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Omar peeved at Army’s resistance

‘Ready To Keep Badamibagh, Shariefabad, Tattu Ground Out Of Ambit’

AFSPA REVOCATION

New Delhi, Jan 29: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has expressed surprise over “more resistance” from the Army for removal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain areas of the state despite assurances that “their interests would be protected.”  Maintaining that More

‘Impossible to censor social media’

AGENCIES

Kolkata, Jan 29: Supporting the internet giants like Google and Facebook, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that internet is so far away from us to expect to censor it. According to Omar, he does not agree with this whole thing about Google and Facebook being called to censor More

Unfair Means: Edu minister in dock

Probe Reveals BOSE Officials Assisted Peerzada’s Son To Pass Matriculation Examination

ARSHAD HUSSAIN

Srinagar, Jan 29: In a startling revelation that has brought to fore the rot in the educational regulation mechanism, the state’s education minister allegedly in connivance with then secretary BOSE (now chairman) managed to get his son qualify matriculation examination through “unfair means.”& More

'Vakil indulging in gross misconduct'

Have Taken Strong Exception To His Diatribe: Azad

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Jan 29: Union Health Minister and All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday blamed the state Congress leader Abdul Gani Vakil of indulging in “gross misconduct” by resorting to mud-slinging against his senior colleagues. Taking strong exception More

After 1947 JK turned into virtual jail: Mufti

ASHWANI LANGEH

Jammu, Jan 29: Patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir turned into a virtual jail after 1947.    “India and Pakistan got independence in 1947 but Jammu and Kashmir was turned into a virtual jail More

Local bodies employees to stage protest today

Political Parties, Civil Society Groups Up In Arms

‘BLOCKADE’ OF FUNDS BY H&UDD

MUDDASIR ALISrinagar, Jan 29: The latest ‘disturbing’ revelation about “blatant blockade and diversion” of funds by the Housing and Urban Development Department meant from Kashmir valley, is snowballing into a major political controversy with Valley-based civic More

Discuss interlocutors’ report in Parliament:Dr Farooq

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Jan 29: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Sunday sought discussion on the report submitted by the Kashmir interlocutors in the Parliament.Dr Farooq said that he would take up the issue with the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, who is one of the members of More



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  • Briefs

BA, B Sc, B Com final year results declared

Srinagar, Jan 29: University of Kashmir today declared B A, B Sc, B.Com final year results in a record time of one month.  A spokesman of the University said the results are available on the varsity More


  • National

Symbiosis bows to ABVP diktat on Jashn-e-Azadi

Pune, Jan 29: Symbiosis University has cancelled the screening of documentary filmmaker Sanjay Kak's Jashn-e-Azadi on Kashmir, after the right-wing student organisation, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad More



  • Opinion

Backburner to Deep Freezer ?

Largely Kashmir is now absent from the narrative of political parties in Pakistan

PUNCHLINE BY Z. G. MUHAMMAD

What I am going to say is not ‘God’s truth’. It is not even an insider’s story.  I am simply going to look at the emerging political scenario in the state during this year not with a prevision but More


  • GK Magazine

BOL: SPEAK IT OUT

FANTASTIC SCREENPLAY, BOLD STORY, THOUGHT PROVOKING DRAMA AND DIALOGUES AND THE MELODIOUS MUSIC

FILM REVIEW BY AZEEM MEHMOOD

On the repeated recommendations of friends and many more I got to watch, not a bollywood-masala but a classic Lollywood flick - “BOL”. The plot of the movie revolves accurately around societal issues. More



  • Letters

Dogs everywhere

This refers to an article Man Vs Animal  (GK 17.01.2012) by Dr. Mirza Ashraf Beg. Through your media, I would like to convey Mrs. Manika Gandhi that if she has real love for animals especially stray More


  • Editorial

Government should step in

IN the evolving debate over the proselytization in Valley, Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has come up with his own considered opinion. Geelani has called on the majority community in the Valley More


  • Business

Civil society for involving Jammu, Ladakh in its campaign

Forms 4 sub-committees

RETURN OF POWER PROJECTS TO JK

UMER MAQBOOL Srinagar, Jan 29: Civil society group spearheading the campaign for return of NHPC-run power projects in J&K to the state, Sunday vowed to involve Jammu and Ladakh region in its campaign More


  • Sports

‘We need to improve standard from grassroots level’

UNSUNG HEROES OF JK FOOTBALL

MUHAMMAD SULTAN WADOO, A WELL KNOWN FOOTBALL PLAYER OF KASHMIR IN AN INTERVIEW WITH GK SPORTS CORRESPONDENT, ABID KHAN, TALKS ABOUT PAST AND PRESENT SCENARIO OF FOOTBALL IN THE VALLEY

Q: How you started playing football? In my childhood, I used to see footballers playing in Zindshah Stadium (Saraf Wari) Rainawari. There were teams like Zind Shah Club, Kalaiander Sports, Jamia Sports More


  • Kashmir

Militant module busted in Bla: Police

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Jan 29: Police today claimed to have solved  many criminal cases including a grenade attack last year in Pattan, by busting a militant module.    Addressing a press conference More


  • Srinagar City

RARE OWL SPOTTED IN CITY

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Jan 29: A Barn Owl, something rare for this summer Capital has been spotted in Batmaloo area of the City.  The residents of Moominabad Batmaloo near the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway said More



  • Jammu

JK needs leader to change people’s destiny: Dr Sameer Koul

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 29:  Senior PDP leader Dr Sameer Koul on Sunday said that state needs a leader who could change the destiny of common masses.     “If we want to safeguard the future More


  • South Asia

Indo-Pak peace compelling necessity: Yousuf Raza Gilani

‘Dr Singh Desirous Of Resolving All Issues Including Kashmir’

BARUN JHA\PTI

Davos, Jan 29: Hopeful of normalization of Indo-Pak ties, Pakistan Premier Yousuf Raza Gilani has described it as a “compelling necessity” and said his Interior Secretary will soon visit India to take More


  • World

Israel mulls Asia-Europe rail link

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jerusalem, Jan 29: Israel is mulling to build a 350 km rail link between its Mediterranean and Red Sea coasts that could compete with the Suez Canal for Europe-Asia trade, with Prime Minister Benjamin More



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