Garbage heaps mount, SMC sleeps

‘WHEN PDD,PHE CAN WORK, WHY CAN’T SMC?’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 23: At a time when the directorate of Health is asking people to take precautions in wake of “epidemic” in central Kashmir, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation here is sleeping over the issue as garbage heaps continue to pile on the city streets. Tons of mess Everyday Srinagar More

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Fruit growers refute govt claims

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Valley based fruit growers Monday refuted the government claims that the growers had earned Rs 87 crore over past couple of months.    The fruit growers said they were rather incurring a huge loss of nearly Rs 100 crore each month presently in wake of prevailing More

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DGP, Joint Director IB visit police stations

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda on Monday visited various police stations in Srinagar and Budgam to take the stock of prevailing law and order scenario in these areas, an official spokesman said.    He said the DGP was accompanied by Special More

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HC directs govt to reconsider decision

BAR PREZ IN JAMMU JAIL

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Monday again directed the state government to reconsider the lodgement of Bar president, Mian Abdul Qayoom and directed it to take the detainee without being handcuffed to Government Medical College Jammu for appropriate medical treatment.
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Diarrhea patients in Budgam show Cholera symptoms

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 23: The diarrhea, which claimed two lives and left over 700 ill in central Kashmir’s Budgam district could be cholera as the patients have same symptoms and the authorities have started treatment on those lines. Sources told Greater Kashmir that the preliminary investigations More

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Don’t be scared: JAH to minorities

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jamiat-i-Ahlihadith J&K president, Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah has assured the minorities of protection to their life, honour and property. “The minorities need not to feel sacred or insecure as Islam has the distinction of providing same security and protection to the More

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We look upon minorities as trust: TeH

 Tehreek-e-Hurriyat has said Kashmiri Muslims had been looking upon all the minority communities as a trust from Allah and considering the protection of their life, honour and property as religious duty.  Tehreek spokesman said sending anonymous threat letters to Sikhs and putting up posters More

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Relief body refuses govt aid

Srinagar: The relief committee raised by volunteers at Syed Karam Shah (RA) Masjid, Karan Nagar here has refused the relief from any government department or the Wakf Board. “Auqaf people are trying to convey that they assisted us, which is totally baseless as we are running the relief work More

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Sonigam villagers suffer from gastroenteritis

Srinagar: Due to the consumption of contaminated drinking water supplied by PHE department, many people in Sonigam village in Kulgam district are suffering from gastroenteritis.  The locals told Greater Kashmir that the pipeline supplying water to them developed cracks due to which the disease More

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Charging of fee, transport fare by schools draw flak

UNREST IN VALLEY

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Aug 23: With all the educational institutions remaining closed from the last two months due to the unrest in Valley, the charging of fee and bus fare by the school administration from the parents has drawn flak.  Parents whose wards are studying in different private schools complained More

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Killings, arrests can’t suppress freedom struggle: Trumboo

Srinagar, Aug 23: Concerned over, what he called, increasing ‘state terrorism,’ the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and executive director Kashmir Centre Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majid Trumboo has said India couldn’t suppress the ongoing resistance movement by carrying out ‘massacres More

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JKSM condemns harassment of women

Srinagar: The incarcerated chairman of JK Salvation Movement, Zaffar Akbar Bhat has condemned the crackdowns, arresting of civilians and misbehaving of women in Srinagar, Trehgam and Kupwara areas by police and paramilitary forces. Zaffar expressed sympathies and solidarity with martyred families More

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Karate concerned at Mian Qayoom’s falling health

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karate has expressed serious concern over falling health of the incarcerated  president of High Court Bar Association advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom in Heera Nagar Jail, Jammu.Karate, according to Front More

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Arrests will aggravate situation: Mirwaiz

Srinagar, Aug 23: Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday said the arbitrary arrests of youth will aggravate the situation in the Valley. “The authorities have launched a tirade against the people to suppress the ongoing movement.  The crackdown and arbitrary arrests of youth More

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Sagar to Separatists: Adopt positive approach

Srinagar, Aug 23: Minister for Rural Development and Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday appealed the separatist leadership to adopt a positive approach so that Kashmiris don’t confront further miseries. In a statement, he said transporters, including Sumo and Auto Drivers More

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Guv greets people on Raksha Bandhan

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Governor, N N Vohra, has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan hoping that this festival would usher a new era of peace, amity, harmony, progress and prosperity in the State.He said that this festival has a special significance in the State as on this More

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'Govt to recruit coolies, helpers'

Srinagar, Aug 23: The government would recruit 8000 gang-coolies and helpers in R&B department for proper upkeep and maintenance of the roads for which the process of engagement for the purpose will start in within a month, said Minister for R&B G M Saroori while reviewing pace of execution of More

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Over 4.56 lakh Yatries visit Amarnath Cave

Srinagar, Aug 23: An official statement said Monday that as many as 124 Yatries today left for Amarnath Cave from Sonamarg-Baltal routes for darshan. Of these Yatries, 109 were male, 13 female, 2 Children. So far 4, 56,510 had darshan of the Shiv Lingam at Amaranth cave. More

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Sikh delegation meets Guv

Srinagar, Aug 23: A delegation of the All India Shiromani Akali Dal leaders today met Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhavan here and discussed the situation in Kashmir Valley and issues relating to welfare of the Sikh community.The six-member delegation, led by S Jaswant Singh Maan, demanded measures More

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Police repeat 90s’ operations: JKLF

Srinagar, Aug 23: Condemning the ‘indiscriminate’ arrests of youth by the police during nocturnal raids and crackdowns in various areas of Valley, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front vice-chairman advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat on Monday said the police were repeating 1990s’ operations to suppress the freedom More

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Show political maturity: Nayeem to separatist leadership

Srinagar, Aug 23: Saluting incarcerated party chairman Nayeem Ahmed Khan for his steadfastness, the National Front on Monday said that he has never made compromise on freedom of Kashmir, despite spending most part of life in jails and torture centres.A party spokesman said due to resolve and firmness More

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