Khaipora up in arms against Sameera’s killing

‘WE WON’T SIT UNLESS ACCUSED ARE BROUGHT TO BOOK’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Khaipora (Tangmarg), Aug 26: Every eye is moist in this picturesque hamlet perched on the foothills of famous ski-resort Gulmarg over the brutal murder of a teenage girl Sameera Bhat who went missing on Monday and later her body with countless injury marks was recovered from an isolated field.  More

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Kashmiris victim of state terror: Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 26: The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik, on Thursday alleged that the Kashmiris had been the victim of state sponsored terrorism for the past 22-years.“Armed forces have unleashed terror to suppress the ongoing struggle. In just 3-months 64-innocent More

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Shopian boycotts govt gunman’s funeral

KHALID GUL

Shopian, Aug 26: In a place where Kashmiri Muslims have performed the last rites of Kashmiri Pandits, people refused to be a part of the funeral procession of a government gunman allegedly involved in 125 killings in this south Kashmir town. Shah Faisal alias Jeela Shah, 35, who died of heart More

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PDD’s failure to realize tariff causes power curtailment: CM

For SRO-43 benefits to daily wagers

Srinagar, Aug 26: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today said the Power Development Department was resorting to unscheduled power cuts rather than making efforts to realize the revenue and avoid disruption in power supply. “The failure or lagging behind in the revenue collection calls for More

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No shutdown today: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 26: Senior separatist leader and Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani today said there would not be any shutdown on Friday.  “The people should wear white dress and offer Friday prayers at centrally located Masajid. They should organize Qanoot-e-Nazla and enquire about More

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HAILSTORM AFTERMATH PDD, R&B, PHE fail to restore service in Hayhama

PEOPLE HOLD DEMO, SEEK CM’S INTERVENTION

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Aug 26: Hundreds of people of Hayhama, which was hit by hailstorm and floods on August 23, today staged protests against the PDD, R&B and PHE, accusing them of failing to restore services in the affected area. The protesters staged a sit-in at Hayhama and raised slogans against More

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Aug 25 black day in Kashmir: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar: Terming Aug 25, 1989 as ‘Black Day’, the Hurriyat (M) Thursday said it was on this day when Jamia Masjid was desecrated in an infamous police operation.  In a statement, its spokesman said on August 25, Shaheed Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq was dethroned by the state authorities to disintegrate More

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Man killed in land dispute

Srinagar: A man was killed allegedly over a land dispute in Pulwama, police said. Mushtaq Ahmad Kuchay son of Ghulam Muhammad of Rakh Lajoora was allegedly beaten by Ghulam Qadir Mir son of Gani Mir of Rakh Lajoora and others over the dispute at Lajoora Pulwama and was admitted in SKIMS Soura More

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2 killed in road mishaps

Srinagar: Two persons were killed and another injured in road accidents in valley. A tipper (JK03-3977) hit a labourer Habibullah Mahajan son of Lateef-ul-Din of Nalparthi Nepal at Nipora Mirbazar Qazigund, Kulgam killing him on the spot. A truck (JK02AB-4212) a motorcycle (JK04-7239 More

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Man slips to death

Srinagar: Bashir Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Muhammad of Aho Utrasoo Achabal fell into a Nallah at Aho, resulting in his on spot death.  The body of the deceased was recovered from Nallah by locals and handed over to the relatives for last rites.BODY OF PORTER RECOVEREDMore

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Newspaper hawkers thrashed

Srinagar: Police and CRPF personnel thrashed the newspaper hawkers at Soura, Gulab Bagh and Pandach areas here and seized the copies of Greater Kashmir and Kashmir Uzma on Thursday. The hawkers received multiple injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment. More

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Mian Qayoom hospitalized

Srinagar: Complying with Court orders, the Bar Association president, Mian Abdul Qayoom was Thursday taken to the SMJS hospital Jammu by the Heeranagar jail authorities, where he was admitted by the doctors. The vice-president of Bar, Ejaz Bedar, in a statement condemned the deliberate delay More

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