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India asks China to cease activities in PaK

No Intrusion In Indian Territory During Last 3 Yrs: Antony

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Sep 3: The Union Government has drawn China’s attention towards activities undertaken by the country in Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK). While denying any intrusion into the Indian territory, it has stated that about 38,000 square kilometer territory in Jammu and Kashmir was under Chinese More

Army not allowed to stop incursions: BJP

New Delhi, Sep 3: Defence personnel posted at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) were not being allowed to use force against repeated Chinese incursions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh area, a BJP leader claimed today.“Our forces at the border are saying they are not getting permission to use force to More

Chinese defence minister to skip Amar Jawan Jyoti

New Delhi, Sep 3: Chinese Defence Minister Gen Liang Guanglie will have a packed schedule in India Tuesday, but he will not be visiting Amar Jawan Jyoti, the war memorial for the unknown soldier, at India Gate, a customary stop for visiting defence ministers.He will hold talks with his Indian More

SHRC AGHAST OVER JUVENILE DETENTIONS

Seeks Report From Govt, Police On Faizan

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sep 3: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has come down heavily on the State Government over the detention of 12-year old Faizan Sofi terming it as human rights violation and abuse of child rights.SHRC member, Rafiq Fida, today took suo-moto cognizance of a report More

PDP will form next govt: Mehbooba

‘NC Institutionalizing Corruption’

KHALID GUL

Achabal (Shangus), Sep 3:  Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Monday declared that it will form the next government in the state.“Next government will be of PDP and eliminating corruption and addressing the problem of unemployment will be on top of our agenda,” PDP president Mehbooba More

‘SRK instantly agreed to shoot in Kashmir’

Yash Raj All Praise For Mesmerizing Locales, Hospitality

M HYDERI

Pahalgam, Sep 3: Evading all fears of security concerns in Kashmir, superstar Shahrukh Khan had no hesitancies but instantly agreed to shoot in the picturesque Valley.Sources in Bollywood say King Khan did not have “even an iota of apprehension of visiting Kashmir or shooting here” when famed More

In Valley Khan learns lessons of life

Srinagar, Sep 3: When the going gets tough the tough get going! King Khan seems to have realized this maxim in picturesque Kashmir valley - the land of his forefathers where the superstar is shooting these days.“Leaving Pahalgam. Learnt life’s lesson in my fore-fathers land. Only beauty is not More

Actor denies audience to ministers, bureaucrats

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Sep 3: Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan made Jammu and Kashmir’s top officials and even some ministers to wait endlessly for an audience and then refused to meet them.According to sources, ministers and bureaucrats along with their family members and relatives were thronging Pahalgam to More

‘No direction on Amarnath road’

Have Conveyed Environmental Concerns To Shrine Board: Mian Altaf

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 3: Amid mounting controversy over raising of infrastructure along Amarnath Yatra route, the state government on Monday made it clear that it had not received any direction or proposal either from Supreme court or the Government of India regarding construction of road to the cave shrine More

RTI Act brought at par with Central Act: Govt

‘CIC Had Also Suggested Some Amendments’

Srinagar, Sep 3: The state Government Monday clarified that recent amendments to the J&K Right to Information Rules-2010 were aimed at removing anomalies in the execution of the Act by bringing it at par with the central RTI Act of 2005 and rules framed there-under.“Certain discrepancies existed More

Foreign tourist drowns during river rafting

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sep 3: A foreign tourist hailing from Switzerland drowned during rafting in a river in Zanaskar area of Kargil district, police said today.Beecroft Lan-Robert, who was on a trip to the Ladakh region, drowned Sunday during rafting from Serchoo to Zanaskar, they said.Body of the tourist More



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  • Briefs

DC Islamabad suspends 9 employees

Islamabad (Anantnag), Sep 3: To ensure punctuality in offices, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Islamabad (Anantnag) Farooq Ahmad Shah Monday placed nine officials of the Irrigation Division More


  • News

Soldier’s suicide led to unrest in Samba: Antony

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 3: Defence Minister AK Antony Monday said suicide by a soldier had led to “unrest” among troops of an Army unit deployed in Samba sector in Jammu and Kashmir. However, Army Chief Gen More



  • Opinion

Too much about King Khan

Who is the real brand ambassador of Kashmir?

Impressions

BINOO JOSHI

Shah Rukh Khan is neither the first nor the last super star shooting in the Kashmir Valley.  Nor is he  going to be  a brand ambassador of Kashmir. He may tweet something on the Twitter More


  • GK Magazine

Health Care Management in J&K

PPPs are now seen as the preferred execution mode in many sectors

MANZOOR QAZI

Health care is a dining room topic universally more so in my home State of J&K. I read practically every day local news papers have at least one head line about bad health care blaming Government, More



  • Letters

RTI diluted

The only tool in the hands of State Information Commission (SIC) -- J&K RTI Act 2009 has been diluted by the State Government to change the former from SIC to SICK.  After the establishment of More


  • Editorial

Appoint Chairperson

It has been ten months since the State Human Rights Commission Chairperson Justice (Retd) Bashir-ud-Din relinquished his office, and the State Government has not appointed any person to this high office More


  • Business

JK Bank shows how big business is done in small localities: FM

Inaugurates 2 Business Units in Budgam

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 3: Continuing with its expansion plan, J&K Bank today dedicated two business units to the people at Shoolipora and Waterhel, Budgam taking its branch network to 618, with 506 in J& More


  • Sports

Guv inaugurates 58th National School Games U-17 football tournament

‘JK boys, girls have tremendous talent in sports’

Srinagar, Sept 3: Governor, N N Vohra today inaugurated the 58th National School Games Under-17 Boys football Tournament at Bakhshi Stadium here. As many as 27 teams from various States and organizations More


  • Kashmir

Baramulla student loses battle for life

Tanveer Singh Had Jumped From 2nd floor Of School Over “Under-Performer Taunts”

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Sep 3: Tanveer Singh, a student of 10th class at Baramulla Public School, who had jumped from the second floor of the institute on August 26, Monday succumbed to his injuries after battling More


  • Srinagar City

PDD caught napping on Kathidarwaza Receiving Station land sinking

Experts fear tragedy, massive power breakdown

ABID KHAN

Srinagar, Sep 3: Amid earth sinking, the building of power Receiving Station at Kathidarwaza in old City –feeding a big area –has developed cracks –triggering fears of a massive power failure and even More



  • Jammu

`Cong plays negative politics’

NC can’t afford to lose its popularity: Kamal

SUMIT BHARGAV

Rajouri, Sep 3: A day after threatening to pull out of the alliance, National Conference today accused its coalition partner Congress of playing negative politics in the State. “Our workers are being More


  • Kupwara

Work on 3 major PMGSY road projects badly hit

Pending Clearance from Forest Department

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Sep 3: The work on three major road projects taken up by the authorities under national flagship programme, Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) have been badly hit due to the pending clearance More



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