Thousands pray at Hazratbal

2 Hurt In Gate Collapse

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Feb 18: Tens of thousands of devotees from across the Valley thronged Hazratbal Shrine here for prayers on the Friday following Eid-Milad-Un-Nabi (SAW). Two persons were wounded in a gate-collapse at the shrine.An estimated 1 lakh devotees including children and women joined the congregational More

Stakeholders pinpoint flaws in SVC Act

‘Appointment, Removal Of Chairman, Members By Cabinet Make It Politically Controlled Body’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Feb 18: Though a meeting to recommend the candidature for chairman of the newly constituted Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission (SVC) has been postponed for unknown reasons, stakeholders have begun to debate the J&K SVC Act 2010 as it makes into public circles.The SVC was More

Justice Kalifulla transferred to JK

Jammu, Feb 18: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court is all set to get one more judge. Justice FM Ibrahim Kalifulla, present Judge of Madras High Court, is likely to take oath as puisne judge of the state next week.It was reliably learnt that President Pratibha Devi Singh Patil after consultation with More

Who’ll bet on situation ahead?

‘To Pr-Empt Any Drift, Govt Has To Be Responsive To Evolving Situation’

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Feb 18: Heading out of winters, Kashmir Valley is seized with a sense of déjà vu. Though there are no signs that the spring and summer ahead will follow the example of the previous three summers, nobody is willing to bet on the situation ahead.“It is difficult to predict Kashmir. You More

2 youth injured in Baramulla clashes

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Feb 18: Two youth were injured when police used force on pro-freedom demonstrations in north Kashmir’s Baramulla town on Friday. One of the youth received a pellet injury in his eye.Eyewitnesses told Greater Kashmir that police fired rubber pellets on the pro-freedom protesters wounding More

Man shot dead

Srinagar, Feb 18: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a man, whose wife had contested last Municipal elections unsuccessfully on National Conference ticket, at Hajin in north Kashmir on late Friday evening, local news agency KMN said.It said the gunmen fired upon Ghulam Hassan Dar, 47, son of Ghulam Muhammad More

AFSPA will have to go: Mehbooba

‘Antony’s Statement Unfortunate’

Srinagar Feb 18: Day after Defence Minister AK Antony rejected revocation of AFSPA from J&K, opposition Peoples Democratic Party Friday said the people of the state can’t be held hostage to unilateral opinion of security agencies. Terming the latest statement of Antony on AFSPA as unfortunate More

Amarnath Yatra from June 29: SASB

New Delhi, Feb 18: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board Friday said the annual Amarnath Yatra would be held from June 29 to August 13.The Board, which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, N N Vohra who is also the Chairman SASB, desired that a very strong advisory should be issued to the Yatris More