•    Prepare list of all civilians, force personnel present at the time of incident
•    IG rank officer should handle investigation
•    Put the key witnesses to Narcotic test if required
•    Trace the nomads who vanished during May 30 night

Rashid Paul
Srinagar, July 03: High Court Friday called for narco-analysis test of two key witnesses in Shopian rape and murder case. It also asked police and CRPF officers to prepare a list of their men who were present in their camps at the time of the incident.

Favors joint resistance chart, reiterates Lal Chowk chalo on July 13

Hakeem Irfan
Srinagar, July 03: Stating that no strikes should be observed on Fridays as it disturbs religious congregations, Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq favoured joint resistance charts and reiterated “Lal Chowk Chalo” call on July 13.

Police rearrests, cites other charges

Hakeem Irfan
Srinagar, July 03: Hurriyat (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani was re-arrested by police moments after High Court ordered his release on Friday.
The Chief Justice High Court Barin Gosh Friday ordered Geelani’s release against the bail bond of Rs 20000 to the satisfaction of registrar judicial.
Immediately after the release order, Advocate Bilal Ahmed representing Geelani conveyed the High Court decision to Jail Superintendent Central Jail Srinagar, who also issued release order of Hurriyat (G) chairman presently admitted in SKIMS, Soura for treatment.

Says Govt breached promise

Abid Bashir
Srinagar, July 03: Alleging that government has breached the promise, the 4.5 lakh strong State work force has decided to observe two-day pen down strike from July 22 to press for implementation of the 6th Pay commission recommendations.

Plan mooted to block Pak army’s visual range

Agencies
Drass, July 03: Army has grown thick lines of trees and stone walls along the Srinagar-Ladakh Highway 1 A to deny a clear view of the life-line to Pakistani troops across the LoC.
“There are certain stretches on the road, which can still be clearly seen by the Pakistanis and they can keep a track of our movements. To deny them a clear observation of the road, we have built green walls of trees and stone walls to conceal our movements and deny them a clear look of the road,” senior Army officials said.

‘Kashmiris have always been victims of pending promises’

Rising Kashmir News
Srinagar, July 03: Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir has been a victim of unkept promises all through its history, the Peoples Democratic Party patron and former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayed Friday said use of force to deal with the Kashmir problem has long back outlived its utility.

Showkat Nanda
Baramulla, July 03: The family members of Tariq Ahmad Malik, who was killed in police firing, are shattered by his untimely death.
“For us the world has fallen apart,” said Tariq’s elderly father, Saifudin Malik with tears rolling down his cheeks.
Tariq, who was the only breadwinner of the family comprising his parents and three brothers and a sister, was shot in the abdomen. The bullet had pierced through his spinal cord and he succumbed to injuries in the hospital.