• TOP STORIES

Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) being observed today

Vice-President, Guv, CM, Others Greet People

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 4: Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW) is being celebrated with full reverence, devotion and religious fervour in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. The day marks the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad (SAW).Religious processions, special prayer meetings, Seerat Conferences are being organized More


Fresh snowfall closes highway

Avalanche Warning For Higher Reaches

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Feb 4: As snowfall and rains continue to lash the valley, the Srinagar-Jammu Highway has been closed again for vehicular movement.The Inspector General of Police (Traffic), H K Lohia told Greater Kashmir that only about 150 passenger vehicles from Jammu were allowed to ply on the road More


Govt set to check use of spurious medicines

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 4: At a time when spurious drugs and deteriorating position of State health sector has grown as a major concern, Jammu and Kashmir Government is set to implement its first ever drug policy to address long pending concerns in the key area.Constitution of a State Drug Committee (SDC More


Pakistan pledges support to Kashmiris

PTI/AGENCIES

Islamabad, Feb 4: Pakistan will continue to extend its "fullest political, moral and diplomatic support" to the "just cause" of the Kashmiri people, President Asif Ali Zardari has said.In a message on the occasion of Kashmir Solidarity Day that is observed by Pakistan on February 5 every year More


No breakthrough in sight for Baglihar-II Power Project

Stakeholders Fail To Resolve Difference On Cost Escalation

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Feb 4: The work on already delayed Stage-II 450 Megawatt Baglihar power project is unlikely to take off in near future as the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) has failed to finalize the deal with the executing agency- Germany based Siemens- owing to the differences on More


2 militants killed in Pulwama

IMTIYAZ SOFI

Pulwama, Feb 4: Police on Saturday said two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight with forces in this south Kashmir district."A joint party of soldiers from 55-RR and SOG personnel cordoned off Wadoora village on Friday evening and launched searches. Militants present in More


Moderate quake in Valley

Srinagar, Feb 4: A moderate intensity earthquake rocked the Kashmir Valley Saturday morning, disaster management officials said. No damage to life or property has been reported so far."The magnitude of the earthquake was 4.7 on the Richter Scale. It occurred at 5.02 a.m. Saturday morning," in More





  • Briefs

Woman attempts suicide in Kulgam

Srinagar, Feb 4: A woman (name withheld) of Korel Gujjar Basti in Kulgam district attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance today.  A police spokesman said she was shifted to district More



  • National

Vohra inaugurates Kashmir Festival in Pune

Pune, Feb 4: Governor N N Vohra inaugurated 7th Kashmir Festival, “Khushboo-e-Kashmir”, organized by the SARHAD and Arihant Education Foundation here today. The Governor, as Chief Guest, speaking More




  • Opinion

Freedom to offend

Grant it to all and imagine the horror

WRITE HAND BY AJAZ UL HAQUE

How much freedom can one really enjoy? The very debate of freedom has gone in different directions with everyone with his own way to define it, own way to interpret it. Political and social freedoms apart More



  • GK Magazine

Allah’s Messenger (SAW) -the kindest of all

THE PROPHET OF COMPASSION BY HAKIM ADIL MOHEEN

A Companion, Shaddaad bin ‘Aws reported the Apostle as saying: “Allah has commanded you to show kindness to everyone, so if you have to kill, kill in a good manner, and if you slaughter an animal More




  • Business

‘Leather industry offers promising future in JK’

CM visits IIIM Srinagar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 4: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday said state’s economic strength lies in its rich bio-diversity and conducive environment to use it. “While Kashmir Valley has rich potential More



  • Sports

‘Various steps taken for promotion of sports’

CHIB FELICITATES TAEKWANDO PLAYERS

Jammu, Feb 4: Jammu Kashmir Taekwando Association today organized a felicitation for medal winners of international, national and Zonal championships here today. Minister for Youth Services and Sports More



  • Kashmir

Mirwaiz, thanks Pakistan for supporting Kashmir movement

Srinagar, Feb 4: The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq has on behalf of people of Kashmir thanked the people, government and other political parties of Pakistan their continued More



  • Srinagar City

Fire at Naid Kadal consumes 5 HOUSES, 7 SHOPS

Police pools `14000 relief out of pocket money for victims; MLA donates Rs 1000

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Feb 4: At least five residential houses and seven business establishments including shops and a bandsaw were gutted last night in a devastating fire at Dari Bal, Naid Kadal in congested Shahr More




  • Jammu

Satellite mapping to update forest cover data in JK

To ascertain impact of afforestation

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Feb 4: With dwindling forest wealth becoming a major challenge for Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has asked the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to conduct satellite mapping to ascertain More



  • World

Congressmen seeks US citizenship for bin Laden informant

LALIT K JHA/PTI

Washington, Feb 4: A group of Congressmen here has sought US citizenship for jailed Pakistani doctor Shakeel Afridi, who helped CIA track down killed al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden last year. A Congressional More




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