Dying Dal gets 2 STPs

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Jan 17: In a bid to stop influx of sewage of densely populated areas abutting Dal lake, authorities have started work on two Sewage Treatment Plants.Construction of the two STPs has been started at Brari Nambal lagoon and Nallah Amir Khan areas of Dal lake. The STPs would cater to sewage More

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8 years on,family expects Manzoor back

ENFORCED DISAPPEARANCE

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, Jan 17: For the family of Manzoor Ahmad Dar of Rawalpora, the colonel of Rashtriya Rifles who picked him up from his residence on January 18, 2002, remains the biggest clue in locating him.On Monday, the family comprising his wife Jana, two sons, two daughters and relatives assemble More

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BSNL’s customer care (dis)service

Telecom ‘giant’ has no resources to respect elders, women

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 17: Despite earning crores of rupees as revenue from the Valley, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd has failed to improve its customer care service which has turned into an obvious disservice over the years. And, offers the most unlikely reason to justify the downslide in its performance, More

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ATOA awards fmr DG tourism

Srinagar, Jan 17: The Adventure Tour Operators Association of India has conferred “Hall of Fame Award” to the former Director General of Tourism J&K, Muhammad Ashraf, during its annual convention held in Bhopal from January 15 to 17.   The award has been given to Muhammad Ashraf for More

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1.75 lakh cases pending in subordinate courts

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 17: Nearly 1.75 lakh civil and criminal cases are pending in the subordinate courts of the 22 districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Of these, most over one lakh are criminal cases. While the Jammu district accounts for most cases with 45,000, Kargil has the least pendency with 275 cases.  More

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No mid session transfers in edu deptt: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Udhampur, Jan 17: The government today said no transfers would be made in the education department in the mid academics session. “The transfers will be initiated during the beginning and end of the session,” the Minister for School Education, Peerzada Muhammad Sayed said while reviewing the More

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Kokernag to observe strike today

SCARCITY OF ESSENTIAL COMMODITIES

Kokernag, Jan 17: Irked by the scarcity of essential commodities, the people of this South Kashmir constituency of Islamabad have decided to go for a complete shutdown on Monday to protest against the government apathy. The residents are complaining of acute shortage of rice, flour, sugar More

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Jyoti Basu’s demise condoled

GK NEWS NETWORK

 Srinagar, Jan 17: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, his cabinet colleagues and Governor N N Vohra has condoled the death of the veteran communist leader Jyoti Basu who passed away on Sunday. In a condolence message, the chief minister and Governor recalled the contribution of the veteran More

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PaK PM visits bereaved Wanis

GHULAMULLAH KIYANI

Islamabad, Jan 17: The prime minister of Pak-administered Kashmir, Raja Farooq Hyder Khan, has lauded the historical role of Kashmiri refugees in freedom movement of Kashmir and Pakistan. He said the state people were proud of the unforgettable services of late Khwaja Abdus Samad Wani and his family More

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Safi meets PPP leader

GHULAMULLAH KIYANI

Islamabad, Jan 17: A delegation of Hurriyat Conference (G), PaK chapter, met with the Pak-administered Kashmir chief of Pakistan Peoples Party, Chaudhary Abdul Majid, at the latter’s residence here. It was led by party’s convener, Ghulam Muhammad Safi. On the occasion, Chaudhary said president More

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