Separatists react sharply to Deoband clerics' stand

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 11:  Separatists, including Hizbul Mujahideen, on Monday reacted sharply to the recent statement of Jamiat-Ulema-i-Hind (JuH), a body of Deoband clerics, on Kashmir. They said that Kashmir is an international dispute and it needs to be resolved politically.   “We appreciate More

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Forget waiver, schools charge late fee on tuition, bus fee

IT’S A RIP-OFF: PARENTS

GOWHAR BHAT

Srinagar, Oct 11: With schools opening after a gap of nearly four months, the managements of various private schools have left the parents fuming by asking them to pay the tuition fee without any rebate and bus fare as well.  What’s more disturbing is that some educational institutions were More

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Unemployment, illiteracy main problem in JK: Khoda

Directs recruitment of 881 constables

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda today said unemployment and illiteracy were main problem in the state.  “We have to work together for eradicating these problems,” Khoda said while addressing public durbar in Islamabad.  The DGP issued on the spot directions More

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Moderate quake jolts Kashmir, Pak

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar/Islamabad, Oct 11: A moderate earthquake shook Srinagar and other parts of the Valley in the wee hours today, an official said. The tremor measuring 5.1 on the Richter Scale was felt around 3.14 am throughout the Valley including Srinagar, Coordinator Disaster Management, Kashmir, Aamir More

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Rehabilitation of psychiatric patients at risk in GPDH

Mentally ill under trials admitted

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 11: The presence of several patients with criminal charges at Government Psychiatric Disease Hospital here has been seen as threat to the rehabilitation of scores of other psychiatric patients admitted there. Even after doctors at the hospital certified that number of patients More

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Seminar ends at DIET Sgr

Srinagar: A three day seminar on continuous and comprehensive evaluation concluded at DIET Sgr.  About 60 teachers representing cluster heads of district Srinagar participated in the programme, an official said adding different components of the scheme were discussed at length. Meanwhile More

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JKLF (R) to hold martyrs week in Brussels

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chief patron and director Kashmir Centre Brussels, Barrister Abdul Majid Tramboo has said Kashmir martyrs week would be observed in Brussels next week, where all the aspects of Kashmir dispute would be highlighted. This was stated More

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2 killed, 7 injured in mishaps

Srinagar, Oct 11: Two persons were killed and seven others, including a Special Police Officer, injured in separate road accidents in Valley, police said. A Sports Utility Vehicle overturned near Lethpora- Awantipora on Srinagar-Jammu highway, resulting in the death of its driver Habibullah More

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250 MILITANTS ACTIVE IN JK: DGP

‘GUILTY COPS WILL BE PUNISHED’

KHALID GUL

Islamabad, Oct 11: The Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda on Monday claimed that nearly 250 militants were active in the state. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a public Durbar held at Dak Bungalow in this south Kashmir town, Khoda said, “Compared to the year 2009, the More

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CM vindicated our stand on Kashmir: Bar

TERMS DETENTION OF ITS MEMBERS UNJUSTIFIED

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) on Monday termed the detention of its members under Public Safety Act (PSA) as ‘unjustified.’  “Our stand on Kashmir issue was vindicated by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah. He admitted in the Legislative Assembly that Kashmir is an internationally More

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Mehbooba condemns killing of Islamabad man

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 11: Strongly condemning killing of a man at Islamabad “who was stoned to death by security forces” at Lashabal area on Sunday, president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Monday regretted that killings of innocents were continuing unabated.      More

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AMK announces award for creative writing

Srinagar, Oct 11: Adbee Markaz Kamraz (AMK) on Monday announced the award for best creative writing. “An extraordinary meeting of executive body of AMK was held here today under the chairmanship of president Dr Aziz Hajini. The meeting discussed the ongoing situation in Kashmir valley and expressed More

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Sheikh Raazi bags Children Literature Award

Srinagar: Sheikh Raazi has bagged the Children’s Literature Award conferred by Sahitya Akademi for the year (2010) for his book ‘Kath Vanae’, a collection of Kashmiri Poems about children.  “A 3-member jury in a meeting held at New Delhi decided the award recently. The award was started just More

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2 CAPD officials among 4 held for embezzlement

Srinagar, Oct 11: The crime branch has arrested four persons including two officials of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution system for their alleged misappropriation of food grains meant for the distribution in Wadwan and Marwah of Kishtwar district.According to an official communiqué, the More

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Implement SSA in toto: Lanker

Srinagar, Oct 11: A high level meeting of School Education Department was convened by Commissioner Secretary Education Naseem Lanker here today to discuss the implementation of Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan (SSA) on ground. Director School Education while giving a PowerPoint presentation of the More

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NC gears up its cadre for Panchayat polls

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 11 Amid unrest in the Valley, the ruling National Conference today asked its leaders and party workers to prepare for the Panchayat polls likely to be held this year.The instructions were passed at a meeting chaired by the party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and attended by all the More

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Kashmiris never favoured Musharraf’s proposals: Alam

Srinagar, Oct 11: The general secretary of Hurriyat (G) Masarat Alam on Tuesday said Kashmiris never favoured the former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s four-point formula to resolve the long-standing dispute.  In a statement, Alam said the ongoing movement will continue till Kashmiris More

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Spread awareness about drug abuse: Div com to NGOs

Srinagar, Oct 11: With a view to check drug addiction in the valley, the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Mr. Asgar Hussian Samoon convened a high level meeting of civil, police and non-governmental organization here today. Expressing concern over increasing alarming rate of drug addiction More

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CM releases Rs 646 lakhs for hospitals

Srinagar, Oct 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today released funds worth Rs 646 lakhs to help improve health care facilities in various hospitals and upgrade infrastructure and equipment. He released Rs 386 lakhs for G. B. Pant Hospital while Rs. 125 lakhs have been provided to SMHS Hospital, Srinagar More

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Cable news operators protest gag

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Srinagar based cable news operators on Monday staged demonstrations at Lal Chowk to protest the continued ban on the transmission of news.The staffers of local news channels assembled at Press Colony Srinagar and staged demonstrations to protest the media gag by the government More

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2 labourers die of suffocation in Pulwama

Srinagar, Oct 11: In a tragic incident, two young labourers on Monday died of suffocation while digging a well in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Reports and eyewitnesses told Press Bureau of India that two laborers identified as Riyaz Ahmad, son of Abdul Gani Wani and Fayaz Ahmad, son of More

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Mirwaiz concerned over falling health condition of detainees

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has expressed concern over the deteriorating health of the detainees. including pro-freedom leaders lodged in various jails in and outside the Valley.  In a statement, Mirwaiz condemned the Government’s move to keep the Conglomerate More

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15 SPOs arrested

Protest Over Pay Hike

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipore, Oct 11: Scores of Special Police Officers on Monday staged a protest demonstration against what they termed as indifferent attitude of the state government towards them.The SPOs assembled near Sports Stadium Bandipore Monday morning and attempted to stage a sit-in outside Deputy Commissioner More

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