After 10-days,driver, conductor fish out Shakir’s body

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, May 29: The body of Shakir Bhat, 15, who drowned in river Jehlum 10-days ago, was fished out on Sunday. It was a driver and a conductor of a mini bus who fished the body near the bridge at Hassan yaar, Habba Kadal in old city. “At around 2:45 pm, we noticed a body floating in More

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Shakeel seeks asylum in Saudi Arabia

SHOPIAN TRAGEDY ANNIVERSARY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Shopian, May 29: Shakeel Ahmad Ahangar, husband of Neelofar and brother of Asiya, who were allegedly raped and murdered 2-yrs ago in this south Kashmir town, on Sunday appealed Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Iran and Egypt to give him asylum so that he could live a “tension free” life. < More

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Town observes shutdown

Shopian, May 29: This south Kashmir town observed a complete shutdown on Sunday to mark the second anniversary of Shopian tragedy.  Teenage Asiya and her sister-in-law Neelofar, had gone missing on this day in 2009 and their bodies were recovered from Rambiarah Nallah on the next day More

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SHRC indicts security forces for killing B’la youth

ASKS DGP TO CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 29: The Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has indicted the security forces for killing a youth of Baramulla without any provocation in 2008 and asked the DGP to conclude investigation of the case. In his judgment, the member SHRC, Abdul Rashid Khan, More

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Guv for effective measures to make JK tobacco free

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, May 29: The Governor, N N Vohra, today called for effective measures to make Jammu and Kashmir tobacco free. “If we can make serious efforts, we will be able to curb the menace in coming years,” Vohra said after inaugurating a one-day “State Level Advocacy Workshop for Sensitizing More

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‘Organizations dealing with public come under RTI purview’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, May 29: Chief Information Commissioner, G R Sofi, has said all the Government institutions and organizations which had public dealing including NGOs come under the purview of the Right to Information Act.“Not only Government institutions are accountable under RTI Act, but those dealing More

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Jama’at-e-Islami for Gen Moosa 's release

Srinagar, May 29: Jama’at-e-Islami JK today urged the State Government to release Aziz Dar alias Gen Moosa of Saida Kadal here. In a statement, it said, Aziz’s mother was lying on a death bed and had been repeatedly expressing desire to see her son. “Aziz has spent 19 years More

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Salah-ud-Din pays tributes to Qari Zubair

Srinagar, May 29: The United Jihad Council, at a condolence meeting held with its chairman, Syed Salah-ud-Din, in chair, paid glowing tributes to the slain central commander of Jaish-e-Muhammad, Imran Ahmad Khan alias Qari Zubair.  Salah-ud-Din, according to UJC statement issued by More

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1 KILLED, 6 INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENTS

Srinagar, May 29: One person was killed and six others injured in separate road accidents across the Valley. A car (chassis number 657619) hit Gulzar Ahmad Ganaie, 45, son of Ghulam Qadir of Krandigam Bijbehara near Thajiwara, Islamabad (Anantnag) killing him on the spot, police said adding More

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KAS qualifiers felicitated in Ganderbal

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, May 29: The qualifiers of Kashmir Administrative Service examination from district Ganderbal were felicitated at a function organized by the Government Boys Higher Secondary School here. DIG North Kashmir, A G Mir was the chief guest while as the District Development Commissioner More

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‘Leader should be deep thinker, convincing’

Srinagar, May 29: The Institute of Management and Public Administration and Rural and Development, Director General, Abdul Hamid has said a leader should possess characteristics of deep thinking, effective expression for convincing and capability of taking necessary corrective action from time to time More

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G H Mir for safeguarding youth’s future

‘Govt mulling to establish centers for producing quality HR’

Wasun (Tangmarg), May 29: Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir today appealed to all shades of opinion to come forward and help in securing the future of younger generation. “During the past 20 years, our State has suffered due to turmoil and lost numerous precious lives, but now we all have to make More

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Kashmiris principal party to K-Issue: Geelani

Srinagar, May 29: Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday said the Kashmiris were principal party to the Kashmir dispute.“Until we don’t show steadfastness, global community would not come to our help,” Geelani, according to conglomerate spokesman said, while interacting with intellectuals More

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Radiologist documents bird species through website

AZHAR QADRI

Srinagar, May 29: Surprised to see his sons identify an alien bird species in a book but being unable to recognize a bird nesting in their garden, a radiologist in the Valley has captured the pictures of the avian species of Jammu and Kashmir and categorised them on a website. His hobby More

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Govt committed to provide facilities: Sakina

Pulwama, May 29: Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo has said the Government was committed to provide improved facilities to the people, particularly in rural and far-flung areas of the State. She said during the last two years a massive development had taken place in all the sectors. Sakina More

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