- TOP STORIES
RSS involved in terror attacks: Azad
‘Truth And Non-Violence Can Bring Change In Society’
SUMIT HAKHOO
Jammu, Jan 30: After the former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, it was the Union Minister for Health Ghulam Nabi Azad who Sunday accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of being involved in terror plots and said the organization has killed many people across India. Addressing More
Soz keeps rotational CM issue alive
HM To Visit JK On Feb 3
RAJEEV SHARMA
Jammu, Jan 30: With the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad downplaying the demand of rotational chief minister in Jammu and Kashmir, the Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Saif-ud-Din Soz Sunday said the question of the change of guard rests with the Congress High Command.Talking to More
Cabinet reshuffle on cards
New Faces Likely To Be Inducted
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, Jan 30: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday met top brass of Congress – alliance partner of National Conference in the Jammu and Kashmir Government– amid speculations that a reshuffle of the State Council of Ministers is on cards. Highly placed sources in Congress told Greater More
The Collaborator released
Mirza Waheed’s Novel Depicts Suffering Of Kashmiris In ‘90s
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar Jan 30: “I saw my first dead body, before the population of dead bodies I deal with now, in that breezeless dry summer of last year. The fact that it was someone I knew made it more momentous, more shocking somehow…” With these excerpts, Kashmiri writer and senior journalist of More
Srinagar hospitals running short of fuel
Cold Surgeries Put On Hold, Ambulance Service Hit
SAMAAN LATEEF
Srinagar, Jan 30: Shortage of fuel in associated hospitals of the Government Medical College Srinagar has brought the ambulance service and central heating systems there to a grinding halt, thus risking the lives of patients. In the wake of ‘budgetary constraints’, the shortage of fuel in More
Cong has distorted thinking on Kashmir: L K Advani
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Jan 30: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Sunday accused the Congress of "distorted thinking" on Jammu and Kashmir saying it was a shame that two top political leaders of the country had to observe the R- Day in the custody of the state government. In a post More
Naeem Akhtar bereaved
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 30: Syed Muhammad Andrabi, known in Kashmir as Syed Muhammad Sayeed—a noted teacher and father of Peoples Democratic Party's chief spokesman Naeem Akhtar—passed away here on Sunday. He was ailing for a couple of days and breathed his last at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura More
IGP security bereaved
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 30: Fayaz Ahmed—younger brother of Inspector General of Police (Security) Farooq Ahmed—passed away at his residence in Karfali Mohalla here on Saturday night.Scores of people participated in the funeral prayers of Fayaz, who was working as Sub-Inspector in Traffic Police Department More
The Collaborator released
Mirza Waheed, writer of the Collaborator, speaks at his book release function in Srinagar on Sunday. Aman Farooq/GK
First death anniversary
Scores of people assembled at Martyrs Graveyard in Eidgah on Sunday to pay homage to Wamiq Farooq, 14, who died after being hit by a police tear gas shell on January 30 in 2010. Aman Farooq/GK
South Koreans appear in Lal Chowk
A group of people from South Korea are in the Valley to educate people about their culture. Habib Naqash/GK
Crackdown returns
Policeman frisks pedestrians in Lal Chowk on Saturday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Unshakeable faith
Hundreds of people attended the annual Urs of Makhdoom Sahib (RA) in old city on Saturday. Mubashir Khan/GK
Calm Jehlum
River Jehlum (Lifeline) of Srinagar city looks beautiful on a chilly Friday afternoon. Habib Naqash/GK
- Opinion
The Literature of Pain
The Collaborator: It's every Kashmiri's story
PUNCHLINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD
It is pain, not angst that is at the heart of new generation Kashmiris. This I was reminded a few days back when I got two e-mails one, a poem from Zuha Altaf a class seven student More
- Op-Ed
The Arab street
Early to say what will be the outcome of these protests
GUEST COLUMN BY SEEMA MUSTAFA
The Arab street has spoken. The anger had been felt by the despotic governments in power when the United States invaded Iraq and let loose its “shock and awe” bombs on the hapless people. There were protests More
- Letters
Good decision to appoint G R Sofi as CIC
This refers to the appointment of first Chief Information Commissioner for Jammu and Kashmir. There was complete consensus between the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and the PDP president Mehbooba More
- Editorial
Change Mindset
The Reserve Bank of India’s directions regarding maintenance of Credit : Deposit Ratio at 70% notwithstanding, the banks operational in J&K continue to be in a defiant mode. The state government has More
- Kashmir
Geelani issues novel calendar
Lists killings, summer unrest events
ARIF SHAFI WANI
Srinagar, Jan 30: After remaining in the limelight last year for issuing protest calendars, the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has chosen a novel way to enlist the major killings More
- Srinagar City
RURALIZATION OF CITY AREAS FEARED TO FAVOR LAND MAFIA!
FOLLOW UP
M HYDERI
Srinagar, Jan 30: Government’s proposed move to “ruralize” some of the City areas by excluding them from the Srinagar municipal limits is feared to favour “land mafia” for construction of residential colonies More
- News in Brief
16 Valley children participate in NCSC
Srinagar, Jan 30: Sixteen U-16 young scientists of the Valley have participated in the 18th National Children’s Science Congress recently held at Vel’s University, Pallawaram Chennai. Owais Ahmad More
- Business
J&K; Bank clocks Rs 167 cr net profit in Q3
Bank is guardian of JK’s industry, commerce and trade: Mushtaq Ahmad
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 30: The J&K Bank, state’s only listed company, has registered a net profit of Rs 167.88 crore for the third quarter ended December 2010, which is up by 20 per cent approximately from More
- News
India, Pak must discuss JK at Thimpu meet: Experts
‘Borders can be made irrelevant if not changed; People should be consulted’
Bangkok, Jan 30: A group of senior opinion makers from India and Pakistan including retired ambassadors, foreign secretaries, intelligence chiefs, army chiefs, academics, political leaders and strategic More