PDP to take human rights issue to assembly

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Feb 18: The government is likely to face stiff opposition during the upcoming budget session in the assembly as the Peoples Democratic Party has threatened to stage protests against the ‘increasing’ human rights violations in the state.Talking to reporters at the party headquarters here More

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PDP protests HR violations

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 18: Peoples Democratic Party today staged state-wide demonstrations against the ‘rising graph’ of human rights violations, price rise and shortage of power and rations. The protest also focused on the indiscriminate killing and arrest of Kashmiri youth. At Islamabad, the demonstration More

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SKIMS in dock for unscientific dumping of waste

SPCB RECOMMENDS LEGAL ACTION

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Feb 18: The J&K State Pollution Control Board has recommended to the Government to take legal action against the Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences for unscientific dumping of bio-medical waste. In a letter to the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and other senior officials More

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10,000 employees to march to Jammu on Feb 22

PAY COMMISSION ROW

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Feb 18: Nearly 10 thousand employees from Kashmir are all set to march en-mass under the banner of Employees Joint Consultative Committee to the winter capital Jammu to gherao the legislative assembly on February 25.JCC has so far registered around 10 thousand employees from its affiliated More

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Aspirants for +2 History lecturers post allege favoritism

Report anomaly to us: PSC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 18: The Public Service Commission is again under severe criticism. This time for calling those candidates for interview for selection of +2 lecturers in History who allegedly had secured less points in the written test.  Sources said a candidate bearing roll number 1100477 had More

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CM for speeding up dev, enhanced monitoring

75 pc spending in Kulgam

GK News Network

Kulgam, Feb 18: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today called for speeding up of developmental tempo and monitoring to ensure timely benefit of schemes to the people.  Chairing the District Development Board meeting here, he hailed the administration for making justifiable expenditure on the More

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Sangrama, Wagoora shuts against militants’ killing

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Feb 18: Complete shutdown was observed in most parts of Sangrama and Wagoora in this north Kashmir district on Thursday against the killing of two local militants at Kachuamuqam here Wednesday. The gunfight lasted for 16-hour. Shops and business establishments remained closed while More

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Troops committing atrocities: Hurriyat (G)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 17: The Hurriyat Conference (G) delegation Thursday visited Rahimpora and Redwani areas of Kulgam in south Kashmir where two militants were killed in an encounter with troops recently. In a statement, Hurriyat media incharge Advocate Zahid Ali said, “People of these areas told More

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‘No funds where demonstrations are held’

PDP accuses CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 18: The Peoples Democratic Party today accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of threatening to starve the districts of funds where demonstrations against his government were held. According to senior PDP leader and MLA Pulwama, Muhammad Khalil Bandh, the CM said this at the District More

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JKNF pays tributes to Nayeem Khan’s brother

GK News Network

Srinagar, Feb 18: The Jammu Kashmir National Front on Wednesday paid rich tributes to Gul Muhammad Khan alias Prince Khan, the brother of its incarcerated chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan on his martyrdom anniversary. In a statement, the party said a condolence meeting was held in which the members More

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Militants’ return a political gimmick: TeH

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 18: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat on Thursday said the announcements regarding return of militants from across the border was only a political gimmick which, according to it, National Conference was trying to use as a buffer to its falling image.Condemning the re-arrest of its leaders and activists More

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36 killed in Pak avalanche, 30 missing

Press Trust of India

Peshawar/Islamabad, Feb 18: At least 36 people were killed and 30 others were missing after an avalanche hit a remote hamlet in a mountainous region in northwest Pakistan, police said today.The avalanche buried dozens of homes in the hamlet in Kohistan district of North West Frontier Province, 200 More

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JK to amend Saffron Act: Omar

GK News Network

Pulwama: The chief minister Omar Abdullah today said that stern action would be taken against those indulging in making of fake saffron.  He said amendments would be made in Saffron Act to give more teeth to it.  Omar who visited here in connection with the District Development Board More

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30 killed in Pak Masjid blast

GK News Network

Islamabad, Feb 18: At least 30 persons were killed and more than 50 wounded in a powerful bomb explosion in Pakistan’s restive Khyber tribal region near the Afghan border Thursday, officials said. They said explosion took place near a Masjid in Akkakhel in Tirah valley.  Most of the More

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Help us build Ram temple, Gadkari tells Muslims

GK News Network

Indore, Feb 18: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari Thursday called upon Muslims to help build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.Addressing the party’s national council here, he said the BJP was fully committed to construct the temple at the site where the 16th century Babri mosque was More

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