Youth protest Geelani’s detention

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: Protests continued against the detention of Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, at many places here on Sunday.  Eyewitnesses said scores of youth, shouting anti-India and pro-freedom slogans, took to streets at Kawdara in the old city. They said the More

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People didn't give him due respect: Dr Drabu

Ghulam Hassan Sofi remembered

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank Chairman, Dr Haseeb Drabu today said the people had not given due respect to the renowned singer, late Ghulam Hassan Sofi.“We have not paid what he deserved,” Drabu said while speaking on a musical function organized by Doordarshan Kendra Srinagar in More

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Sofi Akbar’s 21st death anniversary today

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopur, Dec 13: The 21st death anniversary of the renowned pro-freedom leader and founder of the Mahaz-e-Azadi, Sofi Muhammad Akbar, is being observed on Monday. Sofi was born in a business family in Sopur. He lost his father at an early age and was brought up by his elder brother. After completing More

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Engineers Elevated as I/C CEs, Retire As AEEs

Adhoc promotions in PDD

GK CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, Dec 13: Ever heard of  that an official elevated to the post of Chief Engineer, retired from the services as Assistant Executive Engineer only because his promotions were not confirmed? Well this is no exceptional case, but a routine affair in Power Development Department, where scores More

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Mirwaiz, Malik credible leaders: Omar Abdullah

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi, Dec 13: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, has said it would be wrong to suggest that Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chairman Yasin Malik were irrelevant in political arena of Jammu and Kashmir as they have established their credibility. “To suggest that More

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6 smugglers held

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Dec 13: Police has arrested six persons allegedly involved in smuggling on contrabands from Kashmir and Jammu division.  Police recovered 363 kilograms of poppy straw in Pulwama and arrested three persons, who were allegedly smuggling the contraband in a vehicle on Sunday.They More

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Neonatology deptt’s medical camp today

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 13: The department of Neonatology and Pediatrics, SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura is organizing a series of medical camps for the benefit of people.In a statement, an official of the Department said the camps would be held in Srinagar, Islamabad, Varmul and Ganderbal. The first More

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Army vehicle crushes girl

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 13: Massive protests rocked Prisal area of Kulgam after a speeding Army vehicle crushed a nine-year-old girl to death on Sunday. Subi Jan was crossing the road at Prisal, 70 kms from here, when she was crushed to death by the vehicle, eye witnesses said. Hundreds of people More

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Qureshi improving

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 13: Pro-freedom leader Fazal Haq Qureshi was shifted from the Surgical Intensive Care Unit to a VIP room in SKIMS after he showed sings of improvement.   Qureshi survived a murderous assault outside his Soura residence on December 4.  He has been undergoing treatment More

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2 CRPF men commit suicide

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Dec 13: Two CRPF personnel allegedly committed suicide inside their camps, while a BSF jawan died of heart attack at a forward post in Kashmir valley today, a police spokesman said. Ganesh Shankar, a constable of 157th battalion CRPF, allegedly shot himself to death with his service More

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Seniority ‘ignored’ in technical education deptt promotions

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 13: The employees of Technical Education Department today accused the administration of ignoring the seniority and promoting persons on the posts already referred to the Public Service Commission for filling up. They said, earlier the Department had promoted several supervisors as More

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Varmul, Islamabad town upgradation on anvil

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Dec 13: The government is upgrading infrastructure in Varmul and Islamabad towns with assistance from Asian Development Bank’s urban infrastructure development scheme, officials say. “The Varmul town will witness massive development works in coming months and we will soon identify projects More

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Cold claims life

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Dec 13: A 35-year-old man today died of cold in Ladakh, as night temperature at Leh dipped to minus 10 degree Celsius. Body of Lobzang Jigmet, a resident of Anley Changtang, was recovered from Stallam near Picture Hall in Leh town, 434 kilometres from here, this morning, official sources More

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India opposes amending Kyoto Protocol

CLIMATE TALKS

BETWA SHARMA

Copenhagen, Dec 13: India today made it clear that it was opposed to any amendment of the Kyoto Protocol that prescribes mandatory emission cuts on developed countries as the 12-day climate talks headed into the second week where environment ministers would seek to give a political push to the negotiations More

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Manmohan keen to resolve core issues, Kashmir included: Gilani

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Dec 13: Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today said he and his Indian counterpart Dr Manmohan Singh were keen on resolving “our core issues”, including the Kashmir dispute, differences over sharing river waters and cooperation against terrorism.“Terrorists alone will benefit if Pakistan More

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Khamenei warns opposition

Tehran, Dec 13: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned opposition leaders today to distance themselves from protesters whom he accused of acting “against Islam.”“Those who shout slogans in the name of these people (opposition leaders), hoist their pictures and speak of them with respect More

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