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MHRD probing irregularities in Central schemes

Poor Response To PM’s Special Scholarship Programme: Sibal

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 21: Putting the State Government in the dock, Union Minister for Human Resources Development Kapil Sibal Saturday said that Centre was probing into reports of irregularities in centrally sponsored schemes in education sector in Jammu and Kashmir.“We are making inquiries. I am aware More

JK loses 900 schools, 2000 teaching jobs to official apathy

Centre Censures State Govt For Poor Implementation Of SSA

JAVAID MAILK

Srinagar, July 21: In a major setback for Jammu and Kashmir in education sector, the Centre has rejected the State Government’s proposal for opening of 573 new primary schools and upgrading 285 existing schools to upper level under the flagship Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) program in the financial More

Government mulling via media on retirement age issue: Omar

‘Engaged In Dialogue With Employees’

KHALID GUL

Dooru, July 21: Welcoming the announcement of Union Human Resources Development Minister of releasing the pending arrears in favor of teachers, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the issue of retirement age of employees was not closed and the Government was considering a middle path on the matter More

Sibal announces release of arrears to teachers

‘Special Attention Being Paid To Education Sector In J&K’

KHALID GUL

Dooru, July 21: Union Minister for Human Resources Development, Communications and Information Technology, Kapil Sibal, Saturday announced the release of pending 6th pay commission arrears of teachers.“Earlier we had decided to pay the pending arrears of the teachers only after the retirement More

JK to get Planning Board by December

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 21: The much awaited State Planning Board in Jammu Kashmir on the pattern of Planning Commission of India is likely to be established by December this year.The state government, official sources revealed, has informed the Planning Commission of India that the process for the constitution More

CONGRESS LEADERS SEEK RETURN OF PORTFOLIOS

Accuse NC Of Ill-Treatment

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, July 21: Senior All India Congress Committee member and Union Human Resources Development Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday said that he will raise the issue of the return of two Cabinet portfolios with United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi.The remarks came in the wake More



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  • Briefs

Hurriyat concerned at Raja Meraj’s continued detention

Srinagar: Expressing serious concern over the deteriorating health and continued detention of its senior incarcerated leader, Raja Meraj-ud-Din, the Hurriyat Conference (G) on Saturday warned of serious More


  • National

Dr Farooq, Azad, Ramesh miffed at SPG’s rude behavior

AGENCIES

New Delhi, July 21: Union Ministers Dr Farooq Abdullah, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Jairam Ramesh, and G K Vasan have complained to Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth about the rude behaviour of the Special Protection More



  • Opinion

The Geelani property

Kamal brings fun to an otherwise dreary week

WRITE HAND

AJAZ UL HAQUE

Statements are like stones which politicians throw at each other. Indiscriminately. While literally `throwing' them, they sometimes forget the weirdness informing their words. Unmindful of the response More


  • GK Magazine

Getting serious about HERITAGE

CIVIL SOCIETY

Kashmir Center For Social And Development Studies, a research and advocacy center, conducted a round table conference recently to promote the concerns about our heritage. It was in the backdrop of tragic More



  • Business

‘e-tendering saved `90 cr to PMGSY’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, July 21: The initiative of e-tendering and e-procurement put in place by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah in PMGSY has shown remarkable impact on transparency and time bound completion of schemes More


  • Sports

JK Bank awards football players

Srinagar, Jul 21: J&K Bank Sports Board organised a banquet for its football team and other officials to celebrate the team’s victory in two goodwill matches besides for lifting the 14th Police Martyrs More


  • Kashmir

GoI to take up preservation of Academy’s rich manuscript

Standard books to be translated into J&K languages: Sibal

Srinagar, July 21: Union Human Resource Development Ministry has decided to take up preservation of J&K Academy of Art, Culture & Languages Cultural’s rich manuscript wealth under national preservation More


  • Srinagar City

Aero ballooning at Zaberwan Park draws flak

Experts apprehensive of safety standards; tourism players smell rat in deal, seek relocation elsewhere

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, July 21: The aero balloon amusement facility started last month at Zaberwan Park in tourist hub along the Boulevard has drawn flak with experts saying that the flight could prove deadly for the More



  • Jammu

JK 2nd biggest tobacco consumer in north

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, July 21: Jammu and Kashmir has earned the dubious distinction of being the second state with highest consumption of tobacco products in North India. A Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) fact More


  • South Asia

Obama’s contention over Kashmir unrealistic: Amanullah Khan

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, July 21: The supreme head of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Amanullah Khan has said it was astonishing to note that the US President Barack Obama has retracted his earlier statements More


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