Tiny tots get ready for interviews

It is violation of child rights, kills merit: Experts

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Sep 4: The holding of interviews of kids for admission by the  prestigious educational institutions of the Valley has drawn flak from different quarters.  With the beginning of  the admission process in month of September the  private educational institutions start More

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No elections till HBOA meet on Sep 18: Houseboat owners

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Sep 4: Clearing “clouds” over holding of elections of the Houseboat Owners Association, the houseboats owners Sunday resolved that the elections would be held only after the General Body meeting of the HBOA on September 18 wherein apart from other things “balance sheets of the accounts would More

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Youth’s death sparks protest

GK NEWS NETWORK

Pulwama, Sep 4: Residents of Gangoo village in this south Kashmir district on Sunday staged a protest against the mysterious death of a youth.  Locals said that Rafiq Hussain Nengroo, 22, son of Ghulam Muhammad was allegedly beaten to death by unidentified uniformed men.   A youth More

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Shazia Rasool: First girl in old Bla town to crack CSE

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Sep 4: Shazia Rasool has become the first girl in old town of this north Kashmir district to crack the Combined Services Examination (CSE), results of which were declared recently.   Hailing from Al-Mustafa colony, Shazia is the eldest daughter among the three sisters. “Her achievement More

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Health Deptt sleeps over illegal appointments

SVO enquiry report gathering dust since 2008

MOAZUM MUHAMMAD

Srinagar, Sep 4: The enquiry conducted by the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) three years ago had revealed that 66 persons were working illegally in Health Department in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.    Sources said the enquiry report of SVO is gathering dust since 2008 More

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KU to set up equipment facility centre

Srinagar, Sep 4: With an aim to give flip to the research already conducted in Kashmir University, the varsity is establishing a major Equipment Facility Centre at par with higher institutions at national level with the help of a special package from the Department of Science and Technology, Government More

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Woman killed, 8 injured in road accidents

Srinagar, Sep 4: A woman was killed and eight others wounded in separate road accidents across the Valley. A woman was killed and two others injured when a car bearing registration number (DL6CF-3853) collided with a Tata Mobile bearing registration number (JK03B-7008) near Budroo Srigufwara More

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Lady doctor suspended in SDH Bijbehara

GK NEWS NETWORK

Islamabad (Anantnag), Sep 4: The District Development Commissioner Islamabad (Anantnag) on Sunday suspended a lady doctor at Sub District hospital Bijbehara for allegedly remaining absent unauthorizedly.  The DDC found the medico absent after conducting a surprise visit to the hospital.
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Beg sanctions Rs 10 lakh for Islamabad hospital

Islamabad (Anantnag), Sep 4: Member Parliament and National Conference senior leader, Dr. Mehboob Beg, Saturday visited the District hospital here and sanctioned Rs 10 lakh for it. “I was informed by the hospital administration that there was a need to upgrade the thyroid laboratory. So, I sanctioned More

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JKLF (R) condemns raids on Bitta Karatey’s house

Srinagar, Sep 4: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) senior vice-chairman Javid Ahmad Mir has expressed serious concern over, what he said, frequent police raids on the residence of party chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bitta Karatey, terming it highly condemnable. “On the one hand, government More

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