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Decide on trial within 8 weeks: SC to Army

‘Centre’s Sanction Necessary For Initiating Action Against Accused’

PATHRIBAL FAKE ENCOUNTER

ANIL ANAND/KHALID GULNew Delhi/Anantnag, May 1: The Supreme Court Tuesday asked the Army authorities to decide within eight weeks whether its personnel accused of fake encounter killings in Jammu and Kashmir should be tried by court-martial proceedings or by regular criminal courts More

Victims’ families wait for justice

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), May 1: On a day when the apex court left it to the Army to decide whether the Army personnel involved in the Pathribal fake encounter be tried through court martial proceedings or by a regular court, the family members of the victims say the prosecution of the accused in the More

Let’s wait and watch: Omar

Srinagar, May 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said he would “wait and see” whether army opts for court martial or civil court trial of the accused personnel in the Pathribal fake encounter case in the wake of Supreme Court verdict.“What’s to react to? Court has set a time line now we see More

Govt contests Census credibility

Their Job Is To Only Enumerate People: Jora

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 1: The State Government on Tuesday contested the credibility of the Census department figures about lack of infrastructure in the Tourism sector saying the latter has no mandate on the matter.“The job of Census department is only to enumerate people,” said Tourism Minister Nawang More

ILLEGAL QUARRYING DEVOURS MANASBAL HILLOCKS

Experts Warn Of Ecological Disaster

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, May 1: Unabated illegal quarrying at famous tourist spot Manasbal in Ganderbal district is posing a grave threat to the local eco-system. Environmentalists warn of ecological damages in the tourist spot if immediate measures are not taken to stop the activity.An on-the-spot assessment More

Cold hits tourism sector

Chill Forces Tourists To Stay Indoors

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 1: With Kashmir valley facing untimely cold and intermittent rains lashing different areas for last some days, the weather conditions have forced most tourists to stay inside their hotels.“We were not aware that here weather will be so inclement. We had plans to visit different places More

Pak seeks greater trust with India

REZAUL H LASKAR/PTI

Islamabad, May 1: Ruling out unilateral withdrawal of its troops from Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, Pakistan Tuesday sought greater trust with India.“What is important is not just withdrawing troops but that the withdrawal happens when both countries trust each other,” Foreign Minister More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

8-yr-old girl mauled by dogs

Srinagar, May 1: An eight-year- old girl was mauled by stray dogs at Nathpur in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Tuesday.  According to the doctors at SMHS, Iqra daughter of Ghulam Hassan Dar More


  • National

40 detained Kashmiris sent to JK

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi May 1: Forty persons, detained by personnel of Shashtra Suraksha Bal (SSB), near Indo-Nepal border while they were trying to enter India were sent to Jammu and Kashmir on      More



  • Opinion

A Spokesman for NC

The party and the lack of Art of Talking

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

National Conference is changing or so it seems. One proof of this is the appointment of a new spokesman Tanvir Sadiq, a young, dapper man speaking in measured cadences of received English. His primary More


  • GK Magazine

Jehangir Chowk–Rambagh Flyover: A Viable Project

This Project is a well thought out and planned venture for decongesting traffic on one of the arterial roads in Srinagar city

COUNTER POINT BY KHALID MUZAFFAR

This is in response to an article titled Defacing the City, by Mr Rafique A. Khan published in Daily Greater Kashmir, 24th April, 2012. Since Mr Khan raised some issues regarding the viability of the project More



  • Letters

Reviving tourism

This refers to tourism revival in the valley. The collapse of tourism in 90s resulted in large scale joblessness. However, as soon as the political affairs in the State of Jammu & Kashmir became a More


  • Editorial

Employees’ Issues

Yet again the state employees have decided to go on a two-day strike on May 8 and 9 to press for their demands. Since long now the employees have been demanding enhancement in retirement age by two years More


  • Business

‘Govt indifferent to widespread unemployment’

Industrial sector in dire straits: Entrepreneurs

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 1: Valley-based entrepreneurs have charged the government with “playing indifferent to the widespread unemployment in Kashmir while not helping out the industry to come out of the dire straits More


  • Sports

I won’t quit cricket for politics: Sachin

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Pune, May 1: Putting to rest all speculation about his joining politics following his nomination to the Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said he was not quitting cricket to join politics and will More


  • Kashmir

CJM grants 15 days to police for submitting documents

Jaleel Andrabi Murder Case

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 1: A local court here on Tuesday rejected two applications in noted lawyer and human rights activist, Jaleel Andrabi’s murder case seeking details about the issuance of passport to the accused More


  • Srinagar City

For clean, green Srinagar, Dy CM holds Public Durbar

Admits lack of drainage; stresses for co-ordination between Govt departments, consultation with stakeholders for City development

M HYDERI

Srinagar, May 1: In a bid to boost the recently coined slogan of “Clean Srinagar, Green Srinagar”, Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand on Tuesday attended a "SMC Public Durbar", stressing for coordination More



  • Jammu

Omar to chair high level meet on May 8

Panchayat Empowerment

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, May 1: Amid attacks from opposition over its alleged failure to empower the Panchayats, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has scheduled a high level meeting to take an overview of the working of More



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