Traffic jams on highway block Amarnath Yatra

Unregistered Pilgrims Create Chaos, Confusion

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), July 8: Frequent traffic jams on Srinagar-Jammu Highway caused due to unprecedented rush of unregistered pilgrims and mismanagement are creating impediments for smooth conduct of annual Amarnath pilgrimage.“Not a single day passes when the traffic is not halted on the highway More

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Hostile weather halts Yatra

Army, IAF on Alert

Srinagar, July 8: With the weather turning hostile all along the pilgrimage route to the Amarnath cave shrine, the Jammu and Kashmir government Friday halted the trek and put the army, Air Force and police on high alert. A continuous spell of rain has made the two tracks leading to the cave More

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40,000 classes hit, Finance Minister ‘busy’

Contractual teachers strike

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, July 8: The ongoing strike of the contractual teachers is taking its toll on the students as the higher education set-up across the Valley has come to a standstill. Around 650 lecturers are on strike since June 27. The academic arrangement in the degree colleges across the Valley states More

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Students Suffer

Srinagar: Greater Kashmir has been receiving umpteen phone calls from students of various degree colleges in Kashmir that they have been missing their regular classes since contractual lecturers went on a strike. Students of Beerwah Degree College on Friday called up Greater Kashmir office saying More

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Rein in ABVP cadres: Dudha

‘Don’t harass Kashmiri students’

Srinagar, July 8: Taking a strong exception to attitude of Madhya Pradesh chapter of Akhil BhartiyaVidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) against Kashmiri Muslim students, the political advisor of Peoples Democratic Front, Shiban Dudha on Friday asked the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and ABVP leadership to rein More

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GEELANI UNDER HOUSE ARREST AGAIN

‘Barring Him From Offering Friday Prayers Interference In Religious Affairs’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 8: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani remained under house arrest yet again on Friday.Spokesman of the amalgam Ayaz Akbar said, Geelani, was scheduled to address a gathering at TRC Masjid here as part of the amalgam's campaign to seek release of   More

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GOC purchases Geelani’s book

Srinagar, July 8: The General Officer Commanding of Srinagar based Chinar Corps Lieutenant General Atta Muhammad Hasnain has purchased “Wular Kinaray” the autobiography of Hurriyat Conference (G) Chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani.Talking to Greater Kashmir, Hurriyat (G) spokesman Ayaz Akbar said GOC More

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CM’s announcement reflects rulers’ compulsion: Jama’at

SC ORDER ON DISBANDING SPOs

Srinagar, July 8: Reacting to the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s statement that Supreme Court order on disbanding of SPOs was not applicable to Jammu and Kashmir, the Jama’at-i-Islami J&K on Friday termed it his ‘compulsion.’  “There is nothing surprising in Omar’s announcement as it More

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Police arrest 3 docs for distributing ‘objectionable’ pamphlets

GMC GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, July 8: Police on Friday detained three junior doctors of Government Medical College here for allegedly distributing pamphlets asking students and teaching faculty not to participate in music and dance programme in connection with institutes’ Golden Jubilee celebration function on Saturday More

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Resist cultural aggression: TeH

Srinagar: The Tehreek-e-Hurriyat acting general secretary on Friday urged the people to continue freedom struggle and resist ‘cultural aggression’ with firm determination.   The acting general secretary was addressing Friday prayer meeting at Nathnipora, Zainageeri, Sopore, as part of Tehreek More

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JKLF (R) for shutdown on July 13

Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey and senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir, have called for complete shutdown on July 13, urging people to visit all the martyrs’ graveyards on the day and reaffirm oath to take the martyrs’ mission to its More

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Land filling unabated in Sheikhsar water body

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, July 8: Land filling is going on unabated at Sheikhsar, water body at Rakhi Asham in Sumbal area of Bandipora. Locals said scores of tippers had been ferrying earth which was being filled into the water body. “It seems that they (encroachers) want to get the water body filled up More

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Bodies of missing persons recovered

Srinagar, July 8: Police has recovered bodies of two missing persons at separate places in Valley. According to police spokesman, body of Ghulam Muhammad Dar, 57, reportedly a mentally challenged son of Ghulam Hassan of Zadi Masjid, Safakadal was fished out from Jhelum near Takanwari here More

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Chib inaugurates Rs 4.74 cr adm block of GMC

Srinagar, July 8: Minister for Medical Education and Youth Services and Sports R S Chib on Friday inaugurated newly constructed administrative block of Government Medical College, Srinagar. The 3-storey building was constructed at a cost of Rs. 4.74 crore with-the-state-of-art facilities.
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