After Bollywood, Kashmir Attracts South Indian Filmmakers

FAZIL QAYOOM

Srinagar, Apr 20: After Imtiaz Ali’s Rockstar in 2011 which marked Bollywood’s return to Kashmir, the south Indian film makers have made their way to the Valley. Muhammad Mohibul Haque, an a politician turned film maker from Assam is currently shooting in the Valley his second film 18.11 More

‘Mumbai businessmen cheat Jammu entrepreneur’

Crime branch Jammu produces challan

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 20: Crime Branch, Jammu today produced challan in a case against three Mumbai-based businessmen in the Court of JMIC Samba. The accused were Vijay Bishnoi, Proprietor Vijay Metal Distributors, Mumbai, Pradeep Shah and Darshan Shah proprietors M/s Raj Sales, Mumbai, a Crime Branch More

Jora reviews work on Lakhanpur Travellers Mart

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 20: Minister for Tourism, Nawang Rigzin Jora has exhorted the officers to accelerate the pace of progress on Travellers’ Mart at Lakhanpur so that it would be raised at the earliest to facilitate the tourists visiting the state. This, according to an official statement, was stated More

Decade on, Kupwara Fruit Mandi still incomplete

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Apr 20: After missing several deadlines, the Fruit Mandi Kupwara is still a long way from completion. Officials blame paucity of funds for sluggish pace of construction work. The foundation stone of the Mandi, tipped as first of its kind in the district, was laid in 2002. The deadline More

Progress of power projects reviewed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 20: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Sudhanshu Panday toady chaired a high level meeting of PDD engineers and reviewed the projects under Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Programme. The meeting was attended by Chief Engineer, S&O Wing Kashmir, SE, S& More

India Post Gold Coins Festival From April 21

‘Consumers will get 6 pc discount’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 20: J&K Postal Circle will be organizing ‘India Post Gold Coins Festival’ from April 21 on the festive occasion of Akshaya Tritya.   John Samuel, Chief Post Master General said that during the festival, the Post Office will be offering 6 per cent discount to the customers More

Corporates show interest in Kashmir

MRF Tyres holds 3-day conference at SKICC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 20: The efforts of J&K Tourism to promote MICE tourism in Kashmir have begun to bear fruit as some corporates have shown interest to hold their conferences here. Among some big names planning to hold their meetings here, MRF Tyres Thursday kicked off a three-day national More

Govt clears 22 FDI proposals
New Delhi, Apr 20: The government on Friday approved 22 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals amounting to Rs.586.137 crore ($112.5 million).  The proposals were cleared following recommendations of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) at its meeting March 30, 2012, the More

  • Kashmir

LC polls by May end: CEO

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 20: After much delay, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has set the ball rolling to conduct elections to the four vacant seats of Legislative Council, in which Sarpanchs and Panchs across More



  • Srinagar City

Painting of fence, uprooting go together

Admin does a Jaspal Bhatti at Poloview

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 20: While locals could be used to such sardonic scenes in this City, visitors for now are equally shocked to see how government monitors developmental activities in this summer Capital, which More




  • Jammu

Ensure uninterrupted electricity to move employees: CS to PDD

Chairs Durbar Move Review Meeting

Jammu, Apr 20: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal on Saturday asked the Power Development Department (PDD) to ensure that there is no curtailment of electricity in the residential colonies of the move employees More



  • South Asia

No possibility of unilateral withdrawal from Siachen: Zardari

Okara, Apr 20: President Asif Ali Zardari has said Pakistan there is no possibility of unilateral withdrawal from Siachen. Addressing a gathering of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) workers here, President More



  • World

38 killed in Iraq attacks

Baghdad, Apr 20: A wave of apparently coordinated bombing and shooting attacks in seven different provinces across Iraq killed at least 38 people and wounded more than 170 today, security officials said More



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