WEF seeks fixation of fee structures in pvt coaching centres
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: The Women Empowerment Forum has urged the government to devise a policy to keep check over the functioning of private coaching institution in the state to save students from exploitation. Dr. Anuradha Goswami, WEF President, addressing a meeting, alleged that private coaching institutions MoreFruit, Veg mandis in every district, tehsil soon: Govt
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: The Minister for Horticulture and Floriculture, Sham Lal Sharma, today said the Government was establishing fruit and vegetable markets in every district and Tehsil to facilitate the farmers adding these Mandis would be equipped with cold storage, processing units and transport facilities MoreSeismological observatory to be set up near LoC
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, June 13: In the aftermath of large-scale death and destruction in the 2005 earthquake, Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a new seismological observatory in Kupwara district. “A seismological observatory is under construction near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar border belt of Kupwara MoreStudent’s relative dies after protests
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: In a double whammy for the family of the minor student, kidnapped and later killed, one of his relative died Sunday after hit by police during protests over the incident.Sheel Pal - cousin of the victim boy Shalin Gupta- was hit and he fainted during Saturday’s protests at Nai Basti MoreNo one safe in JK: Mehbooba
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: Expressing her concern over brutal murder of a class fifth student who was kidnapped and later stabbed to death in Jammu, the leader of opposition and president People’s Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti Sunday said that law and order situation has been deteriorating in the State and the MoreArmy deserter held
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, June 13: An alleged Army deserter was arrested by the police in Sarwal here and handed over to Army, officials said.Acting on the complaint that Surinder Kumar had ‘deserted’ a unit last week police raided his house and handed Kumar over to the First Ladakh Unit. MoreTeacher held for molestation
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, June 13: A government school teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a woman in Udhampur here, police said today.The 20-year-old woman complained to the police that Romal Singh, working Government Middle School Ramnagar, and his friend Ganesh Kumar allegedly tried to rape her at More- Kashmir
Condemnations continue to pour in
‘Police used to quell Kashmiris’ voice’
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, June 13: Various separatist parties have vehemently condemned the killing of 17-year-old Tufail Ahmad Mattoo at Rajouri Kadal here by the tear smoke shell allegedly fired by the police, describing More
- Srinagar City
Despite ban, students use mobile phones in schools!
GK CITY REPORTER
Srinagar, June 13: Despite a ban on the use of mobile phones by schoolchildren in educational institutions, the students use the gadgets–drawing criticism from various quarters –particularly school heads More
- Jammu
WEF seeks fixation of fee structures in pvt coaching centres
GK NEWS NETWORK
Jammu, June 13: The Women Empowerment Forum has urged the government to devise a policy to keep check over the functioning of private coaching institution in the state to save students from exploitation More
- South Asia
Congress says Modi’s politics disruptive, divisive
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, June 13: The Congress Sunday criticised Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for “dragging” Sonia Gandhi into the issue of Bhopal gas tragedy case, saying the BJP leader practiced “disruptive More
- Business
Ice cream, cold drink business down in Kashmir
ASHWAQ MASOODI
Srinagar, Jun 13: People no longer crave for a scoop of ice cream to beat the heat in Kashmir valley as it remained unusually 'cool' for most part of the summer, hitting the ice cream industry hard here More
- World
‘Zardari meets captured Taliban leaders, assures support’
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
London, June 13: Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari recently met 50 captured Taliban leaders, including Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in a prison to assure them that their outfit had his government’s full More


