Decade on, family still awaits son’s whereabouts

‘I want to serve him food before death’

MUHAMMAD WASEEM

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCESrinagar, Mar 1: For past 10-years, 60-year old Sara Begum of Nowhatta has spent most of her time gazing at the door of her modest house to receive her son, Muhammad Yaseen Bhat. But every time she has to face disappointment More

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Rains continue to lash Kashmir

Srinagar-Jammu highway open

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 1: Western disturbances remained active in Kashmir causing intermittent rains in plains for the fourth consecutive day on Monday even as the meteorological department predicts more rains and snow in the coming days. According to the metrological department around 1.1 mm rainfall More

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Locals capture impostor police official in Ganderbal

PARVAIZ RESHI/SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Mar 1: Alert residents on Monday apprehended an impostor posing as deputy superintended of police crime and his accomplice at Lar and handed him over to police. Posing as official of crime branch, Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai and his accomplice Amjad Ahmad Wani allegedly barged into the More

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March 1, 1990 Zakura massacre

20 years of wait for justice; victims’ kin hope turns into despair

PARVAIZ RESHI

FLASHBACKZakura, Mar 1: Exactly 20 years back on March 1, 1990, 26 unarmed demonstrators who were to submit a memorandum to United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) were killed and hundreds wounded by troops More

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Shopian case hearing today

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 1: The High Court Monday adjourned the hearing of the Shopian case for Tuesday.  The division bench comprising chief justice, Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir said the Bar Association had requested the Court not to pass any order in the Public Interest Litigation More

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USHP canal develops cracks

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Mar 1: The Upper Singh Hydel Project power canal here today developed cracks resulting in leakage of water into the adjoining villages. Panic gripped the inhabitants of Panzin village when water from the canal started leaking. The villagers ran for safety and complained that cracks More

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Hurriyat (G) condemns leaders' detention

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 1: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Monday termed as government’s ‘frustration’ the detention of its leaders and activists.    The party warned that the situation in Valley could take the ‘ugliest turn’ if the government continued to employ the “undemocratic methods” of detaining More

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NC supporters burn Mehbooba’s effigy

GK News Network

Srinagar: The National Conference supporters today burnt the effigy of Peoples Democratic Party President, Mehbooba Mufti and held demonstration in connection with the “3 idiots” poster featuring members of the Abdullah family. Nearly 500 NC workers, led by party provincial president, Ali Muhammad More

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Affectionate send off to Dr Riyaz Qazi

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 1: Even though bidding farewell to retiring colleagues is an age-old custom here yet the farewell accorded to Dr. Qazi Riyaz Ahmed, Joint Director Farms, Sheep Husbandry Department Kashmir division who attained the age of superannuation yesterday, was unique and distinctive in more than More

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JKGA forms interim body

GK News Network

Srinagar, Mar 1: Keeping in view the huge potential for golf in Kashmir, the Jammu Kashmir Golf Association Monday constituted an interim body to complete the membership and other requirements for establishing the association.  In a statement, Association said after having approved the constitution More

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Mehmood Bedar bereaved

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 1: Nusrat Jabeen, wife of noted journalist and broadcaster, Mehmood Bedar, passed away on Monday. She was 36. She was laid to rest at her ancestral graveyard at Pattan. In a condolence meeting, the management and staff of GK Communication Pvt Ltd has expressed sympathies More

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