Forget expertise, unskilled SMC gets Rs 1.5 crore for street lighting

Unlike winter capital, mechanical engineers do electrical work in Srinagar

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Sept 7: Kaar-e-Najar Badast-e-Gilkaar (Mason doing carpenter’s job). Government seems to be literally realizing this vernacular maxim in the City by making the Srinagar Municipal Corporation manage street lighting, a job, which the civic body is just not skilled at.  And instead More

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CM inaugurates residential block at Hajj House

Srinagar, Sept 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday inaugurated the residential block of Hajj House at Bemina in the City. An official handout said the block has been constructed at a cost of about Rs.6.34 crores on an area of 45192 sq. feet. It is having the facility of dining hall More

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Training prog on TB care held

Srinagar, Sept 7: J&K Voluntary Health Association in collaboration with Divisional Administration organized a TB Care and Control sensitization training for NGOs of Srinagar and Budgam districts at their HQ at Pandrethan.  A handout said the training programme was inaugurated by Dr Farooq More

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Car catches fire

Srinagar, Sept 7: A car caught fire at Buch Pora, Soura Wednesday while filing of LPG in its gas chamber. Witnesses said the car got damaged as its gas tank caught fire and exploded. No one was however hurt in the incident, they said. More

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HBOA clarifies on General Body meeting date

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: A day after the late night settlement over holding of meeting and elections, the caretaker Chairman of Houseboats Owners Association Manzoor Ahmed Wangnoo on Wednesday said the General Body meeting would be held on September 16, 3 PM at Chinar Bagh. Wangnoo who has preponed More

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SKIMS notifies 3PM to 6 PM as visiting hours

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Sept 7: The administration of SK Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, has notified the visiting hours saying that the visitors would be allowed entry from 3 PM to 6 PM.  The people have been advised to avoid bringing children along for the hospital visit. In an More

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