Greater Kashmir:News

IAS SUCCESS STORIES

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

This year 11 candidates from Jammu and Kashmir made it to the final list of Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) examination. Eight successful candidates hail from Kashmir, while the other three belong to Jammu. In their pieces exclusively written for GK Education and Career page, here five IAS

‘To start with,revoke AFSPA from Srinagar’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

In an exclusive interview with GK Features Editor Majid Maqbool, Member Parliament from Hyderabad and President Majlis-e-Itihadul Muslimeen (MIM), Asaddudin Owaisi shares his views about issues facing Indian Muslims, AFSPA revocation, continued house arrest of Syed Ali Geelani and Afzal Guru’s hanging

Pathankote-Jammu highway Toll Post can take toll on JandK’s law and order, warns report

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: A ‘confidential report’ by the Jammu and Kashmir Police has warned of “serious law and order implications in J&K” over levying of “exorbitant” road user fee by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) on Pathankote-Jammu highway. The warning comes after the NHAI

‘Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act not applicable to JandK’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Chairman of National Front Nayeem Ahmad Khan was produced before a local court here on Tuesday in connection with a case registered by Karan Nager Police Station here against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. Khan’s Counsel Mushtaq Ahmad Dar contended

Faith healer arrested for exploiting minors

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Budgam, May 21: A self-styled ‘faith healer’ was arrested in central Kashmir’s Budgam district for allegedly raping minor girls on the pretext of “purifying their soul”, police said, adding more arrests are expected. Police said they received a complaint from at least four minor girls alleging

Gen Pranaik arrives in Srinagar

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Lt General K T Pranaik, General Officer Commanding in (GOC) Chief, Northern Command arrived in Srinagar on a three day visit Wednesday to take stock of the security situation in Kashmir. The visit assumes importance at the backdrop of the onset of summer and renewed attempts

DPN remembers Moulvi Farooq, Gani Lone

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: President of Democratic Party Nationalist (DPN) and Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today paid rich tributes to late Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq and the founder of Peoples Conference Abdul Gani Lone on their death anniversary. In a statement, the DPN president said that

Teachers Forum hold meet

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Islamabad (Anantnag), May 21: Teachers forum held a meeting under the chairmanship of newly elected zonal President Teachers Forum, Islamabad (Anantnag) Muzaffar Ahmed. In the meeting it was decided that an Apex body would be formed that would look into the problems and concerns of the teachers of

SSB personnel kills 2 colleagues

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Kishtwar, May 21: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel shot dead his two colleagues and injured two others at Police Line Kishtawar on Tuesday. Reports said an SSB soldier, Vijay Kumar resorted to indiscriminate firing from his service rifle at his colleagues wounding three soldiers critically

Geelani seeks Amnesty’s intervention on arrest of leaders

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani Tuesday sought intervention by international bodies over his continuous house arrest and the arrest of various Hurriyat leaders. Geelani urged Amnesty International to intervene and to take cognizance of the issue. In

State Congress pays tributes to Rajiv Gandhi

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee held a meeting of prominent leaders and workers on the occasion of 22nd death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi here. Those who addressed the meeting included Muhammad Muzaffar Parray, senior Vice-President

Even ‘Mission Hajj’ not spared!

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: In a flagrant violation of the guidelines of the Union Ministry of External Affairs, the Jammu and Kashmir Health department has picked some “blue-eyed medicos and paramedics” for this year’s ‘Hajj Medical Mission’. According to sources, the Health authorities have ignored

Revenue officials bank on Cabinet assurance, call off strike

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Patwaris or revenue officials called off their strike on Tuesday after the State Cabinet approved removal of disparity in their pay. The officials had gone on an indefinite strike last month demanding removal of pay anomalies, promotion of Girdawars (record keepers of cultivation

Rana, Suhrawardy hail GKWT’s support to students in tremor-hit Doda

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Doda, May 21: Provincial President of National Conference Devender Singh Rana and District President Doda Khalid Najeeb Suhrawardy Tuesday expressed their gratitude to the Greater Kashmir Welfare Trust for offering to provide temporary shelters for smooth functioning of 20 schools in earthquake-hit

2 women consume poison

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: A 26-year-old lady (name withheld) from Tulkhan Anantnag consumed some poisonous substance at her house at Bijbehara, police said. She was shifted to hospital. A 23-year- old woman (name withheld) of Chandigam Lolab, Kupwara, also consumed some poisonous substance at her

Omar-led regime made anti-graft panels defunct: Mufti

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Ramban, May 21: Terming Omar Abdullah-led regime as “synonymous with mis-governance and corruption”, patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Tuesday regretted that “revolutionary initiatives, which were taken by the previous PDP-Congress regime to make the governance transparent

Whose baby is Food Safety and Standards Act?

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: The J&K government is yet to come clear on implementing agency for the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006. At least three departments—Local Bodies, Commissioner Food Safety and Municipal Committees—are implementing provisions of the Act, making it ineffective.

‘Teacher enacts kidnap drama‘

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: A government teacher was today picked up for questioning after he allegedly enacted a drama of having being kidnapped to settle scores with his neighbour in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said on Tuesday. "The complaint lodged regarding kidnapping of the teacher

SHRC pulls up Govt for denying passport to bonafide citizens

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Tuesday censured the government and Passport authorities for denying passport to bonafide citizens of the state without any valid and logical reasons terming it as violation of fundamental rights.“Denying the passport

Govt orders placement of XEns in PHE Deptt

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: The Government has ordered placement of eight In-charge Executive Engineers as In-charge Superintending Engineers Civil (Hydraulic) Wing in the PHE Department in their own pay and grade with charge allowance on stop gap arrangement against the available vacancies for a period of six

Prof Talat inaugurates Research Methodology Course at KU

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Tuesday inaugurated a ten-day workshop on Research Methodology for PHD students here at Ghandi Bhawan.The event is being organized by Department of Sociology University of Kashmir in collaboration with Indian Council

Bemina park turns death trap

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Residents of Al-Farooq Colony, Bemina Housing Colony, here have expressed deep concern over the lackadaisical approach of the government towards a public park in the area. Residents said while playing a student Junaid Ahmad of the area lost his eye sight after he rammed

Police recover 2 bodies

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Police have recovered two bodies from different parts of Kashmir during past 24 hours.A Police spokesman said a male body was recovered from Padshahi Kanal near Nuner, Ganderbal. The body was later identified as of Ali Muhammad Parray, 55, son of Muhammad Ramzan of Wayil, Ganerbal

Tornado kills 91 in US city

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Houston, May 21: At least 91 people, including 20 children, were killed when a monstrous tornado ripped through the US city of Oklahoma, flattening entire neighbourhoods, crushing two elementary schools and turning the area into a war-zone. Worst hit was Moore, south of the city, where neighbourhoods

Sarpanch arrested with Charas

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Police on Tuesday said that it arrested a Sarpanch in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district with 90 grams of Charas.Tariq Ahmad Dar of Kreeri area, was arrested in Pattan last night following recovery of the contraband from his possession, police said.Dar was arrested last year

Tourist guides stage protest

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Tangmarg, May 21: About 450 tourist guides suspended their work in Gulmarg on Tuesday and staged a protest against the Cable Car Corporation.Protesters said that their livelihood had got badly affected by the e-ticketing mechanism for Gondola ride being in vogue from within and outside the

Take measures on excessive use of force by security forces: Amnesty to GoI

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

New Delhi, May 21: Amnesty International on Tuesday said that the government of India must take practical and immediate measures to address the scourge of unlawful killings and “excessive use of force by security forces”. AI welcomed the final report of the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial

Jail bharo movement by BJP from May 27

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

New Delhi, May 21: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and an aspirant to be the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha elections finally made his entry into the party’s top decision making body, BJP’s Parliamentary Board. He attended the Board’s first meeting on Tuesday after his induction

‘150 new mobile towers in Jammu and Kashmir soon’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Jammu, May 21: One hundred and fifty new mobile phone towers would soon be set up in Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen the state's communication network, a Central minister said today. "As many as 150 mobile towers would be installed to strengthen (J-K's) mobile network," Union Minister of

Indo-Swiss bilateral meet held

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Geneva, May 21: With the aim of giving further impetus to cooperation in the field of healthcare, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Minister of Health Switzerland, Alain Berset held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of World Health Assembly at Geneva. Speaking

CII to launch post-earthquake rehabilitation work in Doda, Kishtwar

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Governor N N Vohra Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir has vast potential for establishing agri and horticulture-based industrial units. “The fruit processing and cold storages, floriculture, pharmaceuticals, tourism, hospitality, and varied sectors have huge potential in

TAAK organizes trekking expeditions

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: As part of Kashmir Festival, a trekking expedition was held by Travel Agents Association of Kashmir. The trek was flagged off by Joint Director Tourism M Hussain Mir in presence of President TAAK Rauf Tramboo and General Secretary Adventure Tour Operators Association Muhammad

Bandipora badminton tournament from Saturday

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: The District Bandipora Badminton Association is going to organise 4th District Bandipora Badminton tournament for different categories at different Venues of Bandipora District (Sumbal, Bandipora) from May 25 to 29.Interested players have been asked to contact the officials of

IUST Volleyball tournament

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: In the ongoing Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Inter-Department Volleyball tournament one match was played at IUST campus on Monday.The match was played between Arabic department and Journalism departments in which Arabic emerged as winner by 2-1.The match was

2 matches played

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Sopore, May 21: In the ongoing Shah-i-Hamadan T20 cricket tournament organized by J&K State Sports Council two matches were played on Tuesday at Sports Stadium Sopore.In the event around 104 teams from district Baramulla , Bandipora and Kupwara are taking part.The first match of the day was

SC refuses to ban IPL, pulls up BCCI for irregularities

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

New Delhi, May 21: The Supreme Court of India has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) to stay the IPL playoff matches until the completion of investigations of the alleged spot-fixing in the tournament. It has, however, given the BCCI a 15-day deadline to conclude its investigation, which is

Sreesanth taken to Jaipur by Delhi Police

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Disgraced cricketer Sreesanth was on Tuesday taken to Jaipur as part of probe into spot-fixing allegations while Rajasthan Royals chairman Ranjit Barthakur met senior police officials, a day after the IPL franchise filed a complaint against the player and two others. Sources said Sreesanth was

Dara Singh's son ARRESTED

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Bollywood actor Vindoo Randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor Dara Singh, was on Tuesday arrested in connection with the IPL spot-fixing scandal, a Mumbai Crime Branch official said. "Vindoo was questioned after he was found to be in contact with the bookies and subsequently arrested on Tuesday

Pune Warriors pull out of IPL

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Mumbai, May 21: Sahara India - owner of the Pune Warriors franchise - have pulled out of the IPL over financial differences with the BCCI. The decision comes three years after it bought the franchise for $370 million, the highest price paid for any of the IPL franchises. In a lengthy statement

AS GOVT PREPARES REPORT ON MASTER PLAN VIOLATIONS

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: While the state government is preparing a report on Master Plan 2001-21 violations in Srinagar, the construction of upcoming skewed bridge, which allegedly violates the building permission norms, is on at full swing while the concerned authorities are tight-lipped.The skewed

ENCROACHMENT RAZED AFTER 20 YEARS

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: It was after some 20 years that the administration “discovered” a portion of the walkway near Budshah Hotel in the City centre had been encroached upon. On Tuesday, amid tight security the senior officials including District Magistrate Srinagar, Er Farooq Ahmed Shah and

SMC employees union stages protest

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation Employees Union staged protest demonstrations at the SMC head office seeking “fulfillment of their long pending demands.” Addressing a gathering of protesters, the union President Nazir Ahmed Khan said: “The workforce is being exploited

‘Harwan PHC lacks proper facilities’

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Even as the Primary Health Centre(PHC) at Harwan here is equipped with a variety of gadgetry and runs under the technical supervision of the Government Medical College Srinagar, the facility, as per a delegation of locals, is not meeting the objectives for which it was set up years

Goni Khan shop damaged in blaze

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Goods worth lakhs were damaged in a devastating fire which engulfed a cosmetic shop at Goni Khan area near Amira Kadal on Monday night, reports and witnesses said. According to the locals, fire broke out in “New Nice Leathers” shop and damaged the merchandise present inside

Meerabad continues to reel under darkness

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Srinagar, May 21: Meerabad Batamaloo is reeling under darkness for the past around a week when the transformer was damaged. The locals complained that the device was yet to be repaired. “This is the height of callousness that the transformer hasn’t been repaired till now while we are facing

Construction work delay at LD Hospital fumes Taj

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

SRINAGAR, MAY 21: Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din Tuesday expressed dismay over delay in construction of new block of LD Hospital during a visit there, an official handout said. “Taj expressed dismay over the slow pace being shown by some engineering

Pollen Problem

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Though late, the district administration has finally woken up to the pollen problem caused by Russian poplars in Srinagar. The allergy spread by the cotton like substance surrounded by invisible pollens or seeds, which is shed by these trees has become a health hazard. People — especially elderly

The Issues at Hand

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

After immense public and media outcry over the spurious drugs, and after four years of sustained lobbying and persistent advocacy by Civil Society Forum, Government of J&K has finally risen to the occasion and decided to constitute J&K Medical Supplies Corporation (JKMSC) with an aim to centralize

Improving Asthma Care

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

When there are evidence-based methods to control asthma effectively, why is the disease growing over the past 30 years, particularly in the low and middle income countries? This fact is stated clearly in the Global Asthma Report 2011 published by the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung

Spinal Tuberculosis

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Spinal tuberculosis is the most common form of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Infection spread to the spine through blood circulation from primary focus which can be in the lungs or in the lymph nodes. The capacity to contain the infection lies in the immune status of the person and how effectively

Back to Lahore

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Nawaz Sharif couldn’t have asked for a better poetic justice. His old nemesis General Pervez Musharraf is in jail when he returned to power for a third time. And it is Sharif’s government which has to decide the General’s fate. It was Musharraf who deposed him in 1999. Sharif was handcuffed

The aesthetic bliss

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Music, dance and other fine art forms endure through time, space and surroundings. Art has no barriers and flourishes in strange cultures. These are tools of communicative systems with which history in ancient times was written. The man from cave had no pen and paper to express him in words, he danced

Election 2014!

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

After much turbulent 2008 Amarnath row that ended after sixty one days violent standoff and subsequent assembly elections a different political coalition took charge of Jammu and Kashmir. Amarnath land issue changed the whole political equation inside mainstream political camp. Indian National Congress

The IPL muck

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

Every time my favourite batsman would hit a boundary, I would jump with joy. Watching a ball up in the air would excite me no end. Studies, household chores and everything else had to wait till last ball of the game. The IPL or Indian Premier League can largely be held responsible for most of

GK family

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

I congratulate Greater Kashmir for completing 25 years. GK has always been a big source of support. It has made unheard voices heard and has been a consistent source of information about what has been happening around. I have always considered myself a part of GK family.Dr Fiaz FaziliSenior

Pak voters

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

This refers to Omar's and Mehbooba's statement that people should take cue from Pakistan voters. One wonders how they both gave this statement as Kashmiris are not happy with pro-Indian parties.The situation of Pakistan and Kashmir is not similar. Ishfaq RajaPethkanihama

Guarantor's dilemma

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

This refers to a JK Bank Chairman's customer based interaction at branch Tangmarg on May, 16, 2013. The bank loan system has resulted in the trouble for thousands who stand guarantors to these loans. Some people believe that the economic development is reinforced by the dispensation of credit. But such

Plebiscite plan

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:17:58 GMT

This has reference to the story of plebiscite plan for 3 States stated to have been offered on 1st November 1947 by Nehru’s emissary (Gk 16/05/2013). Few weeks before November 1947 while addressing a public meeting at Hazuri Bagh, Sheikh Abdullah, soon after his release from jail, made unsavory outbursts