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Reaching out to people guiding principle for government: Omar

CM Chairs Cabinet Meeting At Machil, Reviews Development Scenario

Machil (Kupwara), Sep 12: As a part of his decentralization policy and commitment to take government at the doorsteps of people, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday chaired the state cabinet meeting at Machil, the remotest village in hilly district of Kupwara in Northern Kashmir.According More

Govt to fast-track recruitment

May Opt For Old Regime To Fill Up Non-Gazetted Posts

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 12: With High Court staying recruitments under new job policy adopted by the J&K government, the state cabinet Wednesday discussed the growing pendency of vacant posts in government sector and possible options to fill them.Sources said government was “seriously” considering filling More

6 IPS officers shifted

Nasreen Posted Director Archives

Machil, Sep 12: The Cabinet which met here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah approved transfer and posting of five IPS officers.VK Singh, IPS, IGP, awaiting orders of adjustment after repatriation from central deputation has been posted as IGP, Training/CIV, PHQ vice Dr Kamal More

SHRC dismisses complaint against Kuldeep Khoda

Says Commission Can’t Override High Court Judgment

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sep 12: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission Wednesday dismissed a criminal complaint against former Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda in the Bhaderwah triple murder case of 1996 saying it “cannot traverse beyond the findings returned by the High Court in the case.”
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Dearth of officials hits Rural Development Department

60 Positions Of BDOs Managed Through Makeshift Arrangement

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 12: The dearth of block level officials in State’s Rural Development Department (RDD), responsible for monitoring and implementation of various poverty alleviation programs at grass root level, is taking toll on development in Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told Greater Kashmir that more More

PDP agenda is to make system accountable: Mufti

‘Present Govt Demolishing All Institutions Of Probity’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 12: Stating that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) started a new chapter of peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir besides reviving people’s faith in the democratic institutions, party patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Wednesday said his party’s politics was not about attaining power but More

K-issue can’t be ignored: Yasin Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 12: The chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik Wednesday said that Kashmir is a burning issue which needs to be resolved on priority.“The rulers in India and Pakistan cannot push the future of coming generations of Kashmiris into dark for the future More

HC stays operation of Tenancy Act

State Seeks 4 Weeks For Review Of Controversial Provisions

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sep 12: In an important development, State High Court today stayed the operation of Jammu and Kashmir Residential and Commercial Tenancy Act, 2012 – passed by the State legislature during the last budget session.The stay order was passed by a Division Bench specially constituted to hear More



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  • Briefs

MBBS student dies, four injured

Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that a medical student died while four others sustained injuries when they came under a snow slide in Sonamarg.      A police spokesman said More


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For those who want to write for Greater Kashmir

Our contributors are our capital. We honor each word we receive from them. They add variety to our opinion pages. An ever widening canvas of our writers including students, teachers, civil servants, technocrats More



  • Opinion

State thinks like a state

Between Indo-Pak where does Kashmir stand!

Inksight

MEHMOOD UR RASHID

While Indian and Pakistan do politics, political leadership in Kashmir carrying the disputed legacy express their displeasure as is their wont. Resorting to emotion and parroting out the already worn out More


  • GK Magazine

Salvaging the Heritage Crop

Present status and future prospects of saffron in Kashmir

SAFFRON

H .A. MALIK

Introduction:Saffron (Crocus sativas L.) is the costliest spice of the world owing to its unique features like great medicinal value, immense colouring traits, delicate aroma and for many other significant More



  • Letters

Punish minister

This refers to news report about the minister's security guard beating traffic cops for not allowing the minister's entourage to proceed in violation of traffic rules. It is a shame that the traffic cops More


  • Editorial

Sending the Right Signal

In a move that will be welcomed across the state, State Government has suspended the two policemen responsible for an assault on a traffic police officer Mohan Lal near Golf Crossing on Monday.  The More


  • Business

HDFC Bank launches 10,000th ATM

Ajmer, Sep 12: HDFC Bank, India’s second largest private sector bank, launched its 10,000th Automated Teller Machine (ATM) today. The 10,000th ATM was launched near Ajmer Sharif Dargah, a shrine revered More


  • Sports

Islamia College trekking camp concludes

Srinagar, Sep 12: The week-long introductory mountaineering cum adventure camp organised by Islamia College of Science and Commerce concluded at Sonamarg.  In order to give the college students a More


  • Kashmir

Former CIC takes Govt head-on

It’s Setback To Your ‘Transparency Regime’: Wajahat Writes To Chief Minister

RTI RULES AMENDMENT

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 12: Contesting the stance of the General Administration Department over amending the Right to Information Act Rules in J&K, the former Central Chief Information Commissioner and chairperson More


  • Srinagar City

Aussie delegates find Sangarmaal wonderful

RELISH KEHWA, INTERACT WITH BUSINESSMEN

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Sep 12: Overall situation in Kashmir could be debatable, but a high level delegation from Australian High Commission on visit to the Valley was so impressed to see Sangarmaal City Centre that More



  • Jammu

JK MULLS BAN ON GUTKA

Cabinet To Discuss Proposal: Health Minister

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Sep 12: Worried over the ‘increasing cases of cancer and other deadly diseases’, the Jammu and Kashmir Government is contemplating to ban Gutka across the state. Sources said that as a part More


  • South Asia

Pak factory fires claim 314 lives

REZAUL H LASKAR

Karachi/Islamabad, Sep 12: A pair of devastating fires engulfed a garment factory in Karachi and a shoe unit in Lahore killing at least 314 people, including women and children, in one of the worst industrial More


  • World

US ambassador to Libya killed in Benghazi attack

Cairo/Washington, Sep 12: US ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed as a mob armed with guns and rockets stormed the American consulate in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, angry More



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