KASHMIR SHUTS IN MOURNING

Undeclared Curfew In Old Srinagar; Clashes Elsewhere

Dastgeer Sahab(RA) Shrine Fire

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 26: Life across Kashmir valley came to a grinding halt on Tuesday as people observed a complete shutdown to mourn the gutting of shrine of Peer Dastgeer Sahab (RA) at Khanyar. Undeclared curfew was imposed in old city here to thwart protest demonstrations.The strike was called by More

Grand Mufti calls Khanyar Chalo

Srinagar, June 26: The Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashir-ud-Din, has called for Khanyar Chalo on Friday even as he urged the Hurriyat factions to join Friday prayers there.“I urge people to reach Khanyar on Friday to offer congregational prayers,” Mufti Bashir-ud-Din’s spokesman Mufti Nasir More

Restrictions to continue today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 26: Restrictions in place in old city areas will continue till further orders, official sources said adding that they are analyzing the situation.“Restrictions will continue on Wednesday,” District Magistrate Srinagar Baseer Ahmad Khan told Greater Kashmir. “We are analyzing the situation More

COPS CLUELESS ON INFERNO

‘We Are Looking Into Reports That Fire Started At Three Places Simultaneously’

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, June 26: Police have started investigation into the gutting of the historic shrine of Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) popularly known as Dastgeer Sahab (RA), but have no definite leads as of now.Pertinently, 200-year-old shrine is protected round-the-clock by JK police personnel stationed More

PDP questions 'hasty' debris removal

Srinagar,June 26: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed concern at the hasty cleaning operations at the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) undertaken during the night.A party spokesman said whether this was opportune to remove all evidence even before the government had ordered an enquiry More

Mufti,Beigh enjoying Wazwan: NC

Srinagar, June 26: National Conference (NC) on Tuesday lashed out Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leadership for what it termed as “shedding crocodile tears” over gutting of Dastageer Sahab (RA) Shrine at Khanyar in old city. “At a time when Kashmiris were mourning the gutting of the 200-year More

Geelani,Mirwaiz reject Govt probe

‘Such Probes Always End-Up Toeing Official Line’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 26: Chairmen of both the factions of Hurriyat Conference have rejected the probe ordered by the state government into the circumstances leading to the fire which resulted in gutting of historic Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine at Khanyar in old city on Monday.Hurriyat spokesperson Ayaz More

Separatists placed under house arrest

Srinagar, June 26: Separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Bilal Gani Lone, Nayeem Ahmad Khan, Javaid Ahmad Mir, Zafar Akbar Bhat and others remained under house arrest on Tuesday.Various separatist leaders and organizations have More

Omar visits Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine

‘Reconstruction To Begin Soon’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited the Dastageer Sahab (RA) shrine, which was gutted in a fire incident yesterday, and issued instructions for early start of work for its reconstruction.Omar, who cut short his visit to London, returned home this morning and drove straight More

Media barred

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, June 26: Authorities Tuesday imposed restrictions on media, stopping journalists on their way to the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) here.Photojournalists told Greater Kashmir that they had to face harassment by police and paramilitary men. “It was embarrassing. Our press cards More

Jammu groups seek probe

Jammu, June 26: Expressing grief over the gutting of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine, various political and social organizations in Jammu have demanded a high-level probe in the incident.“The coalition Government has failed even to protect the religious places,” Prof Bhim Singh, Chairman National Panthers More

3 die in Mughal Road mishap

SUMIT BHARGAV

Rajouri, June 26: Three persons including a couple died and an equal number of other passengers were wounded when a vehicle they were travelling in fell into a gorge on Mughal Road late last night.Police said that the accident took near Poshana, when a Tata Mobile vehicle on way from Rajouri to More

Pranab resigns

New Delhi, June 26: Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday resigned as the finance minister to contest the July 19 presidential election as the candidate of the ruling United Progressive Alliance.“Today, I stand ready to embark on a new journey. I feel honored and humbled on my nomination as a candidate to More

Gujjars demand CBI probe into Shrine blaze

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, June 26: Expressing grief over the fire incident that gutted the 200-year-old shrine of Dastageer Sahib in the old city of Srinagar, Akhil Bhartiya Gujjar Manch (ABGM) Tuesday demanded a CBI probe More

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FM talks postponed

SECRETARIES TO MEET ON JULY 4/5

INDO-PAK THAW

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, June 26: The Indo-Pak Foreign Minister level talks have been postponed in view of the impending Presidential election scheduled for July 19 next. External Affairs Minister S M Krishna who was More

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