Top police brass interacts with ‘stone pelters’

FACE TO FACE

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar Feb 8: Top police officials came face to face with “stone pelters” here in old city on Tuesday.  Officials held a discussion with nearly 150 youth, who police described as “stone pelters,” at Nowhatta, hub of stone pelting.  The entire police top brass including Inspector More

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50 lakh plus electorate for Panchayat polls

‘More voters in Jammu than Kashmir and Ladakh together’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Feb 8:  Over 50 lakh people in Jammu and Kashmir would exercise their voting right during the Panchayat polls scheduled for April this year. While the electorate in 12 districts of Kashmir division including Ladakh has gone up to 25,18,639, the number of voters in 10 districts More

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Repression won’t resolve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba

Srinagar Feb 8: President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that “repression’ and use of “brute force” would not lead to the resolution of the Kashmir issue.      Addressing a meeting of senior party leaders, legislators and district and zonal More

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Islamabad MC to auction GHSS building for shopping mall

‘MOVE DRAWS FLAK FROM EDUCATION DEPTT, LOCALS’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Feb 8: The Municipal Council’s decision to auction an old building of the Girls Higher Secondary School here has drawn flak from the Education Department and the locals with both accusing it of marring the career of students.  The building, which locals say is more than More

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11 quintals Fukki seized, man held: Police

KHALID GUL

Awantipora, Feb 8: Police has seized 11 quintals of Fukki being ferried in a truck to outside J&K arresting a man at Awantipora.   Addressing media, Superintendent of Police, Awantipora, Muhammad Irshad said, “Police intercepted a truck (RJ04G-3415) and during searches recovered More

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Take Kashmiris on board to resolve K-issue: Nayeem

Srinagar, Feb 8: Terming Indo-Pak external affairs secretaries meeting in Bhutan as a “positive sign” and the announcement of starting “constructive dialogue as encouraging,” senior Hurriyat leader and National Front chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan today stressed upon New Delhi and Islamabad to include Kashmiris More

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JKLF holds meeting at Islamabad

Yoom-e-Shahadat

Srinagar, Feb 8: As part of Yoom-e-Shahadat being observed in memory of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front on Tuesday organized a public meeting at Islamabad (Anantnag). Addressing the gathering, the Front leaders paid glowing tributes to Maqbool Bhat, describing More

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PDD employees protest official ‘negligence’

Srinagar, Feb 8: Accusing the department of ‘callous attitude’, scores of Power Development Department employees staged anti-department demonstrations at Lal Chowk here on Tuesday. The employees were protesting against the electrocution of their colleague, Feroz Ahmad Dar of Wathora, Budgam More

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