Geelani placed under house arrest

Srinagar, Aug 25: Authorities on Thursday placed the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani under house arrest. “A huge contingent of police cordoned off Geelani sahib’s Hyderpora residence this evening and informed him that he cannot move out,” the spokesman of the conglomerate More

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Matric exams from Oct 12

Srinagar, Aug 25: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (BOSE) has notified date sheet for the exams to be held in the month of October. As per the date sheet matriculation examination will start from the October 12 this year in Kashmir valley and the areas falling in winter zone.
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Bar condoles demise

Srinagar: High Court Bar Association has expressed grief over the demise of Muhammad Siddiq Mir of Sopore.  In a statement, General Secretary of HCBA Ghulam Nabi Shaheen expressed sympathy with the family of deceased especially his sons Raies Ahmad Mir and Ghulam Hassan Mir. Shaheen More

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Railway counter Kupwara functional

Srinagar: The services of Railway reservation counter, Kupwara located at Deputy Commissioner Office Complex Kupwara has been made functional from August 10 by Railway Authorities which was non-functional due to some technical problem since last four months. According to an official communiqu More

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Sgr-Leh highway closed for few hours

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Ganderbal, Aug 25: The Srinagar-Leh highway was blocked for many hours due to landslides at Sarbal and Gagangeer in Sonamarg Thursday. Hundreds of passengers and trucks going to Ladakh, Kargil and Zanskar got stranded on both sides of the highway. SHO Sonamarg Parvaiz Ahmad told More

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Vohra summons Legislative Council

Srinagar: Governor, N N Vohra has summoned the Legislative Council to meet at Srinagar on September 26 at 10.30 AM in exercise of the powers conferred to him under sub-section 1 of section 53 of the constitution of Jammu and Kashmir. More

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Speaker for compensation to hailstorm affected

Srinagar: Speaker Assembly, Muhammad Akbar Lone on Thursday directed the concerned authorities to visit Sonawari Constituency and assess the losses caused to standing paddy and orchard crops due to yesterday’s heavy hailstorm.  He also asked them to formulate a report about the losses for submission More

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Funds employees grieved at demise

Srinagar: Funds Employees’ Association Jammu and Kashmir, at condolence meeting held here on Thursday with senior vice-president, Nidhan Singh in chair, expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Muhammad Rouf, ex compiler. The meeting was attended by a large number of employees More

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Pt. Bhajan Sopori awarded

New Delhi: Pandit Bhajan Sopori has been awarded the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Pratistha Samman’ for his contribution to Indian music and culture. According to a communiqué, Sopori was awarded during a function held at Constitutional Club here to mark the 67th birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister More

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BSNL tower ‘defunct’

Srinagar: The residents of Tujjar Sharief have complained that the tower installed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) in the area was lying ‘defunct.’ “The tower was installed in 2009, but till date it is non-functional,” the residents told Greater Kashmir, adding that despite repeated assurances More

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Attention DEO Kupwara

Kupwara: According to the Chairman Selection Committee, District Programme Coordinator MG-NREGA, ADC Kupwara, the interview for the candidates who have appeared in practical test for Data Entry Operators (DEO) under MG-NREGA on August 23 and 24 at NIC Kupwara shall be conducted on September 7 at 10 AM More

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Sarpanchs, Panchs stage protest

Threaten to resign enmasse

Srinagar, Aug 25: Scores of Panchs and Sarpanchs from north Kashmir’s Baramulla area staged a protest here on Thursday. Panchs and Sarpanchs of Pattan block assembled at Press Enclave here this afternoon and staged a sit-in. “Three months have passed since we were elected but the government More

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