JDA to go on strike from October 1

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Sept 23:  Work in the Government Medical colleges of Srinagar and Jammu and their associated hospitals will once again remain affected, as junior doctors have decided to go on an indefinite strike from October 1. The strike will also affect work in the district and sub-district hospitals More

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Minor PSA detainee walks free

FAHAD SHAH

Srinagar, Sept 23: The 14 year old boy of Rainawari here who was arrested and later booked under Public Safety Act in June this year was released on September 20 on the directions of the High Court. Nayeem Ahmad Dar son of Bashir Ahmad was arrested on June 7 and detained at Rainawari Police More

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High Court allows Bar team to visit jails

MUHAMMAD YOUSUF

Srinagar, Sept 23: The High Court today directed the director general prisons to provide detailed information about all prisoners languishing in different jails outside the state to the High Court Bar Association and allow them to visit the jails.   The Bar Association President, Mian Qayoom More

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‘Darkness gripped Wagoora during Ramadhaan’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Sept 23: Despite power ministry’s claim that there would be no load shedding in the holy month of Ramadhan, the villages under the electric sub-division Wagoora have been reeling under prolonged spells of power cuts for past one month. The power cuts, scheduled and unscheduled, have More

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Pak violates ceasefire norms to help infiltration: Army Chief

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jaipur, Sept 23: Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor today said Pakistan had violated ceasefire norms recently with an intention to push in additional terrorists to Jammu and Kashmir before the onset of winter.The Chief of Army Staff, however, said India’s troops were quite alive to such tactics and giving More

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‘No increase in Chinese incursions’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Jaipur, Sept 23: Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor today said there was no increase in Chinese incursions this year and asked the media to be “responsible” in reporting the “sensitive” issue.“There have not been more incursions or transgressions as compared to last year. They are at the same level. So More

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Swine flu testing delayed on Eid

Suspected foreigner reports to health ministry

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: Raising fingers at the efficacy of swine flu surveillance here, samples of a foreign suspect were allegedly held-back for three days which led to a tussle between her and the surveillance team.  The woman, wishing anonymity, said she had gone to Sanat Nagar testing centre More

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India, Pak foreign ministers meeting to be 'limited in scope'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

On Board PM's Special Aircraft, Sept 23: The meeting of Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan in New York on September 27 will be "limited in scope" and restricted to New Delhi's concerns on action against terror emanating from Pakistani soil.External Affairs Minister S M Krishna has gone with More

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Omar launches project implementation unit for setting up 18 polytechnique colleges

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: The chief minister, Omar Abdullah, has constituted a high powered committee to establish 18 Poly Technique Colleges in different districts of the state which have been approved by Government of India involving an expenditure of Rs 210 crore. The chief minister on Wednesday More

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Khalida concerned over SRTC employees plight

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: The Awami National Conference president, Begum Khalida Shah, has expressed concern over the non-payment of salaries to the State Road Transport Corporation employees and workers on the auspicious occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. The SRTC employees are without salary for the past four months More

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Martyrs’ highlighted K-issue: Zaffar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: Paying rich tributes to the martyrs, the Jammu Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, Wednesday said it was only because of their supreme sacrifices that the Kashmir issued had become the international community’s focus of attention. Describing the martyrs More

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Ropeway to come up atop Shankaracharya

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Sept 23: The state government would approach the Centre to allow it to construct a ropeway atop Shankaracharya hillock here. The decision was taken by the Board of Directors of State Cable  Car Corporation (SCCC) at a meeting, presided over by Tourism minister Nawang Rigzin More

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2 new Information Commissioners take oath

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Sept 23: Former media advisor to Prime Minister Deepak Sandhu and former secretary in the Union government Sushma Singh were today sworn in as new information commissioners at the Central Information Commission. Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah administered oath of More

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Court acquits Harwan triple murder accused

5 termed proclaimed offenders

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: A court on Tuesday acquitted an accused in Harwan triple murder case after four years rejecting the charges by police against him. However, it termed as pro-claimed offenders five others including Bambar Khan in the case. The court of second additional district and session More

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Arrangements for Police-Public mela finalized

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: Arrangements for Police-Public mela being held at Bakshi Stadium here on October 4, were finalized at a meeting chaired by the director general of police, Kuldeep Khoda, today.  The mela being organized by the J&K Police Wives Welfare Association will be inaugurated at More

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Tehreek-e-Hurriyat condemns curbs on Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: Lashing out at the government for preventing its chairman, Syed Ali Geelani, from offering Eid Nimaz on Monday, the Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday termed it sheer interference in the religious affairs of people.  “For the past three consecutive years Geelani has not More

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1 dies, 7 hurt in road mishaps

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: One person was killed and seven others were wounded while one bakery shop was gutted in the Kashmir valley overnight, official sources said here today. They said a vehicle hit and injured critically a motorcyclist Umar Sheikh in Ganderbal. He was rushed to hospital where he died.
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Mirwaiz leaves for US

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The chairman Hurriyat Conference (M), Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Wednesday left on a weeklong visit to New York to attend the “Kashmir Contact Group meeting” of the Organization of Islamic Conference on September 25. A Hurriyat (M) spokesman said that Mirwaiz would meet the representatives More

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Governor hosts farewell for Bhardwaj

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 23: The governor, N N Vohra, hosted a farewell dinner for the out-going Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt Gen P C Bhardwaj, here last evening. Lt Gen Bhardwaj is scheduled to take over as the next Vice Chief of Army Staff at the Army Headquarters, on October 1. Presenting More

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Govt cautions people against touts

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar: The government has cautioned people against the touts promising setting up of ICDS centres under Social Welfare Department in different localities against a consideration. “Complaints are pouring in the social welfare department that some unscrupulous elements are promising setting More

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Hindu girl scripts Qur’an

Sheikh Ahmed

New Delhi, Sept 23: Displaying her love for Islam, a teenage Hindu girl calligraphist in Hyderabad scripted the holy Quran on a 999-feet long paper and presented it to Muslims during the month of Ramadhan."The idea to write the holy book was aimed at promoting amity between Hindu and Muslims and More

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Frivolous election petitions can't be entertained: SC

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Sept 23: The Supreme Court has held that frivolous petitions challenging the election of a candidate can be dismissed at the threshold as otherwise it would inhibit the elected representative from discharging his or her duties to voters.However, the apex court said it would interfere in More

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GOI begin peace talks with NDFB

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Sept 23: Aiming to put an end to violence in Bodo-dominated areas in Assam, the Centre today began peace negotiations with the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), one of the deadliest militant groups in the Northeast. The meeting, which was participated by representatives More

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62% Pakistani’s adore democracy

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Sept 23: Even after living under dictatorial regime for decades, most Pakistanis still want their country to be democratically ruled, a survey has suggested.A study sponsored by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) suggested that about 62 percent of Pakistanis felt it’s "very important More

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Nooyi among world’s highest-paid women

Press Trust of India

New York, Sept 23: With a pay package of $14.9 million, Indian-origin chief of Pepsico Indra Nooyi has made it to the list of world's 25 highest-paid women, while software major Oracle president Safra Catz has topped the ranking.Catz has been named as the highest paid woman executive with a pay package More

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