SVO, SAC to fix responsibility: Chief Minister

‘Administrative Failure At Multiple Levels’

GB PANT HOSPITAL MESS

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Aug 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday said that State Vigilance Organization and State Accountability Commission would be tasked to fix the responsibility of GB Pant Hospital mess and subsequent infant deaths.“I am yet to receive a copy of the probe report (submitted by Director More

6 held for NC worker’s murder

Aim Was To Terrify Political Workers: Police

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Aug 2: Police have arrested six persons in connection with the killing of block president of ruling National Conference (NC) in Natipora area of Srinagar one and a half month ago.Abdul Rehman Ganai (63) was shot dead from point blank range on June 15 by unidentified gunmen. He was acting More

Amarnath Yatra concludes

Over Six Lakh Pilgrims Pay Obeisance

Srinagar, Aug 2: The annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath concluded Thursday on Shravan Purnima.NN Vohra, Governor, who is Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, and Navin K Choudhary, Chief Executive Officer, participated in the special Pooja at the cave shrine. The Governor More

Sheikh responsible for present situation: Mir

‘Autonomy, Self-Rule Just Emotive Slogans’

Srinagar, Aug 2: Blaming National Conference (NC) founder Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah for the present messy situation in the state, Democratic Party (Nationalist) president and Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir has said that Sheikh failed to transform the mindset of people in Jammu and Kashmir More

Mir propped up by agencies: Kamaal

‘He Has Always Played Dubious Role’

JAVAID MALIK

Srinagar, Aug 2: Terming Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir, a “progeny of security agencies”, firebrand Additional General Secretary of ruling National Conference Dr Mustafa Kamaal Thursday said that Mir has no political stature of his own.Launching a scathing attack on Mir for blaming Sheikh More

Amid sweltering heat, vacation extension cry grows louder

Govt Plugs Ears As Parents, Experts Sound Alarm

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Aug 2: Jammu and Kashmir government has come in the line of fire over its adamancy to not extend the summer vacations in the Valley schools despite the unbearable heat.On Tuesday, the Kashmir schools did open after a 10-day summer break but it only meant trouble for the school children More

CERC CENSURES JK ON ENERGY OVERDRAW

PDD Officials Summoned On August 14

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 2: Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, the power watchdog, has summoned officials from Jammu and Kashmir and four other states for continuing with overdraw of energy from Northern Grid in violation of its orders. The development follows major breakdown in the Grid last Monday More

Polythene seized

Srinagar, Aug 2: Continuing with its anti-polythene drive, the J&K State Pollution Control Board Thursday conducted market checking in district Ganderbal and Budgam. About one quintal of polythene More

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'Prohibited bore guns given to 18 MPs'

New Delhi, Aug 2: Eighteen of the 82 parliamentarians given licences of prohibited bore guns between 2001-12 had criminal charges pending against them, a study has said, hinting at criminalisation of Indian More

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