Ghulam Hassan Mir, Tarigami call on striking contractual lecturers

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, August 16: At last the politicians seem to be taking interest into the problems of contractual lecturers who observed their 19th day of hunger strike in Srinagar on Tuesday.  Two mainstream politicians, including a cabinet minister, visited the striking teachers at Press Enclave More

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Engage separatists: Tarigami to PM

‘Interlocution not enough, Govt shelved 8-point formula’

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Aug 16: With New Delhi appointed interlocutors failing to break ice with separatists, CPI-M General Secretary, M Y Tarigami, Tuesday urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to initiate dialogue process with “voices of dissent” for resolving the Kashmir problem. “Interlocutors might More

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Governor thanks Yatra managers for smooth conduct of pilgrimage

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 16: The Governor  N N Vohra, has complimented and thanked the State Administration, Army, Central Police Forces, J&K Police, local stakeholders, people at large and all those who were associated with the management of this year’s Amarnath Yatra.  He congratulated all More

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Tehsil office Bla continues to remain headless; people suffer

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Aug 16: The Tehsil office Baramulla continues to remain headless causing huge inconvenience to hundreds of people intending to obtain different official documents from it. Although Tehsildar Boniyar has been given the additional charge as Tehsildar Baramulla, locals allege that More

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Govt to bring more agri, horticulture areas under irrigation: Taj

Inaugurates Sadipora lift irrigation scheme

Pulwama, Aug 16: Minister for Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control, Taj Mohi-ud-Din today said the government had formed a comprehensive programme to bring more rain fed agriculture and horticulture areas under irrigation schemes.  After inaugurating Sadipora lift irrigation More

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DB reserves judgment in CVTS lecturer’s case

Counsels discuss 42nd amendment of the Indian Constitution threadbare

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Aug 16: Division Bench of High Court has reserved the judgment in the case of a lecturer’s selection in Cardio Vascular Thoracic Surgery (CVTS) for Jammu Medical College. The division bench comprising Chief Justice F M Ibrahim Kalifulla and Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Mir while hearing More

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‘256 doctors, 488 nurses appointed under NRHM scheme in JK’

Srinagar, Aug 16: Director National Rural Health Mission Dr Yash Pal Gupta said Tuesday said that Jammu and Kashmir has achieved better infant and maternal mortality rate as compared to the national average. He said the indicators of birth, death and fertility rates have also shown improvement during More

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Prof Talat lays foundation of academic block in SSM college

 Srinagar Aug 16: Kashmir University Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Talat Ahmad Monday laid the foundation stone of an additional academic block in SSM College of Engineering & Technology Parihaspora, Pattan. Vice-Chancellor was informed that the seventh academic block of the college was More

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Aug 15 shutdown peoples’ referendum: Hurriyat (G)

‘OMAR HAS NO ROLE IN DIALOGUE PROCESS’

Srinagar, Aug 16: Terming August 15 shutdown as ‘referendum,’ the Hurriyat Conference (G) today claimed that it (shutdown) had once again proved that ‘Indian military control was not acceptable to the people of Kashmir’.   In a statement, the Hurriyat spokesman, Ayaz Akbar thanked the More

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IJT holds Nazool-e-Quran conference

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Aug 16: Islami Jamiat-ul-Tulaba Jammu Kashmir organised a one day Nazool-e-Quran conference and declared result of talent test at Jamia Masjid Kangan. Hundreds of students across the district participated in the conference wherein speakers threw light on Islamic philosophy, Ramadan More

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Man killed, 6 hurt in road accidents

Srinagar, Aug 16: One person was killed and six others injured in different road accidents in Valley. A vehicle bearing registration number (JK01M-3980) hit and critically injured, Mushtaq Ahmad Malik son of Ghulam Muhammad of Nawab Bazar near Silk Factory Bemina here, police said adding More

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Bears injure 4 in Kupwara

MAN-ANIMAL CONFLICT

Srinagar: In yet another incident of man-animal conflict, four persons including a woman were attacked and wounded by bears at different places in frontier district Kupwara.  According to police, a bear attacked and wounded two persons including a woman at Natnussa Kupwara. The wounded More

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VIGILANCE PRODUCE CHALLAN AGAINST EX SWD OFFICIALS

Srinagar, Aug 16: The Vigilance Organization produced a challan before a local court here against the accused Muzaffar Iqbal of Rawalpora, the then Deputy Director Social Welfare Department, Kashmir (now retired) and Masood Ul Hassan of Bachpora, the then Assistant Director (Admn) SWD (now retired) for More

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Youth killed in land dispute, 2 held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pulwama, Aug 16: An 18-year-old youth was killed during a scuffle between two families allegedly over a piece of land at Wagam village here on Tuesday. Locals said the dispute surfaced between two families of Ghulam Ganaie and Farooq Ganaie few days back. “Both families exchanged heated arguments More

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Legislators hail Peerzada for improving edu scenario

Srinagar, Aug 16: The legislators of erstwhile Doda district have expressed satisfaction over the functioning of the educational institutions in Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts, hailing the Education Minister for filling up vacant posts of headmasters and removing stagnation in the education system More

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NRHM initiative to universalize healthcare facilities: Omar

Reviews progress of flagship programme

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 16: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday described National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) as a core programme to universalize healthcare facilities for women and children. Expressing satisfaction over the performance registered under NRHM in the State during last couple of years More

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Locals allege smuggler-official nexus in Bandipore

GK NEWS NETWORK

Mulkhuihama (Bandipora), Aug 16: Residents of this north Kashmir area on Tuesday alleged that timber smugglers are operating without any fear under the “watchful eyes” of the officials.     They said the upper reaches of the district, including Kudara, Sumlar, Kutasatri, Mulhkuihama More

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Cong to file petition

Police recruitment drive

Srinagar, Aug 16: The State Congress on Tuesday announced that it would file a writ petition in High Court challenging recent on spot recruitments in the Police. Senior Vice- President State Congress Muhammad Muzaffar Parray told KNS that on spot recruitment drive in Srinagar in the recent months More

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Govt constitutes search committee

New secretary for Cultural Academy

Srinagar, Aug 16: Government has constituted a search committee headed by senior National Conference leader and MLC Muhammad Yosuf Taing to find a new secretary for Cultural Academy, sources told KNS. They said Commissioner Secretary General Administration Department Muhammad Sayeed Khan, Commissioner More

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Hizb pays tributes to Shah Din Khanday

Srinagar, Aug 16: The Hizbul Mujahideen supreme commander Syed Salah-ud- Din on Tuesday paid glowing tributes to the outfit divisional commander for Doda, Shah Din Khanday alias Shabir Shah, and his associate Mushtaq Ahmad alias Abu Taha who were slain in a fierce encounter with forces at Dhok in Doda More

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HC quashes detention order of Mushtaq ul Islam

Srinagar, Aug 16:  The High Court on Tuesday quashed the detention order of Muslim League Chairman, Mushtaq ul Islam under Public Safety Act and directed the government to release him immediately if he is not involved in some other case. Counsel for the petitioner, Mir Shafaqat Hussain More

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