Land owners of Kharpura receive Rs 32 lakh as rent payment

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Srinagar: Nearly 40 families of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district whose land has been taken over by security forces for putting up an anti-militancy camp in 2003, were paid Rs 32 lakh as rent, official sources said today. “The rent payment to the land owner of Kharpura Camp, amounting Rs 32 More

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Guv hosts farewell for Goyal

Jammu: Governor N N Vohra hosted a farewell for R K Goyal, his outgoing Principal Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, at Raj Bhavan, here last evening. On this occasion, the Governor lauded the services rendered More

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Mirwaiz condoles demise

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is currently in Geneva, has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of the wife of late Ghulam Mustaffa Handoo of Narwara, Srinagar, praying for the deceased and sympathizing with the bereaved family.    “On the instructions More

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Mushtaq shifted to unknown place: ML

Srinagar: Muslim League Jammu Kashmir president Mushtaq-ul-Islam has been shifted to unknown place from Kotbalwal jail, ML statement here said.  The ML statement here said in all cases registered against Mushtaq-ul-Islam, he has been granted bail by Courts. “Court has also ordered his release More

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Funds employees threaten stir

Srinagar: Funds Employees’ Association JK has strongly condemned the manhandling of a fund employee allegedly by the district treasury officer, Kargil, for no valid reasons. “The behavior of DTO Kargil is intolerable and all the Fund units will remain on half day token strike on March 19,” said More

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One dies,4 injured in road mishaps

Srinagar: A person died and four others were injured in different road accidents across Kashmir Valley today.  A police spokesman in a statement a Tata sumo (JK03/7315) skidded off the road and fell into a gorge near Nachyan Karnah, resulting in on the spot death of one passenger Raja Muhammad More

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Body recovered

Srinagar: Police today recovered body of Abdul Rashid Chopan son of Ghulam Ahmad resident of Parray Mohalla Chachipora Kreeri from sub district hospital Kreeri.  A police spokesman in a statement said the deceased was running a fair price Medical Shop in the premises of sub-district Hospital More

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Residents hail Azad

Srinagar: People of Hajin, Sonawari, on Saturday hailed Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for sanctioning sub-district hospital in the area. “We thank the Minster for showing his concern by sanctioning a sub-district hospital in the area which was the need of the hour,” a delegation of More

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Plantation drive held in Sheeri

Srinagar, Mar 17: As part of its comprehensive plantation program, STC Sheeri organized a plantation drive today.  In a statement, a spokesman of the STC said all the trainees and staff took active part in the plantation programme.  “Six thousand different verities of Pine, Deodar, More

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70-year-old man shot at in Batamaloo

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Srinagar, Mar 17: Suspected militants tonight shot at and injured a 70-year-old man in Batamaloo area of the city, police said. Peer Jalaluddin was shot in the right leg by the gunmen outside his house in Batamaloo locality of the state's summer capital, they said. The gunmen fled from More

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CAPD re-fixes rate of chicken, eggs

Srinagar, Mar 17: According to Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) department, the rates of Chicken has been re-fixed at Rs. 80 per Kg for Broiler, Rs. 65 per Kg for Parent and Rs. 50 per Kg for Layer from March 17, 2012 in the Municipal limits of Srinagar city. Similarly, rate More

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CRPF to donate blood

Srinagar, Mar 17: In view of shortage of blood in SMHS hospital here, paramilitary CRPF’s Inspector General (Srinagar) Dr. RP Mehrda today said its personnel will provide blood to the hospital’s blood bank. In a statement, the CRPF PRO Sudhir Kumar said on request of officer in-charge Government More

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JKLF condoles Wani’s demise

Srinagar, Mar 17: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front has expressed sorrow over the demise of Ahmadullah Wani of Sekidafar a close relative of senior party leader Muhammad Hussain Altaf. “Wani was known for his philanthropy. A Front delegation on Saturday visited Sekidafar and expressed solidarity More

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Anti polythene rally in Ganderbal

Ganderbal, Mar 17: An anti-polythene rally was taken out in Ganderbal district today. The students of various educational institutions of the district participated in the rallies which were simultaneously taken out from Beehama Chow, Duderhama Chowk and Tawheed Chowk of Ganderbal. Speaking More

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