Where are Police Complaint Authorities?

SC called for establishment of bodies to deal with misconduct by officers

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 23: Jammu and Kashmir Government is yet to comply with a Supreme Court directive on establishment of Police Complaint Authorities at different levels to probe the cases of misconduct by police officers.  Since 2006, when the apex court directive came in the Prakash Singh case More

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New Delhi has unleashed unilateral violence: Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 23: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik on Friday said Kashmiris would continue their struggle despite “unilateral violence resorted to by New Delhi to suppress it.”  Malik while addressing a function at Khankahi Moula here on the Rasm More

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JK to revise electoral rolls from next month

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 23: Jammu and Kashmir will undergo one of the biggest exercises for revision of electoral rolls from next month to update the voters’ population. To be undertaken by the Election Commission of India, the exercise, which will start on October 1 and end in January 2012, will be More

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2 arrested for attempting ‘fraudulent’ money withdrawal

SHEIKH NAZIR

Kangan, Sep 23: Police has arrested two persons on the charges of attempting to withdraw money fraudulently from the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Kangan on Thursday. According to police, the duo, Qazi Hashim son of Ghulam Ahmad of Baderkund Nunar Ganderbal and Mushtaq Ahmad Mir son of More

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Minor among 2 killed,3 hurt in road mishaps

Srinagar, Sep 23: Two persons including a minor boy were killed and three others wounded in separate road accidents across the Valley. According to police spokesman, a vehicle (chassis number MA6-ABC-H5BAH131456) hit and critically wounded two boys, Irshad Ahmed Bhat, 7, son of Ali Muhammad More

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Khoda reviews arrangement for Police-Public Mela Event on October 2

Srinagar, Sep 23: Director General of Police (DGP), Kuldeep Khoda today said that Police-Public Mela had become an attractive event of the organization which was eagerly awaited by the public.  He said the Mela provides an opportunity to the public to purchase different kinds of articles More

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Furnish Farde Raftaar, conduct field inspection: Div Com to Revenue officers

Srinagar, Sep 23: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Abdul Majid Mir on Friday asked the Revenue officers to furnish their Farde Raftaar (Calendar of Inspections) and conduct regular field checks.  Chairing a meeting here, Abdul Majid Mir issued instructions to the Revenue officers including Tehsildars More

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SKIMS TO PROCURE CT-PET SCAN ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Sep 23: SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura Director, Prof Showkat Ali Zargar Friday said the Institute was planning to procure PET- CT scan machines on public-private partnership basis.   “For keeping the Institute’s services accessible and to make the equipments available More

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Aggarwal visits Baramulla Jail

Srinagar, Sep 23: Director General of Prisons, Navin Aggarwal, accompanied by Staff Officer, Masood Fazili  visited District Jail Baramulla today and took stock of the facilities being provided to the inmates by the jail authorities. He went round the barracks and interacted with the inmates. He More

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Edu deptt non teaching staff highlight problems

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Sep 23: Hundreds of non-teaching employees working in the Education department in district Ganderbal today held a function at Government Boys Higher Secondary School and highlighted various problems confronted by them.  The employees also framed a district level body to achieve More

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PHE records go missing

‘FAKE’ RECRUITMENT SCAM

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipore, Sep 23: The records regarding alleged fake recruitment scam in the Public Health Engineering Department, for which probe is going on, have gone missing from the office of the Executive Engineers (R&B) here. The theft came to light on Thursday when officials reached the R& More

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Dr Darakshan calls on GOC

Urges Army to start recruitment drive for youth

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 23: President of Socialist Democratic Party (SDP), Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, on Friday called on the General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based Chinar Corps at Badamibagh cantonment here and discussed various issues with him, a SDP spokesman said in a statement.   He said the More

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Police prevent Geelani from offering Friday prayers again’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 23: Authorities on Friday barred the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani from attending Friday prayers at the Tourist Reception Centre here by placing him under house arrest. Talking to Greater Kashmir, spokesman of the amalgam Ayaz Akbar said the police once More

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KU Kupwara campus on cards

V-C visits frontier district, inspects land

Srinagar, Sep 23:  The Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad Friday visited north Kashmir district of Kupwara to initiate  the process of  starting the KU Kupwara campus and identify the land for the purpose. The V-C was accompanied by Registrar KU Prof Syed More

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Docs camp at Krawoora

JAUNDICE OUTBREAK

KHALID GUL

Shopian, Sep 23: A day after three people, including two infants, died due to outbreak of Jaundice in Krawoora village of this south Kashmir district the health officials on Friday deputed a team of doctors to assist locals. “A team of doctors comprising physicians and pediatricians are treating More

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Every district hospital to get CT Scan facility: Sham

Srinagar, Sep 23: Minister for Health Sham Lal today said that Government will start the CT scan facility at district hospitals in the State soon. Sham was speaking at the inaugural function of the 57th Annual Conference of International College of Surgeons, Indian Section (ICS-IS) at SKICC More

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Be architects of your future: Mir asks youth

Babagund (Pattan), Sep 23: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today asked the youth to be architects of their future by making strenuous efforts and making mark in academic and professional fields. Addressing a public meeting here, the Minister said that in the present scenario, the More

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All Karewas to be brought under irrigation network: Taj

Shopian, Sep 23: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today announced that all karewas would be brought under irrigation network in the next five year plan for which necessary data collection is been done.  Addressing public meetings at Lajoora-Pulwama and Ramnagari More

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Akhoon meets CAM officials

Srinagar, Sep 23: The Committee set up to conduct survey of Kargil airport for ensuring round- the-year air connectivity, headed by Deputy Director General Civil Aviation Lalit Gupta met the Minister for Transport Qamar Ali Akhoon today.  During the meeting, they discussed the feasibility of More

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