Month

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

UMER MAQBOOLSrinagar, Apr 18: Upset over failure of several departments in implementing Right to Information Act 2009 in letter and spirit, the State Information Commission has asked Jammu and Kashmir Government to pass directions to different departments to make suo moto disclosures More

Arun Chaudhary likely to be new JK Police Chief

Srinagar, Apr 18: Arun Chaudhary, 1977 batch IPS officer of the Bihar cadre is likely to take over as new police chief of Jammu and Kashmir replacing the incumbent Kuldeep Khoda in June.Presently, posted as Special Director General (Airports) in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Chaudhary More

Pensioners asked to visit treasuries

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 18: As per a circular issued Wednesday, the Government has ordered that every pensioner either drawing pension from treasury or bank shall present himself/herself before the Treasury Officer once in a year and the pension for the month of April, 2012 shall be released by the Treasury Officers More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Sadiq Ali remembered

Srinagar, Apr 18: National Conference (NC) President Dr Farooq Abdullah and General Secretary Advocate Sheikh Nazir Ahmad paid rich tributes on the first death anniversary of senior party leader and renowned More


  • National

SC upholds EC guidelines on symbol allotment

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 18: The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to allot permanent election symbols to un-recognised regional parties. In a verdict More



  • Opinion

Iqbal Exiled!

Thinking Iqbal in today’s Pakistan makes you look away

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

Today’s Pakistan is not a matter of interpretation or analysis. It is rather a graspable tragedy. Those who revel in denial also find it now difficult to get away with their usual ways of turning down More


  • GK Magazine

The State of State Archaeology

Kashmir archaeological department from last three decades has never been active in exploring new archaeological sites or to excavate any existing ones

HERITAGE WEEK BY AJMAL SHAH

Kashmir has a history of 5000 years. From the habitational pits of Burzahom and Gufkral to the highly decorated tiles of Harwan and Hutmur, Kashmir history has remained untold archaeologically. Explorations More



  • Letters

Undue opposition

This refers to the opposition of revocation of AFSPA by the senior congress leader Madan Lal Sharma. People like him are the open enemies of peace process in Kashmir. Government should not pay any heed More


  • Editorial

Big Brother Acts

Mamata Banerjee is attracting all the media opprobrium for her action against a Jadavpur University professor who forwarded a cartoon chain mail on the Bengal Chief Minister.In fact Banerjee has invited More


  • Business

Airfares on busy routes go up by 10-25 pc

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 18: Even before the holiday season has begun, all airlines have jacked up their fares on many busy air routes by 10-25 per cent over the past few days. One reason for the high fares More


  • Sports

Insha Wadoo cruises to victory

WOMEN’S COLLEGE MA ROAD CROSS-COUNTRY RUN

Srinagar, Apr 18: Insha Wadoo cruised to victory in the annual Cross-Country Run of Government Women’s College (GWC) MA Road held from Oberoi crossing Boulevard to Nishat garden here on Wednesday.  More


  • Kashmir

Few high-end tourists visit Valley: Director Tourism

WORLD HERITAGE DAY OBSERVED

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Apr 18: Director Tourism Farooq Ahmad Shah on Wednesday said that Tourism Department was trying its best to woo the high-end tourists to visit the Valley but their number was very low.   More


  • Srinagar City

KU STUDENTS PROTEST against dog menace, SMC

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 18: Scared of the growing dog menace in the City, Kashmir University students on Wednesday staged protest demonstrations against the government, particularly the Srinagar Municipal Corporation More



  • Jammu

Expand scope of cross LoC trade, travel: Mehbooba to India, Pak

Poonch, Apr 18: President of Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday   said complete operationalization of cross LOC routes was must for improving relations between India and Pakistan More


  • South Asia

'Kashmiris not averse to Indo-PaK dialogue process'

Status-quo won’t be acceptable to people of Valley: Malik

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 18: Former PaK premier, Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chudhary and the JKLF chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik have reiterated their call for a meaningful and result-oriented dialogue between key More


  • World

Mamata named among world's most influential people

YOSHITA SINGH

New York, Apr 18: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has been named among the 100 most influential people in the world by the prestigious Time magazine in its 2012 list which also includes US President More



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