Approach PMO: Union Power Ministry tells JK Govt

Taj Assured Class-IV Jobs For Uri youth; No Decision On Energy Share

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, June 28: Construed as a dallying tactics by the Jammu and Kashmir government, the Union Power Ministry is learnt to have ‘counseled’ it to take up the issue of return of power projects from the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) with the Prime Minister’s office directly.
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Debris removed from Dastageer Sahab (RA) shrine; fencing work apace

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, June 28:  The State government has started work on fencing around the Shrine of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) at Khanyar here on war-footing basis. “We have been instructed to erect iron rods on which CGI sheets will be fixed, which will act as a wall between the place of shrine and More

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Desist from conducting polemics: Geelani to Ulema

Srinagar, June 28: The chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed to the Ulema of all schools of thought to desist from conducting polemics and discourses on the differences of secondary importance.  “The Ulema should not take any step which may prove detrimental More

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Shrine fire attempt to disrupt tourist season: BJP

‘Govt probe unacceptable’

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 28: Terming the fire at Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine as “unfortunate and shocking”, the national spokesman of BJP Prakash Javadekar Thursday said the tragic act was “a conspiracy to disrupt tourist season in Kashmir”. Talking to reporters during his visit to the shrine Javadekar More

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Shrine blaze aftermath: People cancel, defer marriage ceremonies

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, June 28: Hundreds of marriage and engagement ceremonies across Kashmir stand cancelled in the past three days due to prevailing situation in the Valley following gutting of a 200-year old shrine here on past Monday. While normal life remained affected for the fourth consecutive More

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College, school gutted in Bandipora

SUHAIL AJMAL

Kaloosa (Bandipora), June 28: Massive fire broke out at Mehboobul Aalam College here in north Kashmir on Thursday.  Witnesses told Greater Kashmir that fire erupted from the Higher Secondary side of the college building and quickly engulfed other buildings and adjacent Model School. & More

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Healthcare hit as curfew cages lakhs in old city

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, June 28: The curfew imposed by the state government in old Srinagar has put lakhs of people to tremendous difficulties while badly affecting healthcare as patients and their attendants are not allowed to move. People complained of harsh and anti-people behavior by police and CRPF personnel More

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Shrine blaze: Sikh Coordination Committee expresses grief

Seeks judicial probe to ascertain cause of fire

Srinagar, June 28: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) Thursday flayed the J&K Government for failing to quickly investigate the gutting of Dastgeer Sahib (RA) shrine in Khanyar on Monday. In a statement here, the APSCC Chairman Jagmon Singh Raina said “Even after four days More

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‘JK to get 6 mobile forensic units at district level’

3-DAY CONFERENCE CONCLUDES

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 28: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Jatinder Singh Thursday said the Government of India is working on a proposal to strengthen and upgrade the Forensic Science Laboratory facilities in India for quick investigation of heinous crimes. He said six district mobile forensic units More

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Bla admn discuss protection of shrines

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, June 28: Following the tragic gutting of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine at Khanyar Srinagar on Monday, the district administration Baramulla Thursday held a meeting with the representatives of different shrines in Baramulla town to assess the protective measures being taken to preserve these More

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AMK announces annual awards

Aatish, Rukhsana, Raashid, Makhdoomi to be honoured

Srinagar, June 28: Literary organization Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK) Thursday announced its annual awards presented to people from different walks of life for their contributions in promotion of Kashmiri language and literature.  A spokesman of AMK said the awardees were selected by a jury More

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Preparing Action Plan to recreate Dastgeer Sahab (RA) shrine: Rather

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 28:  Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs,  Abdul Rahim Rather Thursday said a time-bound Action Plan is being prepared to recreate the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahab (RA) according to its original design and architecture.  “The Plan will be finalized More

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RTI Movement demands judicial probe

Srinagar, June 28: RTI movement has demanded judicial probe in the gutting of shrine of Dastageer Sahab (RA). “There should be a thorough probe about the incident by a judicial commission. There is an apprehension that some officials of Wakf Board are trying to destroy the official record More

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