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JK denounces blasphemous film

Widespread Protests In Both Regions Of State; Clashes In Maisuma, Nowhatta, Babademb, Baramulla; US, Israeli Flags Burnt

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Sep 14: Massive protests broke out across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday against a blasphemous film reportedly made by a Jew in the US with people burning the flags of America and Israel. Authorities put separatist leadership under house arrest to prevent them from joining the protests after More

UN, OIC DEPLORE

United Nations, Sep 14: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned a controversial film deemed offensive to Islam that has sparked anti-American protests across the Middle East, saying the "hateful" film appears to be a deliberate attempt to cause bloodshed.Ban also stressed that there More

Condemnations galore

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 14: The Muslims of Kashmir Valley from all walks of life have strongly condemned the blasphemous film produced in the US, terming it an attempt to hurt the religious sentiments of Muslims.Jammu and Kashmir Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulema chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said, “It is a very sensitive More

LPG consumers hit for six

Government Caps Supply Of Subsidized Cooking Gas; Rates To Be Reviewed Every Month

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Sep 14: Now onwards Aam Aadmi will have to shell out Rs 753 for a LPG cylinder as, according to a decision by the Central government, consumers would be entitled to only six cylinders per year on the existing subsidized rate of Rs 413 per cylinder.For the remaining LPG cylinders, the More

Radio Muzaffarabad goes off air

TARIQ NAQASH

Muzaffarabad, Sep 14: Functioning in pitiable conditions after the October 2005 earthquake, Azad Kashmir Radio Muzaffarabad (AKRM) has gone off air for the past three days, but the Pakistan Broadcasting Corporation (PBC) bosses in Islamabad seem to be least bothered about it.The AKRM was inaugurated More

VICE-PRESIDENT ARRIVES IN VALLEY

Discusses JK Affairs With Chief Minister

GK NEWS NETWORK

Sringar, Sep 14: Vice-President Muhammad Hamid Ansari arrived here Friday morning for a five-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir. At the Technical Airport here he was received by Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Chairman Legislative Council, Amrit Malhotra, Members of Council of Ministers More

GoI approves all weather connectivity tunnel

SRINAGAR-LEH HIGHWAY

New Delhi, Sep 14: The Government of India (GoI) today approved construction of a tunnel at Z-Morh in Jammu and Kashmir at a cost of Rs 2,717 crore to provide all weather connectivity between Srinagar and Leh.The decision to give nod to 6.5 km long tunnel was taken by the Cabinet Committee on More

Dastgeer SahabRA shrine rebuilding begins today

Contract Awarded To JKPCC; INTACH To Supervise Restoration Work

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Sep 14: The over 200-year-old shrine of Peer Dastgeer Sahab (RA) in Khanyar area of Srinagar, which was gutted in a devastating fire here in June will be restored within two years to its original structural characteristic and work will start Saturday.The Holy Relic of the Dastgeer Sahab More

Kashmir suffers development deficit: BJP

Khajuria Blames Abdullahs, Muftis, Soz For Exploiting Valleyites

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 14: Aiming to get a foothold in the Valley, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), in a major shift in its traditional stance, Friday said that it will vociferously raise, in the upcoming legislature session, the issue of massive development deficit in Kashmir province. The party also said that More



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  • Briefs

Body of missing person recovered

Srinagar: The body of Showkat Ahmad Dar son of Abdul Rehman resident of Sozeith Guripora, Budgam was fished out from river Jehlum by locals near village Kachekoot, Awantipora, in the jurisdiction of police More


  • National

PCI Chairman demands abolition of sedition law

CENSURES MEDIA FOR LACK OF COURAGE TO FIGHT SUCH TENDENCIES

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Sep 14: Press Council of India chairman and former Supreme Court judge, Justice Markandey Katju, has strongly advocated scrapping the archaic sedition law which was enacted during British rule More



  • Opinion

Of 9/11 and after

Civilizational clashes and an eternal battle between right and wrong

WORDS WITHIN

FIRDOUS SYED

A single incident of 9/11 capable of triggering a clash of civilization (impromptu) seems to be incredible. Irrespective of the question; who carried the attack? The war enterprise was more than eager More


  • GK Magazine

Personality Development

Can Kashmir University come up with a department?

IMPRESSION

MEHBOOB MAKHDOOMI

Personality development is an over-used but under-applied term in this part of the world. An over-whelming majority of the people are unclear about its meaning and purpose, many of them inter-twining it More



  • Letters

No injustice

This refers to the news item titled “KU’s idea of in (justice): Topper denied gold medal”, (GK 14/9/2012).        The statue Chapter X 10(i) related to the award of gold More


  • Editorial

Addressing the hurt

The global angst generated by the trailers of the so-called film “Innocence of Muslims” on YouTube depicting things in a light completely unacceptable to all those who believe in responsible free expression More


  • Business

'Counterfeiting of Kashmir products a major concern'

Islamic University holds seminar; Mir for launching awareness campaign

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 14: The Islamic University of Science and Technology, Friday organized a day-long Youth Festival “Aalaw – Consumer Calling”. The seminar was aimed to spread awareness about the menace More


  • Sports

Burn Hall to clash with Poloview FC in final

2ND CRPF FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT

Srinagar, Sep 14: The Burn Hall football team booked its clash with Poloview FC in the final of the 2nd CRPF football tournament after winning its semi-final clash played at Bakshi Stadium here on Friday More


  • Kashmir

SKIMS moots ‘bizarre’ proposal: 300% hike in medical tests’ fee

Not Interested To Implement It, File Lying With Me For 1 Year: Director

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Sep 14: What could deal a severe blow to the poor patients visiting the SK Institute of Medical Sciences here, a proposal to hike the medical tests’ fee by a considerable margin at the health More


  • Srinagar City

When engineers resisted The Bund destruction in ‘80s

Compelled Govt to shelve proposal, prefer Abdullah Bridge site

ENGINEERS DAY SPECIAL

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sep 14: The government could be reluctant to continue with work on upcoming skewed bridge across Jhelum –feared to be disastrous for Srinagar’s sole heritage walkway The Bund. But over two decades More



  • Jammu

9 years after chopper crash, Govt launches `formal inquiry’

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Sep 14: At least nine years after the incident, Jammu and Kashmir Government Friday constituted a high-powered committee to probe the crash of a state owned helicopter which led to the killing of More


  • South Asia

Pak blocks YouTube access to film

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Sep 14: Pakistani authorities today blocked access to a clip of an anti-Islam movie that has triggered protests across the Muslim world even as groups like the Jamaat-ud-Dawah announced plans More


  • World

ANGER OVER ANTI-ISLAM FILM SPREADS ACROSS GLOBE

Dubai, Sep 14: Muslim protesters angered by an anti-Islam video have attacked the German and British embassies in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum.  Demonstrators started fires and tore down the German More


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