Me talking to myself

Some hard questions stare me straight in the face

Firdous Syed

What ails me? To answer this question, I first need to find out, who I am? Unless I discover myself, it is not possible to determine what my problems are? If so, who I am actually?  I am a common man; an ordinary but highly sentimental Kashmiri on the street with a mix bag of emotions, desires More
Diary of a Kashmiri Widow - 1

“18 when dead, 19 when widowed; I’m this self-aggrandizing nation’s best kept secret”

Junaid Azim Mattu

(FICTION) I am all but 25 years of age. My emaciated cheeks and pensive, disturbingly mellow brow would make you doubt that. My heart would protest this hurtful figment of elusive imagination where I’m but a teenager, content in the bitter truth of my life’s reality where I’m a harmless, ever-willing More
The other side of technology

Does it really bring us together

Dr. Mushtaq Chalkoo

 Man is a social animal and needs a society to live in. The technology has revolutionized his way of living. Thanks to digitization that has made his life comfortable and brought a social revolution. It is not a myth. Facebook and twitter have certainly helped him to socialize with his immediate More
Tackling Begging menace

It’s irritating to see them everywhere

Er. Muhammad Ahsraf Fazili

The issue of beggars is everyone's concern and calls for immediate attention by the concerned authorities. The frequent presence of beggars at every petrol filling station, mosque gatherings, foot-paths, parks and now at traffic lights is unbearable and does not behoove of an International tourist More
  • Kashmir

Will Chief Minister’s constituency lose Central University?

Move To ‘Explore Alternate Options’ Due To ‘Marshy Land’

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 3:  What could deal a final blow to the establishment of Central University of Kashmir in Ganderbal district—the Chief Minister’s constituency—the J&K Government is, of late, getting More


  • Srinagar City

Omar should sort out issues with Chib: Soz

GB PANT HOSPITAL MESS

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 3: Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) state president Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz Friday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should call Medical Education Minister R S Chib to sort out the GB Pant mess More



  • Jammu

Combined Services (Prelims) Examination Tomorrow

18000 Candidates To Compete For 65 Posts

RANJANA CHARAK

Jammu, Aug 3: Around 18000 aspirants will be competing for 65 posts of Combined Services, the examination of which would be held in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar on Sunday. Official More


  • South Asia

5 Pak army officers sentenced for links with banned outfit

REZAUL H LASKAR\PTI

Islamabad, Aug 3: Five Pakistan Army officers, including a brigadier who was accused of plotting to overthrow the civilian government, have been sentenced by an army court for having links with the banned More


  • For Contributors

For those who want to write for Greater Kashmir

Our contributors are our capital. We honor each word we receive from them. They add variety to our opinion pages. An ever widening canvas of our writers including students, teachers, civil servants, technocrats More


  • Kokernag

‘Promote Kokernag, Daksum, Sinthan Top as tourist destinations’

Kokernag/ Sinthan Top, Aug 3: The Government’s utter failure to promote Kokernag, Daksum, Achabal and Sinthan Top as tourist destinations has drawn flak from the people residing in the adjoining areas More


  • Education and Career

IIT-Delhi accepts common test based on percentile ranking

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Aug 3: IIT-Delhi today accepted the common entrance test for admission to the undergraduate programme for 2013 based on percentile ranking and retain the existing eligibility condition for students More


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