Kashmiris in PaK reject surrender policy

ROSHAN MUGHAL

Muzaffarabad, Feb 15: Kashmiris living in PaK on Monday rejected the surrender policy announced by Government of India. “We reject the surrender policy and instead ask India to apologize to us because Indian forces’ forced us to migrate here,” said representatives of refugees camps here.< More

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Court asks govt to file objections in 4 weeks

MASARAT ALAM CASE

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Feb 15: The High Court has directed the government to file objections in four weeks in quashing of detention of Hurriyat Conference (G) leader, Masrat Alam under Public Safety Act. The court also directed the state to consider the shifting of Masrat Alam from Kathua jail to Central Jail More

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Chinar town faces government ‘apathy’

KHALID GUL

Bijbehara, Feb 15: The Chinar town here is facing government apathy on the developmental front with dilapidated and narrow roads, erratic power supply, water scarcity and poor sanitation evident in the area. Pot holes dot the Saddar Bazar, a link road of the town residents said adding another More

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‘Child lifter’ held in LD

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 15: The attendants of patients at Lal Ded maternity hospital today caught hold of a man accusing him of being ‘child lifter.’ The attendants telephoned Greater Kashmir office and said the man was in an inebriated state was outside the labour room. The people thrashed him severely More

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NC-Cong combine has no CMP: Mehbooba

GK News Network

Surankote, Feb 15:  President Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti today said that the ruling coalition is governing the state without any programme and policy. “Just to grab the power, National Conference and Congress has entered into an alliance without forming Common Minimum Programme More

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Ration shortage triggers protest

AZIM JAN

Bandipora, Feb 15: Hundreds of people from Chittibandi Gujarapti staged demonstration outside the Deputy Commissioner’s office against the shortage of ration. “For last two months, more than 900 families are without ration. We are poor and cannot afford to buy ration from open market at exorbitant More

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Akhoon releases fresh ration cards

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 15: The Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Minister, Qamar Ali Akhoon today said 11 lakh ration tickets had been prepared in collaboration with J&K Bank. “These tickets will help consumers for obtaining passport, telephone connection, election cards, etc,” Akhoon said More

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Separatists pay tributes to Bulla

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 15: Various separatist leaders and organizations have paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Ghulam Ahmad Bulla on his 35th martyrdom anniversary, reiterating to take the martyrs’ mission to its logical end. Bulla, who was arrested for heading a demonstration at Sopur on February 15 More

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Freedom struggle to continue: Javed Mir

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 15: Senior vice- chairman Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (R) Javed Ahmad Mir, who was released on bail on Monday, said the ongoing freedom struggle couldn’t be quelled forcibly.  “Killings, human rights violations and atrocities can’t curb the ongoing freedom struggle. Indian More

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India, Pak should continue to talk: Kerry

New Delhi, Feb 15: US Senator John Kerry has asked India and Pakistan to continue to talk to each other despite the Pune bomb blast, and said he will ask Pakistan to take more action against groups that are targeting India. Kerry, on a short visit to New Delhi, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh More

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Govt to compensate Umarabad traders

GK News Network

Srinagar: The Government has assured tenants and shopkeepers of Umarabad Zainakote here of compensation.  The Deputy Commissioner, Me’raj Ahmad Kakroo, conveyed this to Falcon Market Association delegation today when they met him.     Presently four lanning from Parimpora More

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Chib orders probe in ‘spurious’ drugs sale

GK News Network

Srinagar: The Minister for Medical Education, R S Chib today constituted a three member inquiry committee to probe the sale of alleged spurious drugs at G B Pant hospital here. The committee would be headed by Administrator, Associated Hospital, and other two members would be from GMC and drug More

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Scores held in few days: Hurriyat (G)

GK News Network

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) has condemned, what it called, the arrest of thousands of youth for the past several days in Valley by the police, terming it administration’s ‘frustration’. In a statement, its general secretary, Feroze Ahmad Khan said, “Such repressive and coercive steps can More

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Refused leave, CRPF man commits suicide

Press Trust of India

Srinagar: Refused leave, a CRPF man committed suicide by shooting himself inside a camp here on Monday, official sources said. Constable Rajinder Patil of 185th battalion was sick and had gone with a leave application to group centre at Rambagh where he took the extreme step at around 2:30 PM More

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Syed Fazal Abad residents threaten agitation

GK News Network

Ganderbal, Feb 15: The residents of Syed Fazal Abad here have threatened to launch agitation if government failed to resolve their problems immediately. They sought intervention of chief minister, Omar Abdullah in this regard. The residents, according to a statement by the Welfare Committee More

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Probe teams yet to get concrete leads

Pune Blast

Press Trust of India

Pune/New Delhi, Feb 15: Investigators were yet to get concrete leads today in the Pune bomb blast and the Government did not rule out foreign involvement including a Headley link while some Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives at large came under the scanner of security agencies. Union Home More

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DLP condemns police raids

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 15: The Jammu Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party chairman, Hashim Qureshi has condemned the alleged raids on the houses in all districts by the police and CRPF personnel, arresting a large number of youth and teenagers.  Meanwhile, Hashim has also condemned the Pune bomb blast More

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