Poor cellular services take sheen off Gulmarg

Tourists, locals aghast; Govt assures action

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, Oct 28: At a time when the State Government is making efforts to encourage tourists from across the globe to visit famous ski-resort Gulmarg, the poor cellular services in the hill station is taking a heavy toll on its immense tourism potential. Though the State Government has been repeatedly More

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DeM condemns Asiya’s re-arrest

Srinagar, Oct 28: Dukhtaran-e-Millat has strongly protested the arrest of its incarcerated chairperson Asiya Andrabi, terming it highly condemnable.  In a statement here, a DeM spokesperson threatened protest demonstrations by the people if Asiya Andrabi was not released immediately.  < More

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JK takes leap towards public libraries’ modernization

JORA LAUNCHES AUTOMATION, NETWORKING PROJECT

Srinagar, Oct 28: With the launch of Rs 116.72 lakh pilot phase of the automation and networking of public libraries project, Jammu and Kashmir today took a major leap towards providing modern library services to book lovers.  Initially, State’s four major public libraries including SRS Central More

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1 killed, 3 injured in road accidents

Srinagar, Oct 28: One person was killed and three others injured in different road accidents in Kashmir. According to police spokesman, a school bus of Handwara Public School hit and killed Naveed Ahmad son of Muhammad Amin Ganaie of Dareshpora, Langate at Shalpora, Langate Handwara. Police More

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CM releases ‘Quarterly Quantum’

Srinagar, Oct 28: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today released the first issue of Jammu and Kashmir College Education Magazine “Quarterly Quantum” at a function here. Minister for Higher Education, Abdul Gani Malik, Minister for Health, Sham Lal Sharma, CM’s Political Advisor, Devender Singh More

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Prof Talat releases journal

Srinagar,Oct 28: University of Kashmir Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Talat Ahmad today released the first issue of “Colloquium”: The Journal of Teacher Education during a function at Kashmir Valley College of Education & Trainings, Nowgam here. The Vice-Chancellor appreciated the effort and promised More

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Counsel seeks court direction for CBI probe

‘Agency has jurisdiction to investigate the case’

Syed Yousuf’s killing

D A RASHID Srinagar, Oct 28: Syed Talib Hussain, son of National Conference worker, Syed Muhammad Yousuf, who died allegedly in custody last month, on Friday sought directions from a special anti-corruption court to CBI to probe allegations of corruption against Union Minister More

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Mainstream parties orchestrating drama: Mirwaiz

AFSPA revocation

 Charar-e-Sharief (Budgam) Oct 28: Flaying mainstream parties for what he termed “orchestrating drama” over revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir, chairman of  Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said,  “if pro-India parties are really More

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Aspiring Hajjis stage protest against pvt tour operator

‘WE HAVE BEEN DUPED’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 29: Scores of prospective Hajj from the Valley today staged massive protests here against Hajeej India Hospitality Pvt Ltd, a company providing Hajj and Umrah Services, for allegedly duping them. The aspiring Hajj pilgrims said even though they had deposited money with the company More

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GMC ties research into ‘red tape’

Makes Permission Of Principal, HOD Mandatory

SYED MOHSIN

Srinagar, Oct 28: The Government Medical College Srinagar has issued a circular making it binding on researchers to take consent of the Head of Department and the Head of the Institution before going ahead with any research work. The move, faculty members say, will take the Government Medical More

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JK’s millionaire police officers

MHA makes public property details of IPS officers

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 28: While two IPS officers of J&K cadre own multimillion properties as given out by them in their annual Immovable Property Returns (IPR), a look at the IPR’s of police officers from the state, available on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) website, reveals that most of them are in More

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‘IPS officers submitting APRs’

Srinagar, Oct 28: An official spokesman on Friday clarified that the IPS officers of the JK Cadre have been submitting their Annual Property Returns (APR) well in time with a copy to the MHA, GOI.    Reacting to the news reports appearing in the section of Press, he said “Newspaper More

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Natrang stages 10th play

Srinagar: The 10th play, ‘Gaash-Letch’ was staged by Valley Folk Theatre on the culmination of seventh day of Bhand Pather performance series organized by Natrang and Sangeet Natak Akademi in Valley. According to a communiqué, earlier in the day, ‘Naaz Kukli Hund Waazwaan’ written and directed More

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Bear mauls man in Alesteng

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Oct 28: A bear killed an aged man at Khallamulla Alesteng here on Friday triggering panic in the entire area.  Reports said Wali Muhammad Rather son of Ali Muhammad Rather of Khallamulla Alesteng Ganderbal was critically injured when a bear attacked him in an orchard near his house More

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