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Employees on warpath

JCC Calls Strike On April 17 Examining Demands: Govt

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 3: Accusing the state government of backtracking on its commitment with regard to enhancement of retirement age and other issues, employees Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) - an amalgam of various employees unions – Tuesday threatened state-wide agitation in case the government fails More


Delay in passage of TWMU Bill rocks Legislative Assembly

PDP Stages Walkout Amid Noisy Protest

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, Apr 3: Legislative Assembly Tuesday witnessed uproarious scenes and pandemonium after main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) created ruckus over what it termed inordinate delay in passing the Trans World Muslim University Bill (TWMUB).The independent legislator Engineer Abdul Rashid More


Departments seek funds for ‘fictitious’ works

Probe Reveals Flood Damages Fabricated To Draw Crores From Government Kitty

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Apr 3: In what could turn out to be a major scam, the officials of Jammu and Kashmir Government have fraudulently shown liabilities worth crores of rupees on account of restoration of works damaged by the floods in the Valley. What could be more shocking, the internal report reveals that More


Centre to consult CMs on NCTC

PM To Attend Special Meet On May 5 To Discuss The Issue

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 3: The UPA Government has caved in to the pressure exerted by the Opposition ruled states and convened a special meeting of the Chief Ministers to discuss the contentious National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC). The meeting to be attended by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will be More


JK spends Rs 15 cr on bungalows of ministers,babus

FIRDOUS TAK

Jammu, Apr 3: In fund-starved Jammu and Kashmir, the state Government has spent a whopping Rs 15 crore on the renovation of official as well as private bungalows of ministers, bureaucrats and senior police officials in twin capital cities during the last three years.The official figures revealed More


3 out of 10 detained youth released

6 Teach At Srinagar Madrassa

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Apr 3: More than a week after the arrest of 10 youth from various pockets of Srinagar in a militancy related case, police have made conditional release of three of them including a student of National Institute of Technology (NIT), Parvez Ahmad Bhat.Minister of State for Home and police More


48226 applications received for cross-LoC travel: Omar

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 3: The Jammu and Kashmir government Tuesday said that as many as 48,226 applications have been received from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) for cross-LoC travel between PaK and the state.As many as 48,226 applications have been received from divided families of India and PaK, Chief More


No restrictions on Geelani: Police

Srinagar, Apr 3: Police on Tuesday termed the allegation of the Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani that he has been kept under the continued house arrest as “baseless.”“He is not under house arrest and is free to go wherever he wants,” a police spokesman said.“Geelani More





  • Briefs

Mushtaq shifted to Udhampur jail

Srinagar, Apr 3: The incarcerated chairman of Muslim League Mushtaq-ul-Islam was shifted to Udhampur Jail on Turesday from the Police Station, Shergari, here. In a statement, an ML spokesman said More



  • National

Pak yet to act against Saeed: PC

ANIL ANAND

New Delhi, Apr 3:  Blaming Pakistan for consistently remaining in a denial mode on Hafiz Saeed, Home Minister P Chidambaram said Tuesday that the announcement by US of a reward would push Islamabad More




  • Opinion

Returning to Satellite City

This is not the same as returning to Kashmir

POINT OF VIEW BY RIYAZ AHMAD

The idea of setting up a satellite city in Valley for the return of Kashmiri Pandits resurfaced at a recent Global Meet of Pandits. The meet organized by a pandit organization resolved that the “only justifiable More



  • GK Magazine

Lifting them High

EFFORTS ARE AFOOT TO TURN GULMARG INTO MECCA OF WINTER SPORTS IN THE HIMALAYAS

CABLE CAR BY MUHAMMAD YUSUF

Some weeks back the J&K State Cable Car Corporation commissioned a state-of the-art Chairlift at Mt. Apharwat in Pirpanjal Himalayas, thus turning Gulmarg into Mecca of winter sports. Gulmarg no doubt More




  • Letters

Still waiting

We the students of 10th class sat for the annual private 2011 board exam in December last year. Three months have passed and no results yet. Why? Does anyone care?Shahnaza Nabikhaniru99@yahoo.com More



  • Editorial

Commendable

J&K Bank needs to be commended for vaulting Rs 85k crore business target for 2011-12. From a boutique bank a few years ago, it has grown into a strong financial institution of the state that has matured More



  • Business

‘Organic farming essential to increase agri production’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Apr 3: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir has said that in order to promote organic farming and get rid of toxic elements in the food chain, the budget allocation has been increased by More



  • Sports

Converting Playfield Into Park

Bagwanpora Residents Up In Arms Against Move

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Apr 3: The residents of Bagwanpora Lal Bazaar here are up in arms against the authorities for a proposed move to convert a play field into a park. The locals Tuesday staged a protest demonstration More



  • Kashmir

Locate accused Colonel: HC to IGP

RAWALPORA CUSTODIAL KILLING

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Apr 3: The High Court on Tuesday directed the Inspector General of police, Kashmir Range, to adopt all measures to collect information about the present place of posting of a Colonel who is allegedly More



  • Srinagar City

Govt woos tourists, BUT THE BOULEVARD grapples with darkness

Andhera Qayam Rahay!

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Apr 3: At a time when the government says that efforts are being made to attract more and more tourists to Kashmir, it’s offering erratic power supply even in the tourist hub on the banks of More




  • Jammu

‘NHPC earned Rs 2761.26 cr revenue from Salal, Uri power projects

Jammu, Apr 3: Minister for Tourism and Culture Nawang Rigzin Jora has said that the State government during the year 2000 has signed memorandum of understanding with Union Ministry for Power for transfer More



  • South Asia

MC Leader, Bashir Indrabi Passes Away

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Apr 3: The Secretary General of All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference and former advisor to the Prime minister of PaK, Syed Bashir Indrabi passed away after a protracted illness here last More



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