Omar got Rs 500 cr kickback in Rattle: PDP

War of words

FAHEEM ASLAM/MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 25: In a scathing attack on the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, Wednesday accused him of having received Rs 500 crore as kickbacks in the Rattle hydroelectric project besides constructing Rs 20 crore private residence at the cost of public exchequer More

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Allegations against CM baseless: Rather

Omar to file defamatory suit against PDP

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 25: Terming the allegations leveled by the Peoples Democratic Party on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah as “baseless,” the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on Wednesday said the Chief Minister would file a defamatory suit against the party. “It is unfortunate that instead of trying More

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City’s flood channel flows reverse due to sedimentation, constructions

‘ITS WATER CARRYING CAPACITY HAS DECREASED BY 75%’

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 25: The flood channel at Rambagh here is flowing in reverse with water moving against the natural course.  This, according to the experts was happening for the first time since the channel was established. For decades, since its construction by the Dogra Maharajas, More

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Sikhs won’t leave Kashmir: SGPC

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 25: Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar has appealed to the Kashmiri Muslims to come forward and restore confidence of the Sikh community. Addressing a press conference here the SGPC president, Sardar Avtar Singh Makad said the unclaimed threatening letters to More

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Aasiya condemns Omar's killing

Appeals For Strengthening Bait-ul-Maals

Srinagar, Aug 25: The Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat Syeda Aasiya Andrabi has accused the authorities of undertaking genocide of Kashmir for what she said quelling the ongoing movement.In a statement, Aasiya alleged that the custodial torture of the youth Omar Bhat of Soura led to his death. “ More

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Fearing arrests, students skip tuition classes

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Aug 25: With parents confining their children to home following indiscriminate arrests by police, the functioning of private tuition centers has been adversely affected these days. “We don’t send our wards to the centres fearing crack down and arrest by police and armed forces More

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3 killed in mishaps

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, Aug 25: Three persons were killed in mishaps on Srinagar-Jammu highway on Wednesday. A husband-wife duo was killed when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Nachla, 10 kilometers away from Banihal town. The deceased were identified More

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SVO arrests proclaimed offender

Srinagar, Aug 25: The State Vigilance organization has arrested a proclaimed offender, Vivek Dougall son of Late Bal Raj Dougall  of Neib Sarai, New Delhi on August 22 from model town area of North Delhi. According to an official communiqué, the accused Vivek Dougall was involved in FIR More

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PMEGP interview on Aug 31

Kupwara: According to the General Manager, District Industries Centre, Kupwara, the interviews under PMEGP of the candidates of Kupwara, Trehgam, Sogam, Wavoora, Kalarooch, Tangdhar and Teetwall will be held in the office of the additional District Magistrate, Kupwara on August 31 at 10.30 a.m.
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Maqbool Bhat’s 14-yr-old nephew arrested

Srinagar, Aug 25: Police on Wednesday re-arrested the nephew of JKLF founder Muhammad Maqbool Bhat from frontier district of Kupwara.  The 14-year old Adil Manzoor Bhat was re-arrested by police this afternoon minutes after a local court granted him bail. “My nephew has been held on baseless More

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Sikhs, Muslims condemn killings

Srinagar, Aug 25: The members of Khalsa Political Committee and Muslim Welfare Committee, Alloochi Bagh, Srinagar, at a joint meeting on Wednesday at Gurudwara Allocho Bagh, expressed deep sorrow and anguish over the innocent killings during two months. Condemning the killings, the members of both More

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CB to probe Khoipora girl's murder: Mir

Srinagar, Aug 25: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir has assured the family of Sameera who was found dead on Tuesday at Khoipora that the murder case would be investigated by the Crime branch so that the culprits involved in the heinous crime will be brought to book.In a statement, he said More

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