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DNA FUDGING ROCKS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
Government To Handover Shopian Rape, Murder Case To CBI; Will Seek High Court’s Permission: Rather
ARIF SHAFI WANI/MUDDASIR ALI
Srinagar, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday decided to handover the Shopian rape and murder case to the Central Bureau of Investigation after seeking permission of the High Court which is monitoring the investigation.The announcement by the Finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather More
CAN FOLLOW GODHRA PATTERN: High Court
MUHAMMAD YOUSUF
Srinagar, Aug 12: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Wednesday said that if the state police was unable to handle the Shopian rape and murder case, it would be solved on the pattern of Godhra by involving non-state agencies.The division bench comprising the Chief Justice, Justice Barin Ghosh, and More
Police foils Srinagar chalo
Employees Thrashed, Hundreds Held
DANISH NABI
Srinagar, Aug 12: Police on Wednesday thwarted the Srinagar march called by the Joint Consultative Committee of the employees by baton charging them and arresting several of them, including their leaders. Following the action, the JCC called for a 2-day strike on August 19 and 20 against what it called More
Grenade blast rocks Sopur
Shopkeeper Killed, 9 Injured
GHULAM MUHAMMAD/GKNN
Sopur/Srinagar Aug 12: A shopkeeper was killed and nine persons were wounded in a grenade explosion in this north Kashmir town on Wednesday.“Unidentified persons hurled a grenade towards the bunker of CRPF’s 179 battalion near Plaza hotel this morning. Missing the target, the device exploded More
Dar had survived 3 explosions
UMER MAQBOOL
Sopur, Aug 12: Fifty five-year-old Ghulam Muhammad Dar killed in a grenade blast here on Wednesday was no stranger to blasts. He had miraculously escaped death thrice in similar blasts while today’s attack was fatal.Running his shop in the town’s volatile bus stand next to the CRPF bunker, Ghulam More
- Perspective
Wealth of Nations
Business in Kashmir should look beyond petty governmental sops, elevating itself to a journey with purpose set to earn respect; all else will follow.
INKSIGHT BY MEHMOOD-UR-RASHID
Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) seems to have increased its amount of activity from past some time, purportedly meant to give a flip to the business of Kashmir. Since it’s emerged as an More
- Op-Ed
Earthshaking science and inter-community issues
RESEARCH
How are the two phenomena connected, Prof. M. I. Bhat locates the link between scientific research and inter-faith animosity.Historical records about inter-faith relationships are hardly an uncontestable More
- Reflections
When Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was arrested
This refers to the historical incident on August 9, 1953 when the prime minister of Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah was dismissed from power and arrested at Gulmarg by the Indian authorities. He was imprisoned More
- Editorial
Doctors’ Strike
Like all other employees it is a right of doctors to demand increase in wages from their employer. At the same time question arises should doctors desert hospital wards and go for strike in support of More
- News
Tarigami rues SIT’s failure to detect tampering in evidence
SHOPIAN DOUBLE MURDER, RAPE CASE
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Aug 12: Questioning the Special Investigation Team of Jammu and Kashmir for its alleged failure to detect tampering in forensic evidence in the Shopian double murder and rape case, the Communist More
- City
Khoda releases traffic journal, launches website
Complaint booths established in capital cities
FAHAD SHAH/GKNN
Srinagar, Aug 12: To improve the traffic regulation and facilitate the public in the twin capitals of Jammu and Srinagar, the Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda Wednesday released traffic More
- News
Tarigami rues SIT’s failure to detect tampering in evidence
SHOPIAN DOUBLE MURDER, RAPE CASE
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Aug 12: Questioning the Special Investigation Team of Jammu and Kashmir for its alleged failure to detect tampering in forensic evidence in the Shopian double murder and rape case, the Communist More
- GK Business
Kashmir consumes 340 lakh kgs of mutton annually, imports 210 lakh kgs
Per capita meat consumption in JK highest
GOWHAR BHAT
Srinagar, Aug 12: The Kashmir Valley consumes a whopping 340.32 lakh kilograms of mutton annually, a large chunk of which is imported, minister for animal and sheep husbandry, Aga Syed Ruhullah Wednesday More







