Nadirgund offers innovative relief measures

Youth Frame ‘People Friendly’ Rate List; Provide Relief To Outsiders

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 5: Here locally grown vegetables are sold at comparatively lesser prices, almost half the market rates elsewhere. The barber offers Rs 10 discount on haircut, while milkman isn’t allowed to sell his lot for more than Rs 20 per Kg. The prices are being controlled vide a rate More

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Mirwaiz castigates Indian civil society

Asks People To Continue Peaceful Protests

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday accused the Indian Civil Society of turning mute spectator to the unabated killings of teenagers and youth by troopers and cops in Kashmir.  “On humanitarian and moral ground it was the responsibility of the Indian More

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Protests frustrate Delhi: Aasiya

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi on Thursday said the spontaneous protests in Kashmir has frustrated New Delhi.  “Kashmiris have been rendering sacrifices for the movement since 1947. However, presently the people are wholeheartedly participating in More

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Shabir went to fetch milk for his daughter, returned dead

KASHMIR TRAGEDY

SAMAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 5: One more Kashmiri family lost its bread winner on Thursday. Shabir Ahmed Malik, 26, of Newa Pulwama a Sumo driver, who was looking for milk to feed his 3-year old daughter, was shot dead allegedly  by policemen near Degree College Pulwama in south Kashmir this afternoon.  More

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New Delhi based woman journalist donates blood

‘I Was Pained To See Plight Of Kashmiris’

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Aug 5: A New Delhi based journalist covering the present unrest in the Valley donated blood on Thursday to express solidarity with Kashmiris.             Ravinder Bawa working with Headlines Today who went to cover a blood donation More

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Police does SMC work, cleans Airport Road

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Aug 5: With Srinagar Municipal Corporation failing to clear garbage from the City due to six days of continued curfew, a contingency of Jammu and Kashmir Police Thursday moved out with brooms to the clear the Airport Road frequented by VIPs who are learnt to have complained of a “violent More

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Dispatch relief trucks to curfew-bound areas: Omar to Admin

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to review the supplies of medicine, baby food and other essential items and directed the ministry concerned to make them available to the people in curfew-bound areas, an official spokesman said.   The government More

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JKLF rejects Chidambaram’s remarks

Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front has termed as unrealistic the latest statement by Home Minister P Chidambaram.Reacting to the statement made in the parliament by the home minister yesterday, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front scorned Chidambaram’s statement in the Parliament More

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Maintain maximum restrain: DGP to police personnel

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda today reviewed security situation in North Kashmir districts of Varmul and Kupwara.  He chaired meetings at these district headquarters wherein officers from police and other security agencies participated. Khoda stressed More

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PC fails to put K-issue in perspective: Jama’at

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Jama’at-e-Islami today said the statement made by Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram in Parliament didn’t put the on-going public uprising in Kashmir in its true perspective adding it was a deliberate attempt to misrepresent it.  “Chidambaram’s statement is one of the meaningless More

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Depute envoys to apprise world about Kashmir situation: Masrat to Pak

Srinagar, Aug 5: Senior Hurriyat (G) leader, Masrat Alam has appealed to the Pakistan to depute special envoys to apprise the world leaders about the present situation in Kashmir. “We also appeal to the people of Pakistan and Pakistan Administered Kashmir to hold demonstration against the More

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Police harassing us: Photojournalists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5 : Photojournalists on Thursday alleged that police were not allowing them to perform their professional duties.  “Policemen did not allow us to reach Ganpatyar Habba Kadal to cover the funeral procession  of Ghulam Muhammad (killed in CRPF firing) yesterday,” a group More

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8 Roads & Buildings Xens transferred

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Government today transferred eight executive engineers in the Public Works Department. Maqbool Hussain presently working as I/C Executive Engineer, PMGSY Chatroo has been transferred and posted as I/C Executive Engineer, PMGSY Rajouri, Siddiq Ahmad Wani, Xen PMGSY Rajouri More

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Abdul Aziz passes away

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: After rendering enduring service in local news papers as distributor for 30 years, Abdul Aziz Akhoon of Barbarshah here (presently residing at Chanapora) passed away on Thursday.  He was ailing from last two months and throughout the period he had been admitted in the hospital More

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Resolve K-issue forthwith: ANC

Srinagar, Aug 5: Awami National Conference president, Begum Khalida Shah today said the solution to Kashmir should be found immediately.  “Why are we being suppressed from all corners? The paramilitary and our police are behaving as occupational forces,” Khalid Shah on the concluding day of More

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JKLF (R) hails steadfastness of youth

Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate has saluted the steadfastness of youth while facing the reign of terror unleashed by the armed forces in Valley.  In a statement, he said, “Kashmiris have shown to world that they prefer martyrdom More

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KUTA denounces use of force on protestors

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Kashmir University Teachers Association has denounced the use of brute and indiscriminate force on un-armed demonstrators and vehemently condemned the unabated killing of innocent Kashmiris.  In a statement, KUTA Vice-president, Ehtishamul Haq called upon the Indian intelligentsia More

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CBDT extends date for filing returns

Srinagar, Aug 5: The Central Board of Direct Taxes has extended the date for filing of returns of income up to August 31 in case of income tax assesses of J&K. The extension has been granted on the recommendation of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax Amritsar holding jurisdiction over More

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Kanitar locals organize blood donation camp

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The residents of Kanitar near Hazratbal on Harzatbal organized a blood donation camp for the wounded in the past days of police and paramilitary action in the Valley.  The locals said they volunteered to hold the camp as their “wounded brethren was in need blood pints.” Many More

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SRTC reschedules interviews

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: According to the Managing Director, SRTC, the interviews and driving test for the posts of drivers of Kashmir, which were scheduled on August 6 to 7 have been postponed. The interviews shall be now held on August 20 & 2I at SRTC, Workshop Srinagar, an official communiqu More

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Relief distributed in hospitals

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 5: The inhabitants of Rangreth, Rawalpora, Wanabal and its adjoining areas on Wednesday collected relief for the patients and attendants in various city hospitals. The residents told Greater Kashmir that people donated essential commodities including rice, vegetables and cash More

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Mahaz condemns killings

Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu Kashmir Mahaz-e-Azadi president, Mir Muhammad Iqbal has condemned and expressed grief over the killing of Ghulam Nabi of Habba Kadal and Muhammad Iqbal Khan of Chanapora who were in critical condition after receiving bullet injuries.  In a statement, Iqbal expressed More

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