Police holds counseling

'PREVENTING YOUTH FROM STONE PELTING'

Srinagar, Dec 2: To prevent youth from stone pelting after they are released, police has decided to hold counseling sessions for them and has hired services of professional counselors to motivate the young minds to shun it. On Friday, at least 20 youth who were arrested by the police last week More

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'Tear gas, pepper cause inconvenience to patients'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 2: The inhabitants of Shahr-e-Khas today urged the police to stop using pepper guns against the protesting youth as it was, according to them causing, huge inconvenience to the patients. Reports said that in the afternoon, youth took to streets at Nowhatta and Saraf Kadal-Nawa Kadal More

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Plywood factory damaged in blaze

AYUB JAVAID

Pulwama, Dec 2: A plywood factory at Industrial Estate Lassipora here suffered extensive damage in a devastating blaze on Thursday night.  Reports said, fire broke out in Royal Agro plywood factory at about 1 AM causing huge damage to the industrial unit, jointly owned by Banti Singh of Allochi More

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CRPF holds reception for students

Srinagar, Dec 2: CRPF today organised a reception here for the Kashmiri students who returned from “peace and friendship tour” of Northern India.According to CRPF spokesman, the students interacted with the Special DG CRPF, Anirudh Uppal.Uppal complimented the organizers for conducting the tour More

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File status report: High Court directs AAG

Victims' Families Seek Re-investigation

POONCH MASSACRE

D A RASHIDSrinagar, Dec 2: The High Court on Friday directed the Additional Advocate General to file status report regarding the investigation into killings of 19 members of three families in Surankote in Poonch district of Jammu in 1998. “AAG, representing the respondents More

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Padgaonkar concerned about report’s fate

‘GOI should make it public without any delay’

GK POLITICAL BUREAU

Srinagar, Dec 2: The Chief interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar on Friday said that the report submitted by him and his two colleagues on Kashmir should be made public without any delay to put an end to speculations. Talking to Greater Kashmir on phone from Pune, Padgaonkar said, “When we submitted More

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Some pvt schools yet to announce winter vacation

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Dec 2: Some private schools operating in the Valley are violating Government order to announce winter vacation due to the severe cold wave.   “Instead of   following the government order to close down schools in wake of cold weather, some of the private schools are More

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Probe ordered into fake scheme for BPL category in Ganderbal

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Dec, 2: Taking serious note of a fake scheme in which people living under Below Poverty Line across the district were asked to deposit money for getting free LPG connection besides monthly financial assistance, authorities here have asked the police to probe matter.  Residents More

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Forces’ camp in civilian areas harmful: Geelani

Srinagar Dec 2: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Friday said the presence of armed forces’ camps in the civilian localities had an extremely deleterious impact on the cultural, social and personal life of people.   “The people living in the localities near the More

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MLA B'pora flags off tour for Moulvis

Bandipora, Dec 2: MLA Bandipora, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat and Commander 81 Mountain Brigade, Brigadier Anil Puri today flagged off an education tour for Moulvis of Bandipora district at Chatarnar play ground here.According to Defence communiqué, the tour organised by 3 Madras Regiment of 81 Mountain Brigade More

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