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PREPAID BAN GOES
Stringent Procedure, Strict Verification Mechanism To Be Adopted
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, Jan 21: Nearly two and a half months after imposing a ban on the prepaid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir, Government of India on Thursday decided to revoke the ban but with stringent guidelines for the cellular companies and limiting the number of connections to six per household.< More
Didn’t want people to suffer: Omar
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 21: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday described lifting of ban on the prepaid mobile services as a positive development.“I did not want general public to suffer for the misdeeds of handful of people,” Omar told Greater Kashmir over phone.He said that after the service was More
Decision hailed
Jubilation In Jammu
GOWHAR BHAT/HARMEET SINGH
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 21: Political parties and other organizations have hailed the decision of the Union Government to revoke the ban on prepaid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir.The President of the People’s Democratic Party, Mehbooba Mufti described lifting of the ban as a welcome move. “It More
Sonali likely to be charge-sheeted
FAHEEM ASLAM
Srinagar, Jan 21: Jammu and Kashmir government is likely to charge-sheet the former principal secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Sonali Kumar, and some other officials for alleged bungling and favouritism in the 2008 promotions wherein scores of junior officials were promoted ahead of their More
Employees begin 2-day strike
DANISH NABI
Srinagar, Jan 21: State Government employees Thursday began a two-day strike seeking full implementation of sixth pay commission recommendations.The statewide strike, called by Employees Joint Consultative Committee, showed good impact in Kashmir and Ladakh regions where thousands of employees More
- Perspective
Innocence killed
COMMENT
INAYAT’S KILLING ADDS ONE MORE CHAPTER TO THE BOOK OF BLOODSHED IN THE VALLEY, COMMENTS HASSAN ZAINAGIREE
A cute face, a darling of Dalgate, Inayat was not offering himself as a fodder to the cannons of vengeance. He was not on a dare-devil mission. He was not carrying explosives or brandishing Kalashinkoeff More
- Op-Ed
People Centric Institutions for Development
J&K ECONOMY
THE REASON FOR THE UNDERPERFORMANCE OF THE ECONOMY LIES IN THE FLAWED DEVELOPMENT POLICY ADOPTED BY THE SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS, WRITES AJAZ AHMAD RATHER
For more than three decades many developing economies have experienced very robust economic progress, notably in South East Asia. During this period China and India became the two fastest growing economies More
- Reflections
Distorting history, the Chronicle way!
This refers to the distortion of history done by Chronicle India 2010. Distorting and fabricating history intentionally and inventing false theories based on imagination is just poisoning young minds. More
- News
Gaw Kadal martyrs remembered
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 21: On the 20th anniversary of Gaw Kadal massacre, hundreds of people including the relatives of the martyrs offered special prayers while various separatist groups paid glowing tributes More
- City
B&J hospital runs short of medical items!
GK CITY CORRESPONDENT
Srinagar, Jan 21: After shortage of X-Ray films, the Valley’s sole orthopaedic hospital –the Bone and Joints Hospital Barzulla –is running short of some other medical items like cotton and crammer wire More
- Jammu
Govt places 28 AEEs as I/C Xens in PDD
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, Jan 21: The government has sanctioned placement of the following Assistant Executive Engineers / Incharge Assistant Executive Engineers (Electric) as I/C Executive Engineers (Electric) in their More
- News
Gaw Kadal martyrs remembered
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, Jan 21: On the 20th anniversary of Gaw Kadal massacre, hundreds of people including the relatives of the martyrs offered special prayers while various separatist groups paid glowing tributes More
- GK Business
Centre announces Rs 10,363 cr package for horticulture sector
SHEIKH AHMED
New Delhi, Jan 21: In an effort to give boost to the horticulture sector, the centre Thursday announced Rs 10363 crore package for implementation of various schemes covered under the National Horticulture More





