Protesters had personal problems, claims SSP

‘Most of them were drug addicts’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Feb 9: Police on Wednesday claimed that 72 per cent protesters arrested during 2010 in Srinagar have had ‘personal problems’ and many were ‘drug addicts’ as well. The claim comes barely a month after police had said that stone pelting and protests in Kashmir were instigated by militant More

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‘STONE PELTER HELD’

Srinagar: Police on Wednesday claimed that it arrested a “wanted stone pelter” from north Kashmir’s Baramulla area.Ghulam Hassan Parray son of Ghulam Qadir Parray of Tapper who was involved in case FIR No. 78/2010 U/s 148, 436, 395 RPC was arrested this afternoon, a police spokesman said.   More

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Geelani calls for shutdown on Feb 11

Srinagar, Feb 9: The Chairman of Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has urged people to observe Valley-wide shutdown on the death anniversary of JKLF founder Muhammad Maqbool Bhat on Friday February 11.  In a statement Geelani paid rich tributes to Maqbool Bhat saying he had made unflinching More

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Strengthen institutions : Prof Pujnabi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 9: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Prof Riyaz Punjabi on   Wednesday called upon intellectuals and thinkers to strengthen the institutions in Kashmir. Prof Punjabi while delivering his presidential address at a seminar on the theme ‘Text of Kalami  More

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Inquiry Officer summons family

HANDWARA KILLING

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 9: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC)  Kupwara Itrat Hussain probing the killing of Manzoor Ahmed Magray, shot dead by soldiers at Chogal Handwara last week, today asked the family members of the deceased youth to record their statements.     
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Population enumeration 2nd Phase begins

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 9: The State’s Census Department on Wednesday started the second phase of census 2011. The enumeration process, was launched with Governor N N Vohra, Lady Governor Usha Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah filling up household schedule population form. A team of Census More

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Police recovers human skeleton from Dodipora

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, Feb 9: Police has recovered a human skeleton from an orchard at Dodipora village here on Wednesday.  Though a cell phone and a SIM card of a mentally retarded person who had gone missing few days back was also found nearby, police officials said the identification of the skeleton More

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VLW held for ‘cheating’ unemployed youth

Srinagar, Feb 9: Police has arrested a Village Level Worker at Garkote Uri in Baramulla district for allegedly extorting huge amount of money from unemployed youth on the pretext of providing government jobs. According to police, Amar-ud-Din of Garkote lodged a complaint that Muhammad Sultan More

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Div Com finds 69 employees absent

Asks HoDs to initiate action

Srinagar, Feb 9: The Divisional Commissioner Kashir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today found 69 employees absent from their duty at different offices and asked the departmental heads to initiate action against them. According to an official communiqué, Dr Samoon inspected the offices of District More

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Accept Kashmir as dispute, will talk: Jama’at

Srinagar: The Jama’at-e-Islami J&K has said it was ready to participate in any dialogue process which would be aimed to resolve Kashmir dispute in its historical perspective.  Talking to local news agency KNS, Ameer-e-Jama’at, Sheikh Muhammad Hassan while welcoming the Indo-Pak talks, said More

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Dangerpora reels under darkness

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Feb 9: The residents of Dangerpora Arhama here complained that their area was without electricity from the last four weeks. “After recent snowfall the Power Development Department snapped the power supply to our village and failed to restore thereafter,” said a local Abdul Rashid More

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Youth thrashed

Srinagar, Feb 9: A youth was thrashed allegedly by paramilitary CRPF troopers at Baba Demb area here on Wednesday. The father of Mujahid-ul-Islam, a class 11th student told Greater Kashmir that his son was mercilessly thrashed by CRPF men. “They pounced on him and threw beat him with bricks More

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Govt violates recruitment rules: DAK

Srinagar, Feb 9: Doctors Association Kashmir has accused the government of violating the recruitment rules in the appointment of directors, deputy directors, CMOs, and other officers in the Health Department. The Association, at its meeting of the central executive council, expressed resentment More

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JKLF leaders address public at Budgam

Yoom-e-Shahadat

Srinagar, Feb 9: Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Bhat on his martyrdom anniversary being observed on February 11, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front has reiterated its call for shutdown on the day. Meanwhile, as a part of Yoom-e-Shahadat being observed in memory of Maqbool Bhat More

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Results no less satisfactory: Teachers’ Forum

Srinagar, Feb 9: Jammu Kashmir Teachers’ Forum has said considering the academic loss due to last year’s unrest in Valley, the matriculation result, annual-2010, “were in no way less satisfactory.” “The teachers discharged their duties in trying times and left no stone unturned to teach as much More

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