Biggies out to disturb natural Pahalgam habitat

KHALID GUL

‘C-16 ZONE OF MAMMAL WILDLIFE SANCTUARY PUT UNDER PERMISSIBLE ZONE IN 2006  MASTER PLAN TO BENEFIT BUREAUCRATS POLITICIANS’Pahalgam, June 10: With increasing man-animal conflicts becoming a grave concern with each passing day and experts blaming humans for disturbing the More

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Come clean on disappearances: APDP to Government

‘Machil expose has made it imperative’

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, June 10: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) Thursday said the Machil fake encounter expose has made it imperative for the government to come clear on the enforced disappearance of hundreds of Valley youth.Staging a silent sit-in protest along with relatives of the More

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Police to book accused photographer under PSA

CD-RACKET

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, June 10: Authorities have decided to book the proprietor of Monaliza studio, Manzoor Ahmed Keeloo, under Public Safety Act for his alleged involvement in the sex racket which was unearthed in this south Kashmir town recently, officials told Greater Kashmir on Thursday. They said the More

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BSF to compensate farmers after 7-yrs

OPERATION PARAKARAM

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, June 10: The paramilitary BSF has agreed to pay the rentals of the land acquired by it in the frontier areas in 2003, sources told Greater Kashmir on Thursday.    They said the State Government was pursuing the issue of rentals for past two and half years. “BSF has agreed More

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Respond to PM’s invite: Soz to separatists

‘HR violations won’t be tolerated’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 10: State Congress President Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz has asked the separatist leadership to take part in the dialogue process if they were the well-wishers of people. He said human rights violations won’t be tolerated by the government.Addressing a gathering at Tral in south Kashmir More

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Child killed, 48 hurt in JK road mishaps

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar/Jammu, June 10: A child was killed and 48 others, including a deputy director were wounded in separate road mishaps across the Jammu and Kashmir.  In Kashmir, a Sumo (JK09-1691) hit and critically wounded Sajid Tanveer Khan of Kulangam, Handwara at Kulangam. According to police, Sajid More

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Army felling tress in Machil: Forest Deptt

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, June 10: Felling of green trees allegedly by 8 SIKHLI unit is going on unabated in Machil area of this frontier district from the past two weeks. According to Forest officials the Army unit had chopped off more than 13 green trees of Fir and Kail in compartment No-31(M) and 69(M More

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Kargil, Leh EJAC leaders call on Rather

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 10: A delegation of Employees’ Joint Action Committee, Leh and Kargil, recently called on the finance minister, Abdul Rahim Rather and apprised him about the problems being faced by the employees of the districts.  The delegation was led by the minister for CAPD and transport More

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Govt to enumerate militancy victims

Self employment of women must for JK eco-dev: Sakina

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 10: The government is carrying out a comprehensive survey to enumerate the militancy victims in the state.  Chairing a meeting to discuss the survey modalities, Social Welfare Minister, Sakina Itoo said the District Social Welfare Officers has been asked to co-ordinate with the More

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Labourer slips to death

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, June 10: A labourer, working with BEACON, slipped to death in the upper reaches of Banihal in Ramban on Thursday. Police said that 29-year- old Abdul Lateef son of Ghulam Qadir of Khora, Banihal slipped from a hill lock, on his way back home, at Khari. Family members said More

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Russian Professor talks faith, reason at KU

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 10: Stating that there was no clear cut distinction between reason and faith, Dr. Victoria Lysenko, research professor at the Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow, Thursday opined that faith does not require clarification from the side of reason. Dr. Lysenko More

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Srinagar lashed by rains, temp dips

Srinagar, June 10: Moderate to heavy rains lashed Kashmir on Thursday with temperature further dipping in hilly areas while as Gulmarg also witnessed an unusually cold night in summer. Gulmarg, which received a rainfall of 9.4 mm, recorded a lowest minimum temperature of 3.5 degrees Celsius More

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Don’t worry: SSP CID to aspirant Hajjis

Srinagar, June 10: The Senior Superintendent of Police-CID on Thursday said that Hajj aspirants who have applied for passports need not to worry.  “Those selected by the Haj Committee should not go from door to door for the timely clearance of their passports as it is a duty of the CID and the More

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