Educationist who never went to school

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Aug 14: His doctorate is enough to convey that 35-year-old Regional Director IGNOU is a well educated man. But what is astonishing about Dr Mirza Nehal Ahmed Baig is that he never went to a formal school. And what is more amazing is that he memorized the Holy Quran to heart at the tender More

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Meet legitimate demands of striking teachers: Hurriyat (G) to Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 14: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Sunday asked authorities to accept the legitimate demands of striking contractual teachers forthwith. “Government should shun its dictatorial approach and behave with the nation builders according to their status. The Government by prolonging the More

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Dr Farooq urges India, Pak to resolve all outstanding issues

Srinagar, Aug 14: Felicitating the people of India and Pakistan on their Independence Days, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah today appealed to the leadership of the two countries to cement their relations and resolve all outstanding issues between them. "We urge leadership of India More

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Assembly session in last week of Sept

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Aug 14: The summer session of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative  Assembly will be held in the last week of September when opposition will try to corner the ruling coalition on the human rights issue. "We have proposed that eight to 10 days session be held from September   More

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Governor reviews post-Yatra cleanliness drive

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 14: Governor N N Vohra today visited the Baltal Camp to review the status of the ongoing special sanitation drive being carried out under his directions, to clean up the entire Yatra area, an official spokesman said. “The Governor, accompanied by R K Goyal, Chief Executive Officer More

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Judicial Academy holds lecture on time management

Srinagar, Aug 14: The Jammu and Kashmir State Judicial Academy organized a lecture Programming on “Time Management” for the Judicial Officers of Jammu and Kashmir at High Court complex here today. The Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Ibrahim Kalifullah in his key More

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JKMPLB fixes Rs 30 as Sadqa Fitr

Revelation of Quran conference on Aug 21

Srinagar, Aug 14: J&K Muslim Personal Law Board has asked the Muslims to pay Rs 30 as Sadqa Fitr during the holy month of Ramadan keeping in view the present rates of one kg and 760 grams of rice. In a meeting of Board chaired by Mufti Azam J&K, Moulana Mufti Bashir-ud-Din Ahmed, the More

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G H Mir for dignified life to JK people

Srinagar, Aug 14: Democratic Party Nationalist President and Agriculture Minister, Ghulam Hassan Mir on Sunday said the need of the hour was that political parties of Jammu and Kashmir should sit together to discuss as to how the people in the state could live dignified and prosperous life.  More

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Give drugs, free treatment to gastroenteritis patients in Chrar-e-Sharief: Rather

Calls for 24 hrs ambulance services in affected areas

Budgam, Aug 14: The minister for Finance & Ladakh Affairs   Abdul Rahim Rather today asked the health authorities to provide adequate medicines and free treatment to the people suffering from gastroenteritis in upper Kandi areas of Kanidajan, Darwan Nowgam, Brari Pathri, Challyan areas More

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Labourer killed in cement factory

Srinagar, Aug 14: A labourer was killed in a cement factory at Shalnar Saturmarg Khrew in Pampore.Noor Muhammad Suhib son of Muhammad Ibrahim of Sarbaghi Ramsoo Banihal was critically injured while working in the cement factory, police said adding Noor Muhammad succumbed to injuries on way to SMHS More

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Gurez - Bandipore road in shambles

UMER MAQBOOL

Dawar (Gurez), Aug 14: Belying the claims of Centre and State government of upgrading road infrastructure in the remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir, the strategic Gurez Bandipore road is in shambles. The condition of this 84-kilometre road can be gauged from the fact that the journey from More

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Work resumes on Qazigund-Banihal tunnel

MUHAMMAD TASKEEN

Banihal, Aug 14: After remaining closed for around a week, construction work on 4-lane Banihal-Qazigund tunnel was resumed on Sunday. Reports said that the protesting villagers and land owners allowed the construction company to re-start the work after assurances from the district administration More

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CM’s GOLD MEDAL FOR 6 OFFICERS

Srinagar, Aug 14: Government has accorded sanction to the award of Chief Minister’s Gold Medal in favour of six officers on the eve of Independence Day. These officers have been selected in recognition of their honesty/integrity and meritorious public service.According to an official statement, the More

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20 police officers nominated for Sher-i-Kashmir Police Medal

Srinagar, Aug 14: Government has accorded sanction to the awards of Sher-i-Kashmir Police Medal for Meritorious Service and Sher-i-Kashmir Police Medal for Gallantry in favour of 20 officers on the eve of Independence Day. These officers have been selected in recognition of their honesty/integrity and More

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Vohra for promotion of Kashmiriyat

Srinagar, Aug 14:  Emphasizing that past and future have a significant connect,  the Governor N N Vohra and Chancellor of  University of Kashmir on Sunday  called for reviving the past glory of Kashmir as a seat of knowledge, which he said  had disseminated the high values of More

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