Bar extends support to employees Strike Was Just, Legal: Qayoom

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Apr 21: Terming the recent strike of the state government employees as just and legal, the High Court Bar Association Wednesday assured legal support to the employees. “The movement started by the employees was just and legal. Bar extends its complete support to the employees’ movement More

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Hurriyat (M) to hold silent protest on Saturday

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: Hurriyat Conference (M) is organizing a silent protest on April 23 at Pratap Park here to demonstrate solidarity with detainees lodged in jails and against the alleged human rights violation taking place in Kashmir everyday.  The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting More

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We are trustees of martyrs’ sacrifices: Yaseen Malik

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yaseen Malik Wednesday reiterated the pledge to take the martyrs’ mission to its logical end at all costs.   Addressing a public meeting amidst rains at Sagarwani, Pulwama, in south Kashmir where Hizbul Mujahideen commander More

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SSM’s MBA students stage night protests

MEHAK FAYAZ

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Masters in Business Adminstration students of Sir Syed Memorial college, Parihaspora Wednesday stayed back in the college and held night protests against the administration. The students complained that the college authorities were not refunding their fee and returning More

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Justice Saikia to assume office of CJ today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: Dr Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia, who was administered oath by Governor, N N Vohra last week, will assume office as Chief Justice of High Court here tomorrow.  Dr Justice Saikia, B Sc (Dist.), LL. M, was born on April 7, 1949.  He was appointed as a permanent Judge of the More

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SMC dumps stray dogs at Old Channapora: Residents

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: The residents of Old Chanapora here today accused the Srinagar Municipal Corporation of dumping stray dogs at Pamposh Colony on Tuesday night. A delegation told Greater Kashmir that these dogs were allegedly brought in the two municipality vehicles. “Two children were attacked More

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Fill up AD’s post by promotion: EJAC (K)

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Employees’ Joint Action Committee (K) president, Muhammad Khursheed Alam has demanded appointment of a deserving officer as additional director, Sericulture department, Kashmir. The post is vacant following the retirement of former additional director. Khursheed More

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Police re-allots complainant’s security

Papa Kishtwari Case

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: Police have re-allotted security to Zahoor Ahmad Mir, who is complainant in the Papa Kishtwari case involving killing of his father Ali Muhammad Mir, a contractor of Nishat. Mir was allegedly killed in custody by Kishtwari, a notorious gunman, and his five other accomplices More

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Wajahat to chair crucial BoD meet

NIT appointments

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah would arrive here Thursday from New Delhi to chair a crucial meeting at the National Institute of Technology Srinagar in wake of the alleged mishandling of academic and administrative affairs at the varsity.  Sources More

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JAKAF stage silent sit-in against HR abuses

GK NEWS NETWORK

 Srinagar, Apr 21: The Joint Association of Kashmiri Affected Families (JAKAF) on Wednesday held a silent sit-in amidst heavy rains at Partap Park here against the custodial disappearances, human rights violations and alleged torture in Jammu and Kashmir. The spokesperson of the association More

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PHE ‘supplies’ stream water to Wachi households

NASEER AHMAD

Srinagar, Apr 21: Thousands of villagers in Wachi here are being supplied drinking water directly from a tributary of Toungri river allegedly by the Public Health Engineering department without filtration.  The water pipes have been laid down in the tributary to take the water to thousands More

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Geelani condemns Peshawar blast

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani has expressed grief over the killing of 27 persons in a suicide blast during a rally of Jamaat-e-Islami in Peshawar, Pakistan, terming it condemnable. “The situation in Pakistan is extremely painful and worrisome for More

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Fareeda Kak’s book released

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 21: The Kashmir University vice-chancellor, Prof Riyaz Punjabi today released a book by Dr Fareeda Majeed Kak. The book titled “”Iqbal Aur Kashmir” is a Ph.D thesis of Dr Fareeda, who pursued her Doctorate from the KU’s Iqbal Institute of Philosophy and Culture.  The book More

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Rafi for coordination between departments

Budgam works

GK NEWS NETWORK

Budgam, Apr 21: Reviewing the works on different projects, the District Development Commissioner, Muhammad Rafi today asked the officers of various departments to work in coordination and ensure that there was no default or defalcation in their execution. The meeting was attended by officers More

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Choudhary releases 2 books, magazine

GK NEWS NETWORK

Rajouri, Apr 21: The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University Vice-Chancellor, Masud A Choudhary today released the books “Jadid Arbi Shayri” and Urdu translation of Ghali Muhammad Amin’s “Tarikh-e-Madina Munawara.”  The books have been authored by varsity’s Associate professor and Head Department More

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2 hurt in leopard attack

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, Apr 21: Two persons, including a woman, were critically injured when a leopard attacked them at Darakhasi Tangmarg in Varmul district last night, police said. A leopard strayed into the village and attacked local residents injuring two of them, a police spokesman said. While More

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