BSF suspends Commandant

Court of Inquiry Ordered, 15 Troopers Scattered For ‘Smooth Probe’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

ZAHID’S KILLINGSrinagar, Feb 13: A day after the paramilitary BSF constable, Lakhvinder Kumar, revealed that he was “forced by his officer to open fire” on the 16-year old Nishat teenager, Zahid Farooq, the BSF on Saturday placed the commandant of More

BREIN RESIDENTS FORM COORDINATION COMMITTEE

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Feb 13: Residents of Brein Nishat Thursday formed a Coordination Committee to seek justice for 16-year old Zahid Farooq. The committee held its first meeting today and demanded strict punishment for the accused BSF commandant, R K Birdi, of 68 battalion.“We have been reiterating that More

Witness deposes before CJM

‘I Saw BSF Officer Snatching Riffle’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 13: The prime witness in the killing of 16-year old Nishat teenager, Zahid Farooq, has told the court that he saw the BSF officer in civvies snatching a riffle from his subordinate, sources told Greater Kashmir on Saturday.They said the Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar recorded More

Omar seeks N-E package

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called on Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherji at New Delhi and presented the case of Jammu and Kashmir State for extension of North-East Package-2007 to the State as well, apart from already operational package of 2002. He said that it is the concern More

JK set to reform power distribution

GK News Network

New Delhi, Feb 13: While emphasizing for qualitative and quantitative reforms in electric distribution in J&K State,  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said that Government is contemplating a bill to be brought in the coming session of Assembly so that all aspects of improving power transmission More

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