Hurriyat marches foiled

Geelani, Mirwaiz Under House Arrest; Curfew In Srinagar, Kunzar, Kupwara; Protests, Clashes Across Valley

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 28: The Government imposed a strict curfew in Srinagar and several other towns on Saturday and thwarted the two separate marches called by the Hurriyat Conference factions led by Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on the 79th day of the ongoing unrest which has seen an almost continuous More

Police thrash Uzma scribe

Srinagar, Aug 28: Attacks on the media persons continue despite assurances from the Government. Police Saturday beat up Riyaz Malik, correspondent with Greater Kashmir’s sister publication Kashmir Umza.Malik was on way to office from Raj Bagh when a party from police station Kothi Bagh stopped More

OMAR SERVES LEGAL NOTICE TO BHAT, NAEEM

Ready To Contest In Court: Baig

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 28: Three days after the Peoples Democratic Party accused him of receiving Rs 500 crore kickbacks in Rattle Power project, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday sent a legal notice to the opposition seeking an “open apology” from the party within a week and threatening a defamation More

Aasiya Andrabi, aide arrested

Shifted To Unknown Destination

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 28: Police on Saturday arrested the chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi and her close aide during a raid on a house at Zakura in the City outskirts here on Saturday.Pertinently Aasiya along with senior Hurriyat Conference (G) leader Masarat Alam have been spearheading More

Cholera spreading,44 new cases detected

PHE Deptt Held Responsible

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 28: The cholera outbreak is taking the shape of an epidemic in Kashmir with 44 new cases being reported today taking the total to 70. Apart from the deadly disease which has spread due to contaminated drinking water mainly in Budgam district, several cases of acute gastroenteritis leading More

Gastroenteritis outbreak in Doda, Banihal

1600 Affected

SALEEM CHOUDHARY

Jammu, Aug 28: While the number of gastroenteritis patients in Doda has swallowed to over 1100, the epidemic has also reached to Banihal area of Ramban district where more than 500 patients have been affected so far.As a huge number of patients continue to pour in at district hospital Doda and More

Lolab Fake Encounter Fallout?

Captain’s mother seeks justice

‘Army Killed My Son As He Knew The Truth’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIANew Delhi, Aug 28: Mother of late Captain Sumit Kohli on Saturday took her four-year battle for “justice” to Defence Minister AK Antony, demanding an independent probe, possibly by CBI, into her son’s death claiming that it was a murder More

Srinagar aerodrome closing: CM

‘Exploring Awantipora Option’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 28: Putting all speculations at rest, the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Saturday made it clear that there won’t be any change with regard to closure of the Srinagar ‘International’ Airport on account of runway repairs from September 1 to 12.“The Srinagar airport is closing. There More

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