Geelani calls for protests on Friday, shutdown on Tuesday

Shifting of Kashmiri detainees to outside jails

Srinagar, Jan 31: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who is currently in New Delhi, has called for peaceful protests after Friday prayers on February 3, and complete shutdown on February 7, Tuesday, against the shifting of political detainees to the jails outside the Valley More

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Salahuddin aghast

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 31: Chairman of United Jihad Council and supreme commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Syed Salahuddin, on Tuesday decried shifting of Kashmiri detainees to outside jails.      “Such vile tactics will not succeed to suppress or weaken the resolve and determination More

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Wamiq Farooq remembered on 2nd death anniversary

We have forgotten real heroes of ongoing movement: Aasiya

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar,  Jan 31: Chairperson of Dukhtaran-i-Milat, Aasiya Andrabi today castigated the Government for failing to punish the accused cops involved in killing of youth including Wamiq Farooq of Rainawari.   “The State has not yet punished the guilty despite identifying the murderers More

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Resolve Kashmir: Zafar

Srinagar, Jan 31: The Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, on Tuesday said peace will continue to elude in the region until the Kashmir dispute is resolved in accordance with aspirations of Kashmiris.   In a statement Zaffar also impressed upon New Delhi More

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Kashmir not a border dispute: Shah

Srinagar, Jan 31: Senior separatist leader and Chairman Freedom Party, Shabir Ahmad Shah on Tuesday visited Wamiq Farooq’s residence and offered his condolences to the bereaved family.  Earlier Shah went to the Martyr’s graveyard (Mazar-e-Shuda) and prayed for the departed souls. On the occasion More

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HC dismisses bail plea of accused

Kupwara scholarship scam

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Jan 31: The State High Court on Tuesday dismissed the revision petition of an education officer and his assistant seeking bail in a scholarship scam case wherein they had allegedly swindled rupees one crore which was meant for the students of Gujjar and Bakerwal community in Kupwara.
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Maintain status quo: HC to Govt

Disqualification case of six BJP members

Srinagar, Jan 31: The High Court has directed the Government to maintain status quo of the disqualification issue of six BJP members of Legislative Assembly, who were expelled by the party for cross voting during Legislative Council elections last year. Passing order on the petition, Justice More

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Burglars gang busted, 5 held

Goods Worth Lakhs Seized

Bandipora, Jan 31: Police in Bandipora has claimed to have busted two gangs of burglars, recovering stolen goods worth rupees six lakh from their possession.   The seized items include, bronze utensils, iron roads, and electronic gadgets.      More

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6000 tons food grain rot in CAPD godown; authorities unmoved

Bandipora, Jan 31: Nearly 6000 tons of food grains meant for distribution among the poor are rotting in the rented granary at Nowpora in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district.   Sources said the government had been paying rent worth lakhs for the shops in which these food grains have been More

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LPG shortage hits Bandipora; people aghast

District Requires 34800 Cylinders, Receives Only 11230

Bandipora, Jan 31: Acute shortage of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) here in North Kashmir’s Bandipora District has become a matter of grave concern for hundreds of consumers, who have to wait for weeks together to get their gas cylinders refilled. From the past few weeks, the residents in the More

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Illegal fish catch unabated in Arin; officials indifferent

Arin (Bandipora), Jan 31: The illegal fish catch is going on unabated in various streams at Arin area of Bandipora district with authorities turning blind eye towards the issue.  According to the residents, some persons are involved in the illegal fish catch at Arin Nallah, Athwatoo Sonarwani More

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‘Army has cleared power dues’

Srinagar, Jan 31: Army on Tuesday said that it has cleared all its power dues. “There have been some unfounded allegations against the Army with regard to payment of dues for consumption of power in the Kashmir Valley. Chinar Corps investigated the allegations.  The results of the investigation More

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Make Committee Report public : Teachers to Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 31: The teachers of school education department, Kashmir division, have appealed to the government to make public the observations of the committee constituted by him a month ago to assess and evaluate the reasons for poor percentage of results in some educational institutions in the More

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