Pak HC invites Mirwaiz

Ahead of Indo-Pak talks

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: Ahead of the crucial Indo-Pak bilateral talks on June 24, Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has invited Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, to New Delhi for consultations.Confirming this to Greater Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar, however, said that because of the More

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Day 2: JKLF activists court arrest in Sopur

GK NEWS NETWORK

Sopur, June 19: Continuing its court arrest campaign against increasing human rights violations in the Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists courted arrest in this north Kashmir district on Saturday.      Carrying placards and banners, the JKLF More

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Boycott Panchayat elections: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah, on Saturday urged people to boycott forthcoming Panchayat elections,  “India uses elections to lend credence to the presence of troops in Jammu and Kashmir. All of us need to realize it and stay away from polls More

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Islamabad remembers Qazi Nisar Ahmad

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, June 19: This south Kashmir district observed a complete shutdown on Saturday to commemorate the 16th death anniversary of the prominent pro-freedom leader, Qazi Nisar Ahmad.  The strike call given by the Ummat-I-Islami evoked a complete response as shops and business establishments More

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SRINAGAR-LEH HIGHWAY

NEW TIME SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: Authorities on Saturday decided that vehicles from Kargil to Srinagar would be allowed to move at 4 am, from Drass at 6 am and from Gumari 10 am so that they could cross Zojila  pass by 11 am positively. While from Sonamarg towards Kargil and Leh the traffic would be allowed from More

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53rd All India conference of legislative bodies secretaries inaugurated

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 19: The Secretary General Lok Sabha, P D T Achray in presence of Secretary General Rajya Sabha Dr  Vivek Agnihotri Saturday inaugurated the 53rd Conference of Secretaries of Legislative Bodies in India” being organized on the occasion of 75th All India Presiding officers at Srinagar More

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Civil society group flays Jaswal’s AFSPA comments

Srinagar, June 19: The core members of the Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) – a Srinagar-based civil society advocacy group condemned the Army’s Northern Command chief, Lt Gen BS Jaswal’s statement in which he  drew  parallels between the Armed Forces Special Powers More

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Hurriyat pays tributes to Dr Qazi Nisar

Srinagar, June 19: Hurriyat Conference (M) has paid glowing tributes to the memory of the prominent religious and political Kashmiri leader Shaheed Dr Qazi Nisar on his 16th martyrdom anniversary.  Meanwhile, several Hurriyat leaders including Nayeem Ahmad Khan and Zaffar Akbar Bhat on Saturday More

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1 killed, 14 injured in highway mishaps

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, June 19: One person was killed and 14 other sustained injuries in two separate road mishaps along Jammu-Srinagar highway in Banihal area Saturday.   Police said that a truck driver was killed when his vehicle, carrying LPG cylinders, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge More

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Meet on Gandhian thoughts held

Srinagar, June 19: Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand inaugurated 4-day National level conference on Gandhian thoughts and doctrine of non-violence here today.  The conference has been organized by Gandhi Global Family (GGF) in collaboration with J&K Scouts and Guides Association. The scholars More

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Pahari hostel inaugurated at Varmul

Varmul, June 19: Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo, today underscored the need for innovative policy interventions to enable the Pahari and Gujjar community, share the benefits of growth in a more equitable manner. “Inclusive growth demands that all social groups have equal access to More

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Jama’at condemns British decision

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir has strongly condemned the British government’s decision to ban internationally famed Islamic scholar Dr Zakir Naik Britian from entering the country, terming it dictatorial, undemocratic and anti-Islamic.  Dr Zakir Naik, 44-year old Islamic scholar More

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Itehadul Muslimeen pays tributes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir, Itehadul Muslimeen Chairman, Moulana Abbas Ansari on Saturday  paid glowing tributes to Mirwaiz Qazi Nissar on his death anniversary. In a statement Moulana termed Qazi as “great supporter of the ongoing freedom movement.” “In his short lived career More

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JK to upgrade PHCs

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar: State Government is contemplating to upgrade all the primary health centres (PHCs), dispensaries and sub-health centres to improve the healthcare system in the state, Minister of State for Health Javaid Ahmad Dar said today. Government has formulated an ambitious programme to improve More

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Family appeals SMHS management

Srinagar: Family members of an elderly woman who was admitted at SMHS hospital accused the doctors of failing to diagnose her ailments. Family members of Taja, who is in her late ’60s, said that she had fallen ill some three weeks ago following which she was shifted to SKIMS where doctors discharged More

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Leopard kills girl in Varmul

ALTAF BABA

Varmul,June 19: A 10-year-old girl was killed by a leopard in Gantamulla Varmul on Saturday. Witnesses said the leopard pounced upon Shabnum Zulfiqar daughter of Zulfiqar Khan of Gujjarpati Gantamulla Varmul this afternoon critically wounding her. She succumbed to her injuries on way to hospital More

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