20 new tourist destinations to come up in JK: Sahay

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 17: Union Tourism Minister, Subodh Kant Sahay Friday said 20 new tourist destinations would come up in Jammu and Kashmir.     “Twenty new destinations are coming up in the state,” the minister told a news conference here.   He said that centre would More

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Siblings arrested for killing brother

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 17: Police on Friday arrested two siblings on the charges of killing their own brother in south Kashmir’s Kellar area earlier this week. Talking to Greater Kashmir Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Aziz Akbar Khan said that police had picked up Farooq Ahmad More

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70 militants active in north Kashmir: DIG

MUDASIR MAJEED

Zachaldara (Handwara), June 17: The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police north Kashmir, Muneer Ahmad Khan Friday claimed that nearly sixty to seventy militants were active in north Kashmir. “Militants are mostly present in Zaingeer Sopore, Rajwar and Lolab areas. There is a thin militant presence More

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CIC imposes first penalty

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, June 17: Chief Information Commissioner, GR Sufi, Friday imposed first penalty on a Public Information Officer (PIO) for “disobeying orders of the State Information Commission”. Vide order no SIC/K/COMP/34/2011, Sufi imposed the penalty on Abdul Majeed Wani, Additional Commissioner More

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AI asks members to seek release of Islamabad youth

He will be set free in 2-days: MoS Home

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, June 17: The global Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has asked its members to write to the government of Jammu and Kashmir to seek release of Zaffar Shafi Hakeem, 19, from the police detention. The AI asked its members that teenager was at the risk of repeat detention More

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Police register case

KILLING OF BEARS

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, June 17: Police today registered a case against the killing of three black bears at Sogam Lolab here on Tuesday night.  After a formal letter from Wildlife Warden North Kashmir, police registered a case vide FIR No-32/2011 under sections 2/51 of wildlife protection Act. “We have More

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JKLF (R) welcomes Bashir’s statement

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar and senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir have welcomed the Pakistan foreign secretary, Salman Bashir’s statement in which he had suggested that Kashmir issue should be on the top of the agenda in foreign secretary level talks More

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Illicit timber seized

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, June 17: The Forest officials have seized 100 cfts illicit timber from a vehicle at Chowkibal area here. Officials said, after receiving specific inputs, they intercepted the vehicle (JK09-420), which coming from Khanbal village and seized the timber.  “We have also seized More

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Complete Narbal WSS by Feb 2012: G H Mir

Srinagar, June 17: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today directed the Chief Engineer PHE, Kashmir to complete the Narbal water supply scheme by February 2012.  Mir, who is also District Development Board Chairman of Budgam district, said the people of the area were inconvenience More

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Hurriyat (G) condemns Geelani’s house arrest

Srinagar: Hurriyat (G) has flayed the State government for once again placing its chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house on Friday, terming it condemnable. “Omar Abdullah has failed to compete politically the pro-freedom leadership. Now he (Omar), like his father and grandfather, is making More

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2 sisters die in Karnah

Srinagar, June 17: Two minor sisters died after ‘accidentally’ consuming some poisonous substance in their home at Chani Pora Payeen in Karnah Tanghdar. According to police, the four-year-old Nazia and three-year-old Syeda daughters of Majid Hussain Mughal allegedly consumed some poisonous More

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