Army ends inquiry into Machil killings

Seeks to shift case to its court

MUSHTAQ AHMAD

Srinagar, Oct 23: The Army has concluded the internal inquiry into the alleged killing of three civilians in Machil area in a staged encounter last year. Highly placed sources said that the inquiry has identified Army conduits who picked up  the civilians in the last week of April of More

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Black laws in JK on way out: Rather

‘People Suffered A Lot Since 1990’

Srinagar, Oct 23: Saying that people of Jammu and Kashmir have suffered a lot due to black laws implemented since 1990 when Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was the home minister of the country, the minister for finance and Ladakh affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather said Sunday that the present government has decided More

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Bandipora college without fencing, approach road; students aghast

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Oct 23: The students of degree college Bandipora are up in arms against the government for its failure to construct a proper approach road leading to the institution and a fence to check the movement of outsiders.  “The students, especially girls are facing tremendous hardships More

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Peerzada for infra devevelopment in educational institutions

Srinagar, Oct 23: Education Minister, Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed today underscored the need to improve the infrastructure of educational institutions as well as providing of scientific education, for which, according to him, the Centre was providing liberal funding. Addressing at 13th Annual More

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Inordinate delay stalls Kaloosa bridge construction

Commuters face inconvenience

SUHAIL AJMAL

(Kaloosa) Bandipora, Oct 23: Transporters, traders and locals here are up in arms against the Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA) for inordinate delay in finishing the construction of vital Kaloosa Bridge.  The locals said construction of the bridge was started in July 2008 by the ERA. Officials More

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Ferozpora Nallah turns into garbage dump; authorities indifferent

GK NEWS NETWORK

Tangmarg, Oct 23: The inhabitants of Tangmarg have complained that Nallah Ferozpora has been turned into garbage dump with locals disposing off waste into it. According to the residents, the people residing near the Nallah are throwing garbage and other waste material into it everyday and the concerned More

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Natrang stages ‘Tsalgoom,’ ‘Do-Vout’

Srinagar, Oct 23: In connection with the series of plays in Bhand Pather style organised by the Natrang, Jammu and Sangeet Natak Akademi, two new plays were staged at Kowoosa and Tilgam Baramulla on Sunday.  According to a communiqué, scores of people witnessed the plays and lauded the performances More

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Candidates allege shoddy evaluation in qualifying paper

CCS EXAM-2010

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Oct 23: The candidates, who appeared in Jammu and Kashmir Combined Civil Services Examination last year alleged that the Public Service Commission have failed them deliberately in a qualifying paper under a common pattern “to accommodate the blue eyed candidates”.A group of candidates More

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JK BOSE ends CBSE students eligibility row

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Oct 23: In an important decision, the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education has decided to treat the CBSE students who have either passed Board or School based exams, at par with BOSE students for the admission purposes provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria. “It was More

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Omar trying to appease radical elements: Bhan

Srinagar, Oct 23: Senior Congress leader Ashok Bhan Sunday alleged that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was trying to appease the radical political elements in the State “to cover up his political and administrative incompetence.” “He (Omar) never discusses nor has he discussed the policy issues More

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Bemina Police Public School bags award

Srinagar, Oct 23: The Police Public School, Bemina has bagged the State level award in the talent hunt organized on the topic of Environmental Education. The programme was jointly organized by the New Light Education and Environmental Service Foundation and New Light Education and Environmental More

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‘Kulgam, Shopian Tribals lack basic amenities’

Srinagar, Oct 23: Akhil Bhartiya Gujjar Mahasabha J&K president, Eshfaq–ur–Rehman Poswal today said the Gujjars and Bakerwals of Kulgam and Shopian were facing immense hardships due to lack of basic amenities including electricity, water and road links. In a statement, ABGM said, Poswal More

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Zaffar appeals to HR bodies

Srinagar, Oct 23: Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman, Zaffar Akbar Bhat has appealed to the world human rights organizations to take note of the continued “human rights violations and arresting of youth in Kashmir.” In a statement, Zaffar while condemning the arrest of party activist More

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Youth Cong elections in JK from next month

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Oct 22: After launching a youth membership drive in Jammu and Kashmir, the Youth wing of Congress party is all set to hold its elections in the State from next month.  “We are planning to start the election process in J&K from first week of November,” Election Commissioner Youth More

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