3 LeT operatives held: Police

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 27: Police Thursday claimed to have arrested three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives accused of carrying grenade blasts in the Valley. “A special investigation team constituted by the Srinagar police arrested two LeT operatives, who had carried out the twin blasts in Batamaloo More

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Health status indicator of prosperity: Omar

Ganderbal, Oct 27: Asserting that the prosperity of a State is directly related to its health service delivery status; Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that healthy Jammu and Kashmir is his mission and initiatives to achieve this goal are being implemented positively. “Unless we achieve the mark More

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Favoritism mars functioning of IGNOU study centre; students aghast

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Oct 27: The students pursuing education through Indhira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) study centre here have accused the administration of favouritism.  “Most of the counselors are the kiths and kin of the administrative or clerical staff who are not qualified More

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Exposure tours give firsthand info about dev issues: Guv

Srinagar, Oct 27: A group of IAS officers from the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, currently on a 4-day ‘Exposure Tour’ to Jammu and Kashmir, met Governor, N N Vohra, at Raj Bhavan here today. The Governor, while interacting with the group of IAS officers participating More

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CM grants Rs 2 crore assistance to Manasbal Sainik School

‘Students Architects Of Future’

Manasbal, Oct 27: Terming students as architects of future, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today asked them to make merit benchmark of their education saying that present day trends in education and technology calls for holistic development of students so that they can prove their mettle at all levels More

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High Court quashes criminal proceedings against 13 forest official

‘No Bar For Reinvestigation’

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Oct 27: High Court has quashed criminal proceedings against 13 forest officials in trial Court Bandipora on the grounds that there was no evidence in support of the complainant. The court, however maintained that there was no bar for reinvestigation of the case.  “Although the Sessions More

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Locals allege delay in construction of grid station

BANDIPORA POWER CRISIS

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, Oct 27: Many villages continue to reel under darkness here due to inordinate delay in construction of 50 MVA Grid Station at Putushyia Village. Work on the Grid Station is going on at a snail’s pace for past four years. Estimated at Rs 17.50 crores, the project is being executed More

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Guv lays wreath at war memorial

Army organizes Shaheedi Ekta Divas

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Oct 27: Dagger Division of Army on Thursday organized ‘Shaheedi Ekta Divas’ at the Sikh war memorial at Khawja Bagh here in north Kashmir.   Governor N N Vohra, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar based Chinar Corps Lt Gen SA Hasnain, Major General Bipin Rawat More

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Hurriyat (G) thanks people

Srinagar, Oct 27: Hurriyat Conference (G) has thanked people for observing a complete shutdown on October 27, to send a message to international community about Kashmir issue still being unresolved.     Hurriyat (G) also thanked the people of Pakistan and Pakistan administered More

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Strengthen NC at grassroots level: Saloora to Panchs, Sarpanchs

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Oct 27: National Conference senior leader and provincial secretary, Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad Saloora today asked the recently elected Sarpanchs and Panchs to work for strengthening of the party at grass roots level.  Addressing Panchs and Sarpanchs at Qamaria Park here, Saloora said More

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Mian Yaqoob passes away

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Oct 27: Darbar-e-Alya Younisya Awoora, Sajada Nisheen, Mian Muhammad Yaqoob Naqashbandi passed away here on Wednesday night.  Thousands of people attended his funeral prayers at Darbar-e-Alya Awoora. Mian Yaqoob (85) was a religious person and prominent among Gujjars and More

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Shafi Shaida Foundation to be inaugurated tomorrow

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 27: Family members and friends of renowned poet late Shafi Shaida have set up the Trust ‘Shafi Shaida Foundation’ (SSF). A spokesperson of the foundation said that the Trust would be formally inaugurated on Saturday at SKICC at 11:00 am on Saturday (October 29). While More

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