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Faizan detention triggers cry for child rights in JK

Civil Society Holds Sit-In: Demands Upgradation Of Juvenile Justice Act

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 1: In the wake of the detention of 12-year old Faizan Sofi by Jammu and Kashmir Police, the civil society on Saturday staged a candle light sit-in here seeking upgradation of juvenile justice law and an end to juvenile detentions in Kashmir.Speaking on the occasion, noted Supreme More

Govt has failed to deal with juvenile delinquencies: Experts

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, Sep 1: Expressing serious concern over allegedly growing detentions of children and absence of proper institutions and mechanism to deal with minors, experts have warned it could have serious ramification on their individual health as well as for the society as a whole.Experts say that More

SHRC issues notice to Gill

Warns Of Legal Action Against Former IGP

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Sep 1: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) has served notice to ex-Inspector General of Police (Kashmir) PS Gill directing him to file his personal response in abduction of six foreigners allegedly by Al-Faran militants in 1995.Hearing the case, the Division bench More

CCC meets, decides to meet again

No Decision On Municipal, Block Development Council Polls

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Sep 1: Yet another meeting of the Coalition Coordination Committee (CCC) of the National Conference-Congress alliance on Saturday ended without any decision over conduct of elections to Block Development Councils and urban local bodies. There was no decision either on appointing members More

GoI politicizing Yatra: Geelani

‘Kashmiri Pandits Should Manage Pilgrimage’

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 1: Claiming that Amarnath Shrine Board has become a ‘launching pad for communal parties to give shape to their nefarious designs’ in J&K, Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Saturday said that influx of lakhs of yatris in Kashmir is ‘religious, social and ecological More

Calls for strike on September 4

Srinagar, Sep 1: Chairman of Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has appealed people to observe strike on September 4 to protest against the ‘religious, social and cultural aggression by New Delhi.’“Our demand is that only 150 people should be allowed to go for Amarnath Yatra daily and that too More

Waqf Board staff caught stealing donations

Accused Say ‘Embezzlement Routine Practice At Shrines’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 1: An internal report of Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board has pointed towards siphoning of donations offered by the devotees at the shrines of the Valley.The report, according to sources, based on the raid conducted by three member team of Waqf Board led by Tehsildar Syed Muhammad Wani More

Dr Farooq supports Indo-Pak dialogue

‘PM Not Involved In Coal Scam’

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Sep 1: President of ruling National Conference (NC) and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah, Saturday welcomed dialogue between India and Pakistan saying it will pave way for Kashmir resolution.“People of Kashmir have been suffering for over half a century More

Yasin Malik, others arrested in Kulgam

JKLF To Hold Protest Rally At Lal Chowk On Friday

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 1: Police on Saturday arrested the chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Muhammad Yasin Malik along with other Front leaders at Badroo, Kulgam, in south Kashmir.Besides Malik, the arrestees include advocate Bashir Ahmad Butt, Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi, Javed Ahmad Zargar More

Militant killed at Kangan

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Sep 1: One unidentified militant was killed in an encounter between forces and militants in Chattergul forest area of Kangan in Ganderbal district Saturday.Acting on a tip-off about the presence of militants in the forests, a search party of Special Operations Group (SOG) of police More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

2 die in road mishaps

Srinagar, Sep 1: Two persons died in separate road accidents on Saturday in Kashmir.   Police said a load carrier without registration number hit one minor boy Daarmoo son of Bawani resident More



  • Opinion

No self-bashing

Why counsel hosts only, why not guests also?

WRITE HAND

AJAZ UL HAQUE

We have been shouting our lungs out teaching our own people to behave well with tourists. Reasons are both material and moral. One, if we annoy them they won't visit us in future and if they won't visit More


  • GK Magazine

Politicising the “Abode of Lord Shiva”

The Holy Cave of Baba Amarnath, considered to be the “Abode of Lord Shiva” is being unnecessarily politicised by some overzealous Hindutva followers endangering the peace in the valley

CAVE ISSUE

M.ASHRAF

Amarnath Yatra involves trekking into the High Himalaya to pay obeisance to a naturally formed ice lingam in a rock cave situated in high mountains. The cave is considered to be the “Abode of Lord Shiva More



  • Business

KCSDS demands return of power projects to JK

Rejects interlocutors’ report on power

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sep 1: Rejecting recommendations of interlocutors on power sector, the Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS) has reiterated its demand for immediate return of NHPC-run power More


  • Sports

I want to go to jail: Dr Farooq on JKCA scam

Srinagar, Sep 1:  "I want to go to jail!" was how an irritated Union Minister Farooq Abdullah reacted to queries about the delay in investigations into the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA More


  • Kashmir

Bollywood shoots under ‘siege’ in Pahalgam

Barbed Wires, Heavy Security Grid Troubles Locals, Tourists

SHABIR IBN YUSUF/MUKEET AKMALI

Pahalgam, Sep 1: A heavy security bandobast for shooting of Shahrukh Khan’s untitled film here has become a cause of huge inconvenience for tourists and local businessmen.  Business fraternity here More


  • Srinagar City

Jamia Masjid beautification reviewed

Srinagar, Sep 1: To review the developmental works being taken up for beautification of Jamia Masjid, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Samoon visited the area Saturday. Among others who More



  • Jammu

Interlocutors to submit feedback on report to GoI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jammu, Sep 1: Centre's former interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir today said the primary aim of their current visit to the state is to submit the feedback, received from different political parties on the More



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