Strike call evokes mixed response

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Sep 6: The strike call by Hurriyat Conference (G) to protest against detention of youth and political leaders evoked mixed response on Tuesday. Although the day passed off peacefully in Srinagar and other major towns of Kashmir, the authorities deployed contingents of police and CRPF to More

Separatists should introspect: Sehrai

Srinagar Sep 6: Tehreek-e-Hurriyat general secretary and a close aide of Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Muhammad Ashraf Sehrai Tuesday urged separatist leadership to go for introspection and see where they went wrong during 2010 unrest.“We should do introspection and see More

EMPLOYEES BEGIN 3-DAY STRIKE

‘Secretariat Chalo Programme Finalized’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 6: As the deadlock between the state government and its workforce continues, the employees began 3-day pen down strike on Tuesday seeking payment of 6th pay commission arrears and fulfilment of other demands.Work in the government offices was badly affected due to the strike call More

Partial response in Jammu region

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Sep 6: Work was partially affected in government departments across Jammu region as employees proceeded on three day strike in response to JCC call.With many of the unions deciding to remain neutral during the strike, the call failed to cause any effect on the routine government work at More

HC allows Grand Mumtaz Pahalgam to function

DDC Anantnag Asked To Prepare Inventory

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Sep 6: High Court has directed the Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (Anantnag) to remove temporarily the seal of Hotel Grand Mumtaz at Pahalgam but has imposed certain conditions which are required to be fulfilled by the management of the hotel.The order was passed by a Division Bench comprising More

Omar’s 2009 resignation was emotional outburst: Wikileaks

‘He Needs To Focus On Good Governance, Development Pledges’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sep 6: The United States officials believed that the resignation tendered by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in 2009 was an “emotional reaction” which impaired his ability to focus on good governance, leaked diplomatic cables have revealed.In an unclassified document, More

Govt Depts cold-shoulder RTI Act, complains CIC

Shoots Letter To Chief Secretary On ‘Inaction’ By Public Authorities

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, Sep 6: Irked by the “inaction on part of government departments” towards implementation of the J&K Right to Information Act, the State Information Commission has shot off a missive to the State’s Chief Secretary, asking him to ensure “effective implementation of the legislation in public More

Soldier dies, 4 injured in shell explosion

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sep 6: A soldier was killed and four army personnel were injured when a live shell exploded during practice at an army firing range in Budgam district of central Kashmir Tuesday.Naik Deepak was killed on the spot while four troopers were wounded when a live shell went off at Tossamaidan More

ED team in Valley to probe hawala cases

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Sep 6: Government of India’s Enforcement Directorate has dispatched its officials to the Jammu and Kashmir to fast-track probe in 18 hawala related cases and detect possible violations of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).This is possibly the first time that the ED has deputed More

SWC seeks impartial probe

Srinagar, Sep 6: The Social Welfare Committee Batmaloo on Tuesday demanded impartial probe into the killing of Shahid Ahmad Khan. “The government should ensure that the killer be awarded exemplary More

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Amar Singh arrested, jailed

CASH FOR VOTES

New Delhi, Sep 6: From rubbing shoulders with the high and mighty to a cell in Tihar jail. Rajya Sabha member and former Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh Tuesday became the latest high-profile politician More

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