Revoke controversial laws from JK: SAD (A)

‘Separatists true representatives of Kashmiris’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 22: President of Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar) and former Member of Parliament Simranjit Singh Maan on Friday demanded immediate revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and other controversial laws in Jammu and Kashmir. “These inhumane and draconian laws should go as More

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Opinion of handwriting expert is only corroborative evidence: Court

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 22: A local court on Friday directed the government to release two youth who were allegedly booked for hatching a conspiracy to get two policemen killed in frontier district of Kupwara three years ago.        “It is a settled law that opinion of More

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Expose political corruption: Er Rasheed

GK NEWS NETWORK

 Srinagar, July 22: The Member of the Legislative Assembly for Langate Er Rasheed on Friday welcomed the decision of the state government to replace secret ballot with open ballot in Legislative Council elections. However, he was quick to add that it would not be enough to curtail political corruption More

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VALLEY ENRAGED OVER WOMAN’S ABDUCTION, GANG RAPE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Various political, social and religious organizations have strongly condemned the abduction and gang rape of a 32-year-old woman allegedly by the soldiers in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, terming it the worst inhuman crime against women.    Condemning the More

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Sri Sri to head Sub-Committee on Yatra duration

Vohra chairs SASB meet, expresses satisfaction over arrangements

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) on Friday decided to set up its Sub-Committee under the chairmanship of H H Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Member of the Board, to advise it regarding the duration and schedule of the Yatra from 2012 onwards. The other members of the Sub-Committee More

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Scribe arrested for extortion: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Police on Friday said that it arrested a media person after he allegedly blackmailed a paramilitary CRPF official. “Showkat Maqbool Moon of Noorbagh Baramulla was arrested by police on Wednesday. Rs 5000 were recovered from his possession which he had extorted from a CRPF More

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Info deptt has begun digitization of Kashmir’s classical, historical books: Renzu

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, July 22: The Information and Public Relations  Department Director, Kh Farooq Renzushah Friday said the department had started the project for digitization of classical and historical books of Kashmir to make them available online. Addressing a gathering at a 2-day workshop More

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2 DIE IN SRINAGAR, LEH

Srinagar, July 22: Two persons were found dead in mysterious circumstances in Srinagar and Leh, police said on Friday. A painter, Gulshan Kumar Mahashay son of Charandas of Tilak Nagar Pathankot Punjab was found dead in suspicious circumstances in the house of Naresh Kumar Honda son of Vijay More

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‘Bi one,’ Naat cassette released

Kargil, July 22: The Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, CEO, Kacho Ahmad Ali Khan and Member Parliament Ladakh and Executive Councilor for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Khan released a book in Shina “Bi one” (The Rainbow) authored by noted writer and poet Ahmad Jawan Drassi and a cassette of More

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Expedite profiling of biodata for HR management: CS

Srinagar, July 22: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal today directed the departmental Human Resource Management Cells to expedite profiling of biodata of state cadre employees according to the already devised format  for their timely regularization and promotion.  “Human resource cells should fast More

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Chib announces new specialised PG programmes in GDC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 22: Minister for Medical Education RS Chib Friday announced that three new specialized Postgraduate programmes and Diploma course would be started in Government Dental College Srinagar.  Addressing a two day workshop organized by Post-Graduate department of Oral and Maxillofacial More

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JKLF (R) decries Mir’s house arrest

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey on Friday expressed serious concern over the house arrest of party senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir since Thursday evening, terming it an undemocratic step. Meanwhile, the Front chairman, in a statement More

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Ex chief conservator forest passes away

Srinagar, July 22: Noted social activist and former chief conservator of Forests, Nazir Ahmad Masoodi passed away on Thursday night. He was younger brother of late Moulana Muhammad Sayeed Masoodi and father of SMHS Medical superintendent, Dr Munir Ahmad Masoodi and Dr Musharraf N Masoodi.
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Maliknar sans basic amenities, people suffer

TARIQ RASOOL

Maliknar (Bandipora) July 22: Inhabitants of Maliknar in Malangam block here are up in arms against the authorities for failing to provide them with basic amenities.  Situated 20 Kms from district headquarters here, 105 families in the village mainly depend on agriculture for their livelihood More

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Thief caught red handed in Kunzar

Tangmarg, July 2: Villagers of Kunzar-Chanpora here caught a thief stealing appliances from a mosque last night. The locals said after hearing noisy sound of megaphones from the mosque at 12 a m, some youth rushed to the spot. “Suddenly a person jumped from the mosque’s window and tried to run More

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