Kashmir rail to cross Pir Panchal in 2013

WORK ON BANIHAL TUNNEL NEAR COMPLETION

MUDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Dec 28: With work on the larger stretch of the Pir Panchal Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir nearing completion, the Kashmir Rail is expected to chug beyond the valley and cross over to Banihal in the next three years.  The 11-km tunnel, coming up 400 meters below the historic Jawahar More

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Finally, it’s Mazhom railway station

GK News Network

Srinagar: A railway station in the central Kashmir’s district of Budgam, which had been erroneously named as ‘Rajwansheer’ by the Northern Railways, has been renamed correctly as Mazhom Railway Station, officials said on Saturday.   The Deputy Commissioner, Budgam, Muhammad Rafi, told Greater More

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Land grab in Islamabad bus stand

SUMO STAND CAUSES TRAFFIC JAMS; DC ASSURES ACTION

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, Dec 28: The alleged encroachment on the main entrance of the old KMD bus stand here by the owners of the Sumo vehicles is causing tremendous inconvenience to the commuters, besides causing frequent traffic jams. Pertinently, about 20 feet of parking place was provided for 24 Sumo More

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Kangan police bust burglars’ gang

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Dec. 28: In a major breakthrough, Police busted a gang of burglars in Kangan who had been active in the highway town for about a month past.  Following the reports, the local police station mounted a vigorous surveillance in the area with particular focus on the market where overnight More

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SRTC bus passengers stranded on Sgr-Jammu highway

GK News Network

Srinagar: Dozens of passengers travelling to Delhi in a State Road Transport Corporation bus were stranded for hours on Srinagar-Jammu highway after their vehicle developed a snag.  The passengers travelling in the bus (JK01Y-564) said that they were left on their own from noon to late evening More

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K-resolution part of US’ Af-Pak policy: Mirwaiz

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: The chairman Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said the resolution of Kashmir dispute had become part of Holbrooke’s Af-Pak policy. Mirwaiz who was addressing a rally at Astan Alam Sahib Narwara in old City said, “The recent statement of the United States More

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FEA delegation calls on director funds

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 28: A delegation of Funds Employees’ Association led by its vice-president, Nidhan Singh called on the director funds, G N Bhat, apprising him about the employees’ demands.  The demands, according to an Association statement included conduct of DPC meeting increase in the SLI slab More

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Krishna snubs Tharoor

Visa Row

SHEIKH AHMED

New Delhi,Dec 28: The Government today snubbed Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for his comments on the new visa regulation and asked him not to discuss  policy matters publicly.“Important policy matters need not to be discussed in public. The government will act on the More

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'All complaints at police stations to be treated as FIRs'

Home ministry to issue circular to state govts

Press Trust of India

Ruchika Molestation Case FalloutNew Delhi, Dec 28: In a fallout of the Ruchika molestation case, all complaints received at police stations are to be treated as FIRs while a move is afoot for automatic revoking of police and gallantry medals awarded More

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India facing big challenges: PM

Sonia Praises Manmohan’s Wisdom, Sagacity

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

CONGRESS CELEBRATES 125TH FOUNDATION DAYNew Delhi, Dec 28: Against the backdrop of raging political storm over Telangana, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country was facing “big challenges” like regionalism, naxalism and communalism More

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PDP for enquiry into NHPC’s power deals with JK govt

GK News Network

Srinagar, Dec 28: The PDP today demanded an enquiry into the “discriminatory” agreement between the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation (JKPDC) for operating the Baglihar hydro electric project. “We demand a formal enquiry into More

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It’s Moong Ki Dal or no trade at Chakkan Da Bag

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, Dec 28: From Tuesday onwards, the cross-LoC trade from Chakkan Da Bag won’t happen- courtesy Moong Ki Dal. The supply of green gram issue has snowballed into a major controversy with traders from both side of line of control deciding not to indulge in business through this route More

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1 held for smuggling wood to make cricket bats

Press Trust of India

Pathankot, Dec 28: Police today arrested one person and recovered wood for making cricket bats worth Rs 2.25 lakh which he had smuggled from neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir. The wood was meant to be sold to a cricket bat making factory in Punjab. Pathankot SP Bhupinderjit Singh Virk said Nirmal More

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33 killed in clashes in NWFP

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, Dec 28: Thirty-three people, including 22 militants, were killed in clashes in Pakistan’s restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan while three rebels were apprehended by security forces in the northwestern Swat valley, authorities said today. Nine members of an anti-Taliban More

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Kishtwar employees support pen down strike

S N HUSSAIN

Kishtwar, Dec 28: The employees of various departments here held a meeting on Monday and extended support to the pen down call given by the Employees Joint Action Committee on December 30.  Meanwhile, another meeting of employees was organized at Dak Bungalow in which issues like regularization More

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Not intimidated by corruption charges: Zardari

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington, Dec 28: Refusing to be “intimidated” by a slew of “ancient” corruption charges, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has warned that forces who were earlier allied with dictatorship were now plotting to undo democracy and destabilise his government through judicial process. “I More

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Jinnah memorial faces resource-crunch

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Karachi, Dec 28: Construction work on a memorial for Pakistan’s founding leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah has been stalled due to lack of resources as the country marked the birth anniversary of Quaid-i-Azam, a news report has said. The renovation work on the memorial at the Wazir Mansion in southern More

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Kashmiri physician awarded American fellowship

GK News Network

Srinagar: Kashmiri Physician, Dr Naveed Nazir Shah, has been conferred American College of Chest Physicians Fellowship award.  Dr Shah, the youngest consultant of Government Medical College here, along with other chest physicians received the award at the annual convocation of the American More

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Israel developing robotic weapons

Press Trust of India

Jerusalem, Dec 28: Israel defence industries, pioneers in many ways are working on a futuristic battlefield scenario where armies use remotely operated robotic weapons on land, air and sea without a trace of any human soldier anywhere on the battleground.This concept once a part of science fiction More

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