CIC seeks details on interlocutors’ selection

Disclosure Would Harm Country’s Strategic Interests: MHA

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 31: The Central Information Commission has directed the Centre to make public the file related to selection of three interlocutors for Kashmir by the Home Ministry.The decision to appoint a set of interlocutors was taken at the Cabinet Committee on Security meeting chaired by Prime More

258 booked under PSA in 3 months: IGP

‘175 Lodged In Different Jails’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, May 31: Police on Tuesday revealed that 258 persons were booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) since March this year out of which 175 are lodged in different jails across the state.“Nearly 258 persons were booked under PSA from March till May 12 this year. They were charged with creating More

DM has limited powers under PSA: HC

‘Detention Order Valid Only For 12 Days’

Jammu, May 31: In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that the detention order issued by a District Magistrate under Public Safety Act (PSA) is valid only for twelve days. The Court maintained that any extension in detention under PSA needs government sanction.Quashing More

Is call for revolution an offence? SC asks Govt

‘If Revolution Is Only Way To Reform Society, Can We Say That Is An Offence?’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 31: The Supreme Court Tuesday granted bail to alleged Maoist sympathiser Piyush Guha wondering whether a call for a revolution to reform the society could be treated as an offence.“A large number of material and news come to us. Similarly, such material comes to you and this person More

Scientists walk away with germplasm

JK Sans Biodiversity Board

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 31: In the absence of State Biodiversity Board, the germplasm of the state continues to be vulnerable to loss in keeping with several dangers, including scientists from different parts of the world taking away  this asset from here for their own research and propagation.Highly More

Omar assures maximum powers to Panchayats

‘Grassroot Institutions Effective Tool To Curb Corruption’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday reassured Panches and Sarpanches that Government would transfer maximum possible powers to them to establish an effective and delivering Panchayat Raj in the State.“A Committee of high ranking officers headed by the Chief Secretary is working More

SARPANCH TASTES ‘POWER’

Thrashed At AC Handwara's Office

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 31: The state government Tuesday attached Assistant Commissioner Handwara for allegedly beating a newly elected Sarpanch.Tahir Ahmed Mir of Haril, Mawar, elected Sarpanch in recent Panchayat polls, told Greater Kashmir that he approached AC Handwara Farooq Ahmed Rather this morning More

Govt mulls common seniority for medical faculty

Srinagar, May 31: The Government on Tuesday decided to formulate a common seniority list of the faculty members of both the Government Medical Colleges in the state, an official spokesman said.He said the decision to this effect was taken at a high level meeting convened to review the functioning More

No agreement on Siachen

‘Present Dialogue Enhanced Understanding’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 31: India and Pakistan Tuesday failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarization of Siachen but decided to continue talks to arrive at a solution to one of the major vexed issues.With both sides being in principle agreement over demilitarization of the once world’s highest More

Guv meets PC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 31: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra Tuesday discussed the prevailing situation in the state with Home Minister P Chidambaram here.Vohra is also understood to have discussed with Chidambaram the preparation of Amarnath Yatra, including security arrangement for the pilgrimage More

BJP axes Chaman Lal Gupta

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, May 31: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday expelled one of its senior leaders Chaman Lal Gupta from the primary membership of the party for a period of six years with immediate effect.The Parliamentary Board, in a meeting chaired by BJP national president Nitin Gadkari at Teen Murti More