MIRWAIZ TAKES ON CM

‘HE IS TALKING NEW DELHI’S LANGUAGE’

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Srinagar, June 29: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Tuesday lashed out the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, for “justifying” the recent killings by the paramilitary CRPF in the Valley.            “Instead of expressing More

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JKLF condemns Malik’s continued detention

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Srinagar, June 29: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front has strongly condemned the arrest and continued detention of its chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik. Malik was arrested on Monday morning from his residence here and continues to be under policy custody, a JKLF spokesman said in a statement.  More

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Nayeem Khan shifted to sub jail Varmul

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Srinagar, June 29: The senior Hurriyat Conference (M)  leader and Jammu Kashmir National Front chairman Nayeem Ahmad Khan, who was recently arrested and lodged in Police Station, Tangmarg, has been shifted to Sub Jail, Varmul, a NF spokesman said in a statement.   “The fact is that More

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PDP fuelling tension: Dr Beg

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Srinagar, June 29: The senior National Conference leader and Member Parliament from south Kashmir, Dr Mehboob Beg on Tuesday accused PDP of spreading "hate politics" and sponsoring the present agitation in the state for its "own vested interests". "The PDP is power-hungry and they don't mind More

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Situation demands serious political initiative: CPI (M)

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Srinagar, June 29: Asking the State government to exhibit utmost caution and restraint in its response to the emerging situation, the CPI (M) on Tuesday expressed deep anguish over the spate of civilian killings across the Valley.   “The CPI (M) believes that the blame game between Central More

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Cellular crackdown: SMS banned in valley

SERVICE SHUT ON POLICE DIRECTION: BSNL

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, June 29: Hours after the government blocked cellular services in Varmul district, a complete ban was imposed on the Short Messaging Services (SMS) in entire valley from Monday midnight. The ban has triggered widespread resentment among lakhs of mobile customers in the valley.
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Set up special commission to probe deaths: Soz

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Srinagar, June 29: Expressing sorrow over the killings of 11 young boys in the past 19 days at the hands of police and CRPF, State Congress President, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz Tuesday demanded setting up of  a special inquiry commission to probe these deaths, while the senior Congress leader, Taj More

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CEC inaugurates photo exhibition

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Srinagar, June 29: A Photo Exhibition on the occasion of Diamond Jubilee celebrations of the “Election Commission of India” was inaugurated by the Chief Election Commissioner of India, Navin Chawla at SKICC here today. The exhibition is a part of 2-day conference of Chief Electoral Officers More

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Vohra undertakes aerial survey of Pahalgam-Amarnath cave track

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Srinagar, June 29: The Governor, N N Vohra, today undertook an aerial survey of the Chandanwari-Sheshnag-Mahagunas Top-Panjtarni stretch of the Pahalgam-Amarnath cave track and visited Nunwan, Chandanwari, Sheshnag and Panjtarni camps to review arrangements for the Yatra scheduled from Pahalgam and Baltal More

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CEOs discuss measures to curb money power in polls

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Srinagar, June 29: On the inaugural day of the 2-days conference of the chief electoral officers of all states at SKICC, the participants today discussed measures for curbing the money power in elections so that sense of discipline and transparency was ensured in the process. They also discussed More

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CRPF repeats 1990 massacres: JKLF (R)

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Srinagar: Condemning the police firing on the funeral procession at Sopur in Varmul district, killing innocent civilians, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron, Barrister Abdul Majeed Trumboo has alleged that the CRFP troopers were repeating 1990 massacres in Kashmir.  “They should More

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Sagar, Chib flag off Queen’s Baton

Srinagar, June 29: The Minister for Rural Development, Panchyati Raj and Law and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Sagar and Minister for Youth Services and Sports, R S Chib flagged Off Queen’s Baton from Nishat Bagh here on Tuesday evening. CM’s Advisor, Mubrak Gul, Minister of State for More

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Bar condemns Islamabad killings

Srinagar, June 29: The Kashmir High Court Bar Association has condemned the killing of three teenagers by police in unprovoked firing in South Kashmir on Tuesday. In a statement issued, a Bar spokesman said the firing by police was totally “unprovoked and unwarranted.” The statement said police More

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Kashmir needs UN focus: Rehmani

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Srinagar, June 29: Expressing concern over, what he called, the stepped up police atrocities and indiscriminate force used against protestors in Kashmir,  People’s Freedom League chairman, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani said Kashmir needed direct UN focus to put immediate halt to the killings by armed More

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Expresses concern over poor compliance by govt, pvt hospitals

Advisory Committee on Bio-medical Waste Management Meets

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Srinagar, June 29: The 5th meeting of the Advisory Committee on Bio-medical Waste Management has expressed concern over poor compliance status by the Government and private hospitals to the Bio-medical waste Management Rules.  Realising the adverse impacts of unscientific disposal of Bio-medical More

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Transfers, postings in Planning Deptt

Srinagar, June 29: The Government today ordered transfers and postings in Planning and Development Department.  S A Qureshi, Director, Perspective Planning and Manpower Planning has been transferred and posted as Director, Economics and Statistics against available vacancy caused on superannuation More

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Transfers, postings in Planning Deptt

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Srinagar, June 29: The Government today ordered transfers and postings in Planning and Development Department.  S A Qureshi, Director, Perspective Planning and Manpower Planning has been transferred and posted as Director, Economics and Statistics against available vacancy caused on superannuation More

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B Ed candidates seek exam postponement, centre change

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Srinagar, June 29: The candidates appearing in B.Ed examination scheduled from July 3 have appealed the vice-chancellor Kashmir University to postpone it. “None of the candidates have collected the roll number slips due to indefinite strike and curfew like situation and it will not be possible More

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Shah-e-Jeelan conference postponed

Srinagar: Shah-e-Jeelan conference scheduled for July 4 at Jamia Qadiria Oriental College at Shadipora has been postponed indefinitely, the organizers said in a statement. More

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SVO produces challan against Jr Asstt

Srinagar: The State Vigilance Organization has produced challan before the Court of Special Judge Anti–Corruption Kashmir, against the then Jr. Assistant, Land Acquisition, PWD, Ghulam Nabi Dar for allegedly receiving a bribe. In a statement, SVO said, Ghulam Nabi Dar son of Ghulam Muhammad More

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Candidates appeal BOPEE

Srinagar: The candidates who appeared in the BOPEE medical entrance and received series-A paper have appealed to the chairman to look into the discrepancies in answers of two questions.   Candidates told Greater Kashmir that the keys of questions no 52 and 71 provided by the Board on its More

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DFP condemns Shah’s re-arrest

Srinagar: The Democratic Freedom Party acting chairman, Moulana Muhammad Abdullah Tari has expressed concern over the re-arrest of party chairman, Shabir Ahmad Shah soon after his release from Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, terming it highly condemnable.  Meanwhile, Tari has expressed shock and sorrow More

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Showkat reacts to Pillai’s statement

Srinagar: Reacting sharply to the statement of Union Home Secretary, G K Pillai ‘justifying the civilian killings’ in Kashmir by the CRFP troopers, the Jamiat Ahlihadith Jammu Kashmir president, Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah termed it reflection of ‘fascist mindset.’  “Such offending statements More

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Prem Nath Bazaz’s death anniversary on July 6

Srinagar: The 26th death anniversary of veteran Kashmiri freedom fighter, Late Pandit Prem Nath Bazaz is being held simultaneously in Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar on July 6.  In a statement, the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Forum said, Pandit Bazaz was first Journalist in J&K to face a bullet More

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