Poor governance fuels alienation: Governor

‘Govt Must Provide Food, Employment, Education Security To People’

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 11: Stressing on the need of good governance for achieving economic stability, Governor NN Vohra Friday said that poor governance triggers economic alienation of the masses.“In order to be a prosperous state, our younger generation who are our future leaders will have to play a proactive More

Skandan calls on Vohra

Srinagar, May 11: K Skandan, Joint Secretary (Kashmir), Union Ministry of Home Affairs, called on Governor N N Vohra at Raj Bhavan here this evening.During their hour long meeting, the Governor and Skandan discussed various issues which related, interalia, to internal and external security management More

State laws ‘give a damn’ to official language

Only 20 Legislations Out Of 300 Available In Urdu

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 11: In a glaring instance of the Jammu and Kashmir government’s shoddy and apathetic attitude towards the state’s official language, it is yet to translate the state laws in Urdu.Informed sources told Greater Kashmir that only a handful of laws made by the state legislature are available More

Stray dogs maul over 3 dozen

Ferocious Canine Caught, To Undergo Sterilization: SMC

M HYDERI

Srinagar, May 11: Within weeks of bloodbath by canines in the City –the stray dogs made another deadly comeback Friday – biting over two dozen people in the congested old City - Shahr-e-Khaas - whereas around a dozen hapless citizens were attacked in Bemina area.The stray packs, as usual went More

File counter within 2 weeks: High Court to Government

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 11: The High Court Friday granted another two weeks’ time to the state government to file counter to the petition seeking directions to the government for conducting DNA test of the bodies lying in unmarked graves.A bench of Justice Mansoor Ahmad Mir after hearing brief arguments More

Household chemicals cause cancer: EEA

Pesticides, Plastics, Contraceptives, Sunscreens Under Scanner

INDO ASIAN NEWS SERVICE

London, May 11: Chemicals found in household products may be contributing to rising incidence of cancer, reduced fertility and obesity, the European Environment Agency (EEA) has warned.EEA warned that phthalates, found in pesticides bisphenol A and other polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), which More

SAC initiates probe against MoS Cooperatives

‘Gross Irregularities, Bungling Detected In JKCHC’

ARIF SHAFI WANI

Srinagar, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir State Accountability Commission Friday ordered an inquiry against the Minister of State for Cooperatives, Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, and senior officers of his ministry for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of crores of rupees and gross irregularities in the More

CM sanctions Rs 5 lakh for quintuplets

Srinagar, May 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has sanctioned Rs 5 lakh for the five new born babies of Afroza of Larkipora, Budgam who gave birth to quintuplets at Lal Ded Hospital here Thursday. The amount will be placed in fixed deposit @ Rs one lakh each for the five babies.Afroza gave birth More

Uri encounter toll reaches 6

Bodies Yet To Be Identified

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, May 11: Army Friday said that they have seen another body at the site of Thursday’s encounter in Uri, taking the death toll to six.General Officer Commanding (GOC), 19 Infantry Division, Major General Bipin Rawat told Greater Kashmir that during the search operation, Army has seen another More

Hail storm wreaks havoc

GHULAM MUHAMMAD

Sopore, May 11: Hailstorm and thunderstorm wreaked havoc in this north Kashmir town.lightning damaged the house of Nazir Ahmad Najar of Model town and also the transformer in the area. Besides ,  More

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NCTC need of the hour: Chidambaram

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 11: Unfazed by strong opposition, Home Minister P Chidambaram today said NCTC was the need of the hour as threat perception of terrorism continues to be high and delay in setting up the More

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