- TOP STORIES
Army assures fair trial in Pathribal fake encounter
Pampore Incident Alarming, Militants Desperate To Regain Foothold: GOC
SHABIR IBN YUSUF
Srinagar, July 17: General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lt General Om Prakash, Tuesday said that Army has not decided yet whether its officers accused in the Pathribal fake encounter would be court marshaled in Jammu and Kashmir or outside. However, he maintained that the proceedings against More
JK to get 1320 MW thermal power project
500 MW Solar Power Station To Come Up At Ladakh
JAVAID MALIK
Srinagar, July 17: Government of India has agreed to fund 1320 MW thermal power project in Jammu, a 500 MW solar power station in Ladakh and 400 KV alternate power transmission line via Mughal Road, highly placed official sources told Greater Kashmir on Tuesday.They said these decisions were taken More
Indus Water Treaty making JK suffer: MoS Power
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, July 17: Minister of State (MoS) for Power Shabir Ahmed Khan on Tuesday said that JK continues to suffer untold hardships and disadvantages on account of the discriminatory provision contained in the Indus water treaty.Addressing State Power Ministers Conference held under the chairmanship More
JK youth deserve better deal: Omar
Chief Minister Addresses Udaan Trainees At TCS Kolkatta
GK NEWS NETWORK
Kolkata, July 17: Pitching for transformation and positive change in the perception regarding Jammu and Kashmir youth prevailing in the minds of some people in the country, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday asked the Chief Ministers of all the states to play their role in creating palatable environment More
Highway vends despoil Pampore saffron fields
Locals, Traders Seek Govt Action To Save Prized Crop
KHALID GUL
Pampore, July 17: Despite stringent laws in place against the use of saffron land for other purposes, dozens of makeshift shops have replaced the prized crop in this saffron town, marring the natural heritage of the picturesque area.More than 200 makeshift shops have come up on the saffron land More
Tainted KAS officer dismissed from service
Former ADC Pulwama Had ‘Embezzled’ Rs 22 Cr
MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, July 17: The State Government Tuesday dismissed from service the former Additional Deputy Commissioner/Collector Land Acquisition, Pulwama, Adil Rashid Naqash on charges of embezzlement of public money and misuse of official position. Naqash was accused of misappropriation of around Rs 22 More
Mufti for consensus to resolve Kashmir
Inshan (Kishtwar), July 17: Emphasizing on the need of evolving national consensus to solve the Kashmir problem, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today said that solution of this vexed issue was must for economic growth, development and lasting peace in this region. He, More
- Briefs
Sahai inaugurates Police Complex Kreeri
Srinagar, July 17: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir S M Sahai inaugurated Police Complex at Kreeri, Baramulla in north Kashmir on Tuesday, a police spokesman said. He said the IGP also visited More
Traffic Jam
Vehicles stuck in a gridlock near Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Mubashir Khan/GK
Picturesque
A view of Peer- Ki-Gali on Mughal Road captured by GK lensman Mir Imran.
Teachers march foiled
Police on Monday used force to disperse the teachers staging protest against government’s alleged failure to fulfill their demands. The march was led by JKTF Chairman Abdul Qayoom Wani. Mubashir Khan/
JK team celebrates
J&K-XI defeated Mohammedan Sporting Club in a one off match played at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar on Sunday. Aman Farooq/GK
Meadows in Kashmir
A view of Daan Deran meadows in Pir Panchaal Range of central Kashmir’s Budgam district captured by Dr Raja Muzaffar.
Unexplored Valley
A view of Ashtaar Valley in Pir Panchaal Range in central Kashmir’s Budgam district captured by Dr Raja Muzaffar.
Breathtaking
An aerial view of Sinthan top in south Kashmir captured by GK lensman Mir Imran.
Naqashband Sahib chalo foiled
Police on Friday prevented the Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, DFP chairman Shabir Ahmed Shah and others from marching towards Martyrs graveyard in old city. Mubashir Khan/GK
Paying tributes to 1931 Martyrs
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed and others visited Martyrs graveyard at Naqashband Sahib in old city on Friday amidst severe restrictions. Habib Naqash/GK
Dangerous!
A barbed wire hanging out of a CRPF bunker near State Bank of India at Residency Road poses threat to pedestrians. Habib Naqash/GK
- Opinion
Managing Peace
Not the same as experiencing peace
POINT OF VIEW
RIYAZ AHMAD
On Martyrs Day, Government once again didn’t let separatists hold a rally or visit Martyrs Graveyard, a move that is part of now time-tested official strategy to deal with both factions of More
- Letters
Water misuse
This refers to the news about the drive of PHE department against the misuse of portable drinking water. It is a very significant move by the PHE. People use portable water for washing their vehicles, More
- Editorial
SC Directives
The Supreme Court of India has raised two moot points on Amarnath Yatra in the Kashmir Valley. One, why a huge number of people — seven times the handling capacity, to be specific—is permitted to visit More
- Sports
Muhammad Akbar's supremacy continues
2ND JK BANK-MAGPIE KASHMIR CYCLING CHALLENGE
ABID KHAN
Srinagar, July 17: Continuing his supremacy in the cycling arena of the Valley, Muhammad Akbar Khan of Amar Singh College cruised to victory in the 2nd JK Bank-Magpie Kashmir Cycling Challenge held from More
- Kashmir
Day 3: Doctors’ strike hits patient care at SKIMS
Resident Medicos Defiant, Seek Action Against ‘Erring Employees’
MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN
Srinagar, July 17: Patient care at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura was severely hit for the third consecutive day Tuesday due to ongoing strike observed by the resident doctors against More
- Srinagar City
Dalai Lama visits City shrines
Prays for peace, prosperity; Pays tributes to Sheikh, Begum Abdullah
Srinagar, July 17: Buddhist spiritual leader Dalai Lama who is on 6-day visit of summer capital Tuesday visited religious places including Dargah Hazaratbal, Gupt Ganga Shiva Temple and Gurdawara Chatti More
- Jammu
Tussle between ministers shatters dreams of docs
REGISTRARSHIP COURSE
JAMMU, JULY 17: Caught between the tussle of ministry of Health and ministry of Medical Education, the dream of many doctors aspiring for Registrarship course have been shattered. Sources said that More
- Budgam
Electricity still a dream for Beerwah villages
PDD blames lack of funds, Indus Water Treaty
NAYEEM SHOWKAT KHAN
Budgam: For inhabitants of Zagoo Arizal and twenty adjoining villages in tehsil Beerwah electricity still remains a dream. Due to failure of the successive regimes to provide these villages with More




