Malik concerned over gutting of Masjid at Beeru

JKLF To Organise Seminar On August 5

Srinagar, July 24: Expressing serious concern over the gutting of a Masjid at Ohanagam, Beeru, in district Budgam, the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Muhammad Yasin Malik Tuesday said “some invisible hands are behind these mysterious fire incidents.”  “Our Masjids and shrines are dear to us than More

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Businessmen stare at prized land near G B Pant Hospital

Govt Looks The Other Way As Pediatric Facility Awaits Extension

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, July 24: While the J&K Government is in the process of constructing a new maternity and children hospital in Srinagar, at least 16 kanals of land is lying vacant adjacent to the GB Pant Hospital at Sonawar—making a fit case for extension of the pediatric health institute till the new More

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3-day ELT workshop begins at KU

Prof Talat Hails Valley Teachers, Students For ‘Flawless Accent In Spoken English’

Srinagar, July 24: A three-day workshop on English Language Teaching (ELT) began at the University of Kashmir on Tuesday.  The workshop is organized by the Department of English in collaboration with the Cambridge University Press, New Delhi in order to “equip college teachers with effective More

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Govt failed to protect religious places: Geelani

Srinagar, July 24: Expressing profound grief and sorrow over the fire incident in which a Masjid Sharief was gutted at Wuhangam, Beeru, in district Budgam, the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) alleged that the government has “not only failed to provide protection to the religious places in Valley More

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Hurriyat (M) smells rat

Beeru Incident

Srinagar, July 24: Expressing serious concern over the gutting of a Masjid Sharief at Ohunagam, Beeru, in district Budgam, the Hurriyat Conference (M) alleged that there was a close link between Kashmir issue and these incidents. “From 1947 to this date, such incidents have been taking place More

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KU student freed after outcry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 24: The Kashmir University student Peerzada Muhammad Iqbal, who was detained by police a few days ago, was Tuesday released. According to police sources, Iqbal—a first semester student of the varsity’s journalism department—was released in the wake of student outcry in the More

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Govt hurting sentiments of Muslims: Mutahida Ulema

Calls For Khanyar Chalo On July 31

Srinagar, July 24: Mutahida Ulema Ahli Sunnat Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday accused the state government of “deliberately hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims of Kashmir.” It called for Khanyar Chalo on July 31.   The Mutahida, at a meeting held here today, alleged that the government More

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House Committee seeks interim report on wetlands’ measurement

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 24: A meeting of the House Committee on ‘ascertaining factual position regarding illegal encroachment of wetlands for conversion of the same for residential purposes in Srinagar, Baramulla and Bandipora districts’ was held on Tuesday under the chairmanship of MLA Mir Saifullah.& More

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Militants our brothers: IG CRPF

‘Shun violence join mainstream’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 24: Blaming the vested interests for disrupting the peace in the Valley, Inspector General (IG) CRPF, Tuesday called militants as their brothers and invited them to join mainstream. “We should not correlate every incident to militancy in fact there are vested interests More

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Docs depose before Bedi Commission

SYED YOUSUF DEATH ROW

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 24: The Bedi Commission probing death of National Conference worker, Syed Yousuf Shah, today examined three doctors-- Dr Latif Ahmad, lecturer Pathology GMC Srinagar, Dr Rubi Reshi Associate Professor and HOD Pathology GMC, Dr Bilal Ahmad Assistant Professor Pathology GMC.  More

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Shah,Khan ors condemn Mushtaq’s re-arrest

Srinagar, July 24: A delegation of senior separatist leaders led by Democratic Freedom Party president Shabir Ahmad Shah on Monday visited the residence of Mushtaq-ul-Islam at Batamaloo. Besides Shah, the delegation comprised Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Javid Ahmad Mir and Muhammad Yousuf Naqash.
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HC directs Union Def Secy to deposit Rs 10 lakh

CUSTODIAL DISAPPEARANCE CASE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 24: The High Court on Tuesday directed the Union Defence Secretary to deposit Rs 10 lakh by August 14 with High Court Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in the name of Azizi, whose son was subjected to custodial disappearance in 1997. A division bench comprising Chief Justice More

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