Army to court martial 5 accused officers

PATHRIBAL FAKE ENCOUNTER

D A RASHID

Srinagar, June  29: The Army has decided to opt for court martial to try five officers accused of killing five civilians in Pathribal fake encounter in south Kashmir’s (Islamabad) Anantnag district in March 2000. The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Srinagar (designated CBI court) More

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Families of victims' apprehensive

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 29: Family members of five civilians killed in Pathribal fake encounter 12-years ago, on Friday said that they don’t have faith in court martial proceedings.    “We don’t have faith in court martial proceedings and the accused should only have been tried More

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NC welcomes Army move

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 29: The National Conference on Friday welcomed the decision of the Army to try its five officers involved in the Pathribal fake encounter killing of five innocents in south Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district in March 2000 in General Court Martial. “It’s a welcome step More

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Boys dared flames to save holy relics

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 29: For 17-year-old Tawqeer Ahmad the revered Shrine of Peer Dastageer Sahib (RA) means a pillar of existence for him that is why he risked his life on Monday to save it from tragic fire. Unfortunately the Shrine could not be saved but his courageous act saved the holy relics More

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Fireman performs heroic act

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 29:  On early morning of Monday a little known employee of Fire and Emergency Services, Abdul Majeed performed a heroic act. He claims that he was among the first few people who ran through the flames which had enveloped the shrine to save a rare manuscript of hand written Quran More

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DeM condemns assault on Shah, Khan

Srinagar, June 29: The Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi on Friday strongly condemned the recent assault on senior separatist leaders Shabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Khan and others at Khanyar here, terming it a handiwork of ant-movement elements. “These anti-movement elements want to keep More

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Protests mark 2nd anniversary of 3 youth killed during 2010 unrest

ANCHIDORA KILLINGS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 29: Pro-freedom demonstrations marked the 2nd death anniversary of three teenagers, killed in cold blood by forces in Anchidora area, here. The three teenagers—Shujat-ul-Islam,17, Imitiyaz Ahmad Yeetoo, 15, and Ishtiyaq Ahmad Khanday, 15—were killed in cold blood by forces More

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SHRC seeks action against police officer

‘Duo killed in September 2010 falsely implicated’

Srinagar June 29: Flaying police inaction in filing the FIR into the killing of two youth at Anantnag (Islamabad) in south Kashmir allegedly by cops during the 2010 summer unrest, the State Human Rights Commission has asked state government to initiate disciplinary proceedings against SHO Anantnag More

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2 yrs on, SRTC without Managing Director

Govt questions eligibility of aspirants after short-listing them for interview

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, June 29: In a glaring instance of official apathy, the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) is without a full-fledged Managing Director for the past two years, thus badly hitting the functioning of the Corporation. While the J&K Government has advertised the post in 2010, and thrice More

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ACOIN organizes session on Continuing Medical Education

Srinagar: Association of Community Ophthalmologist of India (ACOIN) & Kashmir Ophthalmologist Society (KOS) in collaboration with International Society of Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgeons (ISMSICS) and Vision 2020: The Right to Sight India on Friday organized IVth National Continuing Medical More

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Health officials seize records at SDH Charar-i-Sharief

FIND ‘UNAUTHORIZED’ BUMS MEDICO ON DUTY

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 29:  In the wake of complaints of frequent absence of doctors from the Sub-District Hospital Charari-Sharief, Health authorities Friday made a surprise inspection of the institute and seized the records there. Official sources said Health authorities had sent a team headed More

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Jama’at for lifting of curfew

Srinagar, June 29: Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Friday said the continued curfew restrictions had caused innumerable hardships to the lakhs of people in old city.“The non-availability of food items and medicines has added to their woes. Patients and children are the worst sufferers. The More

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