Governor for making universities seats of excellence

KU COUNCIL MEETS

STRESSES ON EMPLOYMENT ORIENTED COURSES

Srinagar, Oct 5:  The Governor, N N Vohra, has stressed the need for taking all required measures for ensuring the highest standards of learning so that the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are equipped to compete successfully with the best in the national and international job markets.  The More

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Where 3000 docs, 6000 engineers are jobless: Official figures

IT HAPPENS IN JK ONLY

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Oct 5: Over 45,000 professionals, including 2,772 doctors and 5,999 engineers, are unemployed in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government said today. "A total of 44,262 professionals, including 2,772 doctors, 5,999 engineers and 19,172 technocrats are unemployed," Labour and employment More

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300 CASUALTIES IN CLOUDBURST, FLASH-FLOODS: GOVT

‘234 died in Leh, Varmul suffered Rs 120 cr loss’

Srinagar, Oct 5: Over 300 people were killed and property worth crores was damaged in the recent flash floods and cloudbursts in Jammu and Kashmir, revenue and relief minister Raman Bhalla said Monday. Leh, which was devastated by a massive cloudburst followed by flash-floods, witnessed the More

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Colleges would be set up after feasibility study: CM

Srinagar, Oct 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said new colleges would be established after a feasibility study is carried out in the state. Distance between the nearest colleges, the number of feeding schools and discrepancy, if any, will constitute criterion for setting up of these institutes More

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BAR STRIKE ENTERS 93RD DAY

Srinagar, Oct 5: The strike by High Court Bar Association against the detention of its president Mian Abdul Qayoom and general secretary G N Shaheen Wednesday entered 93rd day. In a statement, vice-president of Bar Ejaz Bedar said the duo was suffering from multiple ailments in Jammu jails. < More

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MSF resumes activities in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct 5: International medical humanitarian organization, Médecins sans Frontières (MSF), has resumed some of its activities in Jammu and Kashmir after curfews and increasing violence that led it to temporarily halt its mental health services on 12 September. A MSF statement said despite More

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475 SPOs, 131 VDC members killed till October: Govt

LA, LC-2010

Srinagar, Oct 5: Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar today said 475 SPOs and 131 VDC members had been killed in militancy incidents up to October 2, 2010.  In terms of J&K Compassionate Appointment Rules, 1994, eligible family member of a civilian, which includes More

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Use railway to carry fruits outside JK: CM

Srinagar, Oct 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today directed the officials to utilise the railway facility for transportation of fruits to terminal markets. "Besides deploying adequate trucks for trans-shipment of fruits, the railway facility should also be utilized in this regard," Omar said More

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Rs 8 cr allocated for macadamization of Khanyar roads: Sagar

Srinagar, Oct 5: Rs 8 crore has been allocated for macadamization of roads in the Khanyar constituency, said Minister for Rural Development, Ali Muhammad Sagar while reviewing works on various projects undertaken by different departments in Srinagar city. Sagar was accompanied by Chief Engineer More

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Mehbooba calls for resolution of K issue

Meets US embassy officials

Srinagar, Oct 5: The Peoples Democratic Party president, Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday stressed for the resolution of Kashmir problem saying half measures and patch works would lead no where.  Interacting with a two member team of officials from US Embassy in New Delhi, she said Kashmir represented More

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HSPP celebrates 25-yrs in market

Srinagar, Oct 5: The Honda Siel Power Products Ltd (HSPP), market leader in portable power solutions industry, celebrated its 25 years in the Indian Market, the company said in a statement.  The company’s president/CEO, T Hamasaki said: “Honda is committed to bring joy to its customers through More

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