Court directs AG to release payment in 2-weeks

PENSION CASE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, July 23:  High Court has directed the government to grant pension benefits to a retired Court employee against his service and extension, saying the revised payment orders be issued in his favour within two weeks. “The Principal Accountant General (AG), Deputy Accountant General More

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For a day, PDP leaders to turn teachers

To apprise Panchs, Sarpachs about K-issue, governance, powers

PANCHAYAT CONFERENCE

GK NEWS NETWORKSrinagar, July 24: Top leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is gearing up to act as teachers for a day rather and administer lessons on some key issues, including the resolution of Kashmir, to the newly elected Panchs and Sarpanchs in Jammu More

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3 OF FAMILY KILLED IN ROAD MISHAP

SHEIKH NAZIR/GKNN

Kangan/Srinagar, July 23: Three persons of a family including a woman  and a girl were killed and three others critically wounded when a tipper collided with their vehicle at Rezan near Sonmarg area on Saturday.  According to police, the tipper (JK01H-6772) hit the Wagon-R car (TB-10CH More

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Legislative Council remains silent on blunt queries

Denies vital information under RTI; SIC serves show-cause notice

FAHEEM ASLAM

Srinagar, July 24: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council has preferred silence on some of the blunt queries it has faced under the Right to Information Act of 2009. And exactly like the Legislative Assembly and the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, the Council has also denied information to an applicant More

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Omar, Mufti visit Agriculture Minister’s house

Condole demise of Mir’s father

Srinagar, July 23:  Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah visited the residence of Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir here to express his condolences on the demise of his father, Haji Muhammad Abdullah Mir. The Chief Minister stayed with the bereaved family, conveyed his sympathies More

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Seminar on environmental pollution held in Bandipora

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipora, July 23: A one day seminar on the environmental pollution was held here on Saturday. The students representing various educational institutions participated in the event and deliberated on the topic.  District Institute of Education, Head of the Department Physics, Muhammad More

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Tributes paid to Soch Kral

Pulwama, July 22: Glowing tributes were paid to a prominent Kashmiri poet, Soch Kral during two literary and musical functions organised here on Saturday. During the function held at Socha Kral Memorial college Newa, the participants including Muhammad Zaman Azurda, Abdul Ahad Farhad, Rasheed More

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Govt committed to provide basic amenities: Hakim

Srinagar, July 23: Member Legislative Assembly, Khan Sahib constituency, Hakim Muhammad Yasin on Saturday said the State Government was committed to provide all the basic amenities to the people like better medicare, road connectivity to all the villages, connect them with the towns and cities, adequate More

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Frequent traffic jams irk Ganderbal commuters; authorities in slumber

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, July 23: The inhabitants of Ganderbal and tourists going to famous tourist resort of Sonmarg are facing tremendous hardships due to frequent traffic jams in this district. According to the commuters, traffic jams had become order of the day at Beehama Chowk, Gousia Chowk Duderhama More

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GOC’s statement misleading: Hurriyat (G)

KULGAM RAPE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 23: Reacting sharply to the statement of Lt Gen S A Hasnain, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15th Corps, on the gang rape of woman in south Kashmir’s  Kulgam district allegedly by soldiers, the Hurriyat Conference (G) on Saturday termed it ‘ambiguous, surprising and highly condemnable More

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Continue protests till culprits are punished: Mirwaiz to People

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 23: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday condemned the recent abduction and rape of a woman allegedly by the soldiers at Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.  Mirwaiz, who is under house arrest since Thursday, has appealed More

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CIC visits Kargil, chairs PIOs, FAA meet

31 CASES SETTLED UNDER RTI ACT IN DISTRICT: CEO

Kargil, July 23: In order to discuss the status of implementation of RTI Act. State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) G R Sufi convened a meeting of Officers designated as public Information Officers, assistant public information officers and first Appellate authority at Kargil today.Addressing More

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Live joint knee replacement surgery conducted at SKIMS

Srinagar, July 23: Live joint knee replacement surgery was conducted at SKIMS today by Orthopaedic Surgeon Association of Kashmir.  The surgery was conducted by team of doctors which included Dr O N Nagi, Dr Naseer Ahmed Mir, Dr Javaid. This was done under the supervision of Chief surgeon More

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