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SC slices VIP Hajj quota

High Courts Restrained From Entertaining Writ Petitions In The Issue

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, July 23: The Supreme Court has directed reduction in the Government’s discretionary Hajj quota seats for pilgrims from 5050 to 300. It has also restrained all High Courts from entertaining any writ petition for registration of pilgrims for the 2012 Hajj pilgrimage.A Division Bench consisting More

Apex Court upset over fresh Amarnath deaths

‘Ensure No More Fatalities Take Place In This Session Of Yatra’

INDO ASIAN NEW SERVICE

New Delhi, July 23: Hearing the Amarnath Yatra deaths case almost on day-to-day basis, the Supreme Court on Monday expressed shock over the death of 10 people in past three days during their pilgrimage to the cave shrine and directed the central government to provide immediate medical aid to the Jammu More

JK CEMENTS PRODUCTION, REVENUE SLUMPS

Government Neglect Pushes Corporation Towards Ruin

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, July 23: It is official. JK Cements Ltd, a state owned undertaking in the manufacturing sector, has witnessed vertical fall in the production and revenue realization for the first quarter of this fiscal compared to corresponding period last year.Sources revealed to Greater Kashmir that More

Prasad assumes charge as DGP

Accorded Warm Welcome At PHQ; Calls On Guv, CM

Srinagar, July 23: Ashok Prasad, an Andra Pradesh 1979 cadre IPS officer assumed as new Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu and Kashmir here this afternoon. On his arrival to Police Headquarters (PHQ) he was received by Additional Directors General of Police K Rajendra Kumar, P L Gupta, Dr Ram More

Will study Afzal’s appeal: Pranab

New Delhi, July 23: President-elect Pranab Mukherjee Monday said he could not comment on the clemency plea of 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru till he assumed office and studied the issue.“I can't comment on Afzal Guru until I have assumed office and gone through the issue,” Mukherjee More

Massive delays mar mega Central projects in JK

Non-Completion Results In Enormous Cost Escalation

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 23: While delay in State sector projects in Jammu and Kashmir is a norm due to inefficiency of the system, the Central projects in the State are too facing inordinate delay, leading to severe cost escalation.An official report says that four mega projects in power, railways and More

Warwan Valley: A hidden beauty

Area With Tremendous Tourism Potential Neglected By Govt

FIRDOUS TAK

Inshan (Kishtwar), July 23: The towering lush green buttes are astounding. The breathtaking waterfalls, clear sky and cool breeze are stunning. But what may be the greatest wonder of a visit to Warwan Valley is its clam, making this place a complete beauty, hidden from the world.The Valley of More

Soldiers fire on civilian in Bandipora

Case Of Mistaken Identity: Army

SUHAIL AJMAL

Lashkoot (Bandipora), July 23: One person was injured here in Lashkoot forest of Malangam Bandipora, when Army personnel of 9 Para opened fire on him last night.The injured man was identified as Muhammad Anwar Tas, 32, son of Naik Ali of Malangam.The incident occurred when Army personnel laid More

SC to hear Yousuf death case on Sep 4

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, July 23: The Supreme Court has directed its Registry to list a writ petition, seeking CBI probe into the death of National Conference worker Haji Yusuf, on September 4.The directions were given by a Division Bench of the Court headed by Justice Altamas Kabir on the writ petition of More



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  • Briefs

VK Jain is new Srinagar Airport Director

Srinagar July 23: VK Jain was Monday posted as the new director of the Srinagar International Airport. According to Public Relations Officer to Airport Director, the Airport Director-Srinagar International More


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  • Opinion

People suffer

Set your own house in order

Impressions

BINOO JOSHI

It is sad that despite being starved of funds for the developmental works,   Jammu and Kashmir, lives in a state of denial. Most of the money being spent on  the infrastructure  comes More


  • GK Magazine

Identity and Democracy

What is the role of collective Identity in Democratization processes?

ESSAY

ASMA K LONE

Isaiah Berlin employed the imagery of a “bent twig” to illustrate the various streaks of Identity and its political expressions in his celebrated 1972 essay titled the same. This was a continuum of the More



  • Letters

Trojan Horse

I have gone through the write up, titled 'commemorating Bazaz' GK dated July 18,2012, by Dr Sheikh Showkat Hussain. Events post 1989 have shown that Kashmiri Pandit is first a Hindu and then a Kashmiris More


  • Editorial

Live Up to Promises

The state administration by all reckoning and standards is a big non-achiever. Four years back the coalition government came into power with a promise of providing and improving basic amentias like health More


  • Business

‘1 lakh youth to get jobs under Himayat in 5 yrs’

600 get job letters

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, July 23:  Terming ‘Himayat’ as a milestone for tackling unemployment in the state, Union Minister for Rural Development, Jairam Ramesh said one lakh youth in J&K will be employed in More


  • Sports

Al-Hilal Sports Club lifts trophy

29TH SHER-I-KASHMIR-MADR-I-MEHRBAN FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT CONCLUDES

Srinagar, July 23: The 29th Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Madr-i-Mehrban Football Tournament concluded at Polo ground here on Monday. In the final Al-Hilal Sports Club defeated Safdar More


  • Kashmir

‘Iss Route Ki Sabhi Linay Wyest Hai’

‘Helpline’ Service In Valley Police Stations Out Of Order

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, July 23: Call a police station in Kashmir and hear this: ‘Iss Route Ki Sabhi Linay Wyest Hai’ (All lines to this route are busy). Reason: the defunct telephone system which seems to be nobody More


  • Srinagar City

To obey traffic signals, Army disobeys Captain!

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, July 23: Are traffic norms to be given preference or the contradictory orders of your higher-ups? Well, in case of Army, the soldiers were seen obeying the electronic machine than their human More



  • Jammu

PWD SUPERVISOR KILLED,8 INJURED IN KATHUA BLAST

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 23: A government employee was killed and eight persons, mostly labourers, were injured in a powerful blast in the compound of a police station in Kathua district on Monday. During disposal More



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