Pay revision of new appointees incomplete

“It’s a random revision without sequence”

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Sept 7:  The recent government decision announcing revised pay scales, as per 6th pay commission recommendations, for the employees appointed after 2006 excludes various pay-grades.  In the revised pay structure issued by the government on August 31, for fresh recruits appointed More

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Army occupying Sikh families’ orchards, land

‘THEY’VE RUINED OUR FERTILE LAND AND CHOPPED APPLE TREES’

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Langate, Sept 7: For the past three years, the Sikh families of Deedarpora Langate in district Kupwara are struggling to get the rent for their orchards and land under the occupation of army. After army’s 30 Rashtriya Rifles moved in 2006 for setting up a camp on the land, the families are More

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JKLF pays tributes to martyrs

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front has paid glowing tributes to Shaheed Hilal Ahmad Mir of Shatakh, Bandipora, and Shaheed Manzoor Ahmad Bhat, brother Shaheed of Shaheed Muhammad Maqbool, on their martyrdom anniversary.The Front has reiterated the pledge to take the mission of martyrs More

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Kupwara +2 lecturers back class boycott call

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: Jammu and Kashmir Plus Two Lecturers’ Forum, district Kupwara, at a meeting of district executive with Muhammad Shafi Wani in chair, extended full support to the state body’s call for boycott of classes on September 14, against the posting of a college principal as joint secretary More

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Forest departmentt says 5.24 lakh Cft timber available in Kashmir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: Under the orders of minister of forest, Mian Altaf Ahmed, the Department of Forest has made early arrangements for dumping and sale of timber in depots for the first time and there is no shortage of timber in the valley.  Stating the Chief Conservator of Forest (CCF), Kashmir More

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Woman jumps into Jehlum

United news of india

Srinagar, Sept 7: Panic gripped the civil lines area here when a woman jumped into river Jehlum from Amira Kadal bridge today, official sources said. When people were busy in their daily chores, Saheela, wife of Abdul Rouf Lone and a resident of Rawalpora, jumped into the river from the bridge More

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Kupwara Hospital sans blood bank

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Sept 7: The Sub-District Hospital in this frontier district is ailing in the absence of blood bank. Since its establishment in 1960, this premier hospital of the district is functioning without a blood bank causing lot of problems to patients and their attendants. A visit to the More

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Pakistan President ratifies self-governance package for Northern Areas

GK News Network

Islamabad, Sept 7: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari today ratified a reforms and self-governance package for the Northern Areas of Jammu and Kashmir. Zardari signed the Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self-Governance) Order 2009 that is aimed at “introducing far-reaching administrative More

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Post-graduate vets appeal CM for intervention

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 7: Disheartened over the alleged biased response of authorities at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences & Technology (SKUAST-J) Jammu, the aspirants for the posts of assistant professors appealed the chief minister, Omar Abdullah who is also the pro-chancellor of the university More

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Kashmir deserves global attention: Dr Fai

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 7: The executive director, Kashmiri American Council / Kashmir Center, Dr. Ghulam Nabi Fai, has said that the people of Jammu and Kashmir still have confidence in the United Nations despite its failure to resolve many international disputes.   In an emailed statement Fai More

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Mufti responsible for massacres in early 90s: A M Sagar

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 7: Minister for rural development and panchayats, Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday accused People’s Democratic Party Patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed of being responsible for massacres in early nineties. “It is recorded history that Mr. Mufti Muhammad Syed was responsible for various massacres More

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Vigilance Committees framed to monitor distribution of food grains

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 7: Minister for consumer affairs and public distribution (CA&PD) and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon Monday said district level vigilance committees were framed under the overall supervision of concerned District Development Commissioners for re-verification of Below Poverty Line (BPL More

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Shabir Shah's detention

Lawyers team file writ petition

GK News Network

Srinagar, Sept 7: Democratic Freedom Party on Monday said a team of lawyers represented by the senior advocate Pran Nath Bhat had filed a writ petition in Jammu High Court against the state government.  In a statement today, a spokesman of the Party said, “ It has been requested in the petition More

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GGHS School Chanpora holds Quran quiz

GK News Network

Srinagar: Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Chanapora, organized on Monday a quiz competition regarding the Holy Quran. Studetns of class 9, 10 and 11 participated with the science stream of class clinching the first prize. The quiz program was coordinated by one of the teachers, Manzoor Ahmed More

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Hurriyat (M) grieved at Shah’s demise

GK News Network

Srinagar: Expressing profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Sonaullah Shah, an educationist and father of Shahid-ul-Islam, the Hurriyat Conference (M) has expressed solidarity with the bereaved family. In a statement today, a spokesman of the Hurriyat paid glowing tributes to the deceased More

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Tehreek-e-Hurriyat blames NC for Kashmiris’ woes

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: The acting chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu Kashmir, Peer Saifullah, has blamed National Conference leadership for all woes of Kashmiris.  “NC’s character vis-à-vis our national cause has always been treacherous,” said Saifullah, while addressing a meeting of party members More

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Books on agriculture released

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: Integrated Pest Management has come out with two volumes of books – Integrated Pest Management: Innovation-Development Process and Integrated Pest Management: Dissemination and Impact, edited by Professors Rajinder Peshin and A K Dhawan,  The books were released at the Press More

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Dukhtaran-e-Milat condemns Asiya’s continued detention

GK News Network

Srinagar: The acting chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Milat, Rifa’at Fatima, has condemned the continued detention of party’s incarcerated chief Syeda Asiya Andrabi.  In a statement today, Rifa’at said, “Despite High Court orders for her release, Asiya is still lodged in Srinagar Central Jail for More

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Displaced persons seek rehabilitation

GK News Network

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Association of Internally Displaced Persons, at a meeting held here today, appealed to the government to take steps for the rehabilitation of all displaced families who including Muslims, Pandits and Sikhs.      In a statement today, a spokesman More

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