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Voices for Lapse Fund Account grow louder

Move Will Avoid Fund Lapsing, Ensure Proper Development: Experts

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 27: Voices for creation of Lapse Fund Account (LFA) in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure “proper utilization” of development funds and avoiding their lapse are growing louder. The development comes in the wake of government spending just 50 percent of Rs 6,600 crore plan allocation during More

Government undermining institutions: Mehbooba

‘Omar Disappointing People, His Well-Wishers In Delhi’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: Leader of Opposition and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Monday charged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of betraying the trust of not only the people but even “his friends in New Delhi” by undermining and eroding the democratic institutions in the state.“He More

Media fumes on Speaker’s remark

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: In protest against the remarks of Speaker Muhammad Akbar Lone, claiming his ‘full control’ over media, entire journalist fraternity Monday boycotted proceedings of the State legislature and staged a sit-in.The remarks of the Speaker came after Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma raised More

PDP moves adjournment motion

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: Expressing concern over the remarks passed against the media by Speaker, Peoples Democratic Party has sought adjournment of the business of the House for Tuesday.“Since media has gone on boycott of the proceedings of Assembly, an ugly situation has been created with a potential More

Government gets RTI query on examgate

Applicant Seeks Copy Of Crime Branch Report

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 27: With Jammu and Kashmir Government tightlipped over the contents of the Crime Branch report indicting former Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed’s son of resorting to unfair means to pass his class 10 examination, the Chief Minister’s Office has received a query on the subject More

SC adjourns Zahid Farooq case

‘It Will Come Under Pathribal Judgment Purview’

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Feb 27: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned Zahid Farooq killing case for two weeks saying the Pathribal case judgment will be applied to it after it will be disposed off within two weeks.“Zahid Farooq case has been adjourned by the Apex Court for two weeks as Pathribal case will be More

JK integral part of India: Antony

China Objects To Defence Minister’s Arunachal Visit

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Feb 27: India Monday made it clear that Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are integral part of the country.Slamming China for raising objections on his visit to Arunachal Pradesh, Defence Minister AK Antony termed Beijing’s comments on the issue as “most unfortunate” and “really More

Rashid disrupts LA proceedings

Resolution On Afzal Guru

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 27: The Legislative Assembly Monday witnessed unruly scenes and pandemonium when Independent MLA from Langate, Engineer Rashid, demanded to know why his resolution seeking clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru was rejected without a debate.Amid chaos and free-for-all situation More

NCTC take-off delayed

MHA To Consult DGPs

New Delhi, Feb 27: The NCTC, which is facing stiff opposition from non-Congress Chief Ministers, will not be operationalised on March 1 as scheduled and the anti-terror body may take its shape only after a meeting of the police chiefs of all states likely to be held here on March 10.The appointments More

Avalanche toll reaches 19

Another Body Recovered In Gurez

Srinagar, Feb 27: The death toll in the recent twin avalanches in Kashmir Valley reached 19 as search teams Monday found body of the last missing soldier in Gurez sector of Bandipora district.“One more body has been recovered during search operation this morning. All the bodies have now been recovered More

50 injured in Lolab accident

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Feb 27: At least 50 passengers, including women and children, were injured on Monday when a bus they were traveling in fell in a deep gorge near Rednag village of Lolab in district Kupwara, police said.Eyewitnesses said that driver of the over-crowded bus, JK09-0467, lost control over More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

KU condoles Dr M Y Magray’s demise

Srinagar, Feb 27: Department of Education faculty ,  University of Kashmir today condoled the demise of Dr Muhammad Yousuf Magray  Associate  Professor College of  Education M A Road More


  • National

Government committed to address social inequities: Ghulam Nabi Azad

New Delhi, Feb 27: The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad  on Monday reaffirmed that the Government of India was committed to meet and overcome the challenge of addressing social More



  • Opinion

The Kashmir politics

Plummeting from the sublime to the ridiculous

IMPRESSIONS BY BINOO JOSHI

In simple words, the whole politics in Jammu and Kashmir has come down from  the sublime to  the ridiculous. The students  of literature would understand it better. What was the fault of More


  • GK Magazine

There is a Scientist in every Child!

THIS DAY IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO INTROSPECT THE SCIENCE EDUCATION IN OUR SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES

NATIONAL SCIENCE DAY BY IFTIKAR RASHID WANI

The world simply cannot forget the remarkable discovery of C.V Raman when he announced the “Raman Effect” at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on 28th February 1928 and since then we are celebrating More



  • Letters

SMC Sopore

It is saddening that heaps of garbage dumps  are seen almost everywhere in Sopore. SMC Sopore is sleeping over the problem and are not doing anything in this direction. They must act.Prof. A R Darabrashid73 More


  • Editorial

Criminal Negligence

The performance of the government during the current financial year has been dismal.  Figures speak louder than rhetoric. The figures computed by the Planning Department, make all the claims by the More


  • Business

Wholesale mutton dealers appeal govt to check meat price rise

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Feb 27: Valley-based wholesale mutton dealers today expressed displeasure over the increasing prices of meat while appealing to the government to tame the alarming price rise of the commodity More


  • Sports

India need miracle to qualify for tri-series finals

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Hobart, Feb 27: Pushed to the very brink of elimination, a demoralised India face an arduous task of beating Sri Lanka with a bonus point to have any remote chance of qualifying to the final of the cricket More


  • Kashmir

Protests rock Pulwama over power shortage

MP’s Motorcade Attacked; Shutdown To Continue

IMTIYAZ SOFI

Pulwama, Feb 27: Massive protests erupted in Pulwama on Monday over continued breakdown of electricity in the area following a fire incident at the local receiving station a month back. The town also observed More


  • Srinagar City

Finally, admin wakes up to plug Gupkar leak

Forget wait for macadamization, R&B cements plush road

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Feb 27: Where the concerned agencies sleeping for the past over a year that they couldn’t get to know about the much visible leak on plush Gupkar Road, housing villas of government top brass More



  • Jammu

Govt reconsidering engagement of forest graduates as ReJ

Have resend proposal: Altaf

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, Feb 27: The State Government is reconsidering a proposal of the Forest Department to engage forest graduates as Rehber-e-Janglat (ReJ) on the pattern of Rehber-e-Taleem.  Sources told Greater More


  • World

Gujarat riots a dark blot on India's reputation: HRW

YOSHITA SINGH/PTI

New York, Feb 27: Terming the 2002 Gujarat riots a "dark blot" on India's reputation, a global rights' group today said the Narendra Modi-led state government has "failed" to conduct serious investigations More



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