Army relents, to vacate graveyard

Rage over Handwara desecration

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Handwara, Dec 24: The deadlock between villagers and army over occupation of graveyard at Zachaldara Handwara was resolved Thursday evening as the troops decided to vacate the land in a meeting with district administration. “The army has agreed to vacate the graveyard forthwith,” said an More

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‘6 lakh victims of physical, mental torture in Valley’

Seminar deliberates on torture as a tool in conflict

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Dec 24: A rights group Thursday said that five to six lakh people in Kashmir might be victims of mental and physical torture during imprisonment. “Forty thousand released prisoners in Kashmir have suffered physical torture in jails, a figure accepted by the Government itself. But More

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HC quashes PSA detention of Pak citizen

Was booked twice under the Act

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 24: The High Court has quashed the detention of a Pakistani citizen under Public Safety Act, directing the State to release him if he was not wanted in any other case. Police arrested Tefheen Akmal Hashmie of Proshah Pakistan in November 2005 and booked him under FIR No 69/2006 More

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IGP reviews Islamabad security

Inaugurates women police cell

MALIK SALAM

Islamabad, Dec 24: The inspector general of police Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad today reviewed the security arrangements here to foil the Islamabad chalo march given by Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani.  He also inaugurated the women police station. Interacting with the women police More

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Inform people early on decision: HC directs State

MUHARRAM PROCESSION

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: The High Court has directed the State government to inform the petitioners well in advance about its decision whether to allow the Muharram procession this year. The Single Bench of Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru said Wednesday, “They (State) shall have to communicate it to the More

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JK in grip of intense cold

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Kargil in the frontier region of Ladakh continued to be the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir with a maximum of minus 1 degree Celsius and a minimum of minus 18.2 degrees today. Leh, also in the cold desert of Ladakh, recorded a low of minus 17.2 degrees, but the day temperature More

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Bus stand, Lolab stream turn into garbage dump

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Dec 24: The Lolab stream flowing through the town here has been turned into a garbage dumping site allegedly by the Kupwara Municipal Committee. The employees of the Committee collect garbage from interior localities of the town like Rigipora, Sulkoot, Mir Mohalla and Malik Mohalla More

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War’s brother seeks passport

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Even as Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah made it clear in September that no person would be denied passport even if his relatives were related to militancy, Ajaz Ahmad War of Maisuma has been denied the document allegedly for being the brother of a separatist. Ajaz is the younger More

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Prof Mushtaq appointed DCDC KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Former director, Central Asian Studies, Prof Mushtaq Ahmad Kaw has been appointed as the Dean College Development Council of Kashmir University. Prof Mushtaq has also worked as Director University satellite campuses in Leh, Kargil and South Kashmir. Besides authoring More

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LFO AHD organizes awareness camp

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Liver Fluke Organization of Animal Husbandry Department organized an awareness camp, at Cheerwan village in Kangan block of District Ganderbal on December 19. On the occasion, the experts made the livestock owners aware about different aspects of animal health and various zoonotic More

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