16 senior officers shifted

Khanday Is Principal Secy Finance, Basharat To Head PDC, Khan Posted As DC Srinagar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 16: Negating the speculations of major administrative reshuffle before the budget session of the legislature, the state cabinet which met here Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered transfer and posting of a handful of senior officers in the civil administration More

Regularization of incharge headmasters, lecturers approved

Jammu, Dec 16: The cabinet approved regularization of incharge headmasters and lecturers (10+2) in the Education Department.As per the cabinet decision, a Screening Committee comprising Commissioner Secretary School Education, Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department, Directors More

‘26 meetings in 2011’

Jammu, Dec 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday criticized this critics saying that 26 cabinet meetings held this year is itself a “proof” of “internal debate”. “Whoever said this Govt doesn't believe in consultation? 26 cabinet meetings this year is proof of internal debate & discussion More

Pandey, Dilshad promoted

Jammu, Dec 16: The state cabinet approved promotion of two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers PK Tripathi and Sudhanshu Pandey to higher administrative grade of Rs 67000-79000 with effect from 24.11.2011.The cabinet also approved promotion of Dilshad Khan, Vice-Chairperson, Srinagar More

Government elevates officers by demotion

ADC’s Posted As ICDS Program Officers

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 16: The promotions and transfers in the middle-rung administration affected by the government on Wednesday have come under sharp criticism from different quarters after many ‘discrepancies’ have cropped up in the restructuring move.Sources told Greater Kashmir that many officials More

SEPARATISTS HIT BACK

Who killed youth; Mirwaiz asks CM

UMER MAQBOOL

Sopore, Dec 16: Reacting to the statement of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that separatists should compete the mainstream politically, Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday blamed the Omar-led government of reacting violently to peaceful protests and killing hundreds of youth More

Cavalcade attacked

Sopore, Dec 16: The cavalcade of Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq came under attack from a group of youth in this north Kashmir town on Friday. As Mirwaiz was leaving the area after addressing a gathering outside Khanqah-i-Moala here, a group of youth numbering 30-35 chased More

Omar should look at his track record: Malik

Srinagar, Dec 16: The Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yaseen Malik, Friday strongly reacted to the statement by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that separatists were indulging in hooliganism.“They (mainstream leaders) should look at their own track record. If there is any More

Govt on police crutches: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 16: Day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah asked the separatist leadership to shun ‘hooliganism’ and fight on political turf, Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Geelani hit back saying Omar government was surviving only because of the police and security forces.“Omar Abdullah More

Can’t ignore security threat in JK: Antony

‘Violence Down, Have To Be Alert 24X7’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 16: Against the backdrop of demands for revoking the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister AK Antony Friday said though violence levels have come down, cross-border infiltration attempts were still on in the state and More

Srinagar shivers at minus 4

Srinagar, Dec 16: With the night temperatures dipping to minus four degrees Celsius, Friday was the coldest day of the season so far in summer capital Srinagar.“The minimum temperature fell to minus 3.8 degrees Celsius in Srinagar today, making Friday the coldest day of the season so far here More

IGP offers job to Tariq’s kin

Srinagar, Dec 16: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Range, S M Sahai, on Friday said that police would provide a job to one of the family members of Tariq Ahmed Bhat, who succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday after being beaten by a group of youth on December 3 in old city.Sahai, accompanied More

Police register case against Sarpanch, Panchs

SHEIKH NAZIR

Lar (Ganderbal), Dec 16: Police on Friday registered a case against a Sarpanch and 2 Panchs on charges of beating and humiliating a Block Development Officer (BDO) Lar here  The BDO Lar Sajad More