Islamabad town faces govt indifference; locals aghast

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag): The inhabitants of Islamabad (Anantnag) township have accused the government of indifference saying that despite its historical importance and vast area, the town was the worst example of neglect on the development front.People also term the town as the most un-planned one More

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Pulwama residents allege injustice on dev front

Ayub Javed

Pulwama: Going by the statistics given by District Development Forum, a local voluntary group headed by a retired KAS officer, Abdul Rahim Khan and former president of General Auqaf Pulwama, Ghulam Nabi Malik, Pulwama district is annually contributing 14.46 per cent of total revenue to the J&K More

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Civil society launches campaign to seek justice

Stages Candle Light Sit-In At Press Enclave

SHAZIA MAJID’S DEATH

ADIL BASHIRSrinagar, Dec 7: A candle light sit-in was observed against incidents of domestic violence in Kashmir by members of Civil Society at the Press Enclave here on Wednesday evening.  The sit-in was held in the backdrop of mysterious death of Shazia Majid in Bagh More

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Hurriyats, HCBA to organize seminars on December 10

WORLD HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

Srinagar, Dec 7: Hurriyat Conference (M) is organizing a seminar “Human rights abuses-----double standards at international level?” on the occasion of World Human Rights Day on December 10, at its head office here.  Besides Hurriyat Chairman Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq and other leaders More

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JKLF (R) condemns pepper shelling against demonstrators

Srinagar, Dec 7: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front ( R) chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karatey and senior vice-chairman Javid Ahmad Mir on Wednesday condemned the lobbing of pepper shells by the police on peaceful demonstrators in downtown area here. “A number of civilians including children More

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‘Won’t allow reopening of liquor shops, cinema halls’

Stage peaceful protests on Friday: Geelani to people

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 7: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has asked people to stage peaceful protest on December 9, after Friday prayers against the proposal of National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah to reopen liquor shops and cinema halls in the Valley.  & More

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DR FAROOQ HITS BACK AT GEELANI

New Delhi, Dec 7: The National Conference President and Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday hit back at Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah for opposing reopening of cinemas and pitching for a ban on liquor in Kashmir. "Geelani must know it is a secular state. It is not an Islamic More

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3 die, 5 injured in accidents

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 7: Three persons died and five others, including a minor girl, sustained injuries in the different road accidents across the Valley on Wednesday, police said. A police spokesman said that a Tata Sumo (No. JK08A/5199) collided with a load carrier (No.JK03A/8791) near Nai Basti More

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DC orders action against ‘political employees’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 7: In Ganderbal district, authorities have ordered strict action against employees who claim to belong to different political parties and are seen interfering in government functioning, officials said. The development follows the inputs received by the office of District Development More

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HC asks Govt to comply with orders

2008 LAND ROW

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 7: The High Court has directed the Deputy Advocate General to comply with its earlier order regarding the killing of a man in Amarnath Land row in 2008 and in noncompliance the court has asked the Investigating Officer (IO)  to remain present in the court on next hearing.  More

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No ban on Lord Ahmed’s entry in PaK: Govt

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Dec 7: Pakistani administered Kashmir Government on Wednesday said that there was no ban on lord Nazir’s entry into the territory. In a statement issued here, the PaK Government spokesman said “in order to gain cheap publicity Lord Ahmed has been harping on self-created ban and More

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Sarpanch, official spat over issues come to fore

R M BHAT

Budgam, Dec 7: With the Government mulling more powers to Panchayats in the state, the empowerment of Sarpanchs and Panchs have brought them in confrontation with the officials working at the grassroots level. Amidst reports of increasing squabble at district administration level, one more More

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CUK offers new-age media studies programme

ADIL BASHIR

Srinagar, Dec 7: The newly established Central University of Kashmir (CUK) which started functioning in 2010 with its offices in Srinagar has become a second University in South Asia to offer a course called Convergent Journalism which aims at equipping the students with multi-pronged techniques of More

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