Govt pursues dictatorial policies: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar, July 14: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Wednesday accused the government of pursuing dictatorial and anti-people policies in Valley, terming these as highly condemnable.   “The continued curfew for the past 17 days in the densely populated Shahr-e-Khas has made miserable the life More

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Shopian case adjourned till mid-Aug

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, July 14: The High Court Wednesday considered the plea of Shakeel Ahmad Ahanger, husband of Neelofar Jan and brother of Asiya Jan in the Shopian Case, that advocate G N Shaheen would appear and assist the court. Advocate Shaheen, who appeared in person on behalf of Shakeel, before More

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Bio-metric system to ensure attendance at Civil Secretariat

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 14: In a bid to ensure regular attendance of the employees, the state government on Wednesday ordered introduction of bio-metric (Smart Card) based attendance in the civil secretariat. Sources said Deputy Secretaries have been assigned as nodal officers to update employee’s More

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Ruckus at DDB meet

Srinagar: The district development board meeting in Kupwara on Wednesday witnessed commotion over the “discrimination” of valley in creation of teaching staff for upgraded educational institutions. Sources told Greater Kashmir that MLA Langate Er Rashid raised the issue of discrimination More

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Jama’at condemns harassment of Kashmiri students

Srinagar, July 14: Jama’at-e-Islami has condemned the unjustified and unwarranted harassment of Kashmiri students by ABVP and discriminatory order of their scrutiny by the Madhaya Pradesh government. In a statement, its spokesman, advocate Zahid Ali condemned, what it said, the false propaganda More

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‘Sacrifices of youth will not go vain’

Srinagar, July 14: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front vice-chairman, Advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat on Wednesday said the killing of three persons in cold blood in Islamabad was glaring example of New Delhi’s oppressive policies against Kashmiris.  In a statement, the party said Bhat led a delegation More

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Kapur, Khoda review security in Sopur

Sopur, July 14: Chief Secretary, S S Kapur today reviewed the Sopur security and later chaired a meeting to identify core areas of development for immediate attention and intervention, for the inhabitants of the area.  Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda accompanied the chief secretary More

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Students hit hard by frequent strikes, curfew in Valley

ASHWAQ MASOODI

Srinagar, July 14: Protests coupled with strikes and curfews in the Valley have hit the students hard with schools contemplating extra classes and opting for e-lectures to make up the loss. The J&K Education Department is planning to compensate it by holding extra and special classes More

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KCSDS decries restrictions

Srinagar, July, 14: Members of Civil Society under the banner of Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) has strongly condemned the continuous imposition of curfew in the Valley. In a statement, the members said the curfew and other restrictions imposed on movement of the people More

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Make Hurriyat (G) programmes successful: Sumji

Srinagar: Hurriyat (G) acting chairman, Ghulam Nabi Sumji has reiterated his appeal to the people to come on streets on Thursday and hold demonstrations.  Sumji urged the people of Kashmir to continue protests as, according to him, the attention of international community was focused on Kashmir More

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Participate in sit-in protests: DM

Srinagar: The Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi has reiterated her appeal to the people to participate in sit-in protests on Thursday.     “People should make July 15 sit-in programme successful as they did on July 14, in all parts of Valley despite restrictions,” More

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Teenager hangs self

Srinagar: A 16-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from the ceiling at his residence at Kewa-Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district.  According to police, the deceased has been identified Aarif Hussain son of Bashir Ahmad.   However, his motive behind More

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Forest officials, smugglers clash; 2 hurt

AYUB JAVAID

Pulwama, July 14: A forest official and a timber smuggler were injured when a group of nearly 20 smugglers clashed with the forest department officials at Keller in the wee hours here on Wednesday. Reports said forest and SFC officials intercepted the smugglers and clashed with them. Witnesses More

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Poppy straw recovered

Srinagar: Awantipora police has recovered six bags containing 120 kilogram of Poppy straw from the cowshed of Nissar Ahmad Parray son of Muhammad Jabbar of Charsoo Katipora in the presence of executive magistrate 1st Class. More

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