‘No talks till killings, atrocities end’

Mirwaiz refuses to hold deliberations with track-II team

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, July 21: The Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday refused to hold deliberations with a team of political observers from New Delhi saying, killings and talks can’t go together.Hurriyat insiders told Greater Kashmir that the 3-member team, which is assessing the situation More

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Govt using coercive methods: Hurriyat (M)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Hurriyat Conference (M) on Thursday accused the government of employing inhuman and unethical methods to muzzle the voice of people. “The government has neither achieved anything by such coercive methods in the past nor will it ever achieve anything in future,” a Hurriyat spokesman More

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Join protests: Hurriyat (G) to Imams, lawyers, doctors

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 23: Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Shah Geelani has urged people to strictly act upon its already announced programmes on Friday and Saturday and make these successful. In a statement today, the Hurriyat spokesman Peer Saifullah urged the imams of Masjids, lawyers and doctors More

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March to Khanqah today: Aasiya

‘Make Protest Programme Successful’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi appealed people to make the Hurriyat (G) protest programme including march towards Khanqah here and demonstrations at the respective district headquarters successful on Friday. In a statement, Aasiya said people should More

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Swine Flu returns, 2 test positive

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, July 22: Swine Flu has returned to valley as two persons have tested positive for H1NI influenza, officials said on Thursday.  Dr Shafqat Khan, state level nodal officer for Swine Flu told Greater Kashmir a 14-year old boy from Srinagar and a trooper have tested positive for Swine More

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Govt spends money to train outsiders

Only one from JK in 30,000 ETTC candidates

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, July 22: Only one student from Jammu and Kashmir has been enrolled in 500 Elementary Teacher Training Colleges of the Jammu and Kashmir killing the very purpose of the Training Course in the state, sources said.  They said in 2009 among some 30,000 candidates who appeared in the More

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Transfer Industry flourishes in R&B Department

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, July 22: The Road and Building department has come under sharp criticism over rampant transfers during the past one year.  Insiders told Greater Kashmir that the year 2010 started with the department issuing transfer orders of 105 Assistant Executive Engineers in the civil division More

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Sacked telecom distributors threaten hunger strike

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, July 22: Telecom distributors whose licenses were cancelled recently by the cellular companies on Thursday threatened to go on a hunger strike from Monday.  “We appeal state government to intervene to save jobs of thousands of people working in this sector. If celluar companies More

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Vigilance books CAPD officials for food-grains fraud

Srinagar, July 22: The State Vigilance Organisation Srinagar has booked number of CAPD officials after allegations of misappropriation of foodgrains by these officials in connivance with flour mill owner surfaced in 2008.An official statement said that the vigilance organisation has registered More

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Exempt schools, colleges from strike: Hashim Qureshi

Srinagar, July 22: Expressing concern over the closure of educational institutions due to ongoing agitation, Democratic Liberation Party chairman Hashim Quershi said Thursday that schools and hospitals should be exempted from the ongoing strike. “Our next generation would remain illiterate if More

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All India Trade Test

Treat admit cards as curfew passes

Srinagar, July 22:The admit cards and roll number slips of those ITI candidates, who are appearing in the All India Trade Test from July 23 would be treated as curfew passes wherever security restrictions are in place, an official spokesman said. He said the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Naseema More

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Transfers, posting in Economics and Statistics Deptt

Srinagar, July 22: The Government today ordered transfers and postings of I/C Joint Directors and I/C Deputy Directors of the Economics and Statistics (Gazetted) service. Abdul Malik I/C JD, OSD with Minister of State R&B, Health and Medical Education has been transferred and posted as More

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JKLF (R) condemns Mir’s arrest

Srinagar, July 23: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karate has condemned the continued detention of party senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir and other political leaders and activists, terming it government’s ‘frustration’. “Javid Mir has been in More

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Rulers lack political initiative: DFP

Srinagar, July 22: The Democratic Freedom Party acting chairman, Moulana Abdullah Tari on Thursday alleged the government had unleashed an endless drive of arresting people across the Valley, terming it rulers’ lack of political initiative.  Tari condemned the continued detention of Shabir Ahmad More

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Pandits perform peace Yagya

Srinagar: Pandits prayed for peace and tranquillity in south Asia, especially in J&K, during a 'Yagya' (special prayer) in Mata Sidhlaxami temple in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district. "We prayed for return of peace and tranquillity in J&K during the night-long Yagya which concluded More

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Cancel tender allotments of agencies: Tara

DELAY IN WORK EXECUTION

Srinagar, July 22: Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand today asked the officers to cancel the tender allotments of agencies failing to initiate works on schedule.  He instructed for constitution of a high power committee to monitor the progress of works periodically. During a meeting More

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Conf to discuss Valley situation from Aug 2

Srinagar: The way forward to a peaceful resolution to the Kashmir issue in the backdrop of the current situation in the Valley will be the focus of a two-day conference to be held by Awami National Conference in Delhi. Prominent people and representatives from all the three regions of the state More

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Attention Pul candidates, supervisory staff

Srinagar, July 22: In connection with conduct of All India Trade Test commencing from July 23, the Deputy Commissioner, Pulwama, Muhammad Afzal has asked the security agencies of the district that the roll number slips of the candidates and identity cards of the supervisory staff be treated as curfew More

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Boy killed, 6 hurt in road mishaps

Srinagar: A boy was killed and six others injured in road accidents across the Valley. A 6-year-old boy Mehran Zahoor son of Zahoor Ahmad was killed when a tractor (JK13A-5148) allegedly hit him at Brah Bandana, Railway Track Awantipora. Police has registered a case. A Tata Sumo (JK03A More

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Paramedical exam from July 31

Srinagar: According to Registrar State Medical Faculty Kashmir, the examination of all the paramedical trainees of ANT/ANMT Schools including private Paramedical institutions of the Kashmir will be held on July 31.  According to an official communiqué, all the Principals of ANT/ANMT Schools More

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NPP for Governor’s rule in JK

Srinagar: National Panthers Party chairman, Prof. Bhim Singh today met the Governor N N Vohra and urged him to impose governor’s rule in the state. In a statement, the Party said that Prof. Bhim told Vohra that the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah had “failed on all fronts and had lost credibility More

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CKI distributes food packets

Srinagar: The Care Kashmir International, an environmental and health advocacy group, distributed food packets among the patients admitted in the association hospital of the Government Medical College here on Wednesday. In a statement, its secretary, Dr Javid Iqbal said the patients and their More

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