SKIMS mulls enhancement of retirement age to 65 yrs

Governing body meets today; OPD tickets, tests may become expensive

DANISH NABI

Srinagar, May 11:  The management of SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura is contemplating to increase the retirement age of its faculty members from 60 to 65 years, the proposal in this regard would be put forward before the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, in the governing body meeting on Wednesday More

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Reservation for SCs a big conspiracy: Geelani

UMER MAQBOOL DAR

Watergam, (Rafiabad) May 11: A day after the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, said that eight percent reservation in job bill for Schedule Castes would not change the demography of the state, the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Tuesday contested his assertion saying, “ The More

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All leaders are equal: Mahila Cong Chief

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, May 11: The Member of Rajya Sabha and President of All India Mahila Congress, Prabha Thakur, on Tuesday said all the leaders in the party were equally important and there should be no division on the basis of loyalties.  “All the leaders, be it Saif-ud-Din Soz or Ghulam Nabi Azad More

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There’s no substitute to hard work, honesty: CJ

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 11: The Chief Justice of J&K High Court, Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia today that there was no substitute to hard work and honesty. Interacting with the students of the Faculty of law, University of Kashmir, he said “To reach where I am now, I too went through different stages More

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Nayeem resents handcuffing again,not produced in court

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, May 11: After objecting to be handcuffed at Central Jail here for second time, senior Hurriyat (M) leader and National Front chairman, Nayeem Khan was not produced in the Court on Tuesday. Nayeem was to be produced before the 3rd Additional Sessions Judge Abdul Rashid Bhat. However More

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When patient was at the mercy of electricity

ALTAF BABA

Pattan (Varmul), May 11: Doctors at the sub district hospital here had to run half a kilometer to get electricity restored which went off while they were conducting a gallbladder surgery on a patient, identified as Kulsooma of Khargam.  First, the doctors tried to start the generator only More

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Kashmir media fraternity felicitates G H Kaloo

ARSHAD HUSSAIN

Srinagar, May 11: Kashmir Press Association, a conglomerate of newspapers, news agencies and local television networks in Valley today felicitated Ghulam Hassan Kaloo, Editor-in-Chief Mirror of Kashmir on bagging a prestigious national award for his contribution in highlighting crucial issues.
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‘EU team to visit Kashmir in June’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad, May 11: The Executive Director of the International Council for Human Rights (ICHR) and Kashmir Centre Brussels Barrister Majid Tramboo on Tuesday said that the Steering Committee of European Parliament on Kashmir is likely to visit India, Pakistan and Jammu and Kashmir in June this year to More

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Women throng Cong headquarter

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 11: For the first time in the past two decades, Congress headquarter at MA road here witnessed an unprecedented rush of womenfolk on Tuesday as women in huge numbers arrived to attend a convention of Mahila Congress. As most of the speakers addressed them in Urdu and English More

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Cabinet meeting today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir government is expected to revoke `No-Work No-Wages’ and Essential Services Maintenance Ordinance (ESMA), as the state council of ministers meets here on Wednesday. Informed sources told Greater Kashmir that the chief minister Omar Abdullah will chair the cabinet More

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CM calls on Governor

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 11: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, called on the Governor, N N Vohra, at Raj Bhavan, here this evening. According to an official handout, during the more than hour-long discussion, the Chief Minister briefed the Governor on various important issues relating to the governance, including More

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DC Shopian chairs transporters meet

GK NEWS NETWORK

Shopian, May 11: To provide better transport facilities and formulate effective reforms, a meeting of transporters was presided over by Deputy Commissioner who is also chairman Regional Transport Authority, Abdul Majid Khanday here on Monday. According to an official communiqué, the issues pertaining More

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Safapora residents thank speaker, brigadier

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 11: The residents of Baghwan Mohalla Safapora Tuesday expressed gratitude to the speaker, Muhammad Akbar Lone, and brigadier 33-Rashtriya Rifles for financial assistance to two natives who died in an accident at a stone quarry recently.   “The financial assistance provided More

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