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Day-2: House embroiled in cricket scam

NC Launches Counter Attack

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 13: The alleged scam in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) rocked the state legislature for second consecutive day Tuesday as both Houses witnessed uproarious scenes and pandemonium with ruling National Conference members demanding action against Peoples Democratic Party members More

Privilege motion against PDP members

Jammu, Mar 13: Speaker J&K Legislative Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone today directed the Assembly Secretariat to issue notice against some members of the PDP including its Legislature party leader, Mehbooba Mufti for what he called misleading the House on JKCA issue on March 12 during zero Hour More

PDP moves privilege motion against Sagar

Jammu, Mar 13: Senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and MLC Murtaza Ahmad Khan Tuesday moved ‘Breach of Privilege Motion’ against Minister for Law and Parliamentary Ali Muhammad Sagar for allegedly presenting wrong information in the Upper House.Source said Murtaza Khan submitted ‘Breach More

‘HOME-FOR-POOR’ SCHEME POORLY IMPLEMENTED IN JK

Of Targeted 2300 Houses Under JNNURM, 158 ‘Completed’ In 3 Yrs

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Mar 13: An ambitious plan for a ‘home’ each to thousands of poor families in Jammu and Kashmir is lying in disarray for the past three years.Under Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation had approved Rs 81.50 More

NHPC not inclined to return power projects: CM

‘Corporation Earns 50% Profits In JK’

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Mar 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is not inclined to return power projects to the state as the Corporation earns 50 percent of its profits from Jammu and Kashmir.Replying to supplementary questions by members in the Legislative More

Dr Farooq being treated as holy cow: Muzaffar Baig

‘Why Is Govt Shying Away From CBI Probe?’

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Mar 13: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Tuesday criticized Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for ‘shying away’ from ordering a CBI inquiry into the financial irregularities in J&K Cricket Association allegedly involving National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah.Addressing a More

Er Rashid, Afaq spar in Assembly

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 13: Independent MLA from Langate, Er Rashid, and NC MLA from Zadibal, Peer Afaq, almost came to blows in Legislative Assembly today after the former alleged that National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party were ‘partners in corruption.’Irked by the remarks, Afaq tried to grab Rashid More

Bangla Govt to honor D P Dhar

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Dhaka, Mar 13: Over 40 years after he played a significant role in Bangladesh's independence, Indian politician-diplomat D P Dhar is being honored posthumously by the Bangladesh government in recognition of his contribution.The honours would be bestowed by Bangladesh President Zilur Rahman at More

Curfew lifted in Rajouri

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Mar 13: Curfew was lifted in Rajouri town of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday following improvement in the situation even as dialogue between the two communities was on to restore calm in the trouble-torn area.“We have lifted the curfew from 0800 hrs in the border town in view of improvement in More



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  • Briefs

Man held for beating Imam

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Mar 13: Police on Tuesday arrested a man on the charges of attacking and beating an Imam of a local Jamia Masjid at Gagangeer in Sonamarg.  Locals said Moulvi Muhammad Saleem Khateeb, Imam More


  • News

Malik was influenced by Osama: NIA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Mar 13: Wasim Akram Malik, the MBBS student whom National Investigation Agency has dubbed as one of the main orchestrators of Delhi High court bomb blast, was allegedly influenced by dead al More



  • Opinion

A leader for Kashmir

Why our polls will not produce an Akhilesh Yadav?

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

It has been more than a week since UP polls came to a close bringing Samajwadi Party back to power. But India's political ground hasn't stopped shaking since. One of the election's most visible impact More


  • GK Magazine

Strategic EXAMINATION REFORMS

THE PRESENT DAY EXAMINATIONS HAVE BECOME SIMPLY INSTRUMENT OF CERTIFICATION

EDUCATION BY DR NAZIR AHMAD GILKAR

This write-up is dedicated to Prof M Y Magarey who passed away in harness. The sad demise of Dr Mohammad Yusuf Magarey, an acclaimed academic and celebrated researcher, is a great loss to our society More



  • Letters

Last date

Refer to the notification for filing application for Haj (Greater Kashmir 29-2-2012) with last date as 1-3-2012. It is impossible to submit complete application in one day. It appears a ploy by government More


  • Editorial

Significant Order

In the wake of rising rate of road accidents and consequent fatalities, the state High Court has passed a speaking order whose strict implementation could hopefully see the accident rate coming down sharply More


  • Business

Kashmir Inc demands relook at property transfer bill

Says law against JK’s interests

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Mar 13: The Valley-based traders’ bodies today urged the government to take a relook at the Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill 2012 passed recently by the state legislature. Expressing More


  • Sports

JK Bank Academy qualify for quarterfinal

2ND RAJIV GANDHI GOLD CUP FOOTBALL TOURNEY

Srinagar, Mar 13: JK Bank Football Academy qualified for the quarterfinal of the ongoing 2nd Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Football Tournament defeating Churchill Brothers by 2-0 at GGM Science College Jammu on More


  • Kashmir

Mysterious disease outbreak in Kupwara village

8 Children Disabled In One Month

SHAHID RAFIQ

Tumina (Kupwara), Mar 13: At least eight children in this frontier village, about 32 kms from Kupwara, have been disabled in past one month due to outbreak of a mysterious disease.    Residents More


  • Srinagar City

International seminar on Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) begins

Tajikistan to sign MoU with KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 13: Ambassador, Republic of Tajikistan, Saidbeg Saidov on Monday said the country plans to sign a MOU with the Kashmir University for Islamic studies. Saidov was addressing the inaugural More



  • Jammu

2 KAS officers transferred

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 13: Government today ordered transfer and posting of two KAS officers. As per the order issued by GAD, Syed Iftikhar-ul-Hassnain, awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration More



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