Dilapidated roads irk Islamabad residents; officials indifferent

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Dec 28: The dilapidated road condition in the adjoining villages of this South Kashmir town is causing immense hardships to the inhabitants of the area.  Located only a few kilometers from the main town, the roads in the villages of Muniward, Takia Buhram Shah, Danter More

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Sirhama paints dismal power, healthcare picture

Lack of drinking water, educational infrastructure pesters people

D A RASHID

Sirhama (Bijbehara), Dec 28:  Most of the hamlets of Dachnipora Bijbehara of South Kashmir reel under dark amid severe chill as power supply is erratic and the curtailment hours stretch for more that 16 hours. The inhabitants of village Sirhama harbour a great deal of resentment against More

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Court asks Crime Branch to reinvestigate case

LABOURER’s MURDER

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Dec 28: Chief Judicial Magistrate Bandipora on Monday ordered the Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police to reinvestigate murder case of a BEACON laborer. The labourer Ghulam Ahmed Ganie son of Ghulam Rasool Gaine of Nowgam Pethkoot (No. 1106) and father of five daughters was allegedly More

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KU for academic auditing of Govt Degree colleges

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: University of Kashmir has decided to carry out academic audit of all the degree colleges of the valley from now onwards, a KU spokesman said on Wednesday.   He said the decision in this regard was taken during a high level meeting of the college principals of the valley More

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JK’s electorate strength at 67 lakh

Kashmir has 35.5 lakh voters

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Dec 28: Following the revision of electoral rolls in the State, electorate strength in Kashmir region has gone beyond 35.5 lakh while the figures stood at 31 lakh for Jammu, official said.  The revised electorate statistics of the entire State has crossed 66 lakhs after an exhaustive More

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Youth Service and Sports deptt in dock over undue promotions

VIOLATES RULES, WINKS EYES AT VIGILANCE CLEARANCE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Dec 28: The Department of Youth Services and Sports (YSS) has promoted physical education teachers as lecturers and zonal physical education officers without scrutinizing genuineness of their certificates. As per the documents and official communiqués, copies of which are with Greater More

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Case registered against clinic owner in Pulwama

Pulwama, Dec 28: An FIR has been filed against the owner of a clinic, which was found open, despite being sealed by district medical authorities headed by CMO Pulwama.  A team of doctors headed by CMO received information that the clinic named Zam Zam Diagnostic Centre is illegally running, More

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Imams stress on tackling social evils, apostasy

Srinagar, Dec 28: The Imams of various mosques here on Wednesday pledged to make efforts to rid the society of the various evils that have emerged as a major challenge to the present social set up. The Imams hailing from various uptown localities like Rajbagh, Shivpora, Indra Nagar, Iqbal Colony More

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JKLF grieved at demises

Srinagar, Dec 28: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the mother of noted pro-freedom leader Bilal Ahmad Sidiqui. The Front leaders participated in the Nimaz-e-Jinaza of deceased on Monday. Later on, a delegation of Front led by its chairman Muhammad Yaseen More

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HC quashes 5 PSA detentions

Srinagar, Dec 28: The High Court on Wednesday quashed the detention orders of five persons who were detained under Public Safety Act (PSA) directing the government to release them forthwith if they are not involved in any other offence. The court quashed the detentions after counsel for the More

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Er Rasheed for inclusion of UJC in talks

Asks NC, PDP to stop blame game

GK NEWS NETWORK

Langate (Kupwara), Dec 28:  MLA Langate Engineer Rasheed on Wednesday said that unless United Jihad Council is made a part of the negotiations on Kashmir, any dialogue process cannot be result-oriented and lasting. “Inclusion of UJC in negotiations is must,” Er Rasheed said while addressing More

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