100 pilgrims still without passport

LAST HAJJ FLIGHT ON NOVEMBER 12: SHC

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, Nov 7: The State Hajj Committee cancelled Saturday’s Hajj flight due to non-availability of passports to nearly 100 intending pilgrims, officials said. The SHC has rescheduled the last flight for November 12, its chairman A G Shahbaz said. According to schedule, today’s flight was More

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‘Strengthen institutions to eradicate menace of suicides’

TARIQ ALI MIR

Srinagar, Nov 7: The experts and members of the civil society on Saturday called for launching a rigorous campaign against the menace of suicides. In a seminar “Suicide among women” held here at Bed College, noted jurist Justice (retired) Bashir Ahmad Kirmani said, “We need to launch this campaign More

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Panchayat elections on cards, infrastructure missing

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Nov 7: Even as the Government is contemplating to hold Panchayat elections in the state in near future, the basic infrastructure and manpower seems to be missing at the ground level, particularly in Kashmir division. In every district a District Panchayat Officer should be in place More

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Agriculture technocrats threaten fast unto death

To organize Chetavni rally on Nov 16

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 7: Jammu and Kashmir Agricultural Technocrats Association Saturday alleged that the state government had failed to implement the promises made to the Association and said its members would take harsh step like fast unto death if the government failed to regularize them. Addressing More

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Congress talent hunt on November 9, 10

‘We need young, enthusiastic people in party’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 7: To rope in youth from the Kashmir valley, the All India Youth Congress is holding a mega talent hunt in Jammu and Kashmir from Wednesday. To begin with the party will hold an open talent hunt at Srinagar at the PCC headquarters, M A Road, on Monday. “We need young and enthusiastic More

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Ex-CCF’s demise widely mourned

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 7: The death of former chief conservator of forests, Sofi Ghulam Rasool, on Friday has been widely mourned all over Jammu and Kashmir. Hundreds of people from all walks of life made a bee line at the Buchhwara Dalgate residence of the late Sofi to condole the death.   Known More

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Academicians for setting up of IIM in Kashmir

‘CU will only add to unemployment’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Nov 7: Delving on different aspects of education system in Kashmir, academicians while demanding need to change the present way of imparting teaching in the schools, colleges or universities, favoured the establishment of Indian Institute of Management in the valley for creating technocrats More

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Avoid conflict: US to India, Pak

New Delhi, Nov 7: As India warned of retaliatory action in case of a terror attack, the US Saturday said both India and Pakistan should avoid a conflict situation. “Any conflict should be avoided. We need confidence building measures on both sides and we are confident that both governments will More

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Form task force on distance education: Prof Punjabi

3-day IDEA Conference concludes

GK News Network

Srinagar, Nov 7: The Kashmir University vice-chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi, Saturday called for constituting a “Task Force” to examine the challenges confronting the distance mode of education. Speaking at the valedictory function of the 15th Indian Distance Education Association annual More

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Altaf inaugurates IGNOU study centre

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Nov 7: The minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad, Saturday inaugurated IGNOU study centre at Degree College here. The regional director IGNOU, Dr Mirza Nihal Beigh, accompanied him. “We opened 34th study centre in the valley and efforts are on to open more centres More

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Gilani for composite dialogue

Lahore, Nov 7: Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today made a strong pitch for the resumption of the Indo-Pak composite dialogue, saying Pakistan wants good relations with its neighbours “on the basis of equality”. Favouring resumption of the stalled dialogue process, Gilani said prime More

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Govt marred by chaos as people suffer: Dilawar

GK News Network

Srinagar, Nov 7: The Peoples Democratic Party general secretary, Muhammad Dilawar Mir, Saturday said that the present government has terribly failed to make any impact on the ground and the problems of the people were mounting with each passing day.  Speaking at a meeting of the PDP district presidents More

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3-day Sufi festival commences

GK News Network

Srinagar, Nov 7: A 3-day Sufi festival was inaugurated by the Union minister for new and renewable energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah on Friday evening at SKICC here. The video cassette “Kashmir Civilization”, which  depicts concept of brotherhood in Kashmir, written by Khawaja Farooq Ahmad Renzu More

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18 militants, 3 soldiers killed in Pakistan clashes

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Nov 7: Pakistani forces were close to overrunning all three Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan as they killed 18 militants in fierce fresh battles in the lawless region and adjoining areas over the last 24 hours. While the Army has taken control of two Taliban hubs of Sararogha More

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Af-Pak stability vital for India: PM

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Nov 7: Highlighting that developments in Pakistan and Afghanistan affect India more than anyone else, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said this country has a vital stake in peace and stability in the region and asked the international community to stay the course in ensuring this.& More

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Vande Mataram could be translated into Urdu: RSS

Press Trust of India

Ayodhya, Nov 7: The RSS has said it would translate the ‘Vande Mataram’ into Urdu for distribution among Muslims. “We will get the Vande Matram translated into Urdu and it will be distributed among the members of Muslim community,” former RSS chief K C Sudarshan told a meeting of senior Sangh More

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