Cigarettes, tobacco banned in govt offices

Srinagar, Oct 25: The government today announced a ban on the entry of persons carrying cigarettes and other tobacco products in its offices in the Valley. “It has been observed that people including officials carry cigarettes and other tobacco products inside offices and are found smoking in More

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‘BSF plea about case transfer short of reason’

ZAHID FAROOQ KILLING

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 25: Emphasizing that the reasons in paramilitary BSF’s plea for transfer of Zahid Farooq case to border security force court were short of reason, counsel for complainant Monday pressed for cancellation of the plea. While completing his argument in the teenagers killing case More

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Investigating agencies deny passports to many aspirants

Out Of 5170 Cases Only 18 Not Cleared: SSP

GK CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Oct 25: Authorities have stopped scores of Kashmiris from performing Hajj this year as investigating agencies have not cleared their passports. Many Hajj aspirants told Greater Kashmir on Monday that they were denied permission at the eleventh hour. “I was asked by the officials More

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PAKISTAN FUNDING STONE-PELTERS: CRPF

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Srinagar, Oct 25: The outgoing Special Director General of paramilitary CRPF Monday said that Kashmir stone-pelters were funded by Pakistan. “Stone pelting in the Valley was multi-dimensional and even had large scale monetary support of across the border,” said Special DG CRPF NK Tripathi
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CM convenes meet to select SIC members

Srinagar, Oct 25: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has convened the meeting to select State Information Commission (SIC) members and it’s Chief under Right To Information (RTI) Act on October 27, an official spokesman said.He said the Chief Minister has extended the invitation to deputy Chief Minister More

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Police raid Mirwaiz manzil, arrest Prof Jeelani

Srinagar, Oct 25: Police on Monday tightened its noose around the Hurriyat Conference (M) workers by arresting several of them, including the special secretary to Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, during different raids across the city, sources said. They said police raided Mirwaiz More

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Govt to review closure of Sgr-Leh higway: Akhoon

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 25: The Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD), Qamar Ali Akhoon, on Monday said that government would review the closure date of Srinagar- Leh highway to ensure completion of the supplies for twin border districts of Kargil and Leh.Inspecting Zojilla pass the More

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Office timing changed

Srinagar, Oct 25: With the onset of winter, the state government Monday announced a change in the work timings, to be in effect from next month."The working hours in all government offices and institutions in the Valley, except in case of educational institutions located within Srinagar Municipal More

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Oct 27 blackest day: Salah-ud-Din

Srinagar, Oct 25: Terming October 27, as the 'blackest day in the history of sub-continent', the United Jihad Council chairman, Syed Salah-ud-Din has appealed to the people to observe it as black day. “On October 27, 1947, India airdropped its army on the Jammu and Kashmir to take control More

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Fulfill Nehru's promise:Malik to GoI

Srinagar, Oct 25: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Muhammad Yaseen Malik on Monday appealed to the people to observe October 27 as the black day to show it to the world as well as India that Jammu Kashmir was a disputed territory.  “On October 27, 1947, India landed its armed forces More

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