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2500 trucks stranded

Truckers Blame BRO, Traffic Police For Chaos

HIGHWAY MESS

JAVAID MALIKSrinagar, Jan 18: Despite the State Government and Border Roads Organization (BRO) claiming that 300-km Srinagar-Jammu highway is open for one-way traffic, more than 2500 trucks laden with essential commodities on way to the Valley are stranded More

After snowfall, ministers descend on Valley

Our Time Getting Frittered Away In 'Unproductive' Meetings: Complain Officers

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 18: Having preferred to maintain a distance from the ‘distressed’ Valleyites during the recent snowfall, the ministers have suddenly started a beeline to Kashmir, convening “draggy review meetings for photo-ops”, as an official puts it.The sudden influx of the ministers to the valley More

JK budget on March 5

Session To Conclude On March 30

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Jan 18: Coalition government will present the Annual Budget 2012-13 on March 5 in the Legislative Assembly. This will be the fourth budget of the NC-Congress coalition government.As per the provisional calendar issued by the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Secretariat, the Annual More

Day temperature improves

Water-Logging New Worry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 18: After three days of snowfall, the night temperature again went down by several degrees with the summer capital reporting a minimum temperature of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperatures across the valley are expected to fall further in the coming days while there is More

‘Police aiding administration’

Jammu, Jan 18: Acting on the directions of Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda, police has mobilized all its establishments to assist the civil administration in restoring essential services including road connectivity besides undertaking rescue and relief operations in the State.A police More

Air traffic normal

Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 18: Air traffic at Srinagar ‘International’ Airport was normal with 16 flights operating Wednesday.“Almost 2500 passengers travelled in various flights today,” Public Relations Officer, Srinagar ‘International’ Airport, Muhammad Shafi told Greater Kashmir. He said one flight More

Provide info about missing persons: SIC to Government

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 18: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the State Government to provide to an RTI applicant statistics about the persons who went missing in Jammu and Kashmir during last 20 years. It has also served show cause notice to the Public Information Officer (PIO) of Home Department More

Clueless Govt seeks details from Centre

Commissioner Food Safety Calls For First Hand Note From FSSAI

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 18: With the findings by FSSAI that 83 percent of milk in Jammu and Kashmir contains adulterants triggering panic here, the State Government has sought comprehensive details from the Centre about the report by the nodal food regulatory agency.Informed sources told Greater Kashmir More



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  • Briefs

Stranded passengers allege indifference by Go Air

Srinagar, Jan 18: More than 200 stranded Kashmiri passengers in New Delhi scheduled to arrive in Valley by Go Air have alleged that they haven’t been boarded in aircrafts from the last three days.   More



  • Opinion

Cross LoC Evil

Our problems slip into each other’s terrain; thanks to the faulty relationship between Pakistan and Kashmir

INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD UR RASHID

The negative symbiotic relationship between Pakistan and Kashmir is as old as are the state of Pakistan and dispute of Kashmir. Even before that the two had explored the possibilities of relationship that More


  • GK Magazine

WHEN IT SNOWS IN VALLEY

WINTER IS THE CRUELEST SEASON, MIXING MEMORY AND DESIRE

FEATURE BY RIYAZ WANI

Snows have been iconic in their fury this year, in line with the popular recollection of the ruthless old Kashmir winters. It is back to endlessly white vistas, frozen glassy streets and the deep, leaden More



  • Letters

Villages suffer

This refers to the erratic power supply which is even worse in the far off villages of north Kashmir. Some villages still crave for electricity and those who come out to voice their concerns are punished More


  • Editorial

Democracy Argument

The democracy in Pakistan faces its toughest challenge since its restoration four years ago. Country’s three institutions, army, executive and judiciary, are slugging it out for supremacy. Political executive More


  • Business

‘Inflation, weakening rupee worrisome’

FM seeks transfer of Salal, Uri projects to JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, Jan 18: Observing that high inflation and weakening of rupee are the causes of worry, Finance Minister J&K, Abdul Rahim Rather today said the next fiscal is going to bring in the toughest More


  • Sports

IISM 2nd ski course on

Srinagar, Jab 18: The Indian Institute of Ski and Mountaineering (IISM) second ski course is in full swing these days at ski resort of Gulmarg.The course that started on January 9 will conclude on January More


  • Kashmir

Robots emerging as powerful tool in Urology surgeries: Dr Peabody

SKIMS mulls to start robotic procedures

ARSHAD M BHAT

Srinagar, Jan 18: Senior staff member of the Vattikuti Urology Institute at Henry Ford Health System in Michigan USA, Dr. James O. Peabody today said that increasing number of patients suffering from Urology More


  • Srinagar City

ANOTHER FIRE AT RANGRETH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

COTTON FACTORY GUTTED; GOVT CAUGHT NAPPING, WATER FIVE KMS AWAY

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Jan 18: Another devastating fire last night at Valley’s ace industrial estate –the SIDCO complex Rangreth in Srinagar –reduced  a cotton factory  to cinder while luck seems to have More




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