PDP joins chorus against ‘mis-governance’ in JK

‘Like-Minded People Can Unite To Fight For People’s Day-To-Day Problems’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 24: Welcoming Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq highlighting people’s sufferings due to governance ‘failure’, opposition Peoples Democratic Party Saturday said like-minded people can unite to fight for people’s rights and against the ‘anarchy’ in Jammu and Kashmir More

950 MW of power being supplied in Kashmir: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today reviewed the arrangements for providing basic amenities including position of availability of electricity, drinking water and other essential supplies, including rice, atta, sugar, kerosene oil, petrol and diesel, in a More

NC WORKER SHOT DEAD

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Unidentified gunmen on Saturday shot dead a worker of ruling National Conference at Batamaloo here.Bashir Ahmad Dar (40) son of Muhammad Jamaal of Dhobi Mohalla Batamaloo was shot in the head at around 9:00 am at Bazaar Batamaloo while he was leaving home to open his shop, police More

Lawyers honour HC directives, suspend strike

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 24: After 27 days of agitation, the Bar Association of Jammu (BAJ) on Saturday suspended its strike apparently after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court directions, asking the government to put the SRO - with regard to the transfer of registration powers from judicial officials to revenue More

High Court reserves order on entry tax

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 24: High Court has reserved judgment on the petition filed by telecommunication companies wherein they have challenged the state government’s decision of imposing entry tax on their equipments transported into the state.Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar reserved the judgment after hearing More

No end to Congress infighting

Soz Under Attack For Skipping Party Rally ‘At Behest Of Chib’

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Dec 24: The infighting within Congress is worsening day by day with the leaders skipping party rallies of rival groups becoming a routine.The latest fallout in the events was witnessed today at R S Pura where the organizers of party meeting lashed out at Pradesh Congress Committee chief More

Soz calls on Governor, seeks empowerment of Panchayats

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz has sought empowerment of elected Sarpanchs and Panchs in the state to enable them to deliver effectively.Soz, as per a party handout, called on Governor NN Vohra at Raj Bhawan here today to discuss various More

New Delhi snatching J&K’s resources: Geelani

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Dec 24: Holding Congress responsible for the sufferings of Kashmiris, veteran separatist leader and Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Saturday said New Delhi is snatching the natural resources of Jammu and Kashmir.“New Delhi will never tolerate that Muslims should More

7-phase poll for politically crucial UP

EC Announces Schedule For 5 States

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Dec 24: Uttar Pradesh, the biggest state of India, will have seven phased Assembly election starting February 4 and concluding on February 28. The poll schedule for five state Assemblies was announced by the Election Commission here on Saturday.The other states going to polls are Punjab More

JK violates guidelines on disaster management

Fails To Approve Key Plan For Mitigating Effects Of Natural Calamities

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Dec 24: Notwithstanding high vulnerability of Jammu and Kashmir to natural disasters including earthquakes, the State Government is yet to finalize the Disaster Management Policy in contravention of guidelines by the Government of India.The Disaster Management Policy provides guiding More

India, Pakistan to review CBMs on Monday

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

New Delhi, Dec 24: Senior officials of India and Pakistan will hold two-day talks beginning Monday on conventional and nuclear confidence-building measures in Islamabad, the first formal engagement since the leaders of the two countries met in the Maldives over two months ago.Y.K. Sinha, joint More

7 medical shops sealed

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad/ Kulgam, Dec 24: Authorities on Saturday closed down seven medical shops in south Kashmir and suspended the license of four for violating the provisions of license under the Drug and Cosmetic More

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Headley, Hafiz, 2 serving Pak officers among 9 chargesheeted by NIA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 24: American-born David Headley, founder of Lashker-e-Taiba Hafiz Saeed and two serving Pakistani Army officers were among the nine people chargesheeted today by the National Investigation More

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