Govt hints to layoff striking contractual teachers

Malik asks Principals to make alternate arrangements

Srinagar, Aug 10: The Government on Wednesday hinted at making new recruitments in the colleges where syllabus of the students is incomplete.   Chairing a high level meeting to asses the situation arising out of strike of academic arrangement teachers, the Minister for Higher Education More

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Police yet to trace 3 SPOs, TA soldier

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, Aug 10: Police are yet to trace three Special Police Officers and a Territorial Army soldier who had gone missing along with service rifles from District Police Lines in this south Kashmir district on Monday. “Police have launched massive search operations to nab the missing SPOs More

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Gunmen release Panch, villager

Pulwama, Aug 10: The National Conference Panch and another villager who were abducted by unknown gunmen on Monday from this south Kashmir district   were released by the abductors last night.  Police said the duo arrived at their respective homes late in the night.  Pertinently More

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Expedite probe: Court to SIT

TUFAIL MATOO CASE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 10: The trial Court on Wednesday asked the Special Investigation Team (SIT) to expedite the probe in the case of teenage boy Tufail Matoo, killed allegedly by a police teargas shell last year in Old City.      “Case Diary File was produced by the SIT but More

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KU e-course on marketing communication from Sep 5

Srinagar, Aug 10: Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC), University of Kashmir, in collaboration with Consortium for Educational Consortium (CEC), New Delhi is organizing an e-course on ‘Marketing Communication and Salesmanship’, from September 5.  The course shall be taught in virtual More

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Rabid dog kills 4-yr old in Pulwama

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Aug 10: In a fresh spate of stray rabid dog bites, a four year old child died after being bitten by a canine in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.  The deceased child Sehrab son of Shamim Ahmad Wagay of Panzgam was bitten on his ear on July 23. The patient was admitted at SMHS hospital More

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Sheikh Aziz’s martyrdom anniversary today

SEPARATISTS REMEMBER HIM AS SINCERE, BOLD LEADER

Srinagar, Aug 10: Various separatist organisations have paid glowing tributes to the memory of Shaheed-i-Azeemat Sheikh Abdul Aziz on his third martyrdom anniversary which is being observed on tomorrow.  Paying rich tributes to Shaheed Sheikh Abdul Aziz and Shaheed Ali Muhamamd Dar alias More

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Volunteers allege indifference; seek priority

ENGAGEMENT OF PRERAKS UNDER TLC

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Aug 10: The volunteers under Total Literacy Campaign, a centrally sponsored scheme, are up in arms against the authorities for allegedly ignoring their experience for engagement as Preraks, the posts of which were advertised by Zilla Sakhsharta Samiti. The volunteer teachers have More

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Damaged temples, shrines will be reconstructed: Bhalla

‘Govt committed to protect migrant KP properties’

Srinagar, Aug 10: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla today said all the damaged temples and shrines would be reconstructed in Valley, adding the Government was committed to protect the properties of Kashmiri migrant Pandits.   Bhalla who was on a day long extensive More

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Woman killed, 3 injured in electrocution

Srinagar, Aug 10: A woman was killed and three others of a family were wounded due to electrocution in their home at Qammar, Dooru in South Kashmir’s Islamabad district. According to police, the family members including Muhammad Yousuf Bhat son of Ghulam Ahmad Bhat, Khurshee wife of Ghulam More

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Fulfill dev need of remote areas: Gul to officers

Srinagar, Aug 10: Asserting that fulfilling of peoples aspirations and developmental needs constitute prime duty of the government, CM’s Advisor, Mubarak Gul today asked the District Officers to reach out people in remotest areas for fulfilling their developmental needs. The Advisor who also More

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Ensure availability of stocks in Anganwari Centres: LA Panel

Srinagar, Aug 10: Committee on Assurances (AC) of Legislative Assembly on Wednesday asked the Director Social Welfare, Kashmir to ensure availability of stocks like Channa, Mongi, green peas, dalliya, biscuits, salts, haldi, K. oil and syobine oil in all the Anganwari Centres of Kashmir division especially More

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Inculcate ethical, moral values among youth: Guv

Srinagar, Aug 10: Governor, N N Vohra, today emphasized the need for imparting ethical and moral values to the youth alongside sharp focus on the teaching of sciences, languages, arts and other streams of knowledge for their balanced personality development. The Governor was interacting with More

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Accident victim not identified

Srinagar, Aug 10: An unknown vehicle hit and critically injured a person at Awantipora on August 4.  According to the police, the wounded was shifted to sub-district hospital Awantipora for treatment where he continues to be in unconscious state. No I-card or any such document that More

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Shah for strong, stable Pakistan

Srinagar: The Democratic Freedom Party president, Shabir Ahmad Shah on Wednesday felicitated the people and government of Pakistan on their Independence Day being observed on August 14.  “We will always remember the favours of the people and rulers of Pakistan. India and Pakistan achieved independence More

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Awareness about schemes must for proper implementation: Sagar

Srinagar, Aug 10: While asking the officers to create awareness among the people about the various rural development schemes, Minister for Rural Development, Panchyati Raj, Law, Justice, Ali Muhammad Sagar today said the same was essential for their proper and fair implementation. The Minister More

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One more cop detained

‘Police officers under scanner for negligence’

SOPORE CUSTODIAL KILLING

Srinagar, Aug 10: Continuing investigation into the custodial killing of Nazim Rashid Shalla of Sopore, Special Investigation Team of Police on Wednesday evening arrested one more policeman taking the number of detentions of police personnel to three in the caseSources told Greater Kashmir that SIT More

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HC dismisses smuggler’s petition against PSA detention

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Aug 10: The High Court today dismissed a petition of an alleged timber smuggler, Ahad Chopan, who was detained under the Public Safety Act. After hearing the counsel for the parties, the court held: “The Court is of the considered view that the detention order in the given circumstances More

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