Finance Department returns file for 4th time

FORMATION OF RIGHTS BODY HIT

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Aug 12: Contradicting the tall claims of Jammu and Kashmir Government about safeguarding of civil rights, the formation of much-needed State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (SCPCR) More

• Man slips to death,beast mauls student
• Bear injures 2 in Beerwah
• Locals stage protest, demand speedy justice
• KU organizes Qirat competition
• Zachaldara residents seek GOC’s intervention

Govt caught napping on Radio Taxis

Cabs allowed to operate without number plates, passenger permits

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Aug 12: The much-hyped fleet of Radio Taxis inaugurated recently by senior officials including Chief Secretary, Madhav Lal and Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon is operating More

• City to host Int'l conference on Spine Surgery
• In Ramadan,more women join crash course on Islam
• Soz visits Mir Behri
• SMC office open on Sunday, people unaware!
• Training camp loudspeakers irks locals

Declare BGSBU as Tribal University: Gujjars

Jammu, Aug 12: The Tribal Research and Cultural Foundation – a frontal organisation of Gujjars of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday urged the State Government to declare Baba Ghulam Shah Badashah University More

Ramzan brings taste of India’s finest sweets to Pakistan

REZAUL H LASKAR

Islamabad, Aug 12: Every year during the Islamic holy month of Ramzan, the Indian High Commission in Pakistan mounts an operation with military-like precision to spread goodwill and give Pakistanis a taste More

• Pak Hindus not permanently moving to India: FIA
• Afghan governor killed in roadside bomb blast

300 KILLED IN TWIN QUAKES IN IRAN

Tehran, Aug 12: A day after two major earthquakes jolted northwestern Iran, the toll has risen to 300, Fars news agency reported. According to Iranian Seismological Centre, a quake measuring 6.2 on More

• Bringing Myanmar killers to justice tops OIC summit agenda
• Mursi names Egypt vice-president,retires Tantawi
• Eid-ul Fitr holidays announced in UAE

Ginger destroys cancer more effectively than drugs

ANTHONY GUCCIARDI

Washington, Aug 12: Ginger, a cousin spice of super anti-cancer substance turmeric, is known for its ability to shrink tumors. Astoundingly, it is even more effective than many cancer drugs, which have More

• To combat 'silent killers', Centre to conduct survey
• Migraines do not hurt your brain
• Aspirin lowers risk of cancer mortality

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