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 Party of India (M) today demanded a CBI investigation into it. However, the CPI (M) said More

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Majlis condemns DNA fudging

KHALID GUL

Shopian, Aug 12:  The Majlisi-Mushawarat, spearheading the agitation in the wake of rape and murder of Asiya and Neelofer, Wednesday condemned the alleged fudging of the DNA samples by the police and termed the decision of the government to handover the case to the CBI as a futile exercise. < More

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Shopian probe transfer to CBI cover-up bid: PDP

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: Peoples Democratic Party today said the government’s decision to transfer the Shopian investigation to CBI was yet another attempt to cover up the brutality.  Reacting to the announcement made by the Finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather, in the Legislative Assembly today More

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Varmul Imam booked under PSA

Shifted to Udhampur; Protests, firing, shutdown in town

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Aug 12: The Imam of Varmul’s biggest masjid, Bait-ul-Mukaram, Mufti Aijaz Ahmad was today arrested when he was on his way to attend a private school at Azad Gunj in old town where he teaches Arabic. The Imam has been booked under the draconian public safety act. “No less than 10 cases More

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Sheikh Muhammad Hassan re-elected as Amir-e-Jama’at

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Sheikh Muhammad Hassan was on Wednesday re-elected as Amir of Jama’at Islami Jammu and Kashmir--- a 65-year old religio-political organization of state.  Hassan, 70, was re-elected for three years by the electoral college of Jama’at comprising 87 representatives, representing about More

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Doctors’ strike continues to affect patient-care at SKIMS

OPD closed, patients furious; Will talk to docs: Govt

FAHEEM ASLAM

FOLLOW-UPSrinagar, Aug 12: The resident doctors’ strike continued to affect the patient-care in the SK Institute of Medical Sciences at Soura for the third consecutive day Wednesday. While the SKIMS insiders allege that the absence of doctors was causing “avoidable deaths More

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Decline in enrolment of students in science stream: Prof Punjabi

10-day Science Exhibition begins at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: Revealing that there was decline in the enrollment of students for science education in Kashmir, Kashmir University vice-chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi on Wednesday called for a “down-to-top approach” to tackle the problem. Inaugurating a 10-day Science Exhibition in the More

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Proposal to empower District Judges as President of District Consumer Fora being revived: Akhoon

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD), Qamar Ali Akhoon today informed the Legislative Council that a Bill to amend J&K Consumer Protection Act 1987 was passed by the state Legislature to provide establishment of district foras in the State.  More

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Azad Gunj Bridge fails to meet deadline

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Aug 12: The decades old Azad Gunj Bridge connecting Old Town Varmul with the civil lines area was dismantled by the authorities in 2006 after the administration declared it unsafe for the pedestrians as well as traffic movement. The authorities had assured the people that the bridge will be More

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PDD daily-wagers threaten protests on Aug 19

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: The daily-wagers of the Power Development Department have threatened to come on streets on August 19, if the government failed to meet its commitment on the regularization of their service by then. “We’ll come on the streets on August 19, along with our children and other dependents More

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College non-teaching employees condemn govt action

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: The College Non-Teaching Employees Association has condemned the government action on protesting employees adding that the association would continue to support the strike calls given by the employees unions for implementation of 6th pay commission.  In a statement here the More

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NCMEI chairman visits Kashmir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The chairman of the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions, Justice M S A Siddiqui, Wednesday wrapped up his four-day visit of the Kashmir Valley. During his tour, Justice Siddiqui, along with the Commission secretary, A R Ranganathan, and the Commission member for More

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'Govt changed body samples of Shopian rape-murder victims'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Accusing the government of changing the body samples taken from the victims of rape-murder at Shopian for laboratory tests, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front acting chairman, advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat, termed it glaring proof of rulers’ ‘immoral’ actions.  Pertinently, a national More

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Banday urges health employees to abstain from strikes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The president of Employees Joint Action Forum (EJAF), Gulzar Ahmad Banday, on Wednesday appealed to the health care employees not to go for unwanted strikes. Banday was addressing meeting of Forum members.  “I feel highly restituted after a protracted strife. The employees of our state More

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9 CIA drones were hunting Mehsud

Press Trust of India

Washington, Aug 12: The US had assigned as many as nine drones to hunt down and target Pakistan Taliban chief Beithullah Mehsud as the American officials stuck to their belief that Mehsud was dead. “It was a dramatic escalation,” American officials said, claiming that stepped up surveillance More

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Muslims still wary of US

Press Trust of India

Washington, Aug 12: Distrust still lingers among a majority of Muslim nations over US foreign policy and rabid anti-Americanism persists despite latest overtures by president Barack Obama, a new survey has indicated.  Obamamania, may be sweeping the rest of the world, but it is not touching More

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Pakistan presses for nuclear deal with US

Press Trust of India

Islamabad: Pakistan is making serious efforts to conclude a civil nuclear accord with the United States to overcome its crippling energy crisis, a top government official said today.  Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a seminar organised by Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, Planning More

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Govt warns against Facebook

Press Trust of India

New Delhi: The government has warned the users of social networking sites such as Facebook, Myspace and Twitter of a virus that is spreading through these sites targeting the members. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), under the Department of Information Technology, the apex More

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Pakistan’s first Hindu diplomat

Press Trust of India

Islamabad: Gyan Chand, the first Hindu to join Pakistan’s foreign service, today said he is determined to project a true image of the country as a “truly tolerant and equal opportunity-providing society.” Chand, who was selected for the Foreign Service after passing the Central Superior Services More

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India, Pak should move beyond rivalry: US

Press Trust of India

Washington, Aug 12: Describing India and Pakistan as its “strong” allies, the United States has said both New Delhi and Islamabad should move beyond the stereotype rivalry against each other and concentrate on how to fight terrorism, poverty and other challenges being faced by the people in the region More

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