Retd police officer shot dead

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 10: Suspected militants Friday shot dead a retired Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy SP) in Srinagar.Police said the attack was carried out in the afternoon in Batamaloo area of Srinagar. “Unknown militants shot dead a retired police officer in Batamaloo today while he was coming More

SSA has its own way of making appointments

After ‘First-Come-First-Serve-Basis’, Jobs Advertised In Little Known Newspapers To Limit Publicity

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 10: In a glaring instance of muck prevalent in the flagship Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Jammu and Kashmir, the Project Directorate had issued advertisement for jobs in two little known newspapers, apparently to facilitate ‘backdoor’ appointments by limiting the publicity to job avenues More

‘Nigeen Lake has turned eutrophic’

SKUAST Tests Confirm Physico-Chemical Variations Caused Fish Mortality

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Aug 10: Setting all speculations about death of thousands of fish in Nigeen Lake to rest, the Fisheries and Limnological experts of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences (SKUAST) Kashmir have said high mortality was mainly caused due to change in the physico-chemical parameters More

Police still clueless after a month

DASTGEER SAHAB (RA) SHRINE BLAZE

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 10: Even after passage of more than a month, there is no headway in investigation into the Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine blaze as the Special Investigating Team (SIT) of police is trying to get a clue by questioning the relevant people.According to sources in the SIT, there is absolutely More

No security at Naqshband Sahab (RA) shrine

‘Until Recently, Police Used To Guard Main Gate’

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 10: There is no security in place at the Naqshband Sahab (RA) shrine here, located just 500 meters away from recently gutted Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine. This is despite spurt in mysterious fire incidents at famous shrines and mosques over the past few weeks across Kashmir valley. Curiously More

NC hits out at Soz

Congress Using Army For Political Purposes: Kamaal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: Reacting sharply to State Congress chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz’s statement regarding his role in stalling AFSPA revocation, ruling National Conference Friday accused Congress of “using the Army for its own political purposes.”“Putting such a viewpoint on AFSPA in public domain More

AFSPA temporary law: Saifuddin Soz

‘I Was Misquoted’

Srinagar, Aug 10: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee Chief Professor, Saifuddin Soz, on Friday said that a section of the press had distorted his comment on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) during a briefing session with the media persons at Jammu on Thursday.“In response to a More

US team in Valley

Srinagar, Aug 10: A four-member US team has arrived in the Valley to get an update about the latest Kashmir situation. Led by a member of the foreign affairs committee of the US embassy in New Delhi More

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Feasting all night long - at Jama Masjid of course

New Delhi, Aug 10: It's the time for fasting but also for feasting, and not just for devout Muslims observing the 30-day roza. For foodies all over, Ramadhan is the time to soak in the Eid spirit and what More

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