Christmas celebrated in Kashmir

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Dec 25: Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ, was Friday celebrated in Kashmir with enthusiasm and religious fervour. Scores of Christians gathered here at Holy Family Catholic Church and joined the special prayers. Throughout the day men, women and children thronged the church More

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Follow footsteps of Shuhda-e-Karbala: Javed Mir to people

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: Senior Vice-Chairman, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R), Javaid Ahmad Mir Thursday asked people to continue the freedom struggle till its logical conclusion. He said Muharram, the first month in the Islamic calendar reminds us of the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS More

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On return, Hajj pilgrims decry arrangements

SHC to take up flight ‘trouble’ at Jan meet

Samaan Lateef

Srinagar, Dec 25: Even as the chief minister, Omar Abdullah, has taken up the issue of inadequate arrangements in Saudi Arabia for Hajj pilgrims with the Minister of State for External Affairs, Shashi Tharoor, the Union Ministry and the Consulate General of India in Jeddah may not be able to provide More

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Car-lifter gang bustedin Budgam

15 cars recovered

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: Police on Friday said it has busted a gang of car-lifters in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.  Senior Superintendent of Police, Budgam, Aftab Ahmad Kakroo told Greater Kashmir that 15 cars were recovered from the possession of the gang and from some civilians who had bought More

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5 persons chargesheeted for selling migrant property

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Dec 25: The Crime Branch has chargesheeted five persons accused of duping a man of Rs 11.25 lakh by fraudulently selling to him a house belonging to a Pandit who lives outside the valley. The chargesheet against the accused was filed in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate here More

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BVO organizes awareness camp

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: The block veterinary officer organised an awareness camp at Balhama here on Thursday.  During the camp, experts created awareness among the cattle rears about cattle feeding and rearing on scientific lines.  A large number of farmers participated in the camp, which More

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Autonomy, self-rule no solution to K-issue: Hashim

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: The Democratic Liberation Party chairman, Hashim Qureshi on Friday termed the statements of National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party leaders on autonomy and self-rule respectively as 62-year old recipe to keep alive the mainstream regional parties in Jammu & Kashmir.
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Interview dates for Class-IV posts

GK NEWS NETWORK

Varmul, Dec 25: According to deputy commissioner, Varmul the interview of the candidates (12th Pass) who had applied for Class-IV posts shall be held at his office from December 30 from 10 AM to 1 PM. According to an official communiqué, the candidates having serial numbers from 2001 to 2200 More

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Joint group to conduct Muharram procession

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: The Anjuman-e-Share Shiyan, Ittihad-ul-Muslimeen and Awami Majlis-e-Amal Thursday constituted a joint group of young volunteers for peaceful conduct of the Muharram procession on Monday. A statement by JK Awami Action Committee said the decision about the group was taken in More

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Holding talks with govt futile: Employees committee

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 25: The Coordination Committee of Employees’ Unions Friday said that some “pro-government and weak” employees had ‘damaged the interests of employees and the Joint Coordination Committee by holding talks with the government regarding fulfillment of their demands. At a meeting held here More

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EJAC (Q) leaders felicitate Nazir, others

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 25: The Jammu Kashmir Employees’ Committee (Q), at a meeting chaired by its president, Abdul Qayoom Wani, expressed happiness over the election of Nazir Ahmad Mir and Ghulam Mehdi as president and general secretary of Civil Secretariat Non-Gazetted Employees’ Union respectively. The elections More

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40 structures dismantled for road widening

Peerzada Ishfaq Sayeed

Karnah, Dec 25: The authorities have dismantled 40 structures on the road stretch from Tangdhar to Chamkote after paying requisite compensation to the owners. The SDM Karnah Muhammad Yusuf Mir and Tehsildar Abdul Rashid Bhat who supervised these demolitions said that it was part of the road widening More

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Shah for unity among people

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Reiterating his resolve to continue peaceful struggle for freedom at all levels, the Hurriyat Conference (M) senior leader and Democratic Freedom Party president, Shabir Ahmad Shah, urged the people of Jammu & Kashmir to maintain unity in their ranks. Shah, who is undergoing treatment More

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Gyanendra, Paras involved in 2001 royal massacre: report

Press Trust of India

Kathmandu, Dec 25: Deposed king Gyanendra and his son Paras were involved in the 2001 palace massacre that killed ex-monarch Birendra along with most of his family, a Nepalese prisoner, who claimed to be a former royal bodyguard, has alleged. Gyanendra has been at the centre of many conspiracy More

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‘Sex scandal’ threatens Andhra Governor’s job

Hyderabad, Dec 25: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday demanded the resignation of Andhra Pradesh Governor N D Tiwari over an alleged sex scandal involving him. Naidu said Tiwari should resign or the Central government should sack him for bringing shame to the “sacred More

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Gilani rules out differences between govt, army

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Dec 25: Ruling out any differences between the government and the Army, Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani has said the force was working within the ambit of the constitution and has to follow official policies. Gilani also made it clear that the Inter-Services Intelligence More

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Govt to fast track rape, molestation cases relating to girls

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Dec 25: With the Ruchika molestation case causing an uproar, Union Law Minister M Veerappa Moily today said the government has decided to “fast track” cases relating to girls, including those involving rape, molestation and dowry. “At the National Consultation on Judicial Reforms More

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Swine flu vaccine by March-April next year: Azad

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Bangalore, Dec 25: The swine flu vaccine will be brought out by March or April next year after completion of animal and human trials, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said.“We have already completed the first phase of animal trials (on small animals) and begun the second phase on big More

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Jinnah’s 133rd birth anniversary celebrated

Islamabad, Dec 25: The 133rd birth anniversary of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan, was celebrated across the country Friday. The day began with special prayers in mosques for the founder of the Pakistan. The change of guard ceremony was also held at Jinnah’s mausoleum in the southern More

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'Wild mushroom could treat cancer'

London, Dec 25: An extract from a rare wild mushroom has shown promise in cancer treatment, says a new study.Cornelia de Moor of University of Nottingham and her team have examined a drug called cordycepin, extracted from a rare kind of wild mushroom called cordyceps and is now prepared from a cultivated More

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Woman knocks down Pope at Christmas mass

Vatican City, Dec 25: An apparently deranged woman knocked Pope Benedict XVI to the ground after vaulting over security barricades in a dramatic start to Christmas Eve mass at St Peter’s Basilica. Video footage showed the woman in a red sweatshirt leaping over the barricade and grabbing the More

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