NURSING STUDENTS HUNGER STRIKE ON

‘Our Careers Stand Jeopardized’

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Oct 5: Aliya Riyaz, 19, had set aside all options after qualifying a Medical Entrance Test and chose nursing course for her future. But, today she has a deep regret hearing that her college is unregistered. After spending a year in the college, she recently got the ‘shocker’ of More

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Gusty winds,rains lash Valley

Hailstorm In Upper Reaches Of South Kashmir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Oct 5: Strong winds on Wednesday evening caused extensive damage to apple crop besides uprooting electric poles and trees across the Valley including Srinagar city.While hailstorm was reported in hilly areas of south Kashmir, rains and thundershowers lashed Kashmir valley, bringing down More

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DAK delegation calls on health minister

Srinagar, Oct 5: The central executive of Doctors’ Association Kashmir (DAK) met the minister of health Sham Lal Sharma at his residence here and presented him a memorandum, highlighting the problems faced by doctors. The minister, according to DAK statement, assured that all the genuine problems More

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2 girls, woman killed in Valley

Srinagar, Oct 5: Two girls and a woman were killed in separate incidents across the Valley, police said on Wednesday.  According to police spokesman, Latief Ahmad Khan son of Habibullah of Hayatpora, Kunzar reported to the concerned police station that his daughter Amina, 30, who was at her More

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Candidates allege favouritism

ISLAMABAD TEACHERS LIST

KHALID GUL

Islamabad (Anantnag), Oct 5: Many candidates, who had applied for the posts of teacher in this South Kashmir’s Islamabad (Anantnag) district, have alleged favoritism in the selection process. They said that meritorious candidates were “deliberately” awarded lesser points in the interview More

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Ministers distribute relief cheques

TULAIL BLAZE

Gurez: Minister of State for Home, Revenue & Relief, Nasir Aslam Wani on Wednesday visited border area of Tulail and distributed cheques worth Rs 35,000 as ex gratia among each affected family and announced three months’ free ration for them. As many as 12 houses, 14 cowsheds and a Masjid More

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Competitive tests not percentage shall enable students to get admission: Malik

MANUU’s Annual Day

Srinagar, Oct 5:  Commenting about the steps being taken by the government in prioritizing quality education, Minister for Higher Education, Labour and Employment, Abdul Gani Malik today said the students shall have to face competitive tests and professional courses and the percentage obtained would More

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Salah-ud-Din condemns Dawood’s arrest

Srinagar: The United Jihad Council chairman and Hizbul Mujahideen supreme commander, Syed Salah-ud-Din on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Dawood Ahmad Zargar, 14, nephew of militant leader Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar, terming it the “manifestation of frustration of police and other armed forces.”  More

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Kashmir situation alarming: Hurriyat (M)

Srinagar, Oct 5: Hurriyat Conference (M) acting chairman, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat today met the 15-member delegation of Danish Foreign Policy Society and alleged that due to the policy of double political standards at international level, the situation in Kashmir had assumed alarming proportions.  More

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Assembly video instant hit online

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Oct 5: The video clip showing nastiest and filthiest abuses being hurled in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on last Monday has become an instant internet sensation on social networking sites. The ‘loathsome’ clip of 2 to 5 minutes duration has gone instant hit online, receiving more More

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Don’t push Cong on back foot: Vakil to NC

‘We cannot play B-team role’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Baramulla, Oct 5: Congress on Wednesday said that if the other coalition partner (National Conference) keeps on pushing the party functionaries on the back foot it would affect the future prospectus of the coalition.     “Congress has to play equal role in the development process More

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High Court halts process

SELECTION OF LAB ASSISTANTS

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Oct 5:  High Court has halted the selection process for the post of lab assistants in Government Medical College Srinagar and its associate hospitals on the plea that the advertisement notice was not in consonance with the prescribed recruitment rules of the Medical Education Department More

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