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GOVT TO DECIDE ON CBI PROBE: HC

'Duty Of Bringing Criminals To Book Can’t Be Scuttled Even By Govt'

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 28: The High Court Friday said it was the government’s discretion whether to handover the Shopian double rape and murder case to Central Bureau of Investigation or continue its probe by Special Investigation Team of JK Police. The High Court, which is monitoring the Shopian probe, passed More

Dissatisfied HC hears bail plea

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 28: For the second consecutive day, the High Court heard arguments on the bail application moved by suspended superintendent of police, Javid Iqbal Matoo, in the Shopian double rape and murder case.The newly appointed additional advocate general, Ali Muhammad Magray, pleaded the More

Rs 20 lakh award for clue

GK News Network

Srinagar, Aug 28: Police on Friday announced Rs 20 lakh award to anyone for providing clue on Shopian rape and murder.“Anyone providing clue to the Special Investigation Team about the culprits involved in the crime will be given Rs 20 lakh award. Name of the person providing the information will More

Shopian protests

GK News Network

Srinagar, Aug 28: Hundreds of people Friday marched on the streets of south Kashmir’s Shopian town seeking justice for the two women raped and murdered on May 29.Eyewitnesses said that people, mainly youth, took out a rally from Jamia Masjid near the main town after Friday prayers. Holding black More

Inter-district appointments rock Legislative Assembly

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 28: Legislators from Kupwara district and opposition Bhartiya Janta Party exchanged heated arguments and nearly clashed with each other in the Legislative Assembly Friday on the issue of inter-district appointments, with the former demanding ban on the process.The legislators from More



  • Perspective

What first?

Moon missions or food for foodless

WORDS WITHIN BY FIRDOUS SYED

India, a country of billion plus fancies a super power status. India’s desires are reasonable, but its priorities seem to be going haywire. India has made remarkable progress in the filed of science and More


  • Op-Ed

Understanding Shopian Tragedy in a context

SHOPIAN TRAGEDY

It’s three months since the tragedy struck. But the criminals are still at large. Why? Questions Advocate Abdul Haleem Shopiani.Home Minister of India P Chidambaram gave a clean chit to army and the paramilitary More



  • Reflections

Awarding losers, leaving out winners is not fair

This has reference to sports news item about fourth State Rugby Championship (GK, August 20). I being an old boy of this School, was so glad to see that Islamia Higher Secondary School was winner in 4th More


  • Editorial

Quality, not expansion

The contested and controversial legacy of former Education Minister Arjun Singh in thrusting about fifteen Central Universities on the country has raised serious debate on the policy of  improving More


  • News

Govt to take up matter with Army

Fencing of agricultural land on LoC

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 28: The minister for rural development, Ali Muhammad Sagar, on Friday said the government would take up the issue of agricultural land under fencing on the Line of Control, with army’s top More


  • City

Slow work delays Sangarmal inauguration

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Aug 28: The inauguration of the much-talked about Sangarmal commercial complex at MA Link Road is delayed as the project completion missed the deadline of July, 2009. Officials said the work More



  • News

Govt to take up matter with Army

Fencing of agricultural land on LoC

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 28: The minister for rural development, Ali Muhammad Sagar, on Friday said the government would take up the issue of agricultural land under fencing on the Line of Control, with army’s top More


  • GK Business

Valley mineral lessees fear massive financial, job losses

Govt proposal to raise wildlife sanctuary comes under attack

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 28: Government proposal to raise wildlife sanctuary in Uri sector has sounded alarm bells among the local mineral lessees, who fear huge losses in case the sanctuary comes up at the place More



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