Beaten by forces, Govt employee battling for life

POLICE, CRPF MEN LEFT MANY ELDERLY PERSONS INJURED

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 13: At a time when six persons have already died in thrashing by troops and police in the ongoing unrest in the Valley, 55-year-old Ghulam Nabi Mir of Namlabal Pampore is another such victim battling for life in SKIMS here. A senior doctor at SKIMS said Mir was suffering from More

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Mudasir protested beating of women, got killed

SHAHID RAFIQ

Trehgam (Kupwara), Oct 13: Screams of women and children beaten by police touched Mudasir. He objected to this at the cost of his life. Eyewitnesses said: On August 13 curfew was in force in Trehgam town of this district. Cops didn’t allow Nimazees to offer the dawn prayers at Jamia Masjid More

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Boycott Panchayati election: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 13:  The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday urged the people to boycott the forthcoming  Panchayati polls.  “Though the elections won’t hamper our ongoing movement, but it creates doubts about our cause at the diplomatic level. It More

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Lawyers stage demo to seek release of colleagues

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Oct 13: Members of Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) took to the streets here on Wednesday to seek the release of their president Mian Abdul Qayoom, general secretary Ghulam Nabi Shaheen and their another colleague, Muhammad Shafi Reshi,  who were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) in More

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Shujaat Bukhari nominated SAMC member

Srinagar, Oct 13: Kashmiri journalist Shujaat Bukhari has been nominated as the member of South Asia Media Commission (SAMC), a media body of South Asian Association For Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries, a SAMC spokesman said.  Bukhari has been associated with The Hindu for past many years More

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‘Exit of empty trucks from valley forbidden’

Srinagar, Oct 13:  The Transport Commissioner, Dr Syed Muhammad Fazllulah, on Wednesday said that the exit of all empty trucks beyond Lower Munda Check Post has been forbidden until fruit season is over.  “This step has been taken to facilitate the transportation of fruit from Kashmir valley More

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Barbed fencing affects farmers’ livelihood in Gurez

TARIQ RASOOL

Gurez (Bandipora), Oct 13: The livelihood of hundreds of farmers here has been adversely affected as they are unable to cultivate their land spreading beyond the border fencing erected by the armed forces in 2001 to check the infiltration of militants. Hundreds of families in various villages More

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Redress Sikhs’ grievances: Div Com to officers

Srinagar, Oct 13: The Divisional Commissioner, Dr Asgar Samoon today asked the officers to redress the genuine grievances of the Sikh community.  A delegation of All Party Sikh Coordination Committee led by Jagmohan Singh Raina met Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon and apprised him about the hardships More

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Govt to ease norms in works allotment: Minister

Srinagar, Oct 13: The Minister of State for R&B, Javaid Ahmad Dar today said the lower limit of Rs 40 lakh for the allotment of works to A-class contractors would be reduced to a reasonable extent. Addressing officers, he said the government had already eased the norms for issuance of contractor More

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TeH concerned at leaders’ continued detention

Srinagar, Oct 13: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat has expressed concern over the continued detention of pro-freedom leaders in different jails. “On the one hand, the state government is talking of detainees’ release, and on the other, dozens of youth and leaders are arrested everyday,” said TeH spokesman More

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Post new supervisors forthwith in SWD: Sakina

Srinagar: The Social Welfare Minister,Sakina Itoo has asked both the Social Welfare Directors of Kashmir and Jammu to immediately post newly appointed 132 supervisors in different districts of the state. Soon after approving the appointment of supervisors following their selection, Sakina hoped More

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SHDC employees condemn assault on colleague

Srinagar: The State Handloom Development Corporation Employees’ Association has condemned, what it called, brutal assault on the Corporation stores’ officer, Ghulam Nabi Mir, by the armed forces on October 7, at Ashthan Chowk, Pampore, demanding registration of an FIR by police to identify the troopers More

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Slash tuition fee by 50%: MKM to pvt schools

Srinagar: The Muslim Khawateen Markaz chairperson, Yasmeen Raja has appealed to the management of the private schools of the Valley to slash 50 per cent tuition fee and 100 percent remission in bus fee of students in view of the prevailing situation. Meanwhile, Yasmeen, according to Markaz statement More

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