World should facilitate K- resolution: Mirwaiz to Canadian diplomats

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Nov 22: Canadian diplomats called on the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq here on Monday.  The 2-member team comprising July G. Bentley head of political affairs and Sumitra Dave, economic and political advisor of Canadian High Commission arrived at Mirwaiz More

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‘SHE WAS TOO YOUNG TO DIE’

BIJBEHARA EXPLOSION

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar Nov 22: Mother is in deep shock. Father is speechless. Grandfather is yet to know- Urfat Jan, 7, is dead. Little Jan, of Arwani Bijbehara was injured along with her mother in a grenade explosion on Sunday afternoon in south Kashmir’s Bijbehera area. She succumbed to her injuries More

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Altaf concerned, directs urgent steps to prevent loss of lives

In Kashmir, 56 die, 638 hurt in wild attacks

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 22: Concerned over the frequent attacks on humans by wild animals, minister for forests and ecology Mian Altaf Ahmad on Monday said the government is initiating more steps to strengthen the Wild Life department with latest technology and equipment for the protection of human lives. < More

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Prove credentials: HC to petitioners

PIL BY NGOs AGAINST STRIKES

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Nov 22: The High Court has asked the two petitioners, who had filed the Public Interest Litigation seeking directions to separatist leaders not to disrupt normal life with their frequent calls for strikes, to prove their credentials. The Division Bench comprising Justice Hakim Imtiyaz More

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Water scarcity triggers protests in South Kashmir areas

Srinagar, Nov 22: Scores of people on Monday staged demonstrations against the unavailability of water supply in Islamabad (Anantnag) district of South Kashmir. Eyewitnesses said that scores of men, women and children of Dabrun, Ashajipora, Mominababd, Heevan Colony, Haider colony and the More

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Protests in Banihal after woman’s death

Srinagar: Protests erupted in a remote village of Banihal in Ramban district on Monday after death of a woman in alleged chase by unidentified men in uniform on Monday.     Sources told Press Bureau of India that hundreds of residents from Gujjar-nad, a far flung area, took to More

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Omar condoles demise of Mufti’s nephew

Srinagar, Nov 22: Hundreds of people thronged the residence of Mufti Ghulam Nabi, who passed away on Sunday, at Bijbehara in south Kashmir on Monday to express solidarity with the bereaved family and condole his demise.  The deceased is the nephew of the former Chief Minister and patron of the More

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Altaf Haqani returns

Srinagar, Nov 22: Greater Kashmir’s Legal Advisor Altaf Haqani returned to Valley on Monday after performing Hajj.Family members, relatives, and close friends of Haqani gave him a rousing reception while scores of people visited his residence and felicitated him for performing the holy pilgrimage More

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Valley reels under cold wave

Srinagar, Nov 22: There was no let up in cold wave gripping Kashmir  and Ladakh regions. Leh recorded minimum of minus 5.3 degrees Celsius while Gulmarg and Pahalgam remained coldest in the Valley.As per Met, Gulmarg, recorded a minimum temperature of  minus 2.1 Deg Celsius while Pahalgam More

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Malik hails Qurban’s induction in House of Lords

Srinagar: Expressing happiness over the induction of Chowdary Qurban Hussain as member of House of Lords, UK Parliament, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman Muhammad Yaseen Malik termed it good omen for Kashmiris. Qurban Hussain, who is a British resident originally from Kotli in Pakistan More

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Girl drowns in Sumbal power canal

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Nov 22: A 13-year-old girl drowned in Sumbal power canal at Sumbal Bala, some 36 kms from here on Monday afternoon.  Daughter of Alam-ud-Din Khatana, Jameela Akhtar (13) of Hari Ganiwan Kangan died when she slipped from a bridge while crossing Sumbal power canal. Jameela More

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Police-public meet held at Zewan

Srinagar: A Police-public meet was organized by JKAP 6th battalion at Armed Police complex at Zewan on Monday, a police spokesman said.    He said the meeting was presided over by the Deputy Inspector General of Armed Police Kashmir Range Rauf-ul-Hassan IPS and was attended by top More

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Karratey welcomes Karawali’s statement

Srinagar: The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karratey has welcomed the statement of the US assistant foreign secretary P G Karawali in Washington in which he had highlighted the importance of resolving Kashmir issue.  “History is witness to the fact More

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