Striving for peace, progress: Omar

AWAMI MULAQAT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 22:  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that a well planned and integrated development policy has been put in place to give flip to the development and seek political stability and peaceful environment for achieving the goal of ‘a model Jammu and Kashmir’. Interacting More

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Wullar Development Authority on cards: Altaf

TARIQ RASOOL

Bandipore, June 22: Minister for Forests, Environment and Ecology, Mian Altaf on Wednesday said the work on removal of encroachments from Asia’s famous fresh water lake, Wullar, would start from next month. “Government has framed a committee headed by Additional Chief Conservator (ACC) of More

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97 fall sick after having Wazwan

MUDASIR MAJEED

Vilgam (Kupwara), June 22: At least 97 persons fell sick after they had wazwan during a marriage party at Manzgam here in north Kashmir last night, officials said on Wednesday.   They said patients were hospitalized after they complained of vomiting, loose motion and abdominal pain. More

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Justice Sunil Hali transferred

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 22:  Justice Sunil Hali has been transferred from Jammu and Kashmir High Court and appointed as the Judge of Allahabad High Court. The notification of Justice Sunil Hali’s transfer was issued by the Joint secretary to Government of India, Satish C Srivastava on Monday More

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PDP MLA stages sit-in

DILAPIDATED ROADS IN SHANGUS

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), June 22: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) activists today staged a sit-in protest at Achabal area of this South Kashmir district against the dilapidated condition of the roads in Shangus constituency.  The demonstration was led by the MLA, Shangus-Utersoo, Mansoor More

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Girl’s death triggers protest in Kulgam

‘SHE WAS SET ABLAZE BY NEIGHBOURING YOUTH’

KHALID GUL

Kulgam, June 22: The death of a girl, who received critical injuries, after being set ablaze allegedly by her neighboring youth in Kellar area of this South Kashmir district on June 15, triggered massive protests in the village on Wednesday as police had to use force to disperse the mob which attacked More

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Drugs shortage hits psychiatric hospital

Srinagar: The attendants of patients visiting Government Psychiatric Hospital Rainawari here for sustained treatment in various disorders have complained of acute shortage of drugs in the hospital. A delegation told Greater Kashmir that the patients visiting Out Patients Department in the hospital More

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Scholarships for 230 policemen’s wards sanctioned

Srinagar, June 22: The Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda, has said the welfare of the wards of slain policemen had always remained the police organization’s priority and the department had taken initiatives to provide financial assistance to these wards for continuing their studies.   More

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Man killed, 10 students among 33 hurt in mishaps

Srinagar, June 22: One person was killed and 33 injured in separate road accidents across the Valley. A motorcycle hit and critically injured a pedestrian, Ghulam Qadir Mir son of Habibullah Mir of Shah Faisal Colony Buchpora, police said, adding the wounded Ghulam Qadir was shifted to SKIMS More

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Ladakh remains far away for curbs on clinics

DECLINE IN SEX RATIO

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, June 22: Despite recording lowest drop in sex ratio, the state government has substantially failed to take effective measures to check it in Ladakh. The Census department had maintained Ladakh’s sex ratio of 583 girls against 1,000 boys, one of the worst in the country.  More

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KU to have central placement cell

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, June 22: The Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad Wednesday announced that Kashmir University would soon have a central placement cell at the main campus. “There would be a central placement cell at the main campus which will help students in proper placement,” Prof Talat said during More

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Govt mulls housing colonies for legislators, media persons

Srinagar, June 22: The Government is contemplating to set up housing colonies for legislators, media persons and economically weaker sections in the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. This was stated by the Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand while chairing a high level meeting of officers More

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S N Das Gupta College to launch awareness program

Srinagar, June 22: Valley’s premier Civil Service Institute S N Das Gupta College would launch massive awareness campaign among the students at district level from June 28.This was disclosed by G N Var, Director S N Das Gupta College who said it has been the history of the college to provide proper More

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SENTEF for pen-down on June 25

Srinagar, June 22: The School Education Non-Teaching Forum on Tuesday announced that the clerks would go on pen-down on June 25, Saturday, against the alleged rude behaviour of an officer of the directorate with the employees.The decision to this effect was taken at a meeting of the Forum held here More

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