Watching Kashmir situation: UN

‘No Calls For Full-Fledged Inquiry Into Human Rights Violations’

WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

United Nations, Dec 10: United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay has said the world body is ‘watching’ and ‘monitoring’ the human rights situation in Kashmir.Replying to questions at a press meet here, Pillay said that so far there have be ‘no calls’ for a full-fledged commission of inquiry More

Won’t tolerate rights violations: Mirwaiz Umar

‘We Too Committed Mistakes In Past’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 10: Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday said the amalgam will not tolerate human rights violations done by anybody including pro-freedom forces in Jammu and Kashmir.Addressing a seminar titled “Human rights violations -double standards at global level More

Qayoom lauds lawyers for taking detainees’ cases

DA RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 10: The High Court Bar Association Saturday organized a seminar on human rights situation in Jammu and Kashmir at Saddar Court Complex here to mark the Human Rights Day, which was participated by lawyers, writers, professors and other intellectuals.The Bar president, Mian Abdul Qayoom More

Yasin Malik seeks intervention of intl community

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Dec 10: Seeking intervention of world community for curbing human rights abuses in the valley, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Saturday evening took out a torch procession from its headquarters at Maisuma here to observe the world human rights day. However, as soon as the procession reached More

2-day Jashan-e-Faiz commences in Jammu

Omar For Greater Indo-Pak Inter-Society Contacts

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Dec 10: As soon as Ustad Hamid Ali Khan, one of the finest exponents of ghazal and classical singing from Pakistan, variegated the pitch of his voice through his famous couplet ‘Laagi Ray, Tu Say Laagi Najar Sayyan Lagi…’ on Saturday evening, jam-packed audience at Zorawar Singh Auditorium More

Govt clears 1400 adhoc appointees for regularisation

Rejects 2200, 1700 Found Short Of Criteria

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 10: An official panel tasked to approve the regularization of adhoc and contractual appointees in Jammu and Kashmir has Okayed 1400 appointments so far whereas 2200 candidates have been found ineligible.Sources told Greater Kashmir that the empowered committee set up by the government More

Omar meets Governor

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today discussed various developmental issues of the state with Governor N N Vohra here.Omar met the Governor at Raj Bhavan here and during their one and half hour meeting they discussed various important issues relating to the state.They discussed More

Mufti for strong opposition against NC-led Government

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 10: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed today sought public support to put together a strong opposition to clear, what he called, the mess created by National Conference in the state.“Tragedy with J&K is that while every state in More

GK Reporter bags scholarship

Srinagar, Dec 10: A Norwegian organization, Kulturstudier (Culture Studies), in cooperation with Oslo University, Norway, has selected GK Reporter Adil Bashir for scholarship in Peace and Conflict Studies in Puducherry.The scholarship is preceded by six weeks of rigorous self study with internet More

Javed is MS Kangan hospital

Srinagar, Dec 10: Dr Qazi Javed has been nominated as Medical Superintendent Kangan Trauma Hospital. Dr Javed, a SMS Medical College Jaipur alumni did his PG Diploma from Sher-i-Kashmir Institute More

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ANNA TO FAST TODAY

‘We Will Campaign Against Govt In General Elections’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 10: On the eve of day-long fast to protest against the Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today said Government has “cheated” the entire country and that More

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