• TOP STORIES

Govt spending Rs 1900 cr to contain T&D losses

Financial Self-Reliance Of State Linked With Harnessing Of Power Potential: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 28: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said a Rs 1900-crore project is under execution to bring down the power transmission and distribution (T&D) losses in the state.“The government has put R-APDRP schemes to execution to reduce T&D losses by 3 per cent annually,” he said.< More

Fresh probe likely in killing of foreign tourists

CID Asked To Look Into All Aspects Of The Case

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 28: Police is likely to re-investigate the kidnapping and reported killing of four foreign tourists in south Kashmir after a gap of 17 years.The re-investigation is said to be the fallout of disclosures in a book- “The Meadow: Kashmir 1995- Where The Terror Began”- about the tourists More

First batch of Darbar Move employees leaves Jammu

Chaos On Highway

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 28: After closure of Darbar Move offices in Jammu, a convoy of 14 buses carrying government employees left for Srinagar amid tight security at about 7 am today.SSP Security Manmohan Singh said that trucks carrying files and other record would leave for Srinagar on Sunday morning as More

PC launches students’ wing

It’ll End Dynastic Rule In Kashmir: Sajjad Lone

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 28: Breaking the jinx over student activism in the Valley, Peoples Conference chairman Sajjad Gani Lone Saturday announced the launch of students wing of his party, saying that the move will empower the youth and arrest the trend of ‘dynastic politics in Kashmir.’Addressing a news More

Cold weather hitting horticulture

Hail Damages Apple Trees In Flowering Stage

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Apr 28: In untimely cold conditions which are being termed as critical for horticulture and agriculture sectors, Kashmir valley has been witnessing continuous rains in plains while hail has been reported from some areas.The cold conditions, according to fruit growers, have damaged the More

Lightning kills woman,son injured

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Apr 28: Fury of lightning and thunderstorm left a woman dead in this frontier district on Saturday, locals said.They said Amina Begum, 40, wife of Abdul Gaffar Malik died on the spot and her son Wasim Ahmad Malik, 25, was injured when the lightning struck their house this afternoon.
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6 of family among 10 killed in Kishtwar accident

1 Killed, 10 Injured In Rajouri

ARIF MUNSHI

Jammu, Apr 28: Six members of a family were among 10 persons killed when a jeep fell into a gorge in district Kishtwar Saturday afternoon, police said.Two more persons were injured in the accident who were later shifted to Government Medical College Hospital Jammu. Police said a Tata Sumo was More

Constitutional status to panchayats soon

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Apr 28: The issue of bringing a legislation to grant constitutional status to Panchyati Raj institutions in Jammu and Kashmir would be taken up after government offices will reopen in Srinagar, chief minister Omar Abdullah today said.The state government shifts its capital from Jammu to More



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  • Briefs

3 migrant labourers found dead

Srinagar, Apr 28: Three migrant labourers were today found dead under mysterious circumstances in their rented house in Bemina area of the city. The labourers, believed to be hailing from Bihar, were More


  • National

Former BJP chief convicted, jailed

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 28: A CBI court on Saturday here jailed the highest functionary of a national political party in a corruption case. Former BJP president Bangaru Laxman was awarded four years rigorous imprisonment More



  • Opinion

Join the debate

Why shouldn't separatists talk about dogs?

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

Dogs are enjoying a greater publicity than all politicians in Kashmir put together. The dog debate is hogging the whole space of newspapers and why not? This week it was dogs going berserk perhaps conscious More


  • GK Magazine

URDU: Story of Banishment

When Death Certificate is translated as Certificate Mout, Urdu can only commit suicide

STATE LANGUAGE BY MUHAMMAD TAHIR

Entrances to government offices in Kashmir have a common story to tell: that they are failures of imagination. While Srinagar Municipal Corporation in shiny metallic letters welcomes you when you enter More



  • Business

Srinagar to host ‘Sufi concert’ on banks of Dal lake

Tourism Department organises opera featuring Habba Khatoon

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Apr 28: Department of Tourism will organize a mega ‘Sufi concert’ on the banks of Dal Lake ‘to create awareness among masses about the rich cultural history of the Valley.’  Minister for More


  • Sports

Arshad, Rafi’s brilliance saw team home

GK LIONS XI TROUNCE GK WARRIORS XI

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 28: An unbeaten opening stand of 98 runs between Arshad Me’raj and Muhammad Rafiq Wani Saturday saw Greater Kashmir Lions XI thrash Greater Kashmir Warriors XI in a friendly match here at More


  • Kashmir

Early K-resolution must for peace: Malik

Solution, Our Priority: Imran Khan

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 28: The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik has said that an early and amicable solution of Kashmir issue is important for peace and stability for More


  • Srinagar City

All is not well with SPCA, dog rights activists!

DOG MENACE BUSINESS PART 1

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Apr 28: The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA), Kashmir, which recently confessed to have last year aired the “propaganda” that dogs were being poisoned in Srinagar, is no More



  • Jammu

Electrification of Jammu-Pathankot railway track in full swing

PROCESS TO BE COMPLETED BY DECEMBER THIS YEAR

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 28: Electrification of the Jammu-Pathankot railway track is all set to be completed by December this year, officials said.  “The work on electrification of Jammu-Pathankot railway track More


  • South Asia

Statement encouraging: Salahuddin

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 28: Appreciating the UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon’s recent statement on Kashmir, the Chairman of United Jihad Council Syed Salahuddin on Saturday said that peace and stability in south More


  • PaK

PaK Police prevent activists from crossing LoC

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Apr 28: The PaK police on Saturday thwarted the attempt of more than one hundreds activists of a hard-line pro-independence group to stage a march towards the Line of Control (LoC) in Kotli More



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