Rein in CRPF: NC to PC

‘Sopur Killing Unjustified; Troopers Defy CM’s Orders’

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, June 27: The National Conference led coalition government Sunday urged the union Home Minister P Chidambaram to visit Kashmir to “rein in” paramilitary CRPF which was “defying the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s orders and killing civilians.”The development came barely a few hours after More

BLOODBATH CONTINUES

CRPF Kills Another Youth In Sopur

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Sopur, June 27: Another youth was killed in this north Kashmir town on Sunday when paramilitary CRPF troopers opened fire on protesters. The killing comes barely 3-days after two youth were shot dead by the CRPF men in the town.Witnesses told Greater Kashmir that as soon as the restrictions were More

Omar speaks to PC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 27: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spoke to the Union Home Minister, P Chidambaram late this evening and expressed his strong concern about the recent death of civilians. Omar and Chidambaram agreed on the need to bring an immediate end to this cycle of violence.The Home Minister More

Govt to foil Sopur Chalo

Restrictions likely

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 27: Authorities are likely to impose restrictions in the summer capital to thwart Hurriyat’s Sopur march on Monday, sources told Greater Kashmir.They said in wake of the killing of one more youth in police and CRPF firing in north Kashmir’s Sopur town, tough restrictions would be More

Why did DG CRPF leave?

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 27: The special Director General of paramilitary CRPF, N K Tripathy, left the Valley a few hours before his men killed another youth at Sopur in north Kashmir on Sunday.“He was under instructions from higher ups to stay in the Valley till situation improved. He defied the orders and More

Schools closed for 2 days

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 27: In a bid to break student protests, the Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday ordered closure of all schools and colleges across the Valley for next two days.While an official handout said the educational institutions were closed “on the request of parents as a precautionary measure More

Police seek custody of Army Col, Major for ‘interrogation’

Machil Killings

UMAR MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, June 27: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir Police have sought the custody of an Army Colonel, a Major and five others for their custodial interrogation in the alleged fake encounter of three youth in Machil sector in frontier district of Kupwara in April this year.“The More

Just 1/2% land for roads

Flyovers,Widening Desperately Needed

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 27: It is a glaring example of poor planning: Jammu and Kashmir has just half percent of its land under the use of roads, leading to acute congestion on roads and the ensued traffic mismanagement.According to Trafficinfo, the Department’s annual publication, while 25 to 35 per cent More

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