Beeru residents allege step motherly treatment

Demand creation of administrative Sub-division

R M BHAT

Budgam, Dec 12: The inhabitants of Beeru in this Central Kashmir district are up in arms against the government for its failure to create an administrative sub-division in the area. “From 1970, we have been appealing to the successive regimes to fulfill our demand, but they turned deaf ears More

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At Nund Reshi’s abode, people cry against government apathy

OBSERVE SHUTDOWN,THREATEN AGITATION

MUDDASIR ALI

Chrar-e-Sharief (Budgam), Dec 12: Strong resentment is brewing against the Jammu and Kashmir government in this town of Central Kashmir, famous of the shrine of revered Kashmiri saint and poet, Sheikh Noor-ud-Din Noorani (RA).  On Monday, a complete shutdown was observed here against the More

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Govt trading trees to pay backdoor appointees

Municipal Committee Sumbal’s Ravaging Move Draws Flak

ROBBING PETER TO PAY PAUL

SUHAIL AJMALSumbal (Bandipora), Dec 12: In a disturbing development, the Municipal Committee Sumbal (MCS) is allegedly planning auction of prized plantation worth crores of rupees in a local nursery at Inderkote to pay the remuneration of hundreds of backdoor appointees. & More

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HC issues notices to respondents

DISQUALIFICATION CASE OF BJP MLAS

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 12: The High Court on Monday issued notice to Advocate General to appear on behalf of official respondents in the case of disqualification of six BJP legislators. The court also directed two BJP legislators to file response in the petition filed by the six ‘disqualified’ MLAs of the More

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Court directs police to complete probe in 2 months

Alochibagh case

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 12: A court has directed police to complete in two months the probe into a custodial death of a resident of Alochibagh here. Expressing displeasure over the tardy investigation, the Chief judicial Magistrate Srinagar in his order said: “ I deem it proper to direct the investigating More

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‘Medical science, health care priority sectors for dev’

Srinagar, Dec 12: Department of Science and Technology, Government of India has identified medical sciences and health care as one of the major priority sectors for development. The Department which is currently in the process of formulating Technology Vision 2035 has constituted a high-powered More

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Student scholarship scam

Police arrest ZEO, Sr Asstt

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Dec 12: Police in this frontier district have arrested a Zonal Education Officer and a Senior Assistant for allegedly torching the records containing the details of disbursement of scholarship meant for ST and Pahari students of the zone. All the records of the Zone perished when More

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Ganderbal reels under darkness

Duderhama shopkeepers observe shutdown

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Dec 12: People of many areas of the district are up in arms against the Power Development Department for resorting to unscheduled power cuts.  Meanwhile, the shopkeepers here in commercial hub Duderhama today observed a shutdown against the PDD for failing to provide round-the More

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Religious conference held at Sumbal

SUHAIL AJMAL

Sumbal (Bandipora), Dec 12: To pay tributes to Karbala martyrs, Culture and Science Foundation (CSF) Kashmir on Monday organized a day long Hussani Conference at Town Hall here in Sumbal. On the occasion, various prominent religious scholars threw light on the life and martyrdom of Hazrat Imam More

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Matric private candidates restive

Practicals from Dec 16, BOSE yet to issue Roll No. slips

Srinagar, Dec 12:  The candidates who are appearing as freshers in the ensuing private matriculation examination in Kashmir division are restive as they are yet to receive their roll number slips when the practicals are commencing from December 16.  “Our Science practicals, as per the More

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School Education Deptt in dock

Fails to provide info on RTI query within stipulated period

R M BHAT

Srinagar, Dec 12: In blatant violation of rules governing the J & K RTI Act 2009, the School Education Department has provided information to a social activist after expiry of the stipulated period prompting him to file a complaint with the State Information Commission.   Haji Ahsan More

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