Family seeks IGP’s intervention, demands shifting of case to Valley

Kashmiri man murdered in West Bengal

R M BHAT

Budgam (Arizal), Dec 24: Family of a Kashmiri man, murdered allegedly by his brother-in-law in West Bengal last month, on Saturday sought the intervention of Inspector General Police (IGP) Kashmir to get the murder case of the victim transferred to the Valley.       < More

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6 yrs on, Education deptt yet to appoint Urdu teachers

KGBV SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Dec 24: Despite passing of six years, the officials of Department of Education here are yet to decide the provision for appointment of Urdu teachers under the centrally sponsored Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in Kashmir. Though the scheme has a provision of appointment More

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IQAC organises workshop in AS College

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar: Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) of Amar Singh College organized a day long workshop on Assessment & Accreditation of Higher Education institutions by NAAC at Taseer Memorial Hall of the College.  The principal of the host college, Prof Zahoor Ahmad Chatt delivered a lecture More

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‘Fulfill promise of reducing RTI fees’

JK RTI Movement urges CM

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 24: Jammu and Kashmir RTI Movement today appealed the Chief Minister to fulfill his promise of reducing the application and photocopying fees under J&K Right to Information Act (JK RTI Act 2009) Conveyor of JK RTI Movement Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said since the enactment of More

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Malshahi Bagh reels under darkness

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Dec 24: The residents of Malshahi Bagh in Ganderbal Saturday said that there area was reeling under darkness from the last five days.  They alleged that the Power Development Department (PDD) has disconnected their connections as few people have not cleared the electric tariff More

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G H Mir, Mirwaiz, Hakim condole Kochak’s demise

Srinagar, Dec 24: Agriculture Minister Ghulam Hassan Mir, MLA Khansahib, Hakim Muhammad Yasin and Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Saturday expressed deep sorrow and grief on the demise of noted politician and former Member Parliament Ghulam Rasool Kochak. In a statement More

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HPVT donates Infant Radiant Warmers to GB Pant Hospital

Srinagar, Dec 24: Help Poor Voluntary Trust (HPVT), Srinagar today donated seven Infant Radiant Warmers with Phototherapy facility costing Rs 4 Lakh, to the G.B. Pant Hospital for Children at Sonwar here. Acting Principal GMC and Medical Superintendent SMHS Hospital, Dr Rafiq Ahmad Pampori More

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Cold wave continues

Srinagar: Kashmir Valley today continued to reel under severe cold with most places recording below freezing point temperature. In the summer capital Srinagar, the minimum temperature decreased by 2.1 deg C as compared to yesterday and settled at minus 3.3 deg C. The mercury in tourist More

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2 die in Kashmir road mishaps

Srinagar: Two persons including a minor boy died and another was injured in different road accidents across the Kashmir Valley today.  Police said a sumo (JK09/4538) hit and injured Sahil Ahmad son of Ghulam Rasool Bhat, resident of Turkpora, Handwara at Turkpora. The injured was shifted to More

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Day 2: Protests against HCC on

SUHAIL AJMAL

Pazalpora (Bandipora), Dec 24: Residents of Pazalpora and other adjoining areas continued to protest against Hindustan Construction Company, executing the 380 Megawatt Hydro Electric Power Project at Kralpora here, on the second consecutive day on Saturday here in north Kashmir. Scores of More

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Sarpanchs, Panchs lead protest against 'shortage' of basic amenities

SUHAIL AJMAL

Ajas (Bandipora) Dec 24: Sarpanchs and Panchs led a protest demonstration against the alleged shortage of basic amenities here in north Kashmir on Saturday. Residents of Ajas and adjoining villages raising anti-government slogans took to the streets this morning and staged a sit-in on Srinagar More

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12 committees begin probe

Scholarship embezzlement scandal

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Dec 24: The twelve committees constituted by the Chief Education Officer (CEO) here have started probe into the alleged scholarship scandal in this frontier district.    The District Development Commissioner Kupwara had ordered an inquiry on December 14 vide order  More

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Anti-tobacco squad raids hospitals

Srinagar, Dec 24: Anti tobacco squad raided SKIMS Soura, SMHS hospital, Govt Dental College and JLNM Hospital Rainawari and fined 17 persons smoking in public and recovered Rs 2650 from the offenders, an official spokesman said.     He said  the team was headed by Shabir Ahmed More

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Job aspirants appeal SSB, DGP to conduct interviews

Srinagar, Dec 24: The aspirants who have applied for the posts of junior stenographers and junior assistants appealed Service Selection Board (SSB) to conduct their interviews immediately. “We have applied for these posts in state, division and district cadres vide various SSB notifications More

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PDD officials lift street lights in Bandipora

‘Lights were given back to MC authorities’

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Dec, 24: People in this north Kashmir town alleged that Power Development Department (PDD) officials are lifting the halogen streetlights from Municipal areas and installing the same in ‘preferred’ localities. They said a few PDD employees headed by a junior engineer are lifting More

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Thousands attend Allama Yasin’s Chahrum

Srinagar, Dec 24: A large number of people attended the Chahrum of renowned spiritual personality and religious scholar, Faqir-i-Milat Allama Pir Mohammad Yasin at his burial place at Harwan today. Immediately after Fateh Khawani his son Maulana Fida Hussain was declared Sajadah Nisheen and More

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