On Valentines Day, Dukhtaran counsels dating couples

CELEBRATIONS ON DECLINE SINCE 2005: AASIYA ANDRABI

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Feb 14: In a bid to scuttle Valentines Day celebrations Tuesday, the Dukhtaran-e-Millat activists led by their Chairperson, Syeda Aasiya Andrabi inspected several hotels and restaurants in the summer Capital to counsel the dating couples, wherever spotted, against what the veiled women said More

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8 HOUSES gutted at Nowpora

FIRE AT JAMIA MARKET

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 14: At least eight residential houses were gutted Tuesday morning in a fire at Nowpora in Shaher-e-Khaas, police and reports said. Police said while three houses were reduced to cinder, five others were partially damaged. An official handout said no one was hurt in More

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Hawal drainage work fallouts further

BADAMWARI ROAD SINKS, ADMIN SLEEPS

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Feb 14: The ongoing work on the drain in Hawal area seems to have taken the residents for a ride as the road adjacent to the dug up site is sinking for the past over a fortnight while the officials have failed to act, the locals said. The residents of Muhammadiya Colony Badamwari More

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Man goes missing from Makhdoom Sahib(RA) shrine

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar Feb 14:  A 30-year-old man, Altaf Hussain Bhat son of Ghulam Hassan of Shopian is missing from Makhdoom Sahib (RA) shrine in Shaher-e-Khaas since Feb 12 when he came to the old City to pay obeisance at the hillock shrine, his family said. They said Altaf was mentally retarded More

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VCC postpones protests

Srinagar, Feb 14: Valley Citizens Council has postponed its protests against dog menace scheduled for February 15, a VCC handout adding the protests would be held on February 18. More

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Lineman wounded as electric pole collapses

SYED IMRAN ALI HAMDANI

Srinagar, Feb 14: A 45-year-old Power Development Department Lineman Bashir Ahmad Bhat of Nawa Bazar  was critically wounded Tuesday when electric pole he was atop suddenly collapsed in the Shaher-e-Khaas area. “Bashir fell down from the electric pole while performing some repairs because More

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Umarhair protests against pesky power

Police intervenes, calls PDD Xen to Dharna spot for consensus

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, Feb 14: The residents of Umarhair, Buch Pora on Tuesday staged protest demonstrations against the Power Development Department accusing the PDD of failing to provide “proper power supply.” The residents said they were reeling under darkness for most part of the day adding that the More

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Bemina cries erratic power

Srinagar, Feb 14: The residents of Bemina, getting power supply through Feeder No 4, have expressed serious concern over the erratic supply for the past some weeks.  Talking to Greater Kashmir, a delegation of residents alleged that power supply to these areas was snapped every now and then More

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NSS OFFICERS MEET

Srinagar, Feb 14: National Service Scheme (NSS) Kashmir University organised a daylong meeting of all programme officers of the KU and the Higher Secondary institutions, an official handout said. The meeting was presided over by KU Registrar Prof S Fayaz Ahmad. In his welcome address the NSS More

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