The Jammu Kashmir High Court has issued directions to the government to check the menace of drugs in the region, including strict compliance to the NDPS Act and imparting training to the investigating officers regarding safe disposal of the seized contraband. The Court, while considering the Criminal Acquittal Appeal No D-107 of 2010, after taking into consideration the low rate of conviction, particularly in the NDPS cases and also with regard to the method used for disposing of the case properly, directed the Registry to register the said Criminal Acquittal Appeal as a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) and accordingly, the same was registered as WPPIL No 5 of 2013. During the pendency of the petition, another PIL was filed by Atharv Mahajan, a law student seeking direction to the re...

Unknown gunmen on Saturday abducted a civilian in Nikloora area of Litter hamlet in South Kashmir's Pulwama district.buy clomid online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/clomid.html no prescription An official said that suspected militants abducted a civilian namely Shakeel Ahmad Sofi, son of Ghulam Mohammad Sofi of Nikloora Pulwama, who is shopkeeper by profession. He said that police party has rushed to the spot to ascertain the facts. It is pertinent to mention here that Shakeel Sofi is brother a militant Shameem Sofi who was arrested recently in his own village—(KNO)

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Saturday said that two militants including a Lashkar-e-Toiba commander were killed in Drangbal, Pampore encounter on Saturday. Talking to reporters at press enclave Srinagar, the IGP Kashmir said that yesterday night, Awantipore police received information about two militants hiding in a concrete building. “We offered them surrender but they fired, triggering an encounter.buy xenical Canada langleyrx.com/xenical.html no prescription They were trapped in a three-storey building, which is a concrete one. We fired grenades and the building caught fire,” he said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). “One of the slain militants has been identified as Umar Khanday of LeT. Another one, the LeT commander has been identified as...

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on said that in some districts of Assam, West Bengal and Bihar, the population growth rate among Muslims was far greater than the national average. “This is a clear indication of uncontrolled infiltration from Bangladesh,” claimed the supremo of Hindu paramilitary organisation. “There is a growing imbalance of population in the entire country, particularly in regions close to the borders…This can pose a grave threat to the country’s unity and cultural identity,” Bhagwat was speaking at the annual Vijayadashmani event held to mark the foundation day of the Hindutva outfit. According to Bhagwat, there were major differences in the population growth rates of various communities in India. He also expressed concern about “uncontrolled inf...

CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has said that the highest unemployment rate of 21.6 percent and a staggering inflation rate of 7.39 percent in Jammu Kashmir is hugely disturbing and belies the BJP government’s tall claims of “growth and development” in the region post 2019. Quoting figures from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme and the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Tarigami said that the unemployment rate of 21.6 percent in JK is the highest among all states and Union Territories (UTs) in the country. Similarly, the CMIE report states that the inflation rate of 7.39 percent has made the region the costliest place to live in India. The level of unemployment in J&K can be gauged from the fact that for mere 8575 class-IV posts advertised by the JK Ser...

he Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla, accompanied by other senior officials of district administration, visited Zeba Aapa Institute for Inclusive Education, Bijbehara.www.parkviewortho.com/wp-content/languages/new/symbicort.html On the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner interacted with various specially abled students at the institute and applauded the management of the institute for the services in the society. The Deputy Commissioner laid emphasis on the need to impart quality education to the students with special focus on developing their vocational skills so that they can lead independent lives and contribute to the society. He praised the patron of the institute Javed Ahmad Tak for the initiative and underlined the need for more such institutions to cater to the e...

Body of a 38-year-old man was recovered near a graveyard in Zaldagar area of Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. They said that some passersby spotted the body lying on the graveyard and informed the police about it. Later a team of police reached the spot and recovered it. A police officer told GNS that deceased has been identified as Feroz Ahmad Tantray (38) son of Abdul Rasid Tantray of Zaldagar Srinagar. He said that further proceedings are underway. (GNS)

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Drangbal Pampore area of South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Saturday morning. An official said that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the area. He said that as the joint team of forces intensified searches towards suspected spot, the hiding militants fired upon the party, which was retaliated, thus triggering an encounter. He said that the exchange of fire is on in the area and one to two militants are believed to be trapped in the area. Meanwhile, IGP Kashmir said that top Let Commander involved Umar Mushtaq Khanday who was involved in killing of two cops at Baghat is trapped in Pampore encounter. Pe...