Nothing new in Dr Singh’s speech: Geelani

No ambiguity please: Mirwaiz tells Delhi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: Commenting on the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s speech at SKICC here on Monday, the Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday said there was nothing new in it. “Dr Manmohan Singh, who is pursuing the same policy as that of his predecessors on More

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Mere rhetoric: Salah-ud-Din

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: The United Jihad Council chairman, Syed Salah-ud-din, on Tuesday said the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh spoke rhetoric on his visit to Kashmir.  “There was a clear-cut contradiction in Manmohan Singh’s statements. He termed the genuine struggle of the people of Jammu More

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Divided Congress puts up united show before PM

Soz-led delegation included Azad supporters

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, June 8: Putting aside their differences, state Congress leaders on Monday evening met the Prime Minister as a single unit at the SKICC here. The party members have been divided into two groups on the basis of loyalties either to state President Saifuddin Soz or to Union Health Minister More

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DEPUTATIONS CALL ON PM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: On the second day of his visit to J&K, several deputations met Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh at SKICC this afternoon. These deputations put forth their demands and highlighted the problems of their respective forums and associations. A CPI(M) delegation, More

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Masrat Alam released

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, June 8: Police on Tuesday released Muslim League Chairman Masrat Alam after 21 months in custody. Masrat has been granted bail by Principal District and Sessions Court here. The Court of Gous-un-Nisa directed the State to release Masrat, who was in judicial custody at Central Jail More

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Patients protest lack of medicine in B’Pore SDH

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipore, June 8: Dozens of patients today protested against the management of the sub-district hospital here for “forcibly” evicting them from the wards after they resented lack of essential medicines.   The aggrieved patients alleged that the hospital was without essential medicines More

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Police exhumes woman’s body, father held

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, June 8: In a case of ‘honour killing’ police today exhumed the body of a 30-year-old woman allegedly killed by her father at Dooru for insisting to marry on her own will. The body was later sent for post mortem.  Police has also arrested father Abdul Rehman Hajam and registered More

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Farmers block Sgr-B’pore road, demand grid repairs

TARIQ RASOOL

Ajas (Bandipore), June 8: Hundreds of framers today staged protest and blocked the Srinagar–Bandipore road on Tuesday accusing the Power Development Department of failing to repair the grid station, which impeded the irrigation to fields. Raising slogans against the PDD, the agitated people More

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PM’s visit always spells doom: DM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Commenting on the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s two-day visit to Valley, the Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief, Syeda Asiya Andrabi on Tuesday alleged that such visits always spelled doom on the people in Kashmir. “Muslims of J&K have been enduring various atrocities for the past 63 More

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Protests, shutdown continue in Islamabad on 6th day

CD RACKET

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, June 8: Amid protests, a complete shutdown was observed here in this South Kashmir town for the 6th consecutive day with Islamabad Welfare Committee, formed in the wake of recent expose’ of sex racket, seeking fulfillment of demands before calling off the strike. Shops, schools More

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Moulvi Mushtaq’s martyrdom anniversary observed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: Awami Action Committee today organized a prayer meeting at Mirwaiz Manzil, here with its chairman Mirwaiz Moulvi Umar Farooq in chair on the 6th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed-i-Masjid, Moulvi Mushtaq Ahmad.  Quran Khwani and Fateh Khwani were held on the occasion for Shaheed More

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Govt to encourage pvt edu institutions in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: A Committee constituted by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah for rationalization of the Management Quota in respect of private Technical, Medical and Higher Education, met here today and deliberated upon the existing system being followed by these institutions and mechanism to be adopted More

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Pro-freedom demos in Srinagar, Varmul

25 injured in clashes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: Pro-freedom protests rocked several parts of the Valley on Tuesday, the second day of Prime Minister’s stay in the summer capital.  Witnesses said scores of youth shouting pro-freedom slogans took to streets and staged demos in main chowk Varmul. They enforced a shutdown More

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People interested in K resolution not sops: JKLF (R)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir on Tuesday said the people were interested in the resolution of Kashmir issue than sops offered by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh.  Thanking people for observing shutdown on PM’s arrival, he said: “ More

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Trooper dies in Kupwara

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: An army man died in Kupwara on Tuesday, police said. Havildar Lakeshman Singh (No. 3180096W) of the 11 Jat Camp in Tangdar, fell unconscious while travelling from Karnah to Chowkibal and later died, police said adding the investigation had been initiated into the incident. More

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Power woes

MALIK ABDUS SALAM

Islamabad, June 8: The residents of Frisal and 12 adjoining villages in south Kashmir’s Islamabad district are facing immense hardships due to erratic power supply. According to the residents, they receive electricity for few hours during the day and evening. “The studies of children are More

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Man dies in mishap

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Muhammad Maqbool Khan son of Khazir Muhammad of Pujteng Sangam, Islamabad, died when the tractor he was ploughing with turned turtle at Nagam Kokernag. In another mishap, a bus (JK01D/3311) turned turtle at Sadh Kote Payeen Bandipore injuring Shabir Ahmad Dar son of Azid Dar. More

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Girl attempts suicide

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: A girl attempted suicide by consuming some poisonous substance in her house at Dangerpora Sopur on Tuesday. According to the police, she has been admitted in the SMHS hospital in critical condition. More

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32 sheep mauled

GK NEWS NETWORK

Budgam: At least 32 sheep were mauled by a leopard at Sonapah and Lalpora villages in Beerwah here on Monday night.  “The wild animals have unleashed reign of terror and even the residents are living under constant fear due to such attacks,” Nazir Ahmed said adding the wildlife and police department More

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Jama’at clarifies

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The Jama’at e Islami has clarified a news report “Emissary Meets Separatists” published in this paper on June 7 regarding the meeting of erstwhile Kashmir Committee member, Ashok Bhan, with Ameer-e-Jama’at Sheikh Muhammad Hassan. In a statement its spokesman Advocate Zahid Ali said More

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Section 144 imposed around examination centres

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: To maintain sanctity of the examinations, in the Varmul and Bandipore, the District Magistrates of these districts have imposed section 144 Cr. PC around a radius of 200 meters of all such examination centres where secondary school and higher secondary level (Bi-Annual) examinations More

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Man shot dead in Handwara

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: A 42-year-old-person was reportedly killed in mysterious circumstances in forests of Monabal Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Tuesday.Police sources told Greater Kashmir that Jaleel Ahmed Quershi was shot by unidentified persons in upper reaches of Monabal forests More

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Zaffar for revocation of AFSPA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: The JK Salvation Movement chairman, Zaffar Akbar Bhat today said the incidents of enforced disappearances and killings in fake encounters would continue until the AFSPA like black laws were revoked and the process of demilitarization was started in the state.Zaffar was interacting More

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Man dies in Gulmarg

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: Rajinder Singh son of Aya Singh of Digyana Jammu died under suspicious circumstances in Khalsa Restaurant at Gulmarg, police said adding the matter was being investigated. More

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JKPWA to hold conf in July

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: The J&K Pensioners Welfare Association has decided to hold a daylong pensioners conference of Kamraaz region at Varmul in July to highlight the grievances of pensioners and formulate future strategy.  Meanwhile, the Association conducted the election of district body Kupwara More

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Police solves murder, arrests ‘culprit’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Sopur, June 8: Police has claimed to have solved the murder of a woman inside Ziyarat Sharief Selu here by arresting the alleged culprit.Police said it recovered the body of Gulshana daughter of Muhammad Akbar Wani of Gund Brath, Sopur from the shrine and after conducting study of the crime scene More

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Iranian delegation calls on Aga Fazlullah

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 8: A high-level delegation of Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Ayatollah Sheikh Mohsin Qumi, special representative of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei called on president J&K Anjuman-e Sharie Shian, Aga Syed Muhammad Fazlullah Al-Mosavi, at his Budgam residence.
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Manigam tele landlines snapped

GK NEWS NETWORK

Ganderbal, June 8: The residents of Manigam here have complained that their BSNL landline telephone connections get snapped due to frequent road repairs.They alleged that works by BEACON cut off the cable making the phones defunct for weeks. “This time also our phones are not working,” they said More

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