RDD conducts political profiling of candidates

PANCHAYAT POLLS

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Nov 14: Despite repeated claims of Jammu and Kashmir Government of having held Panchayat elections on non-party basis the Rural Development Department has done political profiling of the elected candidates. The documents in possession of Greater Kashmir reveal that Rural Development More

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No power can change CM: Saloora

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Nov 14: National Conference Provincial Secretary Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Saloora on Monday said that “some forces” were working overtime to weaken the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.     “No power can change the Chief Minister till the present government completes its More

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Candidates aghast over ‘unjust’ series system

CLASS 12TH EXAMINATION

MANZOOR UL HASSAN

Srinagar, Nov 14: At a time when Board of School Education boasts the ‘reforms’ made in the examination system, the candidates appearing in class 12th examination are aghast over the ‘discriminatory’ and ‘imbalance’ series system in question papers. “There is no proper pattern followed in More

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MLA Langate ‘denied’ passport

‘Several FIRs lodged against the legislator’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Nov 14: The independent legislator from north Kashmir’s Langate constituency, Engineer Rashid has been “denied passport due to adverse intelligence reports”. This is presumably first time that a mainstream politician has been barred from the documents needed for travelling abroad.  More

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Army holds medical cum vet camp

Srinagar: Army’s Victor Force organised a medical cum veterinary camp at Sirhama in South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district on Sunday. According to Defence communiqué, the aim of the camp was to provide medical aid to the needy people hailing from remote areas, spreading health awareness More

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Seminar on Linguistic Development in JK begins

Languages add richness to life: Prof Fayyaz

Srinagar, Nov 14: A three day national seminar on “Linguistic and Language Development in Jammu and Kashmir with special Reference to Tribal Languages of the State” organized by Department of Linguistics, University of Kashmir, Central Institute of Indian Languages Mysore and Urdu Teaching and Research More

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Kashmiri engineer designs jacket for two wheeler riders

COUNTERING WINTER CHILL

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Nov 14: A Kashmiri engineer, Anjum Khursheed has designed a jacket–JetHot for two wheeler riders to keep them warm in cold weather conditions during winter. “I had to suffer hardships during winter while riding the bike. The work on the product began in January 2010 and after months More

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Sajad felicitates people on Eid-e-Ghadeer

‘Kashmir safeguards spirit of sectarian unity, brotherhood ‘

Srinagar, Nov 14: Chairman People’s Conference Sajad Lone has felicitated people on the occasion of Eid-e-Ghadeer. “Eid-e-Ghadeer commemorates the faith entrusted in Hazrat Ali (RA) by our beloved Prophet (SAW) and also marks the anniversary of the Prophet (SAW)’s sacred sermon at Ghadeer More

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Electricity plays hide-n-seek in Hajin

IMRAN MUZAFFAR PARRAY

Hajin (Bandipora), Nov 14:Aghast over unscheduled power cuts, residents of this north Kashmir area are up-in-the-arms against Power Development Department saying electricity plays hide-and-seek with them. People in the area said that the power supply in the area had been in shambles for a More

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'Number of Diabetes cases increasing in Valley'

Srinagar, Nov 14: Medicos at Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura, Monday revealed that number of people being diagnosed with the Diabetes was increasing manifold in the Valley. The tertiary care institute had organized a seminar on World Diabetes Day to create awareness More

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Developmental schemes defunct in Nowgam block

Villages without basic amenities

SUHAIL AJMAL

Nowgam (Bandipora), Nov 14: Despite government claims that it has implemented various schemes to eradicate socio-economic problems in rural areas, villages of Nowgam block in this north Kashmir district belie such claims.  Various developmental projects and schemes in Zalpora, Gunchipora More

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Mughal road part of larger conspiracy: Sinha

'PDP helped transfer of forest land to SASB, then blamed me'

SYED MOHSIN

Srinagar, Nov 14: The former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir S K Sinha has spilled beans in a book released here last week, by describing Mughal Road as part of “Greater Kashmir conspiracy” and accusing the PDP ministers of unanimously diverting the forest land in Baltal to the Shri Amarnath Shrine More

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'No facilities for special children in Kashmir'

ZULFIQAR AHMAD

Srinagar, Nov 14: Despites spending hundreds of crores on education system in Jammu and Kashmir, State Government has failed to provide facilities for special children in Kashmir. “Education system in the State has been made for children with high levels of concentration and attention. These More

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K-resolution must for Indo-Pak friendship: JKSM

Srinagar, Nov 14: Jammu and Kashmir Salvation Movement chairman, Zaffar Akbar Bhat, on Monday said the resolution of Kashmir issue was imperative for friendly relations between India and Pakistan and that it could be resolved through tripartite talks. Zaffar was interacting with people during More

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JKLF alleges harassment of people

Srinagar, Nov 14: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front acting chairman, advocate Bashir Ahmad Bhat has expressed concern over the growing incidents of ‘harassment’ of innocent people by the police across the state. In a statement, Bhat alleged that the police and other armed forces had been More

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