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Valley shuts against Muddasir’s death
PROTESTS, CLASHES AT MANY PLACES; SEVERAL INJURED
AFTERMATH
SHABIR IBN YUSUF/SUHAIL AJMAL
Srinagar/Bandipora, Mar 4: Around a dozen persons including a Central Reserve Police Force personnel were injured in protests that erupted at several places across the valley against the death of Mudasir Ahmad Malla of Pulwama in Hyderabad, while a separatist-sponsored shutdown paralyzed normal life More
Video denying police theory goes viral
KHALID GUL
Srinagar, Mar 4: A video shot at the English and Foreign Languages University in Hyderabad, following the death of 29-year old Kashmiri scholar Muddasir, has went viral on the social networking sites. The video shows Kashmiri students wailing over Muddasir’s death. Contradicting the police reports More
He committed suicide: Omar
Jammu, Mar 4: Intervening in the Legislative Assembly on a point raised by some legislators regarding the death of a Kashmiri student in Hyderabad, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the government has informed the family about the circumstances “under which Muddasir went into depression leading More
Thousands attend funeral
My Son Led Afzal’s Funeral Prayers, Was Murdered: Father; Body Bore Violence Marks: Locals
KHALID GUL
Pulwama, Mar 4: Thousands of people Monday participated in the funeral procession of Kashmiri research scholar Muddasir Kamran Malla who died in mysterious conditions in a University in Hyderabad on March 2. Witnesses said that as Muddasir’s body reached his native village of Parigam in Pulwama at More
MARCH TO PARIGAM TODAY: MAJLIS
Kashmiris Victimized: Hurriyat (M)
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Mar 4: A delegation of Mutahida Majlis-i-Mashawarat (MMM), a united front of Kashmir separatists, Monday attended the funeral of Muddasir in Parigam Pulwama.The MMM claimed that the body of Muddasir had “visible torture marks and many burn injuries” and urged people to march towards More
Beg petitions PM,seeks probe
Amid Din NC MP Raises Issue In Parliament
ABID BASHIR
Srinagar, Mar 4: After failing to draw attention of Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar towards the issue of “mysterious death” of a South Kashmir student in Hyderabad due to the din against inflation in the House, National Conference MP Dr Mehboob Beg Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh More
AMID RUCKUS LEGISLATURE DEBATES AFZAL HANGING
Mehbooba Initiates Discussion In LA
ABHINAV VERMA
Jammu, Mar 4: Amid uproar and noisy scenes, the two houses of state legislature Monday discussed the hanging of Muhammad Afzal Guru with the opposition and treasury benches trading charges.Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti initiated the debate in the Legislative Assembly More
PDP doing politics on blood: Omar
ARVIND SHARMA
Jammu, Mar 4: Accusing opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being habitual of playing politics over people’s blood, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said that Centre’s course of action regarding cases similar to Muhammad Afzal Guru will determine whether his hanging was selective and political More
CM abetted Afzal’s ‘murder’: Baig
FIRDOUS TAK
Jammu, Mar 4: Accusing government of India of murdering Muhammad Afzal Guru, senior PDP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig Monday said the execution was carried out in violation of Supreme Court directives and Constitution of India. He accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More
- Briefs
Laparoscopy surgery performed in Sopore
GHULAM MUHAMMAD
Sopore, Mar 4: For the first time, laparoscopy surgery was performed at Sub-District Hospital Sopore on Monday. Talking to Greater Kashmir Block Medical Officer Dr Maqsood said: “We have started More
Srinagar tense
Tension prevailed in Srinagar city amid shutdown called by MMM to express solidarity with the family of Muddasir Malla, who was found hanging in a hostel room in Hyderabad. Mubashir Khan/GK
Funeral prayers
Hundreds of people attended the funeral prayers of Muddasir Ahmed Malla at Pulwama in south Kashmir. Muddasir was found hanging in his hostel room in Hyderabad on Saturday. Sajad Munwardi/GK
Rage………............
Youth burn tyres at Hawal in old city on Monday. Aman Farooq/GK
‘WE PROTEST’
JKLF activists staged a candle light protest at Maisuma in Srinagar on Saturday against the death sentence awarded to Kashmiri youth and to seek return of mortal remains of martyrs. Mubashir Khan/GK
‘Return mortal remains of Maqbool Bhat and Afzal’
Shopkeepers hoist red flags in a shopping complex in Srinagar on Saturday. Call to flutter red ribbons and flags was given by MMM. Aman Farooq/GK
Painting Roads Red
Youth paint roads red in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area on Saturday. Call to hoist red ribbons and paint roads red was given by MMM spearheading the movement to seek mortal remains of Maqbool Bhat and Afza
Supplication
Thousands of devotees thronged the shrine of Dastgeer Sahib (RA) at Khanyar on Friday to pay obeisance and offer congregational prayers. Aman Farooq/GK
Valley shuts on MMM call
Life in the Kashmir Valley remained paralyzed on Friday in wake of the strike call given by MMM, spearheading the movement to seek return of mortal remains of Afzal and Maqbool Bhat. Mubashir Khan/GK
‘Return mortal remains of Martyrs’
JKLF activists staged a protest amidst restrictions at Maisuma on Friday to seek the return of mortal remains of Muhammad Maqbool Bhat and Muhammad Afzal Guru. Habib Naqash/GK
Srinagar City
An aerial view of Srinagar city captured by GK Photo Editor Habib Naqash.
Tragedy..........
People gather around the vehicle of deputy commissioner Saqib Munir near Doonga Kas area near Muzzafarrabad. The vehicle was hit by a boulder, causing his instant death. Tariq Naqash/GK
Scintillating
A view of Boulevard in Srinagar captured by GK Photo Editor Habib Naqash.
- Opinion
All not well
Shaky government taking people for a ride
Impressions
BINOO JOSHI
One thing is clear that the National Conference – Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir is on a shaky ground. No amount of exercise to cover up the differences would More
- GK Health
ANXIETY, ANGER & HEART DISEASE
Is it a causal relationship?
HEART TO HEART
PROF UPENDRA KAUL
Anxiety and anger is a very commonly seen feature in our population. People of the valley irrespective of their religious and social affiliations have been seen to be especially prone to these disorders More
- Letters
Spot test
This refers to news that Swine Flu outbreak in JK to figure in Lok Sabha discussion. There is no spot test (screening test ) for Swine flu when tourists come from other countries to Srinagar. There should More
- Editorial
Security of Students
The death of Mudasir Ahmad Malla in mysterious circumstance in Hyderabad is shocking. The twenty-nine year old scholar was pursuing his PhD in English literature in prestigious and internationally known More
- Business
NHPC shares tumble 30 pc
Company’s market capitalisation erodes by Rs. 5,600 cr
Mumbai, Mar 4: Shares of NHPC Monday fell by as much as 30 per cent on heavy selling even as the hydropower utility said there is no change as far as its fundamentals are concerned which affected the counter More
- Sports
JKFA welcomes Banday’s appointment as chairman
J&K BANK SPORTS BOARD
Srinagar, Mar 4: Jammu and Kashmir Football Association has welcomed the appointment of President J&K Bank and former footballer, Abdul Hamid Banday as the chairman J&K Bank Sports Board.  More
- Kashmir
Owaisi assures full support to Kashmiri students in AP
Srinagar, Mar 4: Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) leader and Member Parliament from Hyderabad, Asaduddin Owaisi Monday assured his party’s full support to Kashmiri students studying in Andhra Pradesh More
- Srinagar City
Close to City centre,Padshahi Bagh far from development
In absence of proper road connectivity and other civic amenities, this residential locality craves for life
SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI
Srinagar, Mar 4: Barely a mile away from the City centre of Lal Chowk, residents of Padshahi Bagh have been living a tough life as the area lacks proper road connectivity while the government has allegedly More
- Jammu
Relieve DC Srinagar before March 6: High Court to Govt
GULMARG LAND SCAM
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Mar 4: Taking a strong note of the state government’s inaction against Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Baseer Ahmed Khan, one of the accused in the infamous Gulmarg land scam, a division bench of Jammu More
- GKeducation&Careers
Empowering women
Educate a woman and you educate the next generation
RIGHTS
OMAR FAYAZ KHAN
Over the past many decades there has been tremendous advancement in all fields like Science and Technology, Communication, Laws, Education methods, Environment preservation etc. And women have also More




