Geelani shifted to Central Jail

DEMANDS IWCT PROBE INTO ‘TRIPLE MURDER’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, was Saturday shifted to Srinagar Central Jail. A Hurriyat (G) spokesman, Ayaz Akbar, said Geelani, who was arrested by police outside his Humhama residence on Friday, was shifted from Humhama police station to More

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Encounters staged to justify military concentration: Mirwaiz

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Saturday accused Army of carrying out genocide of Kashmiris in ‘fake encounters’ to justify military concentration in Jammu Kashmir and mislead the international community. Expressing anguish over the killing More

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Protests, shutdown in Shopian

‘We’ll fight for justice till last drop of blood’

KHALID GUL

Shopian, May 29:  Protesting against the denial of justice to the victims of rape and murder, massive protests were witnessed here in this South Kashmir township on Saturday. The call for protests was given by the Majlis-I-Mushwarat, an amalgam seeking justice into the incident.Amid complete More

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Flood threat eases as weather improves

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, May 29: River Jhelum continued to flow above the “danger mark” on Saturday even as rains abated overnight and weather also showed a considerable improvement. Authorities said the flood threat has eased as water level receded but asserted they were monitoring the situation. The Jehlum More

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WULLAR TRAGEDY:4 yrs on, sufferers await justice

Indicted Navy officials yet to be punished

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Handwara, May 29: Not surprisingly though, Jammu and Kashmir government is yet to initiate action against the Navy personnel indicted by a judicial commission for drowning school children in Wullar Lake four years ago.On May 30, 2006, 22 persons including 20 children of Burning Candle Public School More

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Shun differences: UJC to separatists

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The United Jihad Council Saturday urged the Hurriyat Conference and other pro-freedom leaders to forget their mutual differences and lead the people in right direction “to achieve the cherished objective of freedom.” “Jihadi leadership wants to see the Hurriyat Conference and More

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Nomads stranded in Doda, Kishtwar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: Hundreds of nomads have got stranded in the upper reaches of the Valley in view of the snowfall and the accompanying windstorm while a large quantity of livestock has perished in the hostile weather conditions prevailing in the Valley.Reports said around 120 nomads were stranded More

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Car lifters gang of busted

6 stolen vehicles recovered, 5 arrested

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: Ganderbal Police has busted a gang of alleged car lifters by arresting five persons. Six vehicles including three Maruti 800, one Van and two Bikes were recovered from them. Police identified arrested as Mehboob Ahmad Wani, Muhammad Rafiq Shah, Muhammad Sarwar Khan Ghulam Muhammad More

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Army murders civilians for rewards: JKLF

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front on Saturday accused Army of being involved “in genocide of Kashmiris to get medals and rewards.”  Addressing a public gathering Nadihal in Varmul, senior JKLF leader Showkat Ahmad Bakshi described “murder” of three youth in fake encounter at Machil More

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Asiya condemns Geelani’s detention

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The Dukhtaran-e-Milat chief Syeda Asiya Andrabi has strongly condemned the arrest and shifting of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani to Central Jail, Srinagar.  “The cruel and inhuman treatment being meted out to this 80 year old popular leader clearly shows how More

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Body fished out of Wullar

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipore, May 29: The police fished out body of a youth from the Wular Lake here in Kulhama village Saturday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Amir Rashid Sofi, 18 a resident Amira Kadal, Srinagar. The identity of the deceased was established from documents found from the clothes More

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Research on migrant labourers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: Renowned Sociologist of Kashmir, Prof B A Dabla, is carrying a research on “Causes and Consequences of Labour Migration in J&K”. The survey is expected to be completed by the year-end and migrant labourers from all the states would be interviewed during the research. The More

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PL condemns triple murder

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The Jammu Kashmir Peoples League acting chairman, Mukhtar Ahmad Waza, has strongly denounced the killing of three innocent civilians of Nadihal area of Rafiabad, in a fake encounter at Machil in Kupwara by armed forces. “Martial law is prevailing in Kashmir. The nationalist More

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Bear kills woman in Handwara

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Srinagar, May 29: A woman Mst. Naabi wife of Jamal-ud-Din of Bandi Monabal was killed when she was attacked by a bear in Rangwar forest of Handwara, police said. She had gone to collect firewood where she was attacked by a bear, resulting in her on spot death, police added. More

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Water supply to remain affected in Islamabad

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad, May 29: According to Executive Engineer, PHE, Bigbehara Division, the water supply to entire Islamabad town would be stopped from 5pm May 31, 2010 to the evening of Ist June, 2010, due to repairs of the main line.The people coming under the scope of water supply Scheme Islamabad town are More

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Army to hold ortho healing camp

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: Army would hold a 2-day Ortho-healing Camp at Chinar Officers Institute BB Cantt on May 31 and June 1, a defence spokesman said in a statement. He said the camp would be conducted by Dr GL Parashar and his team of ortho-healers from Sanwarlal Osteopathic Charitable Trust, Jodhpur More

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2 bodies fished out

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar May, 29: Police on Saturday said that it fished out the body of Javed Ahmad Dar son of Ali Muhammad of Mughalpora Tangmarg drowned in Kaniara Nallah, in north Kashmir’s  Varmul district.  “ Body was handed over to legal heirs for last rites,”  a  police spokesman said.  More

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Girl injured in Pattan

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar May, 29:  A girl was injured when a wall of a house collapsed in north Kashmir’s Varmul district, a police spokesman said on Saturday.         “The wall of a residential house of Abdul Karim Ganie resident of Mehrajpora Pattan  collapsed due to More

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