Palhallan youth booked under PSA

Srinagar, Dec 1: Authorities on Thursday booked a youth under Public Safety Act (PSA), sources said. They said that Police had registered six cases, including hosting a flag atop Ganta Ghar at Lal Chowk last year,  against Nisar Ahmad Bhat of New Colony Palhallan.  “He (Nisar) More

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Kashmiri scholar wins award

Srinagar, Dec 1: A Phd scholar from Valley Thursday received the Kusumu Young Social Researcher’s Award (KYRA) 2010 in New Delhi for his paper on imprisonment of  children in Kashmir. Javaid Rashid, who is pursuing his PhD in Social Sciences at Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi, won More

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CRPF holds medical camp

Srinagar, Dec 1: CRPF’s 54 Battalion organized a free medical camp and AIDS awareness programme at Darbagh, Harwan here. According to CRPF communiqué, Commandant S C S Rawat inaugurated the camp aimed to provide free medical advice and medicines to the people of the area. The doctors also More

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SKIMS doc nominated IEA member

Srinagar, Dec 1: An associate professor in SK Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura has been selected as lifelong member of International Epidemiological Association (IEA). Dr Rauf-ur-Rashid Kaul of the Department of Community Medicine has been selected for the position in recognition to his work More

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Faqir Gujri, Dara lacks amenities: Tribal body

Srinagar, Dec 1: Gujjar Mahasabha State President, Eshfaq-ur-Rehman Poswal today said the Faqir Gujri and Dara areas here lacked basic facilities including electricity, drinking water and healthcare. After touring the area, Poswal held a meeting and urged the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to More

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11 employees suspended in Kupwara

Kupwara, Dec 1: The Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, M S Rather today paid surprise visit of different government offices and found 12 employees absent from the duty. 11 employees of Public Health Engineering Division, Handwara which include one Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) and one employee of More

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Army flags off educational tour

Srinagar, Dec 1: Army’s Dagger Artillery Brigade Commander, flagged off an educational cum motivational tour for 25 students of Government Boys Higher Secondary School, Deewan Bagh Baramulla on Thursday. According to Defence communiqué, during the tour, the students will visit Jammu, Amritsar More

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DRDA Ganderbal organizes awareness camp

Srinagar, Dec1: District Rural Development Agency organized a camp in order to create awareness about the self employment schemes of the Government. According to a communiqué, Rural development department Ganderbal under the supervision of Project Director Ganderbal Muhammad Ashraf held an awareness More

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Body fished out from Jhelum

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Baramulla, Dec 1: Police on Wednesday evening fished out body of a woman from river Jhelum near Khadniyar here. According to reports, some persons in Khadniyar spotted the body floating in the river at around 7 pm on Wednesday. They immediately informed the police who later retrieved it from More

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LA Panel recommends Rs 2 lakh compensation

Jammu, Dec 1:  A Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly panel today recommended Rs two lakh compensation to the next of kin of those killed in man-animal conflict in the State. The committee, met here under the chairmanship of MLA G M Saroori. More

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