BOSE changes ‘our history’

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Jan 31: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School of Education in its prescribed textbook for 5th standard students has misrepresented the actual facts. The Board in its prescribed text book for 5th class students ‘Interactions in English’ has mentioned on page No 41 that Yousuf Shah More

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EJAC to launch agitation from Feb 15

‘6TH PAY COMMISSION’

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Jan 31: The Employees Joint Action Committee has decided to launch an ‘intensified decisive agitation’ from February 15 for the full implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations. The EJAC has called a state-wide strike and protests on February 15. EJAC president Abdul More

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Police books gynaecologist for ‘negligence’

Death of Foetus

GK NEWS NETWORK

Poonch, Jan 31: Police today booked a gynaecologist after the people staged a demonstration, accusing the medico of causing death of foetus due to “negligence” at District Hospital here. Official sources said that police lodged a case (FIR No 9 of 2010) against Dr Shehnaz Bhati, posted as More

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Tarigami flays selection process of PSC, SSB

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 31: The CPI (M) state secretary and MLA Kulgam, Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami has called for a comprehensive and time-bound employment policy, where under identification of vacancies and their subsequent referral to the recruiting agencies for selection was ensured.  “The policy should More

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SKUAST-K for using mulberry tree leaves to extract tea

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Jan 31: A Jammu and Kashmir University is working on a plan to extract tea from mulberry trees spread over thousands of acres of land here and grown for silk production in the state. Kashmir is all set to rub shoulders with tea producing states and if everything goes on as planned More

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JAKAF concerned over unabated rights abuses in JK

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 31: The Joint Association of Kashmiri Affected Families Sunday expressed concern over the continued gross human rights violations by armed forces across the state.  The Association said that since January 1, 2010 there had been a “sharp increase in rights violations and civilian More

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Mercury dips in JK

Press Trust of India

Srinagar, Jan 31: The winter chill intensified in Jammu and Kashmir with the mercury slipping again in many areas of the state even as traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway, which was locked by heavy snowfall, resumed on both ways today. Winter chill intensified in frontier region of Ladakh with More

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PDP for probe into Sopur incident

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 31: Taking exception to the police action in Sopur, the Peoples Democratic Party today warned that such action of the cops would further increase alienation of the people. In a statement, spokesman of the party asked the government to come out with facts as to why the house of More

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‘Rs 40 cr being spent on roads in Rafiabad'

GK News Network

Varmul: Minister of State for Rural Development Javaid Ahmad Dar has said that government was utilizing all the resources for ensuring equal development and welfare in all the areas of the state. He was addressing a public meeting here on Sunday. He said an amount of Rs 40 crore would be spent More

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Massive dev process on anvil: Rather

GK News Network

Sundarbani, Jan 31: The Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather today said the government had formulated a plan to launch massive developmental process in all the three regions of the state.    Speaking at a meeting attended by party workers here, he asked them to strengthen the coalition More

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DC inaugurates week-long camp

GK News Network

Budgam, Jan 31: A week-long medical camp was organized by the Doctors Association, National Rural health Mission in Lakhripora area here on Sunday. The camp was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner, Muhammad Rafi who is also chairman of NRHM.  A large number of men and women were More

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Release assets of SRTC official: Court tells VO

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 31: After the Sate Vigilance Organization failed to prove corruption charges against a former official of State Road Transport Corporation, the special anti-corruption court has directed it to release his seized property and belongings.  The Vigilance had accused the former joint More

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Affectionate send off to 2 PAU old boys

GK News Network

Srinagar, Jan 31: Dr Mehmood-ul-Hassan, Chief AH Officer, Kupwara and Dr Ghulam Hassan Ganaie, Chief AH Officer, Bandipora who attained the age of superannuation were accorded an affectionate send off on Saturday by their respective subordinate staff and colleagues.  Both of them graduated More

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PAK NOT BEGGING FOR PEACE: QURESHI

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Jan 31: Seeking the resumption of the stalled composite dialogue with India, the Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said his country, however, was not begging for peace with its eastern neighbour. Pushing for the resumption of dialogue, Qureshi said Pakistan was interested More

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Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud dead?

Press Trust of India

Peshawar/Islamabad, Jan 31: Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has died of injuries sustained in a massive US drone attack earlier this month, the state-run television and local tribal elders said today, in what could be a devastating blow to the militant outfit.However, Interior Minister More

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PTI completes 60 years

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Jan 31: The Press Trust of India employees will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the newswire for three days beginning February 2.Serving subscribers non-stop from the days when India’s Constitution was adopted, today, PTI has acquired a prominent place in news dissemination worldwide More

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R&B deptt formulates dev plan for face-lifting of Sgr, Jmu’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Jan 31: Minister for R&B G M Saroori said Sunday that the roads and buildings department has formulated a  massive development plan   for  the face lifting   twin  capital cities of  Jammu and Srinagar. “The objective is to provide road connectivity More

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HIV-enzyme structure deciphered

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

London, Jan 31: In a breakthrough in research for HIV treatment, scientists today claimed to have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of an enzyme that is responsible for propagating the virus in a body. The design of enzyme 'integrase' - used by HIV to transfer its genetic information More

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India conveys climate steps to UN, excludes agriculture

Press Trust of India

New Delhi, Jan 31: In keeping with its pledge of adopting  a low-carbon path, India has informed the UN that it will undertake  voluntary cuts of its emission intensity by 20-25 per cent by 2020  but asserted that it will not be applicable to the agriculture sector. In a statement More

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Pak market blast toll 17

Press Trust of India

Islamabad, Jan 31: The toll in a suicide attack in a packed market in Pakistan's tribal belt has risen to 17, amid reports that the bombing may have been carried out by a woman. The suicide bombing occurred yesterday near a check post manned by paramilitary soldiers in the main market of Khar, the More

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Delhi to host India's first 'Newseum'

New Delhi, Jan 31: Delhi will have the country's first museum on news - Newseum! "This is a first of its kind initiative. It is a unique idea. The Newseum, as we are calling it, will be on display from Monday," Banwari Lal, director of the Delhi Public Library (DPL), told IANS.  The More

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