NC activists stage anti-Mufti protest, seek bye-election

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Jan 22: Activists of ruling National Conference (NC) on Saturday staged a protest here against the local MLA and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed for remaining absent from his constituency. They presented a memorandum to Deputy Commissioner seeking More

‘PDP misleading people’
Srinagar, Jan 22: The National Conference activists from Chadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Saturday staged a massive rally at party headquarters here against opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for “misleading” people. The party activists accused the PDP of taking people More

KU student registration system goes online

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 22: University of Kashmir has achieved yet another feat by computerizing the student registration system, a KU spokesman said on Saturday. He said that to begin with more than one lakh students enrolled for various Under-graduate (UG) courses would be having a direct access More

58 applications received under rehabilitation policy in Bandipora

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, Jan 22: Authorities in this north Kashmir district have received 58 applications from relatives of youth, who want to return from Pakistan administered Kashmir, sources told Greater Kashmir on Saturday.  They said most of the applications have been received from Malangam and Aloosa More

Div Com finalizes R-Day arrangements
Srinagar, Jan 22: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Samoon, on Saturday chaired a high level meeting of the officers at Bakshi Stadium here to finalize the arrangements for forthcoming R-Day, an official spokesman said.    The meeting, according to the spokesman, discussed More

Police-Public meet held in Kulgam
Srinagar, Jan 22:  Police on Saturday said that a Police-Public meet was held at Kulgam in south Kashmir.“DIG SKR and SP Kulgam presided over the meet which was attended by large number of people,” a police spokesman said.The meet, according to the spokesman, was held to provide a clean More

Pre-retirement counselling course ends
Srinagar, Jan 22: A four-day long training course on “Pre-retirement Counselling” organized by the Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPA) from January 17, in the institute campus, M A Road here, ended on Thursday. The course was co-ordinated More

3 DIE OF ASPHYXIATION IN BARAMULLA

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Jan 22: Three persons died in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district due to asphyxiation caused by a LPG heater on Friday night. Khurshid Ahmad Buhroo son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din of Bandipora, a Defence Assistant Labor Officer, his cook Parvez Ahmad Wagay son of Abdur Rehman of New Colony More

Employees vow 'decisive fight' against Govt

ARREARS ROW

Srinagar, Jan 22: The government employees Saturday vowed to fight for their demands including release of arrears and regularization of daily wagers. While the employees have already called for civil secretariat ghereo on February 1, they threatened to stage massive protests during the ensuing assembly More

Cold wave grips Kashmir

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar: Kashmir division continues to be in the grip of unabated cold wave as Kargil town in Ladakh region was the coldest place with a minimum temperature of minus 16 degrees Celsius.In Leh town, the mercury plunged by 2.5 degrees to settle at a low of minus 11.4 degrees Celsius, an official of the More

  • Kashmir

NC activists stage anti-Mufti protest, seek bye-election

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Jan 22: Activists of ruling National Conference (NC) on Saturday staged a protest here against the local MLA and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed for remaining More



  • Srinagar City

Achaar Wala

Spicing up your taste buds

ARIF SHAFI WANI

At a time when traditional Kashmiri specialties particularly pickles are facing threat by fast food boom, an aged pickle maker in Shahr-e-Khas is leaving no stone unturned to preserve the trade as he attracts More




  • Jammu

Critical Ambulatory Service to district hospitals before March 31: Sham Lal

Jammu, Jan 22: Minister for Health and Family Welfare Sham Lal Sharma on Saturday said that every district hospital in Jammu and Kashmir would be provided Critical Ambulatory Service before March 31 this More



  • News in Brief

Man killed in Ramban mishap

Srinagar: A truck cleaner was killed and the driver critically injured in a road accident along the Srinagar-Jammu highway near Banihal in Ramban district on Saturday. Muhammad Farooq of Mahore died More



  • Business

JK YIELDS RS 3500 CR TAX REVENUE ANNUALLY ON FUEL

Oil price hike helps govt exchequer

GK BUSINESS REPORTER

Srinagar, Jan 22: Want to know how government exchequer fattens on every oil price hike that adds to consumer consternation, read on: According to rough estimates the J&K government earns over More



  • News

The Afghan village that’s been wiped from the map - with 25 tons of US-led coalition bombs

LEWIS BAZLEY

London, Jan 22: The impact of United States led coalition operations in Afghanistan is often bogged down in statistics and political manoeuvring. But these photos of a devastated village in the Arghandad More



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