CAPD officials involved in ration black marketing

AUTHORITIES IN SLUMBER

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, July 18: The officials of Consumer and Public Administration Distribution (CAPD) department here are allegedly resorting to black marketing of ration leaving the consumers high and dry. “Tonnes of ration are being ferried in the auto-rickshaws and Tata mobiles during night hours by More

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MFA meets G A Peer, raises various issues

Srinagar, July 18: The executive body of Medical Faculty Association of Government Medical College and Government Dental College here met the commissioner secretary Health and Medical Education, G A Peer and submitted a memorandum, highlighting their demands.  In a statement, MFA general secretary More

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APMCC organizes Yagnyopavit, Mahayagya

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 18: All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) on Monday organized a mass Yagnyopavit of Kashmiri Pandit youth, Maha Yagya and installation of Maha Shivlingam at the historic Paapharan Naag Shrine at Saali village of this South Kashmir district. On the More

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2 COMMIT SUICIDE IN LEH

Srinagar, July 18: Two persons including a woman committed suicide in separate incidents in Leh. Tashi Paljor, 54, son of Tsering Stanzin of Choyshot presently at Housing colony Leh committed suicide allegedly by hanging himself at his home, police said adding a case had been registered and More

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Release female student or face protest: Geelani

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 18: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has threatened massive peaceful protest demonstration on Friday in Sopore town, if government failed to release the arrested female student, Qurat-ul-Ain immediately.   “Omar Abdullah government has beaten More

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Develop positive attitude towards public: Mian Altaf to officials

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 18: Forest and Environment Minister Mian Altaf Ahmad on Monday asked the officials to develop positive attitude vis-à-vis public.  “Consumers flood Secretariat with applications for sanction of timber. The trend reflects insensitive attitude on the part of officials More

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3 more Amarnath pilgrims die, toll 80

Srinagar, July 18: Three more devotees died of cardiac arrest taking the death toll to 80 during the ongoing pilgrimage to the cave shrine of Amarnath, officials said on Monday.  They said 76-year-old M R Verma, of Uttar Pradesh, breathed his last at the 3880-mt high cave shrine this morning More

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Panel constituted for improvement in medical training institutes

Srinagar: The Government has constituted a committee for suggesting measures to bring improvement and efficiency in the functioning of private paramedical training institutions in the State. The decision was taken at a review meeting convened to evaluate the norms for regularization of para More

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SENTEF organizes protest rally

Srinagar: The employees of directorate of School Education, Kashmir, under the banner Employees’ Joint Action Committee (Q) on Monday took out a protest rally under the leadership of the chairman School Education Non-Teaching Employees’ Forum (SENTEF) Nusrat Ahmad Beigh. “No sooner did the protest More

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'No improvement in Aasiya’s health'

Srinagar: The incarcerated chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat Syeda Aasiya Andrabi who is undergoing treatment at SKIMS Soura, continues to suffer from multiple ailments.  Doctors attending Aasiya said she is suffering from various ailments including high blood pressure, asthma, adhesive capsulites More

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Academy launches activities

Srinagar: In order to give fillip to cultural activities at the grassroots level, the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages has launched an event series across Kashmir. As part of the series, Kashmiri folk musical events were held in Gurez at Girl’s High School Dawar and Higher More

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Parents protest fee hike

Srinagar, July 18: The issue of fee hike has once again become a bone of contention with parents joining hands to protest against a private school in Rajbagh area.   The parents have been opposing the school’s decision to hike the fee in the mid-term for the couple of months. “We have submitted More

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Contractual lecturers go on strike again

Goverment Unmoved,Students Suffer

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, July 18: Government’s failure to fulfill the demands of contractual lecturers has brought the entire higher education set-up to a standstill.  After expiry of the ultimatum for fulfillment of their demands on Sunday, the contractual lecturers again went on indefinite strike from More

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CS reviews Rajiv Awas Yojana for urban houseless

Srinagar, July 18: Chief Secretary Madhav Lal today chaired the first executive meeting to discuss the modalities for implementation of the Rajiv Awas Yojna in Jammu and Kashmir.  Chairing the meeting, the Chief Secretary said that the scheme has huge potential in transforming the slum areas More

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PAC seeks details of purchases by PHE deptt

Srinagar, July 18: Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Legislative Assembly on Monday asked the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department to furnish information about total payments made for purchase of pipes during 2008-09 for its examination. The Committee, which met here under the Chairmanship More

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State’s green gold pivotal for economic growth: Shabir

‘Take Measures To Protect Forests’

Srinagar, July 18: Minister of State for Forests, Shabir Ahmad Khan has underscored the need for protection of forests in Jammu and Kashmir saying judicious use of green gold would pave way for economic growth of the State.  Interacting with a deputation of Gurez tehsil led by former MLA, Faqir More

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Div Com reviews I-Day arrangements

Srinagar, July 18: Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Samoon chaired a meeting to review arrangements for I-Day celebrations in the Valley.  On the occasion, the Divisional Commissioner constituted a four member Committee headed by the Director Information, Press and Public Relations More

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Valley will become first choice for Bollywood: Guv

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 18: The Governor N N Vohra on Monday exuded hope about Kashmir Valley once again becoming first choice for the Bollywood. “In the coming time, very soon, the Valley will be back in full bloom and Kashmir will be, once again, the first choice for shooting of films, as it used to More

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Scandal surfaces in Geology and Mining Deptt

Crime Branch Registers Case

Srinagar, July 18: Crime Branch Kashmir has registered a case after the preliminary investigations revealed gross irregularities in the purchase of heavy Drilling Machine in the department of Geology and Mining, a police spokesman said. He said the Geology and Mining Department purchased a heavy More

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Vakil criticizes Govt for disclosing aspirants’ names

Appointment Of SAC Chairman, Members

Srinagar, July 18: Senior Congress leader, Abdul Gani Vakil today criticized the Government for disclosing the names of probables for the posts of chairman and members State Accountability Commission (SAC), a day before the selection committee was scheduled to meet. “Names of the probables should More

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