Gunmen attacked me: Mother of missing son

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, Mar 10: A 70-year-old woman, who is seeking whereabouts of her missing son, on Wednesday said she was attacked by unidentified gunmen twice in recent months at Tregpora in Rafiabad. Her two guards, who have been provided by the state government on the orders of the High Court, fired More

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Pulwama shuts against lack of development

KHALID GUL

Pulwama, Mar 10: A complete shutdown was observed on Wednesday to protest against the lack of development in this district.  The shutdown call was given by the Youth Development Forum (YDF), an amalgam of a group of local educated youth, fighting against the “indifferent attitude” of the More

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Resolution of Kashmir issue on PDP’s agenda: Mufti

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 10: Reiterating his call for resolution of the Kashmir issue through dialogue and discussion, Peoples Democratic Party patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed has said his party has a clear agenda for achieving this goal.  “We will fight for our rights in every forum employing all democratic More

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Court reserves orders on transfer application

Fake encounter case

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 10: A local court here on Wednesday reserved orders on transferring the fake encounter case of a carpenter, Abdur Rehman Padroo, to another court.    The prosecution led by Farooq Kathwari submitted before the principal and district sessions judge that FIR no. 133 More

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Set up independent commission to probe ED cases: APDP to govt

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Srinagar, Mar 10: The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons, Wednesday, urged the government to establish an independent commission to enquire enforced disappearance cases in Jammu and Kashmir. “National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party raise human rights issues only when they More

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Protests in Langate over unsafe bridge

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Handwara, Mar 10: Residents of Langate on Wednesday took to streets demanding repair of an unsafe bridge connecting Yaroo village.  Hundreds of people from Yaroo village protested this morning and blocked vehicular movement on Handwara-Varmul highway at Langate. The protesters told More

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Grand Imam of Al-Azhar dies

Press Trust of India

Cairo, Mar 10: Sheikh Muhammad Sayed Tantawi, Grand Imam of Egypt’s prestigious seat of Islamic learning Al- Azhar who is known for his moderate views, today died of a heart attack while boarding a plane from Saudi capital Riyadh to Cairo. The 82-year-old Tantawi, the head of Al-Azhar – the More

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Padma Shri awardee not a terrorist: Centre

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Mar 10: Centre on Wednesday said Ghulam Muhammed Mir, who was conferred Padma Shri, was not a terrorist. In reply to a question of Shantaram Laxaman Naik, the minister of state for Home, Mullapally Ramchandaran said: “There are no records to show that Ghulam Muhammad Mir is a terrorist More

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BSNL’s samadhan scheme extended

Srinagar, Mar 10: The BSNL Samadhan Scheme will remain operative up to March 31. The scheme has been launched to settle the billing complaints of broadband customers of BSNL. The customers having complaints regarding excess billing of broadband usage can opt to settle their outstanding bills More

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Barcamp to organise IT event

GK News Network

Srinagar: The Barcamp Kashmir is organizing a participatory event in the third week of March to provide a platform to talented developers and information technology experts for sharing of IT knowledge. In a statement, the community manager Irshad-ul-Islam said the event would provide the IT More

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Ex-servicemen to get pensionary benefits

Press Trust of India

 New Delhi, Mar 10: In a move that will bring relief to over 12 lakh ex-servicemen, the Defence Ministry has issued orders to implement pending pensionary benefits to them involving an annual expenditure of about Rs 2,200 crore. The decision followed recommendations by a high-level committee More

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