Pre-poll reshuffle in administration

Renzu Given Full Charge Of Information Deptt, Mehboob Readjusted, Angurana Posted RC, Dilshad Is VC SDA, Rizvi DC Anantnag, Mir DC Ganderbal

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 8: In the run up to forthcoming Panchayat polls, the state government Tuesday ordered a major reshuffle in the administration transferring more than two dozens senior functionaries, including 10 IAS officers. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting, held here Tuesday under the chairmanship More

Retirement age of medical faculty raised to 60

RBA Status For 11 Villages

Jammu, Mar 8: In a major decision, the state cabinet Tuesday enhanced retirement age of the teaching faculty of the two Government Medical Colleges, Srinagar and Jammu and its associate hospitals from 58 to 60.Official sources said that the state health and medical education department had mooted More

KPs trust Muslims, not the Govt

Returnee Migrant Youth Give Up Official Accommodation, Live With Locals

FAHEEM ASLAM

Budgam, Mar 8: The migrant Kashmiri Pandit youth who recently returned to the Valley under a special employment-cum-rehabilitation scheme, are one by one giving up the accommodation provided to them by the state government and instead prefer to stay with the Muslim families in the vicinity of their More

Breast cancer on rise in Kashmir

Sedentary Lifestyle, Late Marriages, Bottle Feeding Blamed

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Mar 8: In a major health concern, the breast cancer is on rise in Kashmir with experts blaming the sedentary lifestyle, late marriages and bottle feeding as its main causes.  They underscored the need to strengthen the medical facilities in the Valley for early diagnosis of the More

Court grants bail to PDP legislator

DEFAMATION CASE

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 8: A city court on Tuesday granted bail to Peoples Democratic Party legislator Nizam-ud-din Bhat in the defamation suit filed by the state government against him.Principal District and Sessions Judge granted bail to Bhat and asked him to file the bail bond of Rs 20,000 with two sureties More

Ration shortage rocks Assembly

54396 Posts Vacant In Government

RAJEEV SHARMA

Jammu, Mar 8: Jammu-based opposition parties Tuesday created uproar in the Legislative Assembly over ‘diversion’ of ration quota of Jammu people to Durbar Move employees and migrants putting up in Jammu with the BJP legislators staging walkout from the House.  Two legislators of Panthers More

Baig flays Govt for spurning JK Bank

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Mar 8: Taking the government head-on over ‘spurning’ J&K Bank, former Finance Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig said it was strange that the government had “handed over the only profit making institution to Reserve Bank of India despite the fact that More

SHRC castigates DCs

Fines DC Kupwara Of One Month Pay

SAMAAN LATEEF

Srinagar, Mar 8: Coming down heavily on Deputy Commissioners of the state for their passive response in the human rights cases, the State Human Rights Commission has fined DC Kupwara of one month pay. For erring in discharge of his duty in investigation of a murder case, the SHRC recommended More

Govt lays pre-condition for hotels

‘Stock Foodstuff For Durbar Move Officials’

WASIM KHALID

Srinagar, Mar 8: It seems that government is really gearing up to meet any eventuality in case unrest is repeated this summer. The authorities have strictly instructed hoteliers to keep sufficient food stock available for Durbar Move employees this year.“Keeping in view the situation in valley More

24 killed in Pakistan blast

M ZULQERNAIN

Lahore, Mar 8: A powerful car bomb went off close to an ISI office in the central Pakistani city of Faisalabad Tuesday, killing 24 people and injuring more than 130 others.The explosives-laden car was parked at a CNG station as the attackers apparently could not get close to the intelligence agency More