SHORTAGE OF SECURITY STAFF HITS KASHMIR RAIL

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Mar 9: The shortage of security staff that mans the 119 kilometre long railway track from south Kashmir’s Qazigund area to north Kashmir’s Baramulla district has taken toll on railway network in Valley. Admitting that the tracks in valley are exposed to security risks, officials More

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HC issues notice to Government on Naeem’s petition

Defamation Case

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 9: High Court Wednesday issued notice to the state government in the petition of Peoples Democratic Party spokesperson Naeem Akhtar seeking quashment of the defamation case against him in the trial court. Akhtar’s counsel advocate Altaf Haqani argued before the court that his More

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Physically challenged seek protection against PSA

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 9: The physically challenged people across the state have sought recommendation of special bench of judges and protection against Public Safety Act in the final draft of Disability Act bill 2011.At a two-day state level “Consultation on draft of persons with Disabilities Act 2011 More

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Rafiabad youth goes missing

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Srinagar, Mar 9: Protests erupted in Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Wednesday against the disappearance of a local youth.Early morning hundreds of people including children and women took to streets to protest against the disappearance of Muhammad Yasin Mir son of Ghulam Nabi More

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Police form SIT to trace attackers

Assault on cops

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, Mar 9: Police on Wednesday formed a  Special Investigation Team to trace out the assailants who injured two policemen with sharp-edged weapons and decamped with their service rifles in Yaripora area of this South Kashmir district earlier this week . Talking to Greater Kashmir More

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Bandipora hospital ‘dumps’ biomedical waste on rivulet bank

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Mar 9: Flouting the norms, the employees of District Hospital Bandipora have allegedly dumped huge quantity of biomedical waste on the banks of a rivulet Jinder Kol here. According to the locals, the hospital despite having a proper waste management system, allegedly disposed of More

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Court sentences smugglers to 3 month jail

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Mar 9: After seven years of trial, the Court of judicial magistrate, Vailoo here convicted four persons accused of possessing a forest product of a medicinal value.  The accused Ghulam Rasool Banday son of Abdul Rehman Banday of Dooru, Ali Muhammad Teeli son of Abdul More

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Litigation exclusion challenge to justice delivery system: HC

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 9: Observing that ‘litigation exclusion’ was a major challenge to the Justice Delivery System, the High Court in a significant judgment has observed that a person could not be held guilty of delay only because he or she had not resorted to litigation as first option. In a 3 More

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Perpetrators of crime against women at large: Tramboo

Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and ICHR, Kashmir Centre, EU, Barrister Abdul Majid Tramboo has said the perpetrators of crime against women involved in Kunan Poshpora had not been brought to justice even after 20 years.   “The Shopian rape and murder of two women More

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Special tribunal without members; people face hardships

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 9: The Special Tribunal constituted for dealing with matters related to municipal violations, custodian issues and agrarian land disputes is functioning without required manpower for past several months, putting people to troubles. Sources told Greater Kashmir that though the More

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Prof Punjabi releases book

Srinagar: Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor, Prof (Dr.) Riyaz Punjabi released a book on music “Kitab-Ul-Mosiqut” by Muhammad Amin Lala here on Tuesday. Radio Kashmir Srinagar Station Director, Javed Iqbal and Deputy Director Rukhsana Jabeen were present. Prof Punjabi hailed the writer More

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DIET holds workshop

Srinagar: The DIET here conducted a five days workshop on the identification of hard spots at upper elementary level in all subjects. J D trainings, M A Reshi presided over the concluding ceremony while as Principal DIET, Syed Aijaz Qalandar presented a report. More

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IGNOU revises exam fee

Srinagar: The Indhira Gandhi National Open University has revised the fee for various examinations, a communiqué issued by the varsity said. “It is for the information of all IGNOU learners that examination form as well as the examination fee has been revised from Term-end Examination, June More

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MCEA appeal CM

Srinagar: Medical Consolidated Employees’ Association have appealed to the chief minister, Omar Abdullah for the issuance of formal orders on the cabinet decision taken two years ago on the regularization of the services of employees working on consolidated pay in the medical department having completed More

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