Rahim Memorial Cross Country race held
GK News Network
Srinagar, May 26: Vikram Singh won the 9th Rahim Motors Cross Country run held on Wednesday. Tanvir Hussain and Khurshid Ahmad got second and third place respectively. Jammu and Kashmir Amateur Athletic Association had organized the event in association with Rahim Motors. Players from across More
Ex-players shocked by Afridi’s appointment
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
Karachi, May 26: The decision to appoint Shahid Afridi captain in all three formats of the game, especially Tests, came in for sharp criticism from former Pakistani players who feel the move is a big gamble and could backfire as the all-rounder was not a regular in the five-day side.Former captain MoreAfridi doesn’t deserve to play Tests: Akram
PRESS TRUST OF INDIA
New Delhi, May 26: Shahid Afridi does not merit a place in the Test squad but lack of option forced Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to appoint him skipper in all three formats of the game, believes former captain Wasim Akram.Akram did not question Afridi’s credentials in the shorter formats but felt More- Kashmir
Majlis announces 2-day protest program
SHOPIAN CASE
KHALID GUL
Shopian, May 26: The Majlis-i-Mashawarat, spearheading the agitation to seek justice for teenager Asiya and her sister-in-law Neelofar whose bodies were recovered from banks of Rambiara nallah here in More
- Srinagar City
Madeen Sahib shrine
conservation gains impetus
GK NEWS NETWORK
Srinagar, May 26: The efforts to conserve the shrine of Hazrat Syed Muhammad Madni Sahib (RA) popularly known as Madeen Sahib (RA) shrine, a protected monument, geared up Wednesday following visit of Tourism More
- Jammu
Transport fare to go up by 13%
FIRDOUS TAK
Jammu, May 26: The J&K government is mulling to increase the transport fare by 13 per cent from June, sources revealed.It was reliably learnt that the Transport Advisory Committee of the government More
- South Asia
Dr Faesal meets PM
GK NEWS NETWORK
New Delhi, May 26: Dr Shah Faesal, the first Kashmiri to top the Civil Service Examination, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Wednesday. Dr Faesal called on the Prime Minister at his residence More
- GK Business
JK yields Rs 2200 cr sales tax in ‘09-10
‘Computerization will reduce interference of department with traders’
GK BUSINESS REPORTER
Srinagar, May 26: Beating all its past records, the Commercial Tax Department has yielded a record Rs 2,231 crore tax revenue ended March 2010, which is over Rs 400 crore up from Rs 1823 crore registered More


