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 seemingly illegally because the cabs are yet to get requisite registration number plates and More

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City to host Int'l conference on Spine Surgery

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GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Aug 12: International Conference on Spine Surgery, ICS-2012, is being organized in Srinagar, from August 24, the event hosts said. “The conference is being organized by Association of Spine Surgeons of India in Collaboration with Spine Society of Europe and Orthopaedic Surgeons More

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In Ramadan,more women join crash course on Islam

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Aug 12: For women who aspire to know more about Islam and its importance in day-to-day life including domestic affairs, this could be the choice venue. At a time when Islamic preaching is often confined to Masjids and Darul Ulooms, often seen as male bastion, a special lecture series More

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Soz visits Mir Behri

Srinagar, Aug 12: A day after a footbridge collapse at Meer Behri in Dal lake that left around 70 people wounded, Member Parliament and JK Pradesh Congress, President, Prof Saif Ud Din Soz Sunday visited the area to take stock of situation, a handout said.  “I visited Motiyar and other areas More

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SMC office open on Sunday, people unaware!

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Aug 12: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) head office remained open on Sunday, but most of the people were unaware of the development as there was no prior announcement of the same. The SMC staffers, as per insiders, were seen sitting idle for the whole day because they didn More

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Training camp loudspeakers irks locals

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Aug 12: The residents of Humhama have complained that loudspeakers at training camps of various security forces including Border Security Force (BSF) in the area were giving them sleepless nights. The loudspeakers are proving a nightmare for the residents of colonies like Gogo, More

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Khos Bagh complains of water scarcity

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 12: Due to acute drinking water shortage in the area, the residents of Khos Bagh Omar Colony Kanipora have to face a plethora of problems. The inhabitants said that for last one month, the area has been facing water shortage adding that water has to be fetched from far off More

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