HC raps police for cloaking civil dispute into criminal offence

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has slammed police for ‘cloaking’ a civil dispute into criminal offence as it quashed a case registered for ‘cheating’ at Police Station Kulgam in 2012. “I am convinced that it is only a machination on the part of police to get leverage to convert and cloak an otherwise a […]

Weatherman predicts more snowfall, rains till Tuesday

Weatherman predicts more snowfall, rains till Tuesday

SRINAGAR: The high altitude areas of Kashmir including the ski resort of Gulmarg experienced fresh snowfall on Saturday, while rains lashed Srinagar and other plains ending the brief respite from intense cold which had gripped the valley. Snowing in Gulmarg and other high altitude areas started this morning, while Srinagar and other plains were lashed […]

Prepared to face any eventuality due to snowfall: Div Comm

SRINAGAR: In order to face the predicted heavy snowfall in the Valley and to ensure the availability of all essentials services, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Shailendra Kumar on Saturday said the divisional administration has geared up all men and machinery to face the challenge. Kumar was addressing a press conference here. He said that Metrological […]

Judge’s job is to find solution, not winner or loser: Justice Nijjar

Srinagar: Job of a judge is to find solution, not winner or loser, Justice Surinder Singh Nijjar of Supreme Court of India said here Saturday. “Good offices of Judges can do it,” he said after inaugurating the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Centre, at Mominabad here. Justice Nijjar, who is the chairman, Mediation and Conciliation Project […]

TeH to sue Indian paper for ‘mischievous’ report about Geelani nominating son as heir

SRINAGAR: The  Tehreek-i-Hurriyat (TeH) , a constituent of the Syed Ali Geelani-led Hurriyat Conference, Friday said it was mulling legal action against the Times of India for a “factually incorrect and mischievous” report about Geelani’s son succeeding him as the chairman of the outfit. “Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Geelani has neither nominated his son nor […]

Pro-freedom camp intensifies boycott campaign

SRINAGAR: As part of its election boycott campaign, leaders of the Hurriyat Conference Jammu Kashmir (HCJK) Friday addressed a rally in Sopore area of  north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. According to a statement, the HCJK leaders while addressing the rally said that “New Delhi can never suppress Kashmir’s freedom movement by involving the people of in […]

Haj 2014: Form submission date extended till Mar 22

Srinagar: The Haj Committee of India has extended the last date for submission of Haj Application forms for Haj 2014  by another week. Passport officer Srinagar Firdous Iqbal said that the Haj Committee of India has accepted the request made by the state government and his office and extended the date for submission of application […]

Extortionists caught after robbing man twice on knifepoint

Srinagar: Police Thursday busted an extortion gang  here by arresting  four persons. Superintendent of Police Srinagar city North, Tahir Saleem said that Maharaj Gunj Police received a complaint from Qaiser Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Maharaj Gunj, that  he was robbed on knifepoint  after he boarded an auto- rickshaw from Jamalatta Chowk in downtown Srinagar. […]

Malik, Mirwaiz condole demise of Lateef Lone’s father

Srinagar: JKFL chairman Mohammad Yasin Malik and Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq have condoled the demise of Wali Mohammad Lone of Chanapora, Srinagar. In a statement Thursday, Malik expressed his heartfelt grief and sorrow over the demise of Lone who was the father of slain militant commander Lateef Ahmad Lone alias Chacha and […]

Admin heads asked to give full bio data of employees to GAD

Srinagar: Admitting that many departments furnish incomplete details of their officials for Vigilance clearance, the J&K government on Wednesday ordered administrative heads to give complete bio data of the employees to General Administrative Department (Vigilance) to avoid delay in their regularization. According to a government circular [No. 16: GAD (Vig) of 2014, dated 12.03.2014], it […]