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Have a role in state politics: Azad

Union Health Minister Wraps Up 2-Day Jammu Visit

ARVIND SHARMA

Jammu, Sep 23: Union Health Minister and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday made it clear that he will have a role to play in the state politics. “Yes, I have a role to play in the politics of Jammu and Kashmir,” Azad, who was chief minister of the state between 2005 and 2008 More

‘Army exaggerating infiltration figures’

FACE-OFF

Srinagar, Sep 23: Claims about increased infiltration, especially from Uri sector in North Kashmir, are being contested by J&K Police prompting Army to reassess the figures and workout a mechanism for providing more authentic information about the entry of militants into the state. The More

Police clamp down on youth

Arrest 7 In Srinagar, 17 In Baramulla, 7 In Anantnag

ANTI-ISLAM FILM PROTESTS

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Sep 23: Police have launched crackdown on youth allegedly involved in “stone-pelting” during recent protests that erupted across the Kashmir valley following the blasphemous film made in US. SRINAGAR  Police is using video footage and photographs taken by More

Finally Zojilla tunnel to see light of day

Rahul Gandhi To Lay Foundation Stone On October 4

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sep 23: After years of inordinate delay, work on the Zojilla tunnel aimed to provide all season physical connectivity between Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region will begin from next month.  Highly placed official sources said that All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary More

10 dead in accidents

Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 23: Six persons are feared dead in a road accident in frontier district of Kupwara, while four persons including two soldiers, died and 24 others were injured in separate road mishaps in Jammu region, officials and reports said on Sunday. Coordinator of the Disaster Management More

Sarpanch shot dead

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Sep 23: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a deputy Sarpanch in this north Kashmir district on Sunday evening.  Police said the gunmen barged into the house of the deputy Sarpanch Muhammad Shafi Teli, 40, this evening and resorted to indiscriminate firing leaving Teli in a pool of blood More

President to visit Valley on Sep 27

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Sep 23: After becoming President, Pranab Mukherjee will be on his maiden visit to Kashmir for attending Kashmir University convocation on September 27 here amid tight security arrangements.The security arrangements for visit of Mukherjee were given final shape Saturday at high level More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

Erratic power supply irks Rajbagh residents

Srinagar, Sep 23: The residents of Rajbagh and its adjoining areas have complained of erratic power supply.  People of these areas who are being fed electricity from feeder No 1 urged the Power Development More


  • National

Didn’t ask SP for support: Congress

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Faizabad, Sep 23: Ruling out any alliance with Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress today said supporting the UPA was Samajwadi Party’s own decision and nobody approached More



  • Opinion

Kashmir always first

You just can't strike out Kashmir from Indo-Pak narrative

PUNCHLINE

Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Authors and writers are not prophets.  They do not ‘speak from divine inspiration’ or as ‘authoritative persons who divine future.’ I do not see them even as statesmen with great political vision More


  • GK Magazine

Scholarship, Fellowship Opportunities

Maulana Azad national Scholarship for Girls Objective of the scheme is to recognize, promote and assist meritorious Girl students belonging to National Minorities who cannot continue their education without More



  • Letters

Kargil district

Greater Kashmir deserves special praise for exposing the discrimination towards Kargil district by the state government in allocating funds in tourism sector. This is not the first case of discrimination More


  • Editorial

Yearning for Peace

India, the Defence Minister A K Antony has said, will talk to China and Pakistan to resolve the disputes but will not compromise on the territorial integrity of the country. Speaking at a foundation laying More


  • Business

‘Kashmiri apples facing negative campaign outside JK’

Growers appeal CM to look into issue

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 23: If Kashmir tourism sector has in the past become the victim of a “negative campaign” outside the state it is now its fruit industry facing similar challenge. According to fruit growers More


  • Sports

SSS holds 3rd Roller Skating Road Race

Daim, Azra, Raullah, Ruquaya Emerge Victorious

Srinagar, Sep 23: With an aim and objective to promote roller skating in the Valley, Shaheen Sports Syndicate (SSS) Khawaja Bazaar Nowhatta on Sunday organised its 3rd roller skating road race from Nehru More


  • Kashmir

How will SIC function after disempowerment?

Details Suggest Only 2 PIOs Deposit Penalty

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 23: While the J&K Government has dealt a blow to the State Information Commission (SIC) by clipping its wings, official details bring to fore that only two defaulting Public Information More


  • Srinagar City

TRAFFIC POLICE SLEEPS ON TIPPERS WITHOUT NUMBER PLATES

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Sep 23: Notwithstanding the claims of Traffic Police that a drive has been started to check “visible offences” in driving down the City roads, the men-in-blue seem to have developed blind spot More



  • Jammu

Will evolve mechanism to end regional discrimination: PDP

Mufti Pitches For Sustained Indo-Pak Dialogue On Kashmir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sep 23: The Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday called for a sustained dialogue between India and Pakistan to resolve the vexed Kashmir issue. Addressing civil society More


  • South Asia

11 shot dead in Karachi

Islamabad, Sep 23: As many as 11 people, including a former member of the provincial assembly, have been gunned down in different parts of Pakistan's port city of Karachi, Geo News reported Sunday.  More


  • World

Strike a chance to wipe Israel off map: Iran

Tehran, Sep 23: “If the Zionists act against Iran it will be a historic opportunity for the Islamic Revolution to wipe them off the world’s geographic history,” Deputy Commander of Iran’s Revolutionary More


  • Kupwara

DEGREE COLLEGE KUPWARA LACKS TEACHING STAFF, INFRASTRUCTURE

Students Suffer, Higher Education Department Indifferent

Kupwara, Sep 23: The shortage of teaching staff in Government Degree College Kupwara is adversely affecting the studies of over 3500 students enrolled in the educational institution. The college according More



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