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Employees on warpath
JCC Calls Strike On April 17 Examining Demands: Govt
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Apr 3: Accusing the state government of backtracking on its commitment with regard to enhancement of retirement age and other issues, employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) - an amalgam of various employees unions – Tuesday threatened state-wide agitation in case the government fails More
Delay in passage of TWMU Bill rocks Legislative Assembly
PDP Stages Walkout Amid Noisy Protest
AKSHAY AZAD
Jammu, Apr 3: Legislative Assembly Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes and pandemonium after main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) created ruckus over what it termed inordinate delay in passing the Trans World Muslim University Bill (TWMUB).The independent legislator Engineer Abdul Rashid More
Departments seek funds for ‘fictitious’ works
Probe Reveals Flood Damages Fabricated To Draw Crores From Government Kitty
UMER MAQBOOL
Srinagar, Apr 3: In what could turn out to be a major scam, the officials of Jammu and Kashmir Government have fraudulently shown liabilities worth crores of rupees on account of restoration of works damaged by the floods in the Valley. What could be more shocking, the internal report reveals that More
Centre to consult CMs on NCTC
PM To Attend Special Meet On May 5 To Discuss The Issue
ANIL ANAND
New Delhi, Apr 3: The UPA Government has caved in to the pressure exerted by the Opposition ruled states and convened a special meeting of the Chief Ministers to discuss the contentious National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The meeting to be attended by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be More
JK spends Rs 15 cr on bungalows of ministers,babus
FIRDOUS TAK
Jammu, Apr 3: In fund-starved Jammu and Kashmir, the state Government has spent a whopping Rs 15 crore on the renovation of official as well as private bungalows of ministers, bureaucrats and senior police officials in twin capital cities during the last three years.The official figures revealed More
3 out of 10 detained youth released
6 Teach At Srinagar Madrassa
SHABIR IBN YUSUF
Srinagar, Apr 3: More than a week after the arrest of 10 youth from various pockets of Srinagar in a militancy related case, police have made conditional release of three of them including a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Parvez Ahmad Bhat.Minister of State for Home and police More
48226 applications received for cross-LoC travel: Omar
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Apr 3: The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday said that as many as 48,226 applications have been received from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for cross-LoC travel between PaK and the state.As many as 48,226 applications have been received from divided families of India and PaK, Chief More
No restrictions on Geelani: Police
Srinagar, Apr 3: Police on Tuesday termed the allegation of the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani that he has been kept under the continued house arrest as “baseless.”“He is not under house arrest and is free to go wherever he wants,” a police spokesman said.“Geelani More
- Briefs
Mushtaq shifted to Udhampur jail
Srinagar, Apr 3: The incarcerated chairman of Muslim League Mushtaq-ul-Islam was shifted to Udhampur Jail on Turesday from the Police Station, Shergari, here. In a statement, an ML spokesman said More
- National
Pak yet to act against Saeed: PC
ANIL ANAND
New Delhi, Apr 3: Blaming Pakistan for consistently remaining in a denial mode on Hafiz Saeed, Home Minister P Chidambaram said Tuesday that the announcement by US of a reward would push Islamabad More
Issue of Transworld Muslim University echoes in LA
PDP legislator, Javed Mustafa Mir, tore apart a Bill in Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Mir Imran/GK
Demilitarization
A paramilitary CRPF man demolishes a bunker near Barbarshah in Srinagar on Monday. Habib Naqash/GK
Enforcing Law!
A cop makes way for a police bus to cross the road from wrong side at Lal Chowk in Srinagar on Saturday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Ice creams are back
Boys enjoy ice cream in south Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) town on Friday. Sajad Munwardi/GK
Football match at Polo Ground
With the onset of Spring sports activities have resumed in Valley. Mubashir Khan/GK
Don’t hang Rajoana
Sikhs on Wednesday staged protest in Srinagar against New Delhi’s decision to hang Rajoana on March 31. Aman Farooq/GK
Face to Face
Hurriyat (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq called on Secretary General OIC Prof Ekmeldin Ehsanoglu in Jeddah.
Tulips bloom
Tulip garden in Srinagar is all set to open for general public on March 29. Aman Farooq/GK
UN Rapporteur in Kashmir
United Nations Rapporteur on extra judicial, summary and arbitrary executions Christof Heyns addresses a news conference in Srinagar on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Lending a helping hand
Rainfall lashed Srinagar and other parts of the Valley on Monday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Kashmir Uzma in Assembly
A legislator waves the copy of Kashmir Uzma in the Legislative Assembly on Monday. Mir Imran/GK
Almond blossom
Children throng Badamwari in Srinagar on Saturday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Yellow wealth
Spiraling mustard fields in Srinagar outskirts at Dara Harwan. Aman Farooq/GK
- Opinion
Returning to Satellite City
This is not the same as returning to Kashmir
POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD
The idea of setting up a satellite city in Valley for the return of Kashmiri Pandits resurfaced at a recent Global Meet of Pandits. The meet organized by a pandit organization resolved that the “only justifiable More
- GK Magazine
Lifting them High
EFFORTS ARE AFOOT TO TURN GULMARG INTO MECCA OF WINTER SPORTS IN THE HIMALAYAS
CABLE CAR BY MUHAMMAD YUSUF
Some weeks back the J&K State Cable Car Corporation commissioned a state-of the-art Chairlift at Mt. Apharwat in Pirpanjal Himalayas, thus turning Gulmarg into Mecca of winter sports. Gulmarg no doubt More
- Letters
Still waiting
We the students of 10th class sat for the annual private 2011 board exam in December last year. Three months have passed and no results yet. Why? Does anyone care?Shahnaza Nabikhaniru99@yahoo.com More
- Editorial
Commendable
J&K Bank needs to be commended for vaulting Rs 85k crore business target for 2011-12. From a boutique bank a few years ago, it has grown into a strong financial institution of the state that has matured More
- Business
‘Organic farming essential to increase agri production’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Apr 3: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has said that in order to promote organic farming and get rid of toxic elements in the food chain, the budget allocation has been increased by More
- Sports
Converting Playfield Into Park
Bagwanpora Residents Up In Arms Against Move
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Apr 3: The residents of Bagwanpora Lal Bazaar here are up in arms against the authorities for a proposed move to convert a play field into a park. The locals Tuesday staged a protest demonstration More
- Kashmir
Locate accused Colonel: HC to IGP
RAWALPORA CUSTODIAL KILLING
D A RASHID
Srinagar, Apr 3: The High Court on Tuesday directed the Inspector General of police, Kashmir Range, to adopt all measures to collect information about the present place of posting of a Colonel who is allegedly More
- Srinagar City
Govt woos tourists, BUT THE BOULEVARD grapples with darkness
Andhera Qayam Rahay!
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, Apr 3: At a time when the government says that efforts are being made to attract more and more tourists to Kashmir, it’s offering erratic power supply even in the tourist hub on the banks of More
- Jammu
‘NHPC earned Rs 2761.26 cr revenue from Salal, Uri power projects
Jammu, Apr 3: Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora has said that the State government during the year 2000 has signed memorandum of understanding with Union Ministry for Power for transfer More
- South Asia
MC Leader, Bashir Indrabi Passes Away
NISAR AHMED THOKAR
Islamabad, Apr 3: The Secretary General of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and former advisor to the Prime minister of PaK, Syed Bashir Indrabi passed away after a protracted illness here last More
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