Trying to save uncle, boy shot in abdomen

18 year Old Owais Nasir Battling For Life At SMHS Hospital

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Aug 6: In ward no 16 of the SMHS hospital here, an 18-year-old boy is battling for life and a double-edged pain - that of losing his uncle and having himself got a bullet in the abdomen. After his uncle, Khursheed Ahmad War a driver by profession of Shumnag Kupwara, fell to the More

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Nocturnal protests: Kashmiris’ novel reaction to curfew

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Aug 6: Curfew and shoot-at-sight orders might be restricting people to their homes during the day but with the fall of the dusk when the deployment of forces is withdrawn, almost all parts of the Valley, especially the city and towns, witness massive pro-freedom protests which continue till More

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Recharge kiosks run out of balance

CURFEWED DAYS

RABIA NOOR

Srinagar, Aug 6: Owing to strict curfew across the Kashmir Valley, various recharge kiosks are currently running out of balance. Many retailers here told Greater Kashmir that they are unable able to recharge their accounts in wake of prevailing unrest and strict curfew. “Retailers buy balance More

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Army beats villagers in Rafiabad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 6: Two civilians were critically wounded, when army beat up the villagers without any provocation at Ladoora Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Varmul district on Friday. Eyewitnesses’ told Greater Kashmir that hundreds of people from Ladoora, Nadihal, Achabal and adjoining villages More

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Baig’s resignation still a mystery

Resigns Before PDP, Not Speaker; It Is Mockery: Lone

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Aug 6: Drama over the “resignation” by senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, from the Legislative Assembly continued for second consecutive day on Friday. The PDP confirmed having received the resignation letter from Baig, while the LA Speaker, Muhammad Akbar More

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Protest against Kashmir killings in Hyderabad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Hyderabad, Aug 6: Hundreds of students from Students Federation of India (SFI) led by Kashmiri students and academics staged a protest against the ongoing killings in the Kashmir Valley here on Thursday evening.   Students carrying placards which read “stop the cycle of oppression in More

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Shun partiality: Masrat to Indian CS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 6: Hurriyat (G) general secretary, Masrat Alam on Friday urged the Indian civil society to shun “partiality” and help the people of J&K to live free.  “We are peace loving people, but our peace has been snatched by the armed forces,” he said in statement. He appealed to More

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Don’t pay heed to rumours: Aasiya

Srinagar, Aug 6: Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi on Friday accused the New Delhi of trying to put the character of pro-freedom leaders under suspicion by spreading rumours for what she said suppressing the movement.  In a statement, Aasiya said under a conspiracy, New Delhi had More

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Varmul DDB meeting on Aug 9

Srinagar, Aug 6: According to District Development Commissioner, the District development Board meeting of Varmul shall be held on August 9 at 10 a.m. in Conference Hall Dak Bungalow here.  All the Head of Departments and District officers should attend the meeting, DDC said in a communiqu More

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Pulwama, Islamabad petrol pumps run dry

NAZIA AKHTAR

Srinagar, Aug 6: At least 69 petrol pumps in south Kashmir’s Pulwama and Islamabad district are running dry as Jammu based tankers association has suspended the fuel supply to the Valley, sources told Greater Kashmir on Friday.   They said the suspension of supplies from Jammu had badly More

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Killings of protesters expose govt’s claims: JKLF

Srinagar, Aug 6: Condemning the police and CRPF firing in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday which left one youth dead and several others injured, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front on Friday said the ‘unprovoked firing on peaceful protesters had once again exposed the central and state governments More

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Shifting of Qayoom, Shaheen to Sgr jails

HCBA alleges govt indifference

Srinagar, Aug 7: The High Court Bar Association has expressed concern over the ‘inimical attitude’ adopted by the state government for not adhering to the High Court directions of shifting the Bar President, Mian Qayoom and its General Secretary, G N Shaheen from Jammu to Srinagar Jails. Bar More

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Kreeri boy missing

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 6: A family from Kreeri Pattan area of Varmul have said that their son Faraq Bukhari son of Syed Bashir Ahmed was missing since last Friday when protests erupted in the area. The family said Faraq, a teenager was missing when he left home for some work, but didn’t return. “Since More

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1 killed, 7 injured in road mishaps

Srinagar, Aug 6: A woman was killed and seven others injured in road accidents in the Valley. A Sumo (JK09-5289) rolled down a gorge at Manzpathri curve Kralpora, Kupwara injuring seven passengers. However, Saleema wife of Bashir Ahmad Lone of Budnambal succumbed to her injuries at SDH Kupwara. A tipper More

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Amarnath Yatra suspended due to inclement weather

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Aug 6: The Amarnath Yatra was temporarily suspended on Friday following inclement weather, leaving thousands of Yatris stranded. The Yatra was suspended on both routes-traditional 46-km  Pahalgam in Islamabad district and shortest 16 km Baltal in Ganderbal district after heavy More

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Moulana Showkat condemns killings

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 6: Jamait-e-Ahlihadees J&K president, Moulana Showkat Ahmed Shah has strongly condemned the killing of civilians by armed forces in valley. In a statement, he said if the brutality was not stopped forthwith, the situation would further deteriorate and the government would be More

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SOG man, trooper killed

Army captain wounded

Srinagar, Aug 6: A ‘follower’ of Special Operation Group of Police and an army trooper were killed while a captain was injured in separate gunfights across the state since Thursday evening, police and reports said on Friday. Reports said a trooper Muslim Khan of 47 Rashtriya Rifles was killed More

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Ayaz Akbar released

Srinagar, Aug 6: Authorities on Friday released the spokesman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Ayaz Akbar, who was arrested and booked under the Public Safety Act over month ago, a local news agency KNS said. Akbar was arrested on June 22 from his residence on city outskirts and was lodged at Kathua More

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Airtel establishes helpline in Leh

Srinagar, Aug 6: BSNL exchange at Nimu Leh got damaged and as a result of which the entire BSNL communication with Leh got severed. However only Airtel numbers  are functional. Anyone who wants to seek information about dead or injured can contact on following numbers: 9906990613, 9906990833, 9906990807 More

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