HURRIYAT (M) PANEL MEETS ABBAS ANSARI

IUM SUSPENSION

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 19: The two member panel constituted by Hurriyat (M) to look into the suspension of Itehad-ul-Muslimeen (IuM) from the amalgam called on the party patron Moulana Abbas Ansari and his son Masroor Abbas Ansari here on Thursday.  “Issues ranging from Abbas Ansari meeting More

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Geelani placed under house arrest

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 19: Authorities have placed the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest, a spokesman of the amalgam, Ayaz Akbar said on Thursday. He said Geelani was placed under house arrest last evening to foil his public rally in south Kashmir’s Islamabad More

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Make screening test basis of recruitment: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 19: State Government on Thursday asked the recruiting agencies to introduce written tests for screening of candidates for government jobs.  “Chairing a high level meeting of officers on recruitment and eligibility of candidates, the Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal asked for More

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Police violated court order: AI

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 19: The International Human Rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) on Thursday took a serious note of Jammu and Kashmir Police violating the High Court order.  Pertinently, the High Court had quashed the detention of 17-year-old, Murtaza Manzoor of Zainakadal under More

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Malik pays tributes to Molvi Farooq, Gani Lone

Srinagar, May 19: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Muhammad Yaseen Malik on Thursday said no power in the world could defeat the Kashmiris’ ongoing freedom movement as, according to him, it is adorned with the supreme sacrifices of great men.  “Shaheed-e-Millat Moulana Muhammad More

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Sacrifices won’t go waste: Nayeem

Srinagar: Paying rich tributes to Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Farooq, Shaheed-e-Hurriyat Khwaja Abdul Gani Lone and the Shuhda-e-Hawal, National Front chairman, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, today said the sacrifices of martyrs wouldn’t be allowed to go waste.Addressing party workers, Nayeem More

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PSC mulls video-recording of interviews for govt jobs

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 19: Public Service Commission (PSC) is considering to video-record the interviews of aspirants appearing for various government jobs, including those for civil services, in order to bring transparency in the process. “We are considering various options and video graphing the More

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India not serious to resolve K-issue: JKLF (R)

Srinagar, May 19: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and executive director Kashmir Centre, Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majid Tramboo, on Thursday claimed that the Government of India was not serious to resolve Kashmir issue.  Tramboo, according to a Front statement, said More

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Comprehensive policy framed for JK dev: Altaf

Srinagar, May 19: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed today said the Government had framed a comprehensive policy for the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir.Addressing a gathering after distributing Rs 6.70 lakh among beneficiaries living under BPL and other More

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2-day science exhibition begins

Develop Scientific Temper In Youth: Peerzada

Srinagar, May 19: Minister for Education and Public Enterprises Peerzada Sayeed has underlined the need to develop scientific temper among the students to facilitate their technical and scientific pursuits. This was stated by the Minister after inaugurating a 2-day science exhibition of More

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Tehsil coordination committee clarifies

Srinagar, May 19: The Coordination Committee of Tehsils Pattan, Tangmarg, Beerwah, Khag, Sumbal, Kreeri and Baramulla Markazi Masjid, Kondmadara on Thursday claimed that some people allegedly with vested interests had issued statement under their banner. On May 15, a delegation who claimed More

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High Court bars Lok Adalats from entertaining non-compoundable cases

‘Judicial Officers Convene Adalats For Publicity’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, May 19: Barring the Lok Adalats from hearing non-compoundable cases, the High Court has observed that the judicial officers convene these Adalats for wide publicity. Court of Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir while hearing a revision petition against Lok Adalat orders in food adulteration More

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File final report by June: Bhalla to officials

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS

Srinagar, May 19: Minister for Revenue Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla today gave one month deadline for submission of final recommendations for setting up of new administrative units in the State. The Minister was addressing a review meeting of working committee, constituted earlier More

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Cancer Management seminar concludes

Srinagar, May 19: If cancer is the same disease all across then why are the results of treatment different in rich and poor countries? This was the theme of a two day seminar held here which saw medical practitioners from within and outside country deliberate on various aspects the disease More

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Mother of disappeared youth passes away

APDP Pays Tributes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 19: Mother of a youth who was subjected to enforced disappearance allegedly by security forces in 1996, passed away today.  In a statement, Parveena Ahangar, the Chairperson of Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons said Zoona Begum, the mother of Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani,22 More

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