Drive started to remove Noor Bagh encroachments
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 14: Finally, the City police has started removing encroachments on the Jhelum banks in Noor Bagh area, which had become a “hub of illegal activities.” The locals said for the past some four years scores of illegal hutments had popped up on the river banks between Chattabal Wier MorePolice exonerates SHO
Inquiry Officer suspects land mafia- Revenue nexus in land deals
MEHAK FAYAZ
Srinagar, May 14: Reacting to the allegations levelled by Revenue department officials against SHO Raj Bagh, the police Friday said the cop was honest and upright official adding that some Revenue people were “hand-in-glove with the land mafia and wanted to tarnish the image of police for personal MoreSP College labs await revamp
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar May 14: SP College is running short of laboratory staff and equipment, an official handout Friday said. The issue came to light when Director Colleges, Prof Sham Lal Gupta visited the heritage college. The handout said the college Principal Prof ZA Chatt “delved in detail More28 fined for smoking in City
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 14: 28 persons were fined for smoking in the City , Drug and Food Control Organisation Kashmir Friday said. It said the offenders were spotted during anti-smoking drive at DC Office complex, Agriculture complex, Old Secretariat, Srinagar, SKIMS Soura, vicinities of some MoreEarly school timing eases traffic congestion
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 14: Friday brought some respite for commuters on the City streets, which witnessed frequent gridlocks since the reopening of Durbar Move offices earlier this week. Officials said the change in school timings from 8 AM to 2 PM in place of 9AM to 3 PM played a key to the decongestion MoreJammu firm fined for selling underweight edibles in Sgr
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 14: The Legal Metrology department Srinagar has slapped a fine of Rs 15000 on a Jammu based firm for selling underweight food items in Srinagar. An official handout said: “A firm namely Sat-Agrotech Overseas Pvt Ltd, Jammu was penalised for supplying underweight rice bags to More- Kashmir
Utilize MNRE funds, assistance fully: CM
Asks PDD, Science and Technology departments to fine tune functioning
GK NEWS NETWORK
Ganderbal, May 14: The Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday urged the state government officials to take full advantage of assistance and funds coming from Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy More
- Srinagar City
Drive started to remove Noor Bagh encroachments
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 14: Finally, the City police has started removing encroachments on the Jhelum banks in Noor Bagh area, which had become a “hub of illegal activities.” The locals said for the past some More
- Jammu
Set up climate change council: Panel to govt
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Jammu, May 14: The government should set up a climate change council on the pattern of Himachal Pradesh and a regulatory authority to protect environment in the state, an Assembly committee has recommended More
- South Asia
JKLF-R office set up in Rawalpindi
GK NEWS NETWORK
Rawalpindi, May 14: The Executive Director of Kashmir Centre Brussels, Barrister A Majid Tramboo has inaugurated the sub office of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) here in Rawalpinidi today. Besides More
- GK Business
Ban on quarrying, sand extraction renders thousands jobless
Affected appeal CM
TARIQ RASOOL
Bandipora, May 14: Government ban on extraction of sand from Madhumati and river Jhelum in Kaloosa and Sumbal townships here has rendered thousands of people jobless, while closure of over twenty stone More


