High Court stays DGP’s order

SHIFTING OF DETAINEES TO OUTSIDE JAILS

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Feb 1: The High Court on Wednesday stayed state Director General of Prisons’ order to shift four detainees from Central Jail Srinagar to various jails at Jammu. Putting the order of sessions court convict, Ghulam Muhammad Bhat, on hold, a bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court observed More

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Grand Mufti reacts to Geelani’s statement

‘Conversion issue important than any other matter’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 1: Grand Mufti Bashiruddin has taken a strong exception to the recent statement of Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani about Sharia Court and a few civil society activists.       “A statement published in Greater Kashmir ‘Geelani  More

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Government making RTI Act weak: PDP

Srinagar, Feb 1: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today accused the Jammu and Kashmir government of institutional incompetence which is slowly rendering the Right to Information Act a "toothless tiger" in the state. "The manner in which hurdles are deliberately being created to avoid More

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Lawyers, Civil Society for awareness campaign

POLICE ACT

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Feb 1: A proposal to introduce a new Police legislation in Jammu and Kashmir in the upcoming Budget Session has drawn attention of civil society and law experts, who are demanding media awareness campaign on the draft bill before it is tabled in the assembly for its far-reaching publicity More

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HCBA to hold Seerat Conference on Feb 4

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 1: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association is holding one day Seerat Conference at High Court Complex Srinagar on Saturday, February 4, 2012. The speakers are scheduled to throw light on Islami Inqilab aur Rasoolullah (SAW) ki sayasi hiqmat-i-amli (Islamic revolution and More

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Geelani to meet Jethmalani on Friday

Srinagar, Feb 1: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani is scheduled to meet Kashmir Committee head and former Union Law Minister, Ram Jethmalani at the latter’s New Delhi residence on Friday, a vernacular news agency KNS reported on Tuesday.   They said the meeting will More

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JKLF( H) calls for shutdown on February 11

Srinagar, Feb 1: Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Maqbool Bhat on his martyrdom anniversary being observed on February 11, the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (H) Javid Ahmad Mir has appealed people to observe complete shutdown on this day (February 11). Mir, in a statement on Wednesday More

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Rana meets deputations at CM’s pvt office

Srinagar, Feb 1: Chief Minister’s Political advisor, Devender Rana, on Wednesday met various deputations and individuals at Chief Minister’s Private Office here, an official spokesman said.   “The deputations from Pulwama, Baramulla, Uri and Kupwara interacted with Rana. Deputations More

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RGGVY proves damp squib in Kupwara

153 VILLAGES STILL WITHOUT ELECTRICITY; PEOPLE AGHAST

Kupwara, Feb 1: With Jammu and Kashmir government failing to implement the centrally sponsored scheme Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) fully in this frontier district, as many as 6000 households in 153 villages here continue to reel under darkness.  Sources revealed that the More

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Kupwara stream turns into garbage dumping site

Kupwara, Feb 1: The Lolab stream flowing through the Kupwara town has become a garbage dumping site with people residing nearby it throwing all the waste on its banks.  “Covered by thick green trees, the stream was once clean and  its banks a good place to sit. However, with people dumping More

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SRTC EMPLOYEES BEGIN 3-DAY STRIKE

Demand implementation of demands

MUHAMAD ZAHID

Srinagar, Feb 1: The employees of the State Road Transport Corporation today went on three day strike to press for implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations and other longstanding demands  Hundreds of SRTC employees led by Union President staged a peaceful demonstration at More

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1killed, 5 injured in Kupwara blaze

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Feb 1: A boy was killed and five others were injured in a devastating fire in Bohipora village here on Wednesday evening. Reports said that the fire broke from the house of late Muhammad Sultan Tantray ex-MLA Kupwara around 7 pm in which joint families of Reyaz Ahmad ,Manzoor Ahmad More

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PULWAMA REELS UNDER DARKNESS

IMTIYAZ SOFI

Pulwama, Feb 1: People today staged protests in Pulwama town and its adjoining areas to protest against erratic power supply . The protesters accused the Power Development Department (PDD) to failing to repair and install a 10 KVA transformer in the local Receiving Station, which was damaged More

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Sugar seized from house in Khansahib

BLACK-MARKETING OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

R M BHAT

Budgam, Feb 1: The district administration Budgam today seized a large quantity of sugar from village Rakh-e-Wasu in Khansahib while it was allegedly being sold in black-market.  Acting on complaints that the sugar meant for a depot of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution Department ( More

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APSCCK REFUTES PTI REPORT

Srinagar, Feb 1: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee Kashmir (APSCCK) has condemned and refuted a report of news agency PTI in which it had stated that Chattisinghpora and Pathribal massacre were carried by a militant organization. “It is entirely fallaciously published by PTI handout More

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Doley asks CD Volunteers to assist in snow clearance

Srinagar, Feb 1:  Additional Director General of Police, Civil Defence, Home Guards and Auxiliary Police, Ms. D.R. Doley Barman has requested the Civil Defence volunteers to assist the civil administration and people in snow clearance, in view of the forecast of snowfall. In a statement Doley More

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Construction of schools under SSA slow

‘DDC Sgr Dismayed At CEO’s Performance’

KASHMIR NEWS SERVICE

Srinagar, Feb 1: The construction of schools under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in Srinagar district is going on at a snail’s pace. Official sources told KNS that 327 schools were taken up for construction under SSA from 2002-2003, but till date construction has not been completed.  More

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Vakil welcomes CM’s initiative

Srinagar, Feb 1: Senior Congress leader Abdul Gani Vakil on Wednesday welcomed and appreciated swift action by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on the news report published in Greater Kashmir wherein state Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Syeed’s name appeared for allegedly favouring his son to More

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Land acquisition for Islamic University

Malik Chairs Meeting

Srinagar, Feb 1: Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Employment, Abdul Gani Malik on Wednesday chaired a high level meeting regarding acquisition of land for Islamic University Awantipora. The meeting was attended among others by Vice-Chancellor Islamic University, Awantipora, M A Trag More

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