Pursuing AFSPA revocation worth a mission: Omar

* Time Ripe For Phased Withdrawal * Won’t Allow Any Agitation * JKP One Of Best Forces In Country

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Oct 21: Stressing that situation was conducive for phased withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Sunday said there should have been more progress on the issue and he would continue to pursue the "mission." Talking More

Can’t say it’s militant attack: Omar Abdullah

SILVER STAR SHOOTOUT

Srinagar, Oct 21: Even as police continued its investigations in Hotel Silver Star shootout on city outskirts here on Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said that investigations are on to ascertain whether it was a militant attack or no. “Investigations into the incident are going on More

WON'T ALLOW DISRUPTION OF PEACE: DGP

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Oct 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad on Sunday said no one would be allowed to disturb peace in the Valley. In an apparent reference to Hurriyat Conference (G), which has threatened to launch an agitation after Eid-ul- Azha, against “construction of road in the More

Allow Geelani, people to visit cave: Hurriyat (G)

‘Pictures Don’t Lie’

AMARNATH ROAD CONTROVERSY

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 21: A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani to conduct an aerial survey in the state chopper of the Amarnath Cave route, the conglomerate dared Omar to lift the siege around Geelani’s house and allow him to visit the More

Geelani can’t ascertain facts in closed room: Omar

Srinagar, Oct 21: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani cannot ascertain the facts in a closed room.  Reacting to turning down of his offer to conduct an aerial survey of the Amarnath route by Geelani, Omar said, “I cannot More

Cong sets deadline for BDC polls

We Want Process To Be Completed Within Two Months: Azad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Bishnah (Jammu), Oct 21: After forcing its alliance partner National Conference to postpone the Block Development Council (BDC) polls, Congress has now set two months deadline for the Jammu and Kashmir government to conduct BDC elections. The BDC polls were earlier put-off to incorporate certain amendments More

Black-marketers, touts make hay

Consumers Lament Govt Indifference

LPG CRISIS

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Oct 21: With Kashmir already in the grip of wintry chill, LPG crisis in the Valley has hit another high, as the cooking gas cylinders are, reportedly, being sold at Rs 2000 per cylinder in the open market.  The consumers are being forced to purchase gas at exorbitant rates with More

Mystery shrouds SVC constitution

Whereabouts Of Official File Not Known

SPOTLIGHT

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Oct 21: The state government’s proposed move to constitute State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has virtually landed in the cold storage as mystery continues over its recommendation, which were earlier returned by the Governor NN Vohra. Official sources told Greater Kashmir that the fate More

'PDP will disintegrate before 2014'

Banihal, Oct 21: Chief Minister’s Political Advisor Devender Singh Rana Sunday said the Peoples Democratic Party would “disintegrate before 2014 Assembly elections” in J&K “because of the fissures within the party, intra-party contradictions and lack of ideology.” He said the “tall claims More

2 LASHKER MILITANTS KILLED

SOPORE GUNFIGHT

G M BHAT

Sopore, Oct 21: Two Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a top commander, were killed while three force personnel sustained injuries in a 24-hour gunfight in this north Kashmir town, police said on Sunday. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Zone, S M Sahai told reporters that information More

Asgar Ali Yarkain elected AKSUJ Prez

Jammu, Oct 21: Asgar Ali Yarkain, a student of B.A LLB Jammu University from Yourbaltak Soth has been elected as President All Kargil Student Union Jammu for the year 2012-13. AKSUJ on Sunday organized More

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• 700 bovine smugglers arrested in Jammu: Police
• PDP pays tributes to Gayoor
• Beg participates in Int’l conference
• 'Arms, ammunition recovered'

Legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra is no more

AGENCIES

Mumbai, Oct 21: Legendary filmmaker Yash Chopra breathed his last at Lilavati Hospital on Sunday. He was 80. Chopra, who was suffering from dengue, died of multiple organ failure. He is survived by More

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