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. They said the worst hit areas were Wavoora, Warnow, Maidanpora, Cheepora, Changdi More

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Close shave for Geelani’s family

Srinagar, May 20: Family members of the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani had a miraculous escape on Thursday night when a big tree fell at their house in north Kashmir.   Reports said that following a massive windstorm in north Kashmir a huge tree fell More

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Anganwari workers threaten hunger strike from Monday

‘SWD DIDN’T COMPLY WITH COURT ORDER ON PROMOTION’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: Even after the High Court directed the Social Welfare Department to go ahead with the promotion of Anganwari workers to the post of Supervisors, the Department is “deliberately delaying” the process to adjust some alleged blue eyed candidates, the Anganwari workers said on Friday More

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Mainstream parties exploiting K-issue: JKLF (R)

Srinagar, May 20: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) chairman, Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey and senior vice-chairman, Javid Ahmad Mir, on Friday alleged that all the regional mainstream political parties were exploiting the Kashmir issue and peoples’ sacrifices to realize their petty political More

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Implement literacy campaign in JK on fast track: CM

Srinagar, May 20: Chief Minister and Pro-Chancellor University of Kashmir, Omar Abdullah has asked the officials to expedite the implementation of Sakshar Bharat programme at grass root level to eradicate illiteracy from the State.  He said, it would especially empower the women for More

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Dr Farooq, Omar pay tributes to Mirwaiz Farooq, Lone

“Double Farooq Unity Did Away With Sher-Bakra Rivalry In Valley”

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 20: The National Conference president and union minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah and Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah have paid glowing tributes to Shaheed-e-Millat Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq on his martyrdom anniversary being observed on May 21. < More

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'Moulvi Farooq sacrificed life for Hindu-Muslim unity'

New Delhi, May 20: J&K Democratic Forum has paid glowing tributes to Mirwaiz Moulana Muhammad Farooq on his 21st death anniversary. Addressing the inaugural day of two day congregation organised by JKDF here, its president, Pandit Bhushan Bazaz, described Moulvi Farooq as a true son More

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Youth missing in Aishmuqam

Islamabad: After the disappearance of a Pandit boy, another youth has gone missing in the Aishmuqam area of South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district. The youth Farooq Ahmad Dar, 25, son of Abdul Khaliq Dar of Logripora Ashmuqam has reportedly gone missing since May 17t, police said More

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IUST holds lecture series

Awantipore, May 20: The Islamic University of Science and Technology’s Department of Islamic Studies organised a lecture series. According to a communiqué, the aim of organising these lectures was to throw light on the relevant and current trends in academics. “The geo-political trends that More

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Director soil conservation visits Ranipur areas of Rakhi-Brah

Srinagar, May 20: The Director, Soil Conservation Department (J&K), M J Sharma, IFS CCF, along with his staff visited Ranipur areas of Rakhi-Brah watershed and met some of the residents of the area. “While visiting area two closures raised in 2001-02 and 2010-11, the team inspected 23000 More

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