Srinagar: Doctors regularized in 2012 after fulfilling basic eligibility criteria of seven years of continuing adhoc services on Thursday urged government to clarify why there is no difference in number of years served by them as adhocees. “We want to ask the policymakers how they are equating seven years service with and 14 years,” chief […]
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked authorities of Amphalla Jail here to consider shifting of an inmate languishing for nearly two decades there to SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura for treatment at earliest. Disposing of petition filed by Mohammad Amin Dar, a single bench of Justice Tashi Rabstan to consider his claim […]
SRINAGAR: Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) led by Parveena Ahengar Thursdayexpressed deep sorrow over the demise of Haleema, mother of Basharat Ahmad Shah who was subjected to disappearance in custody of forces in 1990. A statement issued by the APDP said that at the time of his illegal arrest and subsequent disappearance in […]
BANDIPORA: A pre-Lok Adalat was held under the supervision of Principal District and Sessions Judge, Bandipora, Haq Nawaz Zargar at District Court Complex Bandipora and Munsiff Court Complex, Sumbal from February 24 to 26. As many as 180 cases of different nature were taken up during the pre-Lok Adalat, out of which 101 cases were […]
Srinagar: Curbs, clashes and a shutdown continued in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district for the third consecutive day on Thursday over the killing of seven ‘foreign’ militants in Lolab forests on Monday. Reports said a complete shutdown was observed in many parts of the frontier district including Main Town, Lalpora, Lolab, Rigpora and some adjoining areas. […]
JAMMU: All pilgrims to Amarnath cave shrine will be provided with pre-paid cellular service, Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) said on Thursday. In a statement, the SASB said that a recent meeting attended by Chief Executive Officer and other concerned officers chaired by N.N. Vohra, Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and chairman of SASB decided […]
Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested four gamblers in Safa Kadal area of downtown Srinagar and recovered Rs 1.48 lakhs stake money from their possession. According to a local news agency CNS, Station House Officer Safa Kadal, Aftaab Ahmad, raided a place near Sakidafar Chowk and arrested four persons—Saleem Kazoo, son of Abdul Ahad, Showkat Nazar, […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s former Divisional Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah has revealed that a critical portion of his report on the 1991 Kunan-Poshpora mass rape by Army soldiers was excised by the government and the then J&K Governor G C Saxena, who was “under a lot of pressure from the IG of the Border Security Force and others,” […]
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, Thursday reiterated his call for complete shutdown on February 28 and peaceful demonstration after Friday prayers “against the mysterious killings of seven youths in Kupwara by Indian army, use of brutal force on common people who were demanding the dead bodies of the slain youths and to […]
SRINAGAR: Gulrez Mushtaq, the grandson of Ahad Sahib Sopori, joined opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) here on Thursday. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed Gulrez into the party fold along with his hundreds of supporters at her official Gupkar residence, a party statement said. Gulrez said the “pro-people agenda” of PDP and its performance in government […]