Cabinet panel gets sixth extension

JUSTICE SAGHEER REPORT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 17: Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday accorded six months extension to the Cabinet Sub Committee (CSC), constituted to look into the recommendations of Justice Sagheer led Working Group on Centre-State Relations.  CSC’s last term  had expired on March 31, 2012, this More

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Student injured in landmine explosion

SHAHID RAFIQ

Kupwara, May, 17: A student sustained injuries in a landmine explosion in Keran area in this frontier district, locals said on Thursday.    They said a class 12th student Kabir Ahmad Lone son of Bashir Lone of Keran stepped on the mine when he had gone to collect Litchi (Guchi) More

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Govt constitutes committee

Implementation Of DDB Decisions

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 17: Government today constituted a high level committee to “review status of implementation of the decisions taken in the Cabinet cum District Development Board Meetings" across the state during the last three years. The Committee has been asked to review all the decisions and More

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PDP looted exchequer, sold state for personal gains: Tanvir

Srinagar, May 17: Lauding the Chief Minister and National Conference working President Omar Abdullah for his visionary initiatives to make the state self reliant, the NC Spokesman Tanvir Sadiq on Thursday said that Omar Abdullah’s revolutionary steps towards making the state to produce surplus power More

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HC adjourns case for 2 weeks

JANGLAT MANDI ENCOUNTER

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 17: With the conclusion of arguments of the counsel for the petitioner family, High Court on Thursday adjourned the Janglat Mandi encounter case involving General Bikram Singh designate Army Chief for two weeks. Following the conclusion of the arguments of the petitioners’ Counsel More

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HC directs Magistrate to file affidavit

Detainee’s Death In Kupwara Jail

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 17:  The High Court on Thursday directed the District Magistrate Kupwara to make the Court aware about how the matter of youth’s death in sub district jail Kupwara has been dealt with after the Additional District Magistrate (ADM) submitted the inquiry report.  “Let an More

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Pramod Jain proceeds for central deputation

3 KAS officers transferred

Srinagar, May 17: Government today approved deputation of another IAS officer, Pramod Kumar Jain, Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPA), with Government of India. His services were placed “at the disposal of the Government of India More

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Where parents pump saline vapours into child's mouth

GB Pant Hospital

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, May 17: For three consecutive days Showkat Ahmad of Kaloosa Bandipora (name changed) has been waiting for a doctor to come and examine his 2-year old daughter, Afshana, who is suffering from chest infection at Valley’s lone children hospital G B Pant, here.     During More

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Jamaat concerned over infant deaths

G B Pant Hospital Reminds Us Of Second World War: Javid Mir

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, May 17: Expressing grave concern over the death of infants in G B Pant Hospital in Srinagar, the Jamaat-e-Islami on Thursday demanded an immediate probe into matter and a stringent action against the delinquent doctors and other staff.  “People have been crying over the poor medicare More

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SDH Tangmarg to be upgraded: Mir

Srinagar, May 17:- To provide round the clock medicare facilities to the people of Tangmarg area and visiting tourists to world famous tourist resort Gulmarg, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that sub-district Hospital, Tangmarg is being upgraded with centrally heated facilities More

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BOSE gave grace marks to save teachers from Govt’s wrath

12th class results under scanner

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 17: In a controversial move aimed at pushing the State’s frail education system towards further deterioration, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has allegedly resorted to “wacky” marking in 12th class examination, the results of which were declared three months ago More

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Condolences pour in over demise of Malik’s father

Srinagar, May 17: Thousands of people visited the residence of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman Muhammad Yasin Malik at Maisuma here on the third consecutive day on Thursday to condole the demise of his father Ghulam Qadir Malik.   The visitors included the mother of JKLF More

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Evacuee Properties Deptt sits on SIC order

Applicant appeals CIC for justice

R M BHAT

Budgam May 17: In blatant violation of rules governing the RTI Act, the Custodian Evacuee Properties Department Kashmir has failed to furnish details under the RTI to an inhabitant of Chadoora within the stipulated time. Muhammad Sultan Nagoo of Gopalpora Chadoora had filed the RTI in the More

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PHE employees without salary for 7 months

SUHAIL AJMAL

Bandipora, May 17: The employees of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department on Thursday staged protest at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here against what they said inordinate delay in release of their salaries. “We are without salaries for the past seven months. We apprised our More

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JKEEU for resolution of demands

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Electrical Employees Union (EEU) has demanded resolution of its longstanding demands.  In a meeting held under the chairmanship of its central president Abdul Salam Rajpore said the Union has been urging the concerned authorities to redress the general issues of the More

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School edu teachers, officers hail Rather’s posting as DSEK

Srinagar: Teaching employees of School Education Department, Kashmir division, expressed happiness over the posting of Muhammad Shafi Rather as Director School Education Kashmir, describing it a highly laudable decision by the government. The teachers have also thanked the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah More

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