Omar blames Geelani for instigating stone pelting

Keep Education, Health Out Of Conflict: CM To Separatists

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 5: A day after the government accused the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani of disrupting peace by giving provocative speeches, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Monday blamed Geelani for instigating stone pelting."The youth who were arrested till I announced More

‘Have shared my apprehensions on Guru with Centre’

Srinagar, Sep 5: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Monday said that he has made New Delhi aware about his apprehensions if the Parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru was hanged.“As Chief Minister I have shared my apprehensions with the Centre. I could only do what falls in my domain,” he More

SIC selection panel meet postponed

Srinagar, Sep 5: The state government on Monday postponed the selection panel meeting scheduled to select two members of the State Information Commission to make the body fully functional.Sources said the meeting which was scheduled here this evening was postponed due to non-availability of the Deputy More

Kashmir politics as ‘filthy’ as Dal lake: Wikileaks

‘Corruption Widespread In JK’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sep 5: Politics in Kashmir is “as filthy as Dal lake” and corruption cuts across party lines, according to leaked US diplomatic cables from India released by Wikileaks.David Mulford in a cable to Washington in 2006 when he was the US ambassador to India also alleged that corruption in More

Employees strike begins today

Govt-JCC Meeting Fails, Deliberations To Continue

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 5: Over four lakh state government employees will begin their 3-day pen-down strike from Tuesday to seek release of arrears as another round of talks between government and employees’ representatives failed to break the deadlock today, sources said.A 2-hour meeting between a team More

Def Secy reviews LoC situation

Calls On Guv, CM

Srinagar, Sep 5: The Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma visited Line of Control in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, and called on Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here on Monday.Sharma visited the Line of Control in the Tangdhar Sector, Army’s Srinagar based spokesman said More

Rs 3 Cr MEANT FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS EMBEZZLED

Full Payment Drawn Against Non-Existent Structures; FIRs Lodged

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 5: At least Rs 3 crore, meant for construction of school buildings in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, stand swindled in broad daylight. Here is how.The financial irregularities, which include withdrawal of full payments against non-existent and incomplete school buildings in More

Rs 18 lakh irregularity in CEO Anantnag’s office

Officer Pays Phone Bills From Building Fund

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 5: Believe it. Established “misuse” of funds amounting to lakhs of rupees meant for infrastructure development in School Education Department has been responded to by the state government with just a warning: “Do not do it next time.”In violation of rules, the Chief Education Officer More

Matter under probe: Taj

Srinagar, Sep 5: Minister for Public Health and Engineering Taj Mohi-ud-Din, who is a legislator from Uri constituency, said he has ordered inquiry into the scandal. “I have also sought recovery of the entire amount that had been embezzled,” he told Greater Kashmir.Pertinently, the school buildings More

Digvijay puts ball in PCC court

Resolution On Afzal Guru

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Sep 5: Senior Congress leader and AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh Monday said the decision to support or oppose any resolution on Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru in Jammu and Kashmir assembly will be taken by the state Congress in consultation with the party high command.“Our More

Beijing asked to stop work in PaK: Antony

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 5: Expressing concern over Chinese activities in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PaK), India Monday said it has asked Beijing to stop its infrastructure development work there.“The government is aware that China is undertaking infrastructure projects in PaK. We have conveyed our More

EDB staff postpones sit-in

Srinagar: The members of Ellaquai Dehati Bank Officers & Employees Association have postponed the sit-in programme scheduled to be held in front of Bank’s head office at Wazir Bagh here on Tuesday More

• GEC asks govt to shun ‘confrontation’
• ‘Medical negligence’ triggers protest in Kangan
• Training course for new batch of KAS officers inaugurated
• Govt press employees support JCC strike
• Aga Syed, TWI condemn Nengroo’s murder

Justice Sen escapes impeachment

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sep 5: Having become the first judge to be impeached by Rajya Sabha, Justice Soumitra Sen of the Calcutta High Court today escaped a similar fate in the Lok Sabha which decided not to proceed More

• ‘Recommendations on increasing access to education for JK youth’
• Cabinet nod for Land Acquisition, Rehab Bill
• ‘93 militants tried to cross over to JK till July this year’
• Teesta Water Agreement hits choppy waters
• Mining baron Janardhana Reddy arrested, jailed