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Pakistan SC disqualifies Prime Minister

PPP Accepts Verdict;May Replace Gilani Today

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, June 19: Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani was Tuesday disqualified as an MP by the Supreme Court two months after he was convicted for contempt, a staggering verdict that was surprisingly accepted by the ruling-PPP which swiftly moved to select a new premier.Capping nearly More

MAN OF CHEQUERED CAREER

Islamabad, June 19: Engaged in a continued tug-of-war for supremacy with the military on one side, and an assertive judiciary on the other, Yousuf Raza Gilani’s four years at Pakistan's helm was indeed a tumultuous period for him and the country which also saw frosty ties with India.When Gilani More

MUGHAL ROAD TO BECOME ALTERNATIVE POWER CORRIDOR

It’ll Be Safe Link With Northern Grid, Have Approached Centre: Govt

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 19: The State Government is planning an alternative link from Northern Grid to Kashmir through Mughal Road to overcome electricity shortage in the Valley during snowy season.JK often faces power crises during winters due to snapping of the main transmission lines running across More

JCC calls shutdown from July 9

‘Increase In Retirement Age Will Affect Only 7000 Posts, 1.50 Lakh

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 19: Intensifying the agitation to press for their demands including enhancement of retirement age, employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) on Tuesday announced a four-day agitation program starting July 9 that includes lockdown of offices and march to Lal Chowk Srinagar.“A More

Restrictions,shutdown continue in Bandipora

Protests Spread Out To Gurez, People Allege Harassment

SUHAIL AJMAL

Srinagar, June 19: Restrictions continued in Bandipora town of north Kashmir for the fourth day Tuesday following eruption of protests over the alleged desecration of Quran at Haskalan Tragbal.The town and its peripheries are under strict restrictions since Saturday when the people staged massive More

Coalition Coordination panel meeting today

BDC Elections, PSC Vacancies On Agenda

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 19: The Coordination Committee of ruling National Conference and Congress will meet here on Wednesday evening to discuss the strategy for fighting Block Development Council elections and filling up the vacancies in the state Public Service Commission.Sources told Greater Kashmir More

CABINET TO MEET TODAY

Renewed Migrant Package On Agenda

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 19: The state cabinet is all set to make it mandatory for fresh recruits in government from Reserved Backward Areas and Line of Actual Control (LAC) to serve their respective areas for first seven years of service.The cabinet which would meet under the chairmanship of Chief Minister More

No headway on Sir Creek

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 19: India and Pakistan Tuesday failed to make any headway on their maritime boundary dispute in the Sir Creek region at the 12th round of the talks with both sides reiterating their stated positions and expressing desire to find an amicable solution.Under the resumed dialogue process More

Skirmishes halt cross-LoC trade, travel

SUMIT BHARGAV

Rajouri, June 19: Continuing Indo-Pak skirmishes along the Line of Control have led to the suspension of travel and trade taking place between the divided Jammu and Kashmir across the border.While the operation of the bus service from Chakan-da-Bagh was stopped yesterday, the cross-LoC trade remained More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Poshu Bazaz’s death anniversary observed

Srinagar, June 19: Jammu Kashmir Democratic Forum on Tuesday observed the eight death anniversary of Poshu Bazaz, son of Forum president Bushan Bazaz, simultaneously at Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar.  More


  • National

Govt to consider setting up of Hajj Corporation

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, June 19: In the backdrop of the Supreme Court ordering phase out of Hajj subsidy, government today said the pilgrimage should be undertaken by people with their own resources even as it expressed More



  • Opinion

Avatar of Evil

Singh has emerged as yet another symbol of what 90s Kashmir was all about

POINT OF VIEW

RIYAZ AHMAD

Major Avtar Singh’s murder of his family and suicide in US was a sudden blast from the past for the Valley. He intermittently floated on our consciousness through the developments in his still continuing More


  • GK Magazine

Augmenting healthcare facility

It is high time for health department to augment health care facilities and bring accountability at all levels

HEALTH CARE REFORMS

RASHID AHMAD

It is only after more than five decades, a drug policy was approved by the State cabinet and already people who are related to this trade directly or indirectly have started making prophecies of its failure More



  • Letters

Electricity problem

 The residents of village Jadipora, Kulgam are without electricity from the past one month due to damage of transformer. The transformer was repaired  by the department three times and got damaged More


  • Editorial

CRPF: Check-out Time

The directive of the Union Home Ministry to the CRPF stationed in the hotels on Boulevard Road, banking the Dal Lake, an inevitable tourist attraction, is indicative of multiple realities. On the face More


  • Business

JK only state without ‘Tourism Policy’

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, June 19: While government is making tall claims about promoting tourism in the state, but at ground level situation seems to contradict them as Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in the country More


  • Sports

‘JKSSC Cricket grounds used unlawfully’

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, June 19: Though popularity of cricket as a sport attracts the youth towards the playgrounds in large numbers, un-organized and un-accountable cricket tournaments are being held nowadays on various More


  • Kashmir

Army trains CISF in mob control

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 19: The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) meant to guard the installations of “national importance” are being imparted mob control training by Army at their Battle school in south More


  • Srinagar City

Young minds churn out roadmaps for K-resolution

Flay New Delhi, Islamabad; Call for cross-LoC demilitarization

KASHMIR CONFERENCE

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 19: A day after experts talked about the possible solutions to Kashmir dispute and other related issues at an international level conference here, it was the turn of younger generation of More



  • Jammu

PDP will remove trust-deficit between JK, rest of country: Mufti

GK NEWS NETWORK

JAMMU, JUNE 19: Reiterating resolve of his party to bring people of different regions and sub-regions of J&K together, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Tuesday asserted More


  • World

'Doctor who helped in Osama mission needs US help'

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

Washington, June 19: The US needs to make renewed attempts to help the jailed Pakistani doctor who led the US to Osama bin Laden, a Congressman has said. Republican Dana Rohrabacher from California More



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