High Court pulls up Investigating Officer for ‘casual approach’

Directs SSP To Monitor Investigation, Seeks Case Diaries Every Month

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 24: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has directed the investigating officer (IO) probing the case of killing of two youth at Khanabal in South Kashmir’s Anantnag (Islamabad) district in 2010 to be present in the court on each hearing with complete case diary.  The Court asked More

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High Court seeks Govt response on Dr Faktoo’s appeal

Faktoo Has Challenged Single Bench Judgment On Life Imprisonment

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 24: The High Court Monday issued notice to the J&K government seeking its response on the appeal filed by the Muslim League Chairman Dr Muhammad Qasim Faktoo challenging the single bench judgment terming that life imprisonment means detention for entire life.   A division More

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13 yrs on, flagship scheme a non-starter in JK

GoI Audit Says Not A Single Hostel Constructed In State

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Dec 24: Government of India’s vital flagship scheme ‘Construction of Hostel for Other Backward Class’ boys and girls is yet to take off in Jammu and Kashmir with the State showing zero progress in implementation of the project since its launch in 1999. While other states and union More

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Will see how Delhi deals with protests: Hurriyat(G)

Srinagar Dec 24: Terming the Delhi gang rape rage as justified, Hurriyat Conference (G) Monday said what remains to be seen is whether authorities in New Delhi “would fire upoun the protestors or slap them with Public Safety Act as done in Jammu and Kashmir.” In a statement issued here, to More

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Tarigami backs reservation for Kashmiri students outside JK

Srinagar, Dec 24:  The Jammu and Kashmir unit of CPI (M) today sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's intervention to ensure reservation and scholarship for the Kashmiri students outside the state. "Prime Minister should personally intervene to get the Ministry of Human Resource Development More

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Omar doesn’t need sermons: NC

‘He does not believe in self promotion’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: The National Conference on Monday ridiculed the PDP by calling it a ‘Publicity Driven Party’ and described it as a spent force overflowed with corrupt bureaucrats and professional turn coats “A party of vested interests and power hungry people, almost a spent force in the More

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Involve youngsters in research: Prof Talat

Srinagar, Dec 24: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat has impressed upon the academia, poets, scholars and writers of Kashmir language to involve youngsters in research and asked various departments, academies and institutions working for the promotion of Kashmiri language to work in close More

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Jama’at, Jamiat condemn gangrape of girl in Delhi

Srinagar, Dec 24: Strongly condemning the gang rape of girl in Delhi, the Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir on Monday demanded application and implementation of the Islamic Criminal Code in order to curb this inhuman menace.  “The mass protests against the gangrape incident in Delhi by the More

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