JK Bank annual report wins 3 vision awards in US

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: J&K Bank’s Annual Report 2008-09 has won three awards at the prestigious LACP 2009 Vision Awards – the world’s largest award programme for Annual Reports, organized by California-based League of American Communications Professionals (LACP), USA.The LACP is a forum within More

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90% schools functional: Peerzada

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: The Minister for Education, Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed, on Thursday said that despite present turmoil 90 per cent schools have been functioning across the Valley.    “Students living in Srinagar city and some main towns of the Valley have suffered academic losses More

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BOSE to set single paper for class 10th, 12th

Srinagar, Aug 19: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education on Thursday said that it has decided to introduce single paper system for class 10th and 12th examination. A BOSE spokesman said that there would be wider choice for the current academic session-2010 as one time exception More

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OUT WITH PEPPER GUNS TO QUELL PROTESTS

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 19: After more than two months of continued unrest which claimed lives of 60 civilians, the Jammu and Kashmir police has pressed into service the sophisticated anti-riot gun which spews pepper balls on the target.Policemen on Thursday could be seen brandishing the new weapon in the More

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CM approves 4-multi storey parking lots in Sgr city

Asks officers to identify land for township

Srinagar, Aug 19: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday approved four multi storey parking lots for the city and asked the officers to identify land in its periphery to develop a modern township with all amenities and facilities. A committee headed by the Principal Secretary to the CM will More

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Geelani’s grandson in custody for past 19 days

He has been implicated: Family

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: The grandson of Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, is in police custody for the past 19 days. Reports said police arrested Geelani’s grandson Ahtisamul-Haq Geelani son of Zahoor-ul-Haq Geelani on July 31 near his residence at Bagh-e-Mehtab here during More

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North Kashmir out of bounds for newspaper distributors

Srinagar, Aug 19: Despite assurances from the top officials, police are not allowing the distributors to circulate newspapers in north Kashmir.“Police are not allowing distributors and hawkers to move beyond Mirgund on Srinagar-Varmul highway. Police have imposed an undeclared blanket ban on distribution More

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Sikhs resolve to fight communalism

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: Sikh community members today resolved to defeat "evil designs" of anti-social elements, who allegedly sent letters asking them to either join protests or leave the Valley, to disrupt communal harmony in the region."Sikhs met today under the banner of All Party Sikh Coordination More

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Bears on prowl in B’pora villages

TARIQ RASOOL

Pazalpora (Bandipora), Aug 19: The wild bears are on prowl in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for last three days wounding several villagers.   Residents of Quil, Mantrigam Pazalpora, Sonarwani, Madar, Gundbal, Raga, Nadhilal villages told Greater Kashmir that 12 persons including More

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Kashmiri students' arrest

Bail application comes up for hearing

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: The bail application of 14 Kashmiris students who were arrested in Jammu for staging protests over the civilian killings in the Valley, came up for hearing in the Court of CJM Jammu here today. Reports said Advocate Raina who plead the bail application told the Court that it More

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Govt trying to malign Aasiya: Masarat Alam

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: Senior leader of Muslim League and Hurriyat (G) general secretary, Masarat Alam on Thursday accused New Delhi of ‘hatching a conspiracy’ to defame the Dukhtaran-e-Millat chairperson, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi.  In a statement, Alam said people of J&K were aware about the More

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Mughal Road to be opened by Oct: Minister

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: The Minister for R&B, G M Saroori today said the prestigious Mughal Road would be thrown open for traffic by October.  Saroori was reviewing the work on the project during a meeting in which he was told that the road would be fully macadamized within a year. The work on More

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Muslims perform last rites of Pandit

SHEIKH NAZIR

Tulmulla (Ganderbal),Aug 19: Muslims on Thursday performed the last rites of a Kashmiri Pandit here in central Kashmir.   Mohan Lal, 80, originally hailing from Habba Kadal, had been putting up at Khirbhawani  alone for past many years.       As More

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Charri Mubarak reaches Pahalgam

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: The Charri Mubarak led by Mahant Depider Giri reached Pahalgam today along with a number of Sadhus. The Mace was received by Deputy Commissioner Islamabad, S. Jaipal Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner, SP Bashir Ahmad Bhat, and other senior Police and civil officers of the More

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Gastroenteritis kills 2 in Budgam

Srinagar, Aug 19: Two people have reportedly died and at least 500 have been admitted in various hospitals due to outbreak of “Gastroenteritis” in Central Kashmir’s Budgam district.Reports said Gastroenteritis has broken out in at least half-a-dozen villages of Budgam districts including Reyar, Waterhaal More

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Kashmiri students discuss Azadi in New Delhi

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 19: It was for first time that Kashmiri students discussed “Azadi” in New Delhi.Wearing black bands against the recent killings across the Valley students from Islamic University of Science and Technology met the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and leader of the opposition and More

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