Establishment of Panchayat Raj important achievement: Omar
Akhnoor (Jammu), May 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that establishment of Panchayat Raj in the state was one of the most important achievements of his Government.   “The decision of holding Panchayat elections was most significant and establishment of Panchayat More
POLLING IN 11 BLOCKS TODAY

PANCHAYAT ELECTIONS 2011

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 20: The tenth phase of multi-phased rural bodies’ polls will be held in 304 Panchayat segments of eleven blocks—five in Kashmir valley and six in Jammu region— on Saturday. Five blocks of Kashmir division comprise Teetwal in Kupwara, Pattan in Baramulla, Hajin in Bandipora More
RK Jammu invites applications
Jammu, May 20: Regional News Unit (RNU), Radio Kashmir, Jammu, has invited applications for recruitment of part-time correspondent for Prasar Bharati (Doordarshan and All India Radio) for Samba, Rajouri and Kishtwar. In a communiqué, it said the interested candidates should send applications More
Minor losses arms, eyesight in mine blast

ISHRAT BHAT

Poonch, May 20: A minor lost both his arms and eyesight when he stepped on a landmine in this frontier district on Friday, officials said. They said Ashiq Hussain, 10, son of Muhammad Farooq of Karmara, Poonch was playing in the fields near Maki Post along the Line of Control this morning More
450 MW Baghliar-II hits roadblock

Executing Companies Demand Fresh Agreement

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, May 20: The 450-mega watt Stage-II Baghliar hydro power project has hit a roadblock following eruption of grave disagreement over some clauses governing work conditions and administrative issues in the 2002 agreement signed between J&K Power Development Corporation (JKPDC), German giant More
  • Kashmir

Windstorm lashes Kupwara

Damages houses, trees, electric poles

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, May 20: Scores of residential houses, trees and electric poles were damaged after a powerful windstorm and heavy rains lashed this frontier district on Thursday night, officials said on Friday More


  • Srinagar City

Biscoe boy drowns while swimming

Rescue operations shelved till morning; Div Com requisitions for Navy divers

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: A Biscoe boy drowned in Jhelum Friday afternoon when he failed to continue swimming in the river near Lal Mandi Footbridge. Muhammad Shakir Bhat, a 10th class student from Tyndale More



  • Jammu

Establishment of Panchayat Raj important achievement: Omar

Akhnoor (Jammu), May 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that establishment of Panchayat Raj in the state was one of the most important achievements of his Government.   “The More


  • Briefs

Girl electrocuted

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, May 20: A girl was electrocuted at Khalmula Nagbal here on Friday. According to reports, Yasmina Bano, 22 daughter of Ghulam Nabi Bhat died when she touched the boiler in washroom.  More


  • Business

V-Mart opens first hypermarket in Valley, 5 more in pipeline

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 20: One of India’s leading retail chains, V-Mart opened a hypermarket store here today. The company which is a medium-sized hypermarket format retail chain looks forward to open five more More


  • News

‘Cross LoC education cooperation can stabilize Kashmir situation’

NISAR THOKAR

 Islamabad, May 20: A study conducted jointly by Conciliation Resources (CR) and Centre for Peace Development and Reforms (CPDR) has stated that educational cooperation across the Line of Control More


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