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A local court today remanded Parvez Tak, accused of murdering starlet Laila Khan and five of her family at their farmhouse in Nashik district, in judicial custody till August 4. Tak was earlier in police custody which expired today. A native of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar town, Tak is accused of kidnapping and killing Laila and five other family members at the farmhouse. On July 11, the Crime Branch had recovered six skeletons, believed to be those of Laila, her mother Shelina (52), sisters Zara (25) and Azmina (32), brother Imran (25) and cousin Reshma Khan (19), from the Igatpuri bungalow after Tak had confessed to their killings. A preliminary forensic report has revealed that five of the six human remains found near the farmhouse were of women. Pieces of jewellery, some synthetic clothing and underclothing were found on the skeletons.

GNS  SRINAGAR: Mr. Ashok Prasad, Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police, called on  Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, at Raj Bhavan, here this evening. The Governor discussed with the Director General of Police various important internal security management issues, including matters relating tothe on going Shri Amarnathji Yatra. The Governor wished Mr. Prasad, who took over as the Director General of Police today, a very successful tenure.

GNS Srinagar, July 23 :  Mr. Ashok Prasad, an Andra Pradesh 1979 cadre IPS officer assumed as new Director General of Police (DGP) Jammu and Kashmir here this afternoon. On his arrival to Police Headquarters (PHQ) he was received by Additional Directors General of Police Mr. K. Rajendra Kumar, Mr. P. L Gupta, Dr. Ram Lubhaya and Dr. S. P. Vaid and other senior police officers.  The new DGP was presented a colourful guard of honour by the contingents of Armed Police at PHQ lawns. He inspected the guard of honour and was given a warm welcome by the PHQ staff.Mr. Prasad born in 1956 in Bihar was inducted in IPS Andhra Pradesh Cadre in 1979. He has served in different categories in different States including Punjab and Naxal hit States. He served in Jammu and Kashmir as Deputy Director and Additional Director IB Kashmir, and has been assigned as State Police Chief J&K. The Post has fallen vacant on the superannuation of Mr. Kuldeep Khoda in May this year.Mr. Prasad took over th

GNS SRINAGAR JULY 23 : Renowned journalist and spokesperson of  Jammu & Kashmir Young Journalists Association (JKYJA) today bereaved after the sad demise of his grandfather Mr. Ali Muhammad Mir. In this regard a condolence meeting of  Jammu & Kashmir Young Journalists Association (JKYJA)  held today at Lal Chowk where all the members including its president Mr. Ajaz War expressed profound sorrow and grief over the demise of said person. Meanwhile Editor-in-Chief  Only Kashmir  Bilal Bashir Bhat called Rameez Makhdoomi over phone and expressed his heartfelt condolences and sympathy with the bereaved family and prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul.

GNS Srinagar July 23: The celebration of its thirteenth foundation anniversary on Saturday, 28 th  July is considered by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a watershed event for the growth of the organization that has emerged as a viable new force to break the decades old political monopoly in Jammu and Kashmir. On this day, according to the chief spokesman of the party, Naeem Akhtar a large public rally will be held in Srinagar. Going into the history of the party, Akhtar said though it originated as an idea for restoration of dignity of the people of Jammu and Kashmir in 1999, the party has with inputs from various sections of opinion evolved an agenda that it believes could lead to liberate the state and the region from decades of strife, bring a sense of achievement to its people and usher in a new era of sustainable peace and prosperity. The spokesman said it was a matter of satisfaction for the party that its agenda was now seen positively not just in Kashmir valley but

GNS JAMMU  JULY .23:Former Minister and MLA Mendhar Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan in his Press statement stated that the present coalition led by the Omar Abdullaha government  policy was totally against  the farmers and not serious towards there problems. He stressed upon the government  to provide compensation to the farmers of Mendhar who suffered heavy loss to their paddy crops in this summer season due to  dryness of natural springs and not reaching of monsoon rainfall this year .He further stressed and demanded that the government  Should direct the concerned  official of district Poonch to assesses the losses suffered by the farmers. He further demanded that the government should provide free ration (rice) for one year to the affected families of Mendhar. He Further alleges  that ground water department regarding hand pumps  has totally failed and having nexus between the contractors and the concerned officials of this department .He further stated that

GNS Jammu , July 23 : The victory of Shri Pranab Mukherjee was celebrated by Senior Congress leaders and workers at PCC HQ, Jammu by distributing sweets. The leaders extended heartiest congratulations to Shri Mukherjee and described him a highly experienced and capable personality who deserved the  distinction to hold the highest office in the Country on own merit. His nomination by the Congress party and UPA is the finest decision in the interest of the Country and the electorates have demonstrated their full support by electing Mr. Mukherjee with thumping majority. Prominent among those who were present on the occasion   included S/Shri     Dharam Pal Sharma, Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma, Th. Hari Singh, Mula Ram, Ravinder Shrama-MLC, Smt. Indu Pawar-MLA, Vinod Sharma, Ch. Shah Mohd., Hanas Raj Bhagat, S.R.Sudhir, Shiv Kumar Sharma, Smt. Kanta Bhan, Ch. Zafar Ullah, Janak RaJ Gupta, S. Manjit Singh, G. L. Chalotra, Om Chopra,   Bharat Gandhi, Krishan Lal Gupta,     K.K.Pangota, Hari S