Sarpanchs threaten hunger strike

Give 15-Day Ultimatum To Govt

PANCHAYAT EMPOWERMENT

ZAHID MAQBOOLSrinagar, Apr16: Sarpanchs on Monday threatened to go on an indefinite hunger strike if government fails to come clear on the implementation of the JK Panchayat Raj Act within 15 days.  “We will not wait now. We are serving the last ultimatum to the government More

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Er Rashid’s allegations baseless: SHRC

Srinagar, Apr 16: State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Monday termed as baseless the allegations leveled by MLA Langate Er Rashid that the Commission was under pressure from the Government to go slow on the forced labour case.  In 2010, Rashid had lodged a complaint with the SHRC about More

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Dr Farooq hospitalized

Dad is in hospital with pneumonic infection: Omar

Srinagar, Apr 16: The National Conference president and Union Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah was hospitalized on Monday. “Before the unnecessary speculation starts, dad is in hospital with a pneumonic infection in the lungs. Few days rest needed, that's all,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah wrote More

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Employees strike today

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 16: Employees in the state would go on a one day token strike on Tuesday against what they term as "government not keeping up its promise” of enhancing the retirement age from 58 to 60 and regularization of daily wagers. A spokesman of the Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) More

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AI team calls on SHRC members

Srinagar, Apr 16: A team of prominent human rights watchdog Amnesty International  called on the members of the Jammu and Kashmir State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and discussed its functioning and the human rights situation in the Valley, officials said.  They said the two member team More

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‘Start construction of Forestry Faculty at Benihama’

LAR RESIDENTS HAIL SKUAST-K

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Apr16: The residents of Lar tehsil here have hailed the decision of SKUAST-K vice-chancellor not to shift the Faculty of Forestry Benihama from there.   “The vice-chancellor SKUAST-K termed the reports  about shifting of Faculty of Forestry Benihama as mere rumours.  More

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Shift Kashir channel to Valley or face agitation: TPUF

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 16: Demanding immediate shifting of Kashir Channel to Kashmir, the Television Professionals United Forum (TPUF) on Monday threatened to intensify its movement in pursuit of their demand.  Addressing a press conference here, Chairman TPUF, Zameer Ashai said, “stationing of Kashir More

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S Hamid’s anniversary on Apr 18

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 16: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples’ League, at a meeting held here on Monday with Bashir Ahmad Totta in chair, paid glowing tributes to Shaheed S Hamid on his martyrdom anniversary being observed on April 18, Wednesday. Meanwhile, League is organizing Fateh Khawani for the martyred More

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NAAC team visits GDC Islamabad

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad (Anantnag), Apr 16: Eminent educations of the country empanelled by the UGC as NAAC Peer team today visited the Government Degree College, Boys, Islamabad (Anantnag) here in south Kashmir, in connection with the re-assessment and re-accreditation of the college. The team was accorded a warm More

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5 youth released on conditional basis

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 16: More than two weeks after arrest of 10 youth from various parts of Srinagar in different raids, police have released five more youth on conditional basis. The families of the arrested youth claimed that their wards were innocent and demanded their immediate release.& More

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Work with devotion: Sham to docs

Srinagar, Apr 16: Minister for Health, Dr Sham Lal Sharma on Monday urged the doctors to work with devotion and treat their profession as a mission. Chairing a review meeting here he urged the health authorities to make every effort for providing health facilities to the people at their doorsteps More

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