LC polls by May end: CEO

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 20: After much delay, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has set the ball rolling to conduct elections to the four vacant seats of Legislative Council, in which Sarpanchs and Panchs across the state would vote. The ECI has appointed Electroral Registration Officer and Appellate Authority More

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Electoral revision for MC polls to begin

Srinagar, Apr 20: The dates for summary revision of electoral rolls to conduct polls for Municipal Councils and Committees in JK have been chalked out.  According to the sources, the date of publication of draft rolls has been slated for April 23, 2012, filling of claims/objections from April More

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JKSSIC issues notices to non-state subjects

Srinagar, Apr 20: Jammu and Kashmir State Subject Inquiry Commission has issued final notices to non-state subjects who have fraudulently obtained state subject certificates of J&K State to appear before the commission.  According to the notification No. COI/SSC/99/ there are at least 340 More

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Police recover Brown Sugar worth Rs 1 crore

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, Apr 20: Police on Friday claimed that it seized Brown Sugar worth Rs 1 crore from a youth in Drugmulla area of this frontier district.       A Police official said a police patrol apprehended the youth Muhammad Amin Lone near B Ed College when he was moving More

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Attendant assaults doctor at SMHS

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Apr 20: An attendant of a patient allegedly attacked a 2nd year postgraduate doctor, Dr Hilal Azad, from the department of surgery at SMHS here. Azad told Greater Kashmir that the attendant of a patient who had died on April 17 due to the colon cancer tried to “kill” him outside More

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NC for early resolution to Siachen

Srinagar, Apr 20: National Conference (NC) additional General Secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamal today  urged the leadership of India and Pakistan to restart composite dialogue process for resolving all outstanding issues between the two countries.  Addressing a function at party headquarters More

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DDC Srinagar chairs monitoring committee meet

ENFORCEMENT OF TOBACCO CONTROL ACT

Srinagar, Apr 20: To enforce Tobacco Control Act in letter and spirit in Srinagar district and rid the society of this menace, the District Development Commissioner, Srinagar, Baseer Ahmad Khan convened a district monitoring committee meeting here today. The meeting discussed the implementation More

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Hurriyat (G) condemns Geelani’s house arrest

Srinagar, Apr 20: Hurriyat Conference (G) has strongly condemned the continued house arrest of its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani since Wednesday evening. “Geelani was not allowed to move outside his residence to offer Friday prayers today,” said the conglomerate spokesman Ayaz Akbar in a More

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Court convicts accused for carrying charas

Quantum of punishment to be pronounced today

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Apr 20: Acting tough on a drug peddler, a local Court on Friday convicted an accused for carrying one kilogram charas under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) Act. The quantum of punishment will be announced by the Court today. The Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar More

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Anti-PDD protest in Ganderbal

SHEIKH NAZIR

Ganderbal, Apr 20: Inhabitants of various villages here today staged protest against the meter installation drive by the Power Development Department Hundreds of inhabitants of Girage, Baderkund, Shahpora, Dobipora, Guzerbal and its adjoining area  blocked the Srinagar-Sonamarg road More

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Eyebrows raised against shelving of Eng Course at KU north campus

ALTAF BABA

Baramulla, Apr 20: Failure of the Kashmir University authorities to include the first batch of students of English stream in the newly introduced MA English course at north campus Baramulla, has evoked strong resentment among the residents and student community here. Terming the move as a More

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Protest rock Tangmarg

Tangmarg, Apr 20: Massive protest was held against the authorities here today after a woman was critically injured when she fell from a temporary bridge.   Hundreds of people took to streets after the woman identified as Misra Begum of Takia Gonipora, slipped from the temporary bridge More

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ANC against holding municipal polls before Oct

Srinagar, Apr 20: Senior Vice president of Awami National Conference Muzaffar Shah Friday accused the Government of failing to mitigate problems of the common masses. Referring to the Government’s decision to hold municipal polls in the State before October, he said, people associated with More

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MSF winds up operations in Kupwara

Srinagar, Apr 20: Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has stopped providing basic healthcare and mental health services in frontier district of Kupwara district, a MSF spokesman said on Friday. He said decision to stop basic services was taken after a review was conducted. “ The MSF provided all More

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'Body bears resemblance to my father'

Sikh Engineer Missing

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, Apr 20: The son of a Sikh engineer, who went missing two months ago, today claimed that the body recovered by police from Awantipora area of south Kashmir yesterday bore strong resemblance to his father. "I have seen the photograph of the deceased and it has strong resemblance to More

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Resolution of K-issue imperative: JKLF

Srinagar, Apr 20: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front senior leader Showkat Ahmad Bakhshi on Friday said the resolution of Kashmir issue was the most important need of time. “The problem of Jammu Kashmir is the issue concerning the survival of crores of people, their future and development. So More

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