Pharmaceutical traders stage demonstrations at Lal Chowk

NEW DRUG POLICY TRIGGERS VIOLENT PROTEST

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Feb 9: Valley-based wholesale and retail distributors of pharmaceutical products staged protests here in Lal Chowk against the recently approved Drug Policy saying it will affect their livelihood.  Hundreds of pharmaceutical professionals including distributors, stockists, chemists More

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HCBA, separatists oppose shifting of detainees to Jammu prisons

Decision taken to reduce overcrowding in Central Jail: DGP

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 9: High Court Bar Association (HCBA) has expressed strong resentment over the proposal of the Central Jail authorities here to shift Kashmiri detainees to different jails in Jammu.  The HCBA President Mian Abdul Qayoom said the shifting of the prisoners is against the law as More

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JK to launch prompt medical emergency service: Omar

New Delhi, Feb 9: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that the State Government is working on a comprehensive emergency medical care delivery to the citizens during accidents through a computerized high quality pre-hospital ambulance service and health helpline. Addressing the International More

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JK students meet Omar, Dr Farooq in Delhi

Share experience of Wattan Ko Jano tour

New Delhi, Feb 9: A group of 160 students from Jammu & Kashmir met Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy Dr. Farooq Abdullah, here today. The group is on Wattan Ko Jano tour which is sponsored jointly by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of More

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Real estate prices sky rocket in Baramulla

Baramulla, Feb 9: The land and real estate prices in this North Kashmir’s Baramulla district have touched a new high.   “A 10×15 shop in the main market was sold at Rs 40 lakh recently,” the locals told Greater Kashmir.  The land prices are also skyrocketing. “In Mohalla Jadeed More

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Power, water woes at Drangbal

Baramulla, Feb 9: The residents of Drangbal here have complained about erratic power supply and water scarcity in the area. The residents told Greater Kashmir that they their taps were running dry since the snowfall and the district administration was failing to mitigate their problems. “Even More

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20 years on, district hospital building incomplete

LOCALS ACCUSE GOVERNMENT OF INDIFFERENCE

Baramulla, Feb 9: Belying the tall claims of the state government about setting up and strengthening of the healthcare institutions in peripheries, the authorities are yet to complete the construction on the new building of district hospital at Kantbagh Baramulla, the work on which was started 20 More

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Bla Mini-Secretariat in shambles

Baramulla, Feb 9: The Mini-Secretariat Baramulla which houses some of the most important government departments is in complete shambles.  “The building doesn’t have proper lighting and the visitors have to use the cell phones torch while walking inside the corridors,” the people visiting frequently More

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Zahid Farooq case: Hearing in Supreme Court within 2 weeks

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Feb 9: The Zahid Farooq killing case will come up for hearing in the Supreme Court within two weeks.  Law secretary G H Tantray confirmed that the case has already been listed for hearing in the Apex Court. “It will come up for hearing in the next two weeks,” Tantray told Greater More

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HC stays BCA exams, sets aside Single Bench order

CASET college students in dock

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Feb 9: The State High Court on Thursday stayed the Single Bench order wherein University of Kashmir and CASET College of Computer Sciences Karan Nagar were directed to conduct examination of the students pursuing BCA 1st year course at the college.  A division bench of Jammu and More

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Bita Karatey to lead protest on Feb 11

Nayeem pays tributes to Maqbool Bhat

Srinagar, Feb 9: Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (R) is organizing a protest demonstration in Srinagar on February 11---Yoom-i-Maqbool.    “The proposed protest demonstration will be led by the Front chairman Farooq Ahmad Dar alias Bita Karatey,” said a spokesman of the Front in More

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Day temp rises in Valley

Srinagar, Feb 9: The rise in day temperatures has brought relief to the Kashmir Valley though the night temperature remained below the freezing point. The maximum temperature was 11.2 degrees Celsius Thursday, four degrees above normal in Srinagar. Wednesday night was a different story. The More

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