Dr Farooq chairs NC’s core group meet

Summons Valley legislators,district residents today

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Oct 10: With mainstream politicians in Kashmir getting sidelined in the aftermath of the unrest in the Valley, National Conference, President, Dr Farooq Abdullah today chaired party’s core group meeting to take stock of the situation in the Valley and instruct party members to try and reach More

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New Delhi trying to crush movement: Geelani

APPEALS ASPIRING HAJJIS TO PRAY FOR KASHMIR CAUSE

Srinagar, Oct 10: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday accused New Delhi of trying to crush the movement before the visit of US president Barrack Obama to India.  “The Government of India is leaving no stone unturned to break the ongoing movement ahead of Obama More

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Dearth of ortho surgeons puts lives of patients at risk

POOR STATE OF HEALTHCARE

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 10: Notwithstanding the recurring influx of trauma patients in Kashmir hospitals, there is severe dearth of orthopaedic surgeons in the health centres across the Valley, affecting the patient care severely. While the Jammu and Kashmir government recently created new posts for More

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Govt making up for unrest losses: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his government was concentrating on making up for losses suffered on the development front during recent unrest in the Valley. "Our focus is on making good of the losses incurred on development front due to unpleasant law and order More

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Govt making up for unrest losses: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 10: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said his government was concentrating on making up for losses suffered on the development front during recent unrest in the Valley. "Our focus is on making good of the losses incurred on development front due to unpleasant law and order More

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4 MORE BOOKED UNDER PSA

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 10:  The state government has booked four more persons under Public Safety Act (PSA) in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. Talking to Greater Kashmir, Superintendent of Police Shopian Shahid Mehraj said that four persons have been booked under Act in the district. “We have More

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Harassment of people continues in valley: PDP

Srinagar, Oct 10: The People’s Democratic Party has alleged that harassment of people and indiscriminate arrests continued in the Valley, saying there was no change of heart or policy on part of the government. “The government continues to rule through brute force, cracking down on youth and More

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Municipal committee dumps bio-medical waste near Wular Lake

Environmentalist, Health Experts Concerned

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Oct 10: Flouting the guidelines of bio-medical waste management, the municipal committee here is dumping the trash generated at district hospital and health centres near the world famous Wular Lake. The district lacks the bio-medical waste treatment plant forcing the Committee More

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Establishment of Sheikh-ul-Alam Research University hailed

Srinagar, Oct 10: The passing of the Sheikh-ul-Alam Research and Technical University Bill by the Assembly has received all round appreciation by the people.“Government passing the bill along with the Bill of Ahal-i- Hadees in LA indicates that government is very conscious of promoting all schools More

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Family for severe punishment against ‘erring’ PDD officials

URI GIRL’S ELECTROCUTION

ALTAF BABA

Boniyar (Uri), Oct 10: The family of 13-year-old, Summaya Sareer of Tathamulla  here has demanded severe punishment to the officials of Power Development Department for their alleged negligence in the electrocution of the girl.Summaya was electrocuted when she allegedly came in contact with More

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Leh enters Guinness Book

50,000 saplings planted in less than an hour

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Leh, Oct 10: The ‘cold desert’ of Leh today entered the Guinness Book of World Records after 50,033 saplings were planted at a village here in 33 minutes by 9,000 volunteers under a drive supported by Buddhist monks to mark the ‘green’ Commonwealth Games in Delhi.The earlier record was held by Peru More

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CM releases Rs 670 cr for R&B schemes

Srinagar, Oct 10: To expedite the work on various schemes under execution in the State in R&B sector, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today approved the release of Rs 670 crores. The released amount constitutes Rs. 334.90 crores for Jammu and Rs. 335.50 crores for Kashmir divisions. Omar also More

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Militant killed in Sopur, gunfight on in Bandipore

Srinagar: Police on Sunday said it killed a militant in north Kashmir Sopur town. “Ikrama alias Topiwalla was killed while Showkat Ahmad, who was acting as his guide was apprehended by troops of Rashtriy Rifles and police who had laid an ambush in Lathishat forests in Bomai area of Sopur, challenged More

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JK Bank’s 307 ATM at Tikrie

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 10: An Automated Teller Machine of Jammu and Kashmir Bank was inaugurated at Tikrie in Udhampur.A large number of customers, prominent citizens and staff members of the bank were present on this occasion on Saturday, a JKB statement said.While inaugurating the ATM, Deputy Commissioner More

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‘17 new power projects underway in JK’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Oct 10: Seventeen new power projects are under execution in Jammu and Kashmir, three of them to be executed through joint ventures with NHPC and NTPC, the J&K government has said.While 14 power projects have an installed generation capacity of 3,445 megawatts, the three projects to More

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