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GMC Srinagar dallying faculty selection

Interviews Conducted Last Year, List Dumped

Concern

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, June 3: At a time when healthcare institutions of Jammu and Kashmir are facing acute shortage of manpower, the Government Medical College Srinagar is sitting over the selection of faculty members for which the interviews were held last year. Despite facing widespread criticism and More

LA panel on GB Pant hospital to meet today

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, June 3: The panel of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will meet here on Monday to chalk-out future course of action for ascertaining the causes of tragic deaths of more than 480 infants at Valley’s sole pediatric hospital, GB Pant, during the last five months. “I have called More

Iranian envoy meets Omar

Srinagar, June 3: Iranian Ambassador to India Syed Mehdi Nabizadeh Sunday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here and discussed matters of mutual interest. Nabizadeh discussed issues of mutual interest at the meeting, an official spokesman said. Jammu and Kashmir ministers More

No doctor at Bimyar PHC

Hospital Run By Three Medical Assistants

AILING HEALTHCARE

NAYEEM SHOWKAT KHAN

Boniyar (Baramulla), June 3: Primary Health Centre (PHC) at Bimyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district lacks doctors and key diagnostic facilities. The PHC, which was supposed to cater to the population of Bimyar and its adjoining areas, seems little more than a chemist shop in a two story More

Historic Jammu-Sialkot rail line in oblivion

Disregarded By Govt Remnants Of Heritage

Track Fade Away

AKSHAY AZAD

Jammu, June 3: Having been witness to one of the significant transitory phases of history in this part of the world, the remnants of Jammu-Sialkot rail link are gradually fading away in absence of any measures to preserve the remains of the oldest narrow gauge track.  Pertinently, the first More

Siachen standoff satiates egos: Pakistan Minister

Armies Of The Two Countries Impede Solution To The Issue’

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Islamabad, June 3: Ahead of its key talks with India on the Siachen issue, Pakistan has said that the biggest hurdle in resolving the military standoff on the world's highest battlefield are the armies of the two countries. Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, who was the Defence Minister till yesterday More

Govt foils VHP march

AMARNATH YATRA DURATION ROW

ARUN SINGH

Jammu, June 3: About 300 hundred Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were detained here on Sunday after they tried to proceed towards Amarnath cave shrine in defiance of official dates of the annual Yatra. The ‘ pilgrims’ assembled at Parade Ground at 9 am to participate in the VHP sponsored More

Statements of Reshi, Bhat recorded

HAJI YOUSUF DEATH CASE

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar, June 3: The commission probing the case of custodial death of National Conference worker Haji Muhammad Yousuf today recorded the statements of two key witnesses.Abdul Salaam Reshi and Muhammad Yousuf Bhat were cross-examined by the counsel for the family of the deceased National Conference More



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  • Briefs

Man dies, 2 injured in Sonamarg accident

SHEIKH NAZIR

Kangan, June 3: One person died and two others were injured when two vehicles collided with each other near Sonmarg on Sunday. Officials said a Maruti car (No. JK01H-3544) on way from Sonamarg to Srinagar More



  • Opinion

Satire and Struggle

Satirists have played a great role we must not forget

PUNCH LINE BY Z.G. MUHAMMAD

Ours is a somber story. More than history, the literature tells  the story of nations. Has our literature told our story- should I commend or decry our men of letters for having told or not told our More


  • GK Magazine

Sport Climbing Arrives KASHMIR

With the construction of an artificial Climbing Wall in Srinagar the prospect of introducing much awaited Sport Climbing has brightened in Kashmir valley

ADVENTURE TOURISM

MUHAMMAD YUSUF

 With the beginning of tourist seasons in the valley all the tourist players and concerned departments have geared up for a huge and long tourist season in Jammu and Kashmir particularly in Kashmir More



  • Letters

Collaborative event

This refers to the recent international year of Chemistry celebrations. Department of Chemistry, University of Kashmir and Directorate of Education mutually collaborated and carried out extension activities More


  • Editorial

BJP’s Turn Now

A six member BJP delegation led by its former president Rajnath Singh is once again in Valley to study the “alienation of the people of the state”. The delegation called on the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More


  • Business

Hoteliers decry load agreement revisions

PDD in dock

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, June 3: The Valley-based hoteliers are up in arms against the Power Development Department. Reason: The hoteliers alleged that the department is mulling to slap new load agreements on the hotels More


  • Sports

Deptt of Posts conducts Phialtely fun run

Nadeem Azad Of GVEI Finishes First

Srinagar, June 3: As part of School Stamp Show-2012, Department of Posts J&K Circle organised Phialtely Fun Run for school childrens here on Sunday. In the event around 200 school children from More


  • Kashmir

‘End war-like getup of Sgr Airport’

Stakeholders Tell JK Govt

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, June 3: With tourism at its peak in Kashmir Valley, the ‘get-up’ of Srinagar “International” Airport Sunday dominated discourse at a meeting of the concerned stakeholders here at the SK International More


  • Srinagar City

In times of peak tourism, Boulevard in Traffic mess

Experts for immediate establishment of parking lots for 3000 vehicles along icturesque road

TRAFFIC TROUBLE PART 1

GK CITY CORRESPONDENT

Srinagar, June 3: At a time when picturesque Kashmir is wooing more and more visitors, City’s tourist hub along the Boulevard, on Dal lake banks faces traffic jams, while absence of proper parking lots More



  • Jammu

SOLDIERS MISBEHAVE WITH WOMEN

Villagers stage protest, police detain accused

GK NEWS NETWORK

POONCH, JUNE 3:  Hundreds of villagers today staged a massive protest in Panchayat Dungan (Barashari) of tehsil Mandi after a group of four army personnel allegedly misbehaved with local women.  More


  • News

Raisins curb calorie intake in children

Toronto, June 3: Eating raisins, or dried grapes, as an after-school snack curbs calorie intake and promotes a feeling of fullness as compared to other snacks, says a study.The study was conducted by the More



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