• 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




  • 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




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