Issue passport to Geelani’s grandson: High Court

MUHAMMAD YOUSF

Srinagar, Oct 7: The High Court on Wednesday directed the state government and passport office authorities to issue travel documents to the grandson of chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Geelani for pursuing higher studies.  Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain turned down the plea by CID More

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57 hurt in Bandipora mishap

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Oct 7: At least 57 persons were injured when a private bus skidded off the road and overturned in Bandipora district of North Kashmir today, official sources said. The bus was on its way here from Bandipora when the mishap occurred near Shadipora, 22 kms from here. Ten of More

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Conference on Buddhist Studies concludes

Finding inner wealth valuable spiritual gift: Prof Punjabi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 7: Bringing together esteemed international scholars on Buddhist studies and philosophy, the 9th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Buddhist Studies organized by Kashmir University’ Department of Sanskrit in collaboration with Indian Society of Buddhist Studies New Delhi, concluded More

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Separatists mourn Haider’s demise

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 7: Condolences from various separatist political organizations on the demise of prominent Kashmiri separatist leader and founder member of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Dr Farooq Haider, continued to pour in on the second day today.  Dr Haider passed away on Tuesday after More

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POLICE ARRESTS 3 YOUTH

Abduction Of Minor Girl In Kupwara

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Oct 7: Three youth have been arrested by police in this north Kashmir district on charges of abducting and blackmailing a minor girl. Police has registered a case against Sami u-Allah Bakhshi, Wasim Ahmad and Hilal Ahmad, residents of Kupwara town for kidnapping and blackmailing More

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CM calls on Governor

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 7: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, called on the governor, N N Vohra, here on Wednesday, an official spokesman said. He said the governor and the chief minister discussed various important issues relating to the socio-economic development and security of the state.  More

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CBI roped in to shield Shopian culprits: DeM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Commenting on the referral of Shopian double rape and murder case to CBI, the Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief, Syeda Asiya Andrabi, Wednesday termed it ruse by the government to shield the culprits.  “Whenever the government in Jammu Kashmir, be that National Conference, Congress or Peoples More

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Chib for eradication of TB

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The minister for Medical, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports, R S Chib, today asked medicos to work hard for eradication of Tuberculosis.  He was addressing delegates from different medical colleges, resource persons, ex-directors, principals, and students after inaugurating More

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HC issues warrants against KVIB officals

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Oct 7: Taking strong note for failing to comply with its orders, the High Court Wednesday issued bailable warrants to commissioner secretary and chairman of the Khadi and Village Industries Board. The court of Justice Nisar Ahamd Kakroo issued the notice after a senior assistant More

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Signals from Delhi positive: Qureshi

INDO-PAK STALEMATE

Press Trust of India

Washington, Oct 7: More than a week after talks with his Indian counterpart S M Krishna, Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said he got “positive vibes” during the meeting and there was nothing on which he could disagree. “Being a politician, I can read between the lines and More

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‘Pak sees India as biggest threat’

Press Trust of India

Washington: Despite the fact that their military is fighting tough battle against Taliban and al-Qaida, the Pakistan leaders and the ISI still believe India is the greatest threat to them, a top US military official said Tuesday. “It is important to note that India is still seen as the greatest More

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'Pak unwilling to act against infiltrators'

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Oct 7: Defence Minister A K Antony on Wednesday accused Pakistan of ‘not willing’ to act against militants infiltrating into Jammu and Kashmir from its side of the border, even after the Mumbai attacks last November.  “The main thing is, even after 26/11, Pakistan is not willing to More

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Pak army objects to Kerry-Lugar bill

‘IT IMPACTS NATIONAL SECURITY’

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Oct 7: Pakistan’s powerful army today expressed “serious concern” and reservations over clauses in the whopping $7.5 billion American aid bill, saying it impacted “national security”. Though key senator and author of the Kerry Lugar bill, John Kerry said “no conditions” have been More

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Obama convenes situation room meeting on Pak

Press Trust of India

Washington, Oct 7: US President Barack Obama has convened a “situation room meeting” on Pakistan and Afghanistan with his top aides tomorrow. The Obama administration now believes that it is important to have the right strategy for Pakistan as most of the top al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders are More

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Seminar on Wildlife in Islamabad

MALIK SALAM

Srinagar, Oct 7: The department of Zoology of Government Degree College, Islamabad in collaboration with department of Wildlife, south Kashmir Tuesday conducted a seminar on “Impact of Urbanization on Wildlife, leading to man-wild animal conflict”, to celebrate the Wildlife Week. The chief More

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MLA Gurez visits Islamic University

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The MLA Gurez, Nazir Guerzi, Wednesday said that Gurez has potential to become a major tourist destination owing to its unique culture and topography. He was speaking at an interactive session organized by Islamic University of Science and Technology to apprise the students and More

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Register FIR against Musharraf: Court tells police

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Oct 7: A Pakistani court today directed police to register a case against former President Pervez Musharraf and several of his key aides in connection with the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Bugti in a military operation in 2006. A division bench of the Balochistan High Court More

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Indian among three recipients

Nobel Prize for Chemistry

GK NEWS NETWORK

London: Tamil Nadu-born Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a senior scientist at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, has won the 2009 Nobel Prize for Chemistry along with two others, the Nobel Committee announced today. Born in 1952 in Chidambaram, Ramakrishnan shares the Nobel Prize More

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Govt to streamline Municipal Act

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 7: Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand has called for strict adherence to the Master Plan and the Municipal Act guidelines adding that in no case scenic beauty and natural landscape of the Pahalgam Tourist Resort should get affected in the garb of development works. He said that cement More

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PDP reschedules self-rule seminars

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The Peoples Democratic Party has rescheduled its programmes of civil society seminars on self-rule due to unavoidable reasons, a Party spokesman Wednesday said. According to the revised schedule the seminar at Islamabad will be held on October 11 in which apart from part leaders, journalist More

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UJC reacts to AIMMF statement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 7: Reacting to the All India Muslim Minority Front’s statement terming the appointment of special envoy for Jammu and Kashmir by the OIC as interference in India’s internal affairs, the United Jihad Council has termed it meaningless as, according to it, AIMMF had no significance in the More

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