Warsi becomes UK’s first Muslim woman minister

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London, May 13: Baroness Sayeeda Warsi has been announced as the Conservative Party’s chairwoman, becoming the first Muslim woman to be a part of the British Cabinet. Baroness Warsi said, after being named as a Cabinet minister in Britain’s new government, she was proud of being “from working More

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Vohra reviews arrangements

AMARNATH YATRA-2010

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Srinagar, May 13: The Governor, N N Vohra, on Thursday reviewed the arrangements for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra commencing from July 1.             The Governor, who is also the Chairman of the Shri Amarntah Shrine Board (SASB), chaired More

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Women empowerment must: Prof Punjabi

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Srinagar, May 13: The Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir, Professor Riyaz Punjabi, on Thursday said the women empowerment was must for any society to move ahead.       Speaking at an extension lecture, “Need for Gender Sensitization amongst Teachers” organized More

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No date yet for Rahul’s JK visit: Soz

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Srinagar, May 13: State Congress President Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz Thursday said the dates for the visit of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi to the state were not finalized yet. Refuting the news reports on Rahul’s visit, he said, “It is wrong on part of certain organizations to circulate More

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Acquitted youth shifted to Jaipur: JKMM

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Srinagar, May 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Mass Movement chairperson, Farida Behanji, on Thursday alleged that the Kashmiri youth acquitted in Lajpat Nagar blast case were being implicated in other cases.  In a statement here Behanji said, “Abdul Gani Goni, Engineer Farooq Ahmad Khan and Abdul More

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Varmul flood channel overflow threatens houses

ALTAF BABA

Varmul, May 13: The inhabitants of Stadium Colony here protested against the district administration for failing to clean the choked and overflowing flood channel saying the water was spilling over to the residential colony.  The protestors who also blocked the Varmul-Handwara highway for More

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12.60 lakh cft timber to be distributed among consumers: Altaf

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Srinagar, May 13: The Forest Department would provide 12.60 lakh cft timber to the consumers of Kashmir for construction and repairs during current financial year on controlled rates. This decision was taken at a meeting, held here with the Forest Minister Mian Altaf Ahmed in chair.  More

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Nurses boycott SKIMS function

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Srinagar, May 13: On International Nurses Day, the nurses at the SK Institute of Medical Sciences stayed away from the function organized in the Institute on Thursday. The SKIMS auditorium was filled with nursing students while the nurses remained busy with their duties.  The president More

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Trumboo calls on Qureshi

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Srinagar:  The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and executive director, Kashmir Centre, Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majid Trumboo today met the Pakistan foreign minister, Shah Mehmood Qureshi, apprising him about prevailing situation in Jammu Kashmir. Trumboo thanked Pakistan More

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Malik visits Mirza’s residence

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Srinagar, May 13:  The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, chairman Muhammad Yaseen Malik on Wednesday visited the residence of Mirza Iftikhar Hussain at Shamswari, Fateh Kadal here and hailed his patience and steadfastness. Mirza was released from jail after 14 years.  The Front leaders More

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Power woes in Batamaloo

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Srinagar, May 13: The residents of Bazaar Batamaloo here today complained of unscheduled power cuts. A delegation from the area told Greater Kashmir that despite receiving power on turn basis during the week, the PDD resorts to unscheduled power cuts. “We are facing tremendous hardships due More

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Police forms squads for tackling crimes

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Srinagar: Police has formed special squads against growing drug abuse and abductions. A local news agency, CNS, said that squads had been set up in every police station. “Several people involved in abduction of girls, sale of brown sugar and Charas, fake currency transaction have been nabbed More

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Tehsildar caught accepting bribe

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Srinagar: The Vigilance Organization on Thursday caught red handed Tehsildar Chadoora, Muhammad Akram while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 20,000 from Tasaduq Hussain Bhat of Shallina Chadoora. According to a vigilance communiqué, on a complaint from Tasaduq Hussain alleging More

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GHSS Nawa Kadal wins quiz contest

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Srinagar: The Government Girls’ Higher Secondary School, Nawa Kadal Thursday secured first rank in the inter-school commerce quiz contest organised by the Green Valley Education Institute. The GVEI secured second position while New Convent school bagged the third slot in the competition in which More

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Kamat visits RPLI Mela

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Srinagar: The Union Minister of State for Communication & IT, Gurudas Kamat on Tuesday visited the Rural Postal Life Insurance Mela at Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering at Gulmarg.  According to a communiqué, Kamat appreciated the Department of Posts for their people-friendly More

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Mirwaiz pays tributes to May 21 martyrs

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Srinagar: Paying rich tributes to Shaheed-i-Milat, Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq and other martyrs of May 21, 1990, the Jammu and Kashmir Awami Action Committee chairman, Mirwaiz Muhammad Umar Farooq on Tuesday asked the party members to make the successful all the proposed programmes during Hafta More

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Clean Srinagar city: CM to SMC

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Srinagar, May 13: The  Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday directed the Srinagar Municipal Corporation and the Housing Department to put in place short, medium and long term measures to ensure cleanliness of the capital  city. “The reports about the nature of sanitation in the city More

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Sumbal rejoices college announcement

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Sumbal (Bandipora), May 13: A day after the Government announced Degree College for Sumbal, thousands of people celebrated the decision, while complete shutdown was observed as a mark of protest against it in nearby Hajin. “We are thankful to the Chief Minster, Omar Abdullah and speaker Muhammad More

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