Timber smugglers on prowl in Bandipore

‘Chop 10-40 green trees everyday’

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Aug 12: Residents of Ajas, Mulkhiuhama and other adjoining areas in this north Kashmir district on Friday alleged that officials of the Forest Department have failed to check the timber smuggling and wanton loot of forests in the area.   “Forest areas in Tangbhutoo, Bazipora More

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HC upholds single bench order to compensate victim’s family

CUSTODIAL KILLING

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Aug 12: High Court has dismissed appeals filed by the state and union governments against a single bench order in which Rs 10 lakh was awarded as compensation to a family, whose one of the members had died in army’s custody in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district in 1995.   “The More

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87 cases settled in Lok Adalats

Srinagar, Aug 12: As many as 87 cases were settled in Lok Adalats held at Islamabad (Anantnag), Pulwama, Kupwara and Bandipora.    According to an official communiqué, as many as 57 cases pertaining to Matrimonial Disputes, Civil and other petty offences under RPC were taken up More

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Bla residents aghast over non-completion of jetty bridge

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Aug 12: The residents of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district are up in arms against the Government for failing to construct the jetty bridge, the work on which was started 15 years ago. “The construction on the bridge was started by Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation More

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MP’s son and standing counsel for passport deptt seek HC intervention

DELAY IN PASSPORT ISSUANCE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Aug 12: High Court has directed the Inspector General of CID to file a status report after son of a Parliament Member and Standing Counsel to Central government’s Passport department have filed a writ petition in High Court alleging delay in issuance of travel documents.  Issuing More

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Clear pending cases under welfare schemes: LA panel

Srinagar, Aug 12: Committee on Estimates (EC) of Legislative Assembly headed by MLA G M Saroori today called for clearing all pending cases under various welfare schemes including ISSS so that benefits reach to the deserving on time. The Committee with its Members Dr. Mustrafa Kamal, Ch Muhammad More

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1 killed, 9 injured in road mishaps

Srinagar, Aug 12: One person was killed and nine others injured in different road accidents in valley. Nazir Ahmad Qureshi son of Farooq Ahmad of Tangdhar who was critically wounded in a road accident at Gugloosa, Kupwara on August 10 and was undergoing treatment in Sher-e-Kashmir Institute More

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JKLF warns against execution of Afzal Guru

Srinagar, Aug 12: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front acting chairman, advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat on Friday warned of devastating consequences if the Kashmiri detainee, Muhammad Afzal Guru, was executed.   “In case Afzal Guru is hanged, the whole subcontinent will be engulfed in such More

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Ongoing movement will be taken to logical end: Nayeem

Pays tributes to Sheikh Abdul Aziz

Srinagar, Aug 12: Paying glowing tributes to Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his third martyrdom anniversary, Jammu Kashmir National Front chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan on Friday vowed to continue the Kashmiri martyrs mission to its logical conclusion. In a statement, NF said, after being stopped by authorities More

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Let peace prevail in Kashmir: Hashim to govt

Srinagar, Aug 12: The Democratic Liberation Party chairman, Hashim Qureshi has appealed to the state government to release all the recently arrested innocent youth and let peaceful atmosphere prevail in the state.Hashim, in statement on Friday, warned that like 2008 and 2010 violence would again erupt More

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Vohra, Dr Farooq greet people on Raksha Bandhan

Srinagar, Aug 12: Governor, N N Vohra and National Conference president and union minister for New and Renewable energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah have felicitated the people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. In his message, Vohra expressed hope that this festival would usher a new era of sustained More

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Census on cards to identify poor

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 11: State Government would soon conduct a census in Jammu and Kashmir to identify poor along with their caste and religion to ensure that benefits of targeted subsidy programs reach them.Officials in Rural Development Department said once the exercise is completed Government will More

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Cong leader quits VP post

‘Won’t tolerate discrimination’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 12: The senior Vice- President of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Muhammad Muzaffar Parray has resigned from the party post to protest what he termed “discrimination” of the Congress cadres by the coalition government.  Talking to Greater Kashmir, Parray said he More

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Renzushah releases book on Hazrat Ali Aali Balki (RA)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: Director Information Farooq Renzushah on Friday released      a research oriented book on Hazrat Ali Aali Balki (RA) written by Ashraf Wani Bureau Chief, Aajtak at Pakherpora in central Kashmir, an official spokesman said.    While More

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ADGP Security reviews arrangement ahead of I-day

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP)--- Security Navin Agarwal, chaired a high level meeting here to review the security arrangements ahead of forthcoming I-day, a police spokesman said.  He said the ADGP took the detailed stock of the arrangements made More

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Vaishno Devi pilgrims to cross one cr mark: Vohra

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Aug 12: Governor N N Vohra today called for undertaking long term measures for effective management of pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine with the number of devotees expected to touch one crore mark by the end of this year. "There is need for most careful planning, by all More

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Non-teaching staff allege discrimination

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 12: The non-teaching staff in the School Education Department allege that they are being discriminated as they await promotion since 1996 while their seniors have already been elevated. The lab bearers working in different Government schools of valley say their seniority has More

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Sagar inspects Dastgeer Sahib beautification project

Srinagar, Aug 12: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Ali Muhammad Sagar today inspected the pace of work on the prestigious beautification project of Hazrat Dastigeer Sahib (RA) shrine. The Minister was accompanied by the senior officers of More

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CS for hi-fi taxi service to modernise traffic system

Srinagar, Aug 12: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal on Friday directed Commissioner Secretary, Transport to engage transaction advisor by September 5 for introducing Radio Taxi Service in twin capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. Chairing a meeting of senior officers, he said the transaction advisor More

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Providing water to uncovered areas priority: Taj Mohi-ud-Din

Srinagar, Aug 12: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Taj Mohi ud Din today said that providing drinking water to the areas so far uncovered is the top priority of the Government. Chairing a review meeting of hydraulic projects of Lolab constituency here today, the Minister asked More

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Lolab-Bandipora road craves for attention

TARIQ RASOOL

Aloosa (Bandipora), Aug 12: Irked over inordinate delay in the completion of the 37-km- Bandipora-Lolab road, the locals in the Aloosa area of the district have threatened to launch protests against the government.  The road project from Bandipora to frontier district of Kupwara via Lolab More

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