Kashmir neither part of India nor Pakistan: Geelani

Srinagar, Feb 16: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Thursday reiterated that the amalgam would not participate in bilateral talks until New Delhi accepted its five-point formula.  “In principle we are not against dialogue but we will not enter into any bilateral talks More

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CM chairs Kulgam DDB review meeting

‘Create awareness about SKEWPY initiative’

Srinagar, Feb 16: Laying stress on further pushing of SKEPWY initiative and bringing more and more educated youth under its ambit to address unemployment crisis in the State, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the officers to sensitize the administration in this regard down the line.  More

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Committed to bridge gap between police and public: IGP

Srinagar, Feb 16: The Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, SM Sahai today said police is committed to bridge gap with people and maintained that organizing police-public meets is a step towards the endeavour.  A police spokesman in a statement said in the first leg of his tour, the IGP More

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Police justify move

Recharge vendors asked to maintain record

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Feb 16: The JK Police on Thursday issued an official statement justifying its recent move asking recharge vendors and franchises of various telecom companies to maintain record book of customers.  In the statement the police provided a few cases wherein it claimed the SIM cards More

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Dy Sarpanch,2 Panchs resign

IMTIYAZ SOFI

Pulwama; Feb 16: A deputy Sarpanch and two Panchs submitted their resignations to Block Development Officer Pulwama here in south Kashmir on Thursday.   The Deputy Sarpanch, Abdul Gani Tedva, from ward no. 5, Haleema Akhtar w/o late Nazir Ahmad Tedva, ward no. 7 and Zubeda Akhtar w/o More

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Trade shouldn’t take precedence over K-resolution: Javid Mir

Srinagar, Feb 16: The chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (H) Javid Ahmad Mir on Thursday said the trade should not take precedence over resolution of Kashmir. “Some traders’ organizations and agencies are trying to sacrifice the ongoing freedom movement for their trade and business without More

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Declaration of Hazrat Bulbul Shah (RA) Shrine as heritage site

HC Asks ASI To File Compliance Report

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Feb 16: The High Court has asked the Archeological Survey of India (ASI) to file compliance report of the order wherein it was directed to declare the 700 year- old shrine of Bulbul Shah in old city as national monument within two weeks. Court of Justice Hasnain Massodi passed the More

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HC asks Govt to file compliance report in custodial killing of youth

GK LEGAL CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Feb 16: The High Court has asked the government to file within two weeks the compliance report of the directions passed in a division bench judgment on a petition seeking reinvestigation of the alleged custodial killing of a youth. A Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court passed More

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Several habitations still inaccessible in Kupwara; deptts pass buck

SNOWFALL AFTERMATH

Kupwara, Feb 16: With district administration Kupwara failing to clear the snow, as many as eight habitations located in the outskirts of this frontier district are still inaccessible.  The roads leading to these areas are still closed for vehicular traffic causing immense hardships to the people More

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Stranded Keran, Machil residents demand airlifting

Kupwara, Feb 15: Scores of stranded residents of Keran and Machil have urged the authorities to airlift them.  “We have been stranded from the past two months due to the closure of road at high altitudes areas of Farkyan Gali and Z Gali following heavy snowfall,” the stranded passengers said More

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2 timber smugglers held in Pulwama

IMTIYAZ SOFI

Pulwama, Feb 16: Police arrested two timber smugglers and recovered 100 feet of timber from their possession during a raid at Koil village here today.  Police said acting on specific information, its team arrested Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie and Muhammad Ismail Bhat, both of Koil village and seized More

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