Kupwara villagers seek bridge construction over Balhama Nallah

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Oct 31: The inhabitants of Kanibhack, Khan Basti and Mughal Patti here are up in arms against the government for its failure to construct a bridge over Balhama Nallah.   The residents told Greater Kashmir that they were facing tremendous hardships, particularly during rainy More

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Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees throws open cancer pharmacy for patients

Srinagar, Oct 31: Translating into reality the cherished dream of Shaheed Itehad-e-Millat, Moulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, the Jamiat-e-Ahlihadees Jammu Kashmir on Monday threw open the Cancer Pharmacy at its Diagnostic Centre here to provide medicines for the cancer patients on “no profit no loss” basis More

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KU students protest NSUI tour programme

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 31: The sponsoring of tour by National Students Union of India (NSUI) – students’ wing of Congress party, for the students of University of Kashmir triggered massive demonstrations in the KU campus on Monday, with protesting students, terming it covert plan of the Congress to launch More

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HC sets aside Single Bench order

Selection Of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Oct 31: High Court has set aside the Single Bench order wherein the selection of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons was quashed on the grounds that Public Service Commission had clubbed two notifications in violation of the law. “The order of learned single judge is set aside. The selection More

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Rich tributes paid to Dr Ali Jan

‘He contributed immensely for establishment of SKIMS’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 31: The Director SK Institute of Medical Sciences Soura, Prof Showkat Ali Zargar Monday said the Institute would observe the death anniversary of noted physician of the Valley, Dr Ali Muhammad Jan every year. Addressing a function organised by the Institute to pay tributes to More

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'R&B deptt executes 30 works without tenders'

Officials Pass Buck On ‘Political Intervention’

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Oct 31: In blatant violation of norms, the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department has carried out 30 works worth Rs 69 lakh without floating tenders in the current season.  The information revealed through the Right to Information Act, stated that the works were executed in R More

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Police Register Case

Religious Conversion In JK

Srinagar, Oct 31: Police have registered a case against "unknown" persons after a video purportedly showing conversion of Muslim youths to Christianity surfaced on various social networking sites. "We have registered a case under relevant sections of the law over allegations of religious More

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IRIA condoles demise

Srinagar: The Indian Radiological and Imaging Association (IRIA) J&K chapter has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of Abdul Rehman Khan, father of Dr. Shakil-U-Rehman Khan, senior member and treasurer, J&K IRIA.  In a statement, Association president, Dr. Mandeep Singh More

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Psychosomatic disorders need to be addressed in Kashmir: Prof Sofi

Workshop on ‘Assessment and Psycho Diagnostics’ begins

Srinagar, Oct 31: Acting Vice-Chancellor Kashmir University, Prof A M Sofi today said the psychosomatic disorders in Kashmir need to be addressed and lack of awareness, stressful lifestyles and over ambitiousness besides many others reasons had resulted in increase of mental disorders in the Valley.< More

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+2 Lecturers’ Forum satisfied over conduct of class 12th exam

Srinagar, Oct 31: Jammu and Kashmir Plus Two Lecturers’ Forum, at a meeting held here today with its president, Dr Manzoor Ahmad Rather in chair, expressed satisfaction over, what it claimed, the smooth conduct of ongoing class 12th regular annual examination.  “The inspection teams of Forum More

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Physics paper out of syllabus: Students

Paper was in twisted language: BOSE

12th class examination

Srinagar, Oct 31: Outraged at what they termed as “discriminatory pattern of papers” in 12th class examination, students staged a massive protest here on Monday.     They alleged that the Physics paper, which they appeared for on Saturday, was ‘out of syllabus’.  “ More

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Abducted teenage boy found dead

Pampore Tense

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pampore, Oct 31: Panic gripped this Saffron town on Monday evening following the reports of killing of a teenage boy abducted by unknown persons three days ago. However, Police pleaded ignorance about any such incident.  Locals said that Kaleem Qadri son of Javaid Ahmad Qadri of Gousia Colony More

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Court sentences tipper driver to 2 yrs imprisonment

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Oct 31: A local court here sentenced a tipper driver to two years imprisonment for crushing a girl student to death due to rash and negligent driving. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2000 on the erring driver. “On the basis of material on record the accused is responsible for More

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Geelani expresses solidarity with Sikh community

Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani Monday expressed solidarity with the Sikh community on the 27th anniversary of the massacre of Sikhs in the wake of murder of former prime minister Indra Gandhi in 1984.  Geelani, in a statement today, alleged that the minorities More

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RTI Workshop for PIOs held at IMPA

Srinagar, Oct 31: To make Public Information Officers (PIOs) aware about the provisions of J&K Right to Information Act a workshop was conducted by Institute of Management and Public Administration (IMPA) here today.  The workshop was sponsored by Department of Personnel and Trainings (DoPT More

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Safeguard future of youth: Mir

Appeals separatists to come forward for prosperity of future generation

Tapper (Pattan), Oct 31: Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir Monday called upon all the shades of opinion to re-strategies their policies for securing the future of young generation as the two decades turmoil gave us death and destruction. Addressing a public gathering here Mir said More

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Court sentences accused to 7 and 5 years imprisonment

RAPE OF MINOR

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Oct 31: Principal Sessions Court Srinagar on Monday sentenced a Bihari labourer and a local for seven and five years concurrent imprisonment under different sections of RPC for kidnapping and raping a minor.  Principal Sessions Judge Kaneez Fatima sentenced the prime accused Sahil More

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Div Com reviews Eid arrangements

Srinagar, Oct 31: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr Asgar Samoon today convened a meeting and took stock of the arrangements made by concerned departments in connection with ensuing Eid-ul-Azha. Addressing the meeting, Dr Samoon urged on the officers particularly CAPD for ensuring buffer More

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Polytechnic Colleges to come up in all districts: Rather

Srinagar, Oct 31: Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Abdul Rahim Rather today said that one full fledged Government Polytechnic College would be opened in each district of the State to impart professional training to the unemployed youth. Rather said one such polytechnic college shall More

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Victim’s family refuses ‘blood money’

Murder of Nishat Man

Srinagar, Oct 31: The family of Ali Muhammad Mir of Nishat who was allegedly killed by pro-government gunman, Papa Kishtwari in 1995 on Monday produced a letter before a local Court saying he was offered Rs 20 lakhs by wife of the accused as blood money for giving up the case.  Mir’s son Zahoor More

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Khawaja Garib Nawaz Trust organises seminar

Srinagar, Oct 31: Khawaja Garib Nawaz Trust today organized a literary cum religious seminar at S.P. College here.   The seminar was chaired by Grand Mufti of the State, Mufti Bashir-u-Din. The Grand Mufti highlighted the objectives of the Conference. He asked the people particularly youth More

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