300 militants active in JK: DIG

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Sep 22: A top police official on Thursday said that there were nearly 300 militants active in the state.     “There are only three militants active in Ganderbal district, while there are 300 militants active in the state,” Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police More

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'If allowed, Geelani will address public meeting at TRC today'

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 22: Expressing serious concern over the continued house arrest of its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, the Hurriyat Conference (G) on Thursday asked police to give up, what it said, its attitude of more loyal than the king and lift restrictions on his (Geelani’s ) free movement.   More

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Where Is Police Establishment Board?

Have formed it: Govt; Experts differ

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 22: While the Jammu and Kashmir Government claims to have complied with the Supreme Court directive on establishment of Police Establishment Board (PEB), the institution is yet to be made fully functional. According to the apex court directive, delineated in Prakash Singh case More

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Separatists snub interlocutors

REACTION

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 22: A day after interlocutors, appointed by New Delhi to hold discussions with various shades of opinion in Kashmir, stated that that they would propose resolution of Kashmir issue within the ambit Indian constitution, separatists termed their exercise as “futile,” while mainstream parties More

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Omar defends chopper ride to Barrister Sultan

'He accepted hospitality of elected J&K CM'

Srinagar, Sep 22: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday defended his decision to provide a state helicopter to Barrister Sultan Mehmood Chaudary, former prime minister of Pakistan administered Kashmir, to visit the hill station of Pahalgam and termed as "rubbish" media reports that More

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Govt to set up rehab-cum-counseling centres at districts: Health Minister

COUNTERING DRUG ABUSE

Srinagar, Sep 22: Minister for Health,Horticulture & Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma today said the government would establish rehabilitation-cum-counseling centres at the district level to treat the drug addicts.  Sham also called for coordinated efforts to eradicate the menace of drug addiction More

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Youth conference on drug addiction held

Srinagar: Police organised a youth conference on drug addiction at Town Hall, Magam Budgam on Thursday. According to the police spokesman, large number of youth particularly students of different educational institution attended the conference. An awareness debate regarding drug abuse and its More

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NC, Congress planning sabotage: Er Rasheed

AFZAL GURU AMNESTY RESOLUTION

Srinagar, Sep 22: MLA Langate, Er Rasheed has expressed apprehensions that National Conference and Congress ruling alliance are “planning to sabotage” his resolution seeking amnesty for Afzal Guru.  “I suspect that the ruling alliance will sabotage it by either abstaining from voting on the More

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Vital works stalled in Bandipora

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Sep 22: Vital works of public importance have been stalled in the district due to lack of funds for past several years. The locals said despite getting the district status, development continues to elude Bandipora. Officials said the local Municipal Committee failed to More

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Consider issuance of passport to Asiya’s son: Court to Passport Officer

Directs CID to file verification report within one week

GK LEGAL CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sep 22: The High Court on Thursday directed the Passport Officer to consider the issuance of the passport in favour of Muhammad-bin-e- Qasim son of detained separatist leaders, Dr Qasim Faktoo and Asiya Andrabi.  “Consider the issuance of the passport in favour of the petitioner More

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Court hears Shopian case, next hearing on Nov 21

GK LEGAL CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Sep 22: The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar on Thursday after hearing the arguments of counsels for different parties in Shopian case fixed the next date of hearing on November 21. In the case the complainant was represented by S R Hussain and the accused doctors were More

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Forest graduates’ hunger strike from today

Srinagar, Sep 22: The Unemployed Forest Graduates Association Thursday decided to start their indefinite hunger strike from Friday against the Government’s decision to give less weightage to higher qualification in comparison to basic degree of (10+2) for posts in the Forest Department. “We More

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Body recovered in Pampore

Srinagar, Sep 22: Police has recovered body of a man near Higher Secondary School Samboora Awantipora in Pampore. According to police spokesman, the deceased is about 30-years. An I-Card was recovered from him bears the name Muhammad Ayub Sheikh son of Ghulam Ahmad, police said adding that More

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