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JK gets special assistance

Centre Releases Rs 650 Crore

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Jan 1: Central Government has released Rs 650 crore as the third installment of Rs 3800 Special Plan Assistance (SPA) to Jammu and Kashmir for the ongoing financial years.Informed sources told Greater Kashmir on Sunday that the state government had received Rs 1900 crore so far from the More


CM’s statement on Kashmirconsumers unfortunate: KCS

‘Figures Factually Incorrect’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 1: Kashmir Civil Society (KCS), spearheading agitation for return of Power projects from NHPC, on Sunday termed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s statement on power position in the state as “most unfortunate” saying it has send wrong signals about Kashmiri consumers.Talking to Greater More


Mehbooba Mufti takes on Omar

‘CM’s Blame Game No Surprise’

Srinagar, Jan 1: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday lashed out at the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for blaming people over the deteriorating power situation in the state.“The Government has got into the habit of blaming everybody except for themselves for their failures More


India,Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Jan 1: India and Pakistan today exchanged lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under a two-decade-old pact prohibiting attacks on atomic assets, days after senior officials of the two sides held talks here on nuclear and conventional CBMs.The governments of the two countries More


New SPS Museum building to face vandalisation

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 1: After spending crores of rupees on the construction of the State-of-the-Art SPS Museum Building at Lal Mandi here, decks are being cleared for undertaking large scale modifications including demolition of walls in ground floor of the mega-structure.Incidentally the buildingis More


Kashmir ka hal hoyenga!

Jingle Brings Cheer To People On New Year

ARSHAD HUSSAIN

Srinagar,Jan 1: Hoyenga, Hoyenga, Jee Hoyenga, Aaney Waley Saloon Mein Jee Hoyenga, Kashmir Ka Hal Nikelega!This is not a slogan emanating from the streets of Kashmir on New Year day but a chorus from a popular television commercial running all over India these days.Greenply-claims this campaign More


Cabinet to meet today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would chair first cabinet meeting of the year 2012, here on Monday afternoon.Official sources said that various routine matters are one the agenda of the meeting, which would be held at 12:30 PM.The cabinet is likely to accord approval to the promotion More


‘MTeI religious organization’

Srinagar, Jan 1: Expressing concern over report attributing Majlis Tahaffuz-e-Imaan with political parties in the state, Chairman (MTeI) Maulana Muhammad Rahmatullah Qasmi on Sunday said the organization is purely a religious group.“Majlis Tahaffuz-e-Imaan is an amalgam of various sects including More





  • Briefs

Private guards resent dislodging

Srinagar, Jan 1: The private security guards have expressed strong resentment over dislodging them from services of the security of the health institutions in the State. “We have been rendering our More



  • National

Mehbooba praised Narendra Modi: NIC transcript

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Jan 1  PDP President Mehbooba Mufti praised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his approach to investment proposals, a transcript of her speech made public after some remarks triggered More




  • Opinion

Hello 2012 !

What Have You in Stock?

PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Goodbye 2011! ! ! Like many previous years you will also  be burying in your womb many mysteries, many behind-the-scene happenings, many closet meets, many secret parleys and many secret political More



  • GK Magazine

FDI IN RETAIL ISSUES and CHALLENGES

A THOROUGH COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS IS NEEDED BEFORE TAKING THE FINAL DECISION

MARKET BY SYED IRFAN SHAFI

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the retail sector in India is restricted. In 2006, the government eased retail policy for the first time, allowing up to 51 per cent FDI through the single brand retail More




  • Letters

BOSE results

This refers to Class 10 results declared by the J&K State Board of School Education recently. It is very strange that many students have been given 100 percent marks this year. Students at this age More



  • Editorial

As 2012 Dawns

At the beginning of the year 2012, while Kashmir looks ahead with a sense of hope, there is also no getting away from a deep sense of de javu. It is the familiar set of questions that confront us.  More



  • Business

Valley traders support PaK counterparts on LoC trade

Kashmir business and industry chambers appeal govts to settle the issue

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Kashmir traders’ fraternity today came to the support of their counterparts on the other side of the dividing line presently on a hunger strike against PaK custom officials’ alleged More



  • Sports

Dry weather delays winter sports activities

We are ready for season: Dir Tourism

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, Jan 1: Though winter sports enthusiasts are eagerly waiting to kick start their activities, pro-longed dry spell has delayed the start of activities at Valley’s winter sports destination Gulmarg More



  • Kashmir

Ensure better transport system :Mir

Road Safety Week Inaugurated

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today inaugurated 23rd Road Safety Week organized by Traffic Police City, here today.  The theme for current year’s Road Safety Week More



  • Srinagar City

Umar Colony seeks civic facility upgradation

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Jan 1: Resentment is brewing among the residents of Umar Colony Lal Bazar, and adjacent areas against the authorities  for what they said government failure to upgrade dilapidated roads More




  • Jammu

BSF lodges protest with Pak rangers

Firing on IB

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 1: Two days after firing across the border in Samba sector injured a soldier and killed a patrol horse, Border Security Force (BSF) lodged a strong protest with Pakistan Rangers over the ceasefire More



  • South Asia

606 dead, over 1,000 hurt in 41 suicide attacks in Pakistan

Islamabad, Jan 1: At least 606 people were killed and over 1,000 injured in 41 attacks carried out by 51 suicide bombers in Pakistan in 2011, an official report said Sunday. The report issued by the More



  • World

Pakistan joins UNSC as non-permanent member

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

United Nations, Jan 1: Pakistan today joined India on the 15-nation United Nations Security Council as it begins its two-year term on the powerful UN body from January 1.Pakistan had won its seat as a More




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