Omar thanks separatists for maintaining peace

‘New Shrine To Be Constructed Within 24 Months’

DASTGEER SAHAB(RA) SHRINE FIRE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 1: Acknowledging that the separatists played a “constructive role” in the aftermath of the tragic fire at the shrine of Dastgeer Sahab (RA), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday expressed gratitude to them for “working positively” towards maintaining peace in the Valley.“Apart from More

Div Com begins probe

Seeks Information From Public

Srinagar, July 1: A public notice has been issued by the inquiry commission seeking information from general public about the fire incident that gutted the 200-year-old Dastgeer Sahab shrine in the old city last week.Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Asgar Samoon, who has been appointed as the inquiry More

CET topper aims at IAS

Wajid Stands Out, Sister Danish Follows At Rank 17

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, July 1: Mir Wajid Majid of Wandevalgam, a remote village in Kokernag area of this south Kashmir district, was an out-of-the-ordinary student who relied on hard work and luck for his success. The diligent boy with a modest family background has emerged topper in the recently announced result More

Bazilla attributes her success to hard work, grandma’s prayers

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, July 1: Having secured 3rd rank with 207 points in the Common Entrance Test (CET), Bazilla Bilal Vaid  of Bijbehara has realized the dream that her grandfather wished for his son, her father  Bilal Ahmad Vaid.Though destiny had different plans for Bilal and he ended up as More

Courtesy Mismanagement; Waqf Board turns white elephant

Development Comes To Standstill;Salaries Eat Up Half The Revenue

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 1: With little welfare and development work, shelling out salaries to its employees from the revenue generated by shrines and Muslim properties seems to be the only job of Muslim Waqf Board in Kashmir.Around 50-55 percent of the annual expenditure of the Board accounts for salaries More

Sarpanch survives life bid, left unattended at hospital

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN/ROHIT PANDIT

Srinagar, July 1: For 28-year-old Ishtiyaq Ahmad, it is agonizing to recall the tragic incident when gunmen showered bullets on him crippling both his legs.Ishtiyaq, a young Sarpanch of village Shalidar in Keller area of district Shopian, was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at him More

Rangers arrive for talks,to visit Taj

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, July 1: A high-level delegation comprising Pakistan Rangers and Interior Ministry official Sunday arrived here for five-day talks with BSF to sort out border-related issues.The 18-member delegation, led by Pakistan Rangers Director General (Sindh) Maj Gen Rizwan Akhtar, was received More

5 more Amarnath Yatris die,toll 19

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, July 1: Five more devotees died due to cardiac arrest at Pahalgam and Baltal base camps pushing the death toll in the ongoing annual Amarnath pilgrimage to 19.Megha Gupta, aged 24 years, a resident of Chandigarh, suffered a massive heart attack at Pahalgam last night while on her way More

Valley students excel in AMU entrance test

Srinagar, July 1: A record 30 students from the state have been selected for admission to Aligarh Muslim University X1th class entrance test held earlier at the Srinagar Centre. JK Aligarh Association More

• Kashmiri conference being held at Poonch
• Seminar held in Sopore