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Government to create separate fund for new power projects

Amends J&K Water Resources Act To Buy Back Salal,Uri-I From NHPC

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 24: The State Government has set into motion the process for utilizing funds generated under Water Resources Act for setting up new hydropower projects in Jammu and Kashmir.The government has issued an ordinance amending the J&K Water Resources (Regulation and Management) Act More

MHA bars 5 NGOs from getting foreign funds

Centre Revokes Their FCRA License

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 24: Ministry of Home Affairs has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) license of five non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Jammu and Kashmir for violating the law.According to the details available with Greater Kashmir, among the 4139 NGOs prohibited from More

N N Vohra appointed Chancellor of CUJ

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 24: President Pranab Mukherjee, in his capacity as the Visitor of the Central University of Jammu, has appointed J&K Governor N N Vohra as the first Chancellor of the University for a period of five years.After a notable academic career, Vohra served as a Lecturer in English in More

Union Home Secretary reviews security situation

'Can't Rule Out More Border Tunnels'

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Aug 24: Union Home Secretary RK Singh, who arrived here Friday on a two-day visit, has said that presence of more tunnels along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan cannot be ruled out and the security agencies were on alert to “thwart any infiltration bid.”The Home Secretary held More

43000 CHILDREN OUT OF SCHOOL IN JK

21000 Between Age Group 6-14 Yrs Never Got Schooling

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 24: Putting a question mark on oft-repeated objective of Jammu and Kashmir Government about achieving 100 percent literacy, more than 43000 children are out of school in the state. Among them, 21000 have never attended the school, despite crores of rupees being spent under Sarva Siksha More

Militants snatch cop’s rifle: Police

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 24: Suspected militants Friday afternoon attacked the personnel of Jammu and Kashmir Armed Police (JKAP) at Jamia Masjid here and snatched rifle from a constable, police said. However, police said the weapon was retrieved later by overpowering the militants who managed to escape.
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India,Pakistan MPs recommend new CBMs

Discuss Assam,SMSs

New Delhi, Aug 24: Ahead of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna's visit to Islamabad, parliamentarians of India and Pakistan Friday recommended a clutch of radical confidence-building measures, including allowing travel by citizens across the border in their own vehicles and visa-free access for More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

PFL seeks intervention of HR groups

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ Freedom League secretary general Muhammad Rafiq Ganai has strongly condemned house arrest of pro-freedom leaders on Eid-ul-Fitr.  Addressing a Friday prayer meeting More


  • National

Agra doctor gives new hope to hearing impaired

BRIJ KHANDELWAL

Agra, Aug 24: A retired army doctor says he has perfected a simple and affordable technique to allow the hearing impaired to hear. "I have developed a simple yet innovative approach in a family practice More



  • Opinion

Kashmir’s Paper Tigers!

Kashmir is home to leopards and panthers and there are no lions or tigers. However, in the recent times we have a new breed of Tigers, the “Paper Tigers”!

M.ASHRAF

 Most Kashmiris are familiar with the single lion which is supposed to have existed here. That was the lion of Kashmir. However, Kashmir’s wildlife includes neither the lions nor the tigers. We have More


  • GK Magazine

The Bruised Childhood

Innocent victims of landmines, unexploded ammunition shells, stray bullets and cross border firing on LoC

LIFE ON LINE BY ASHUTOSH SHARMA

Wars do not have a definite end as their threat continues even after they cease. Their location changes, from battlegrounds to the lives of people - the new arena where there are no victories. There are More



  • Letters

Advertise posts

 This refers to the news that Department of Posts will recruit three hundred candidates within the next three months. The news appeared three months back, but unfortunately they are yet to publish More


  • Editorial

Avoiding a showdown

As a new spate of activity seems to take hold in both Jammu and Kashmir regions on the recent Supreme Court interim directions to J&K government on Amarnath yatra facilities it is extremely important More


  • Business

Match factory Baramulla loses glow to govt’s bad policies

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Aug 24: Something that traces the entrepreneurial skill and spirit of people of this district to early 1930s is the Match Factory Baramulla, a successful industrial initiative then.  Established More


  • Sports

Chib reviews arrangement for Mohun Bagan’s tour of Valley

Srinagar, Aug 24: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, R S Chib on Friday chaired a preliminary meeting to discuss the arrangements for the conduct of goodwill football matches More


  • Kashmir

‘March windstorm in Valley affected 50,000 trees’

Govt Completes Survey Of Damaged Forests In Kashmir

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 24: Over 50,000 prized conifer trees worth crores of rupees were damaged due to devastating windstorm which swept across Kashmir Valley earlier this year, officials said. This came to More


  • Srinagar City

SRK’S CREW ARRIVING TODAY

Badshah expected within week

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 24: Ahead of uncrowned King’s visit to Kashmir come his courtiers with the crew of Yash Raj Films expected in the summer Capital Saturday setting stage for Shah Rukh Khan’s arrival to shoot More



  • Jammu

HC reserves judgment as parties conclude arguments

SAC’S SUO-MOTO POWER

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Aug 24: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has reserved its judgment on the controversy surrounding the suo-moto powers being exercised by the anti-graft body-State Accountability Commission-to initiate More


  • South Asia

18 killed in US drone strikes in Pak tribal belt

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Aug 24: US drones targeted three militant compounds in the lawless North Waziristan tribal region today killing at least 18 insurgents, just a day after Pakistan summoned a top American diplomat More


  • World

Makkah-Madinah train set to roll by January 2014

Jeddah, Aug 24: Construction is under way on the first high-speed passenger railway line between Makkah and Madinah and is expected to be complete by January 2014. Transport Minister Jabara Al-Seraisry More


  • PaK

‘Pak to raise hydel projects issue at ICJ’

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Aug 24: Pakistan’s Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira on Friday said that Islamabad would raise the issue of construction of controversial power projects by India at More



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