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Panel proposes Khoda as CVC

Zeros In On Khan, Jerath For Vigilance Commrs’ Post

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 28: The selection panel on the appointment of Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and the two Vigilance Commissioners (VCs) Monday finalized the names of the prospective candidates for the coveted positions which would be forwarded to the Governor for approval.While, according to More

Mehbooba flays candidature

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 28: Peoples Democratic Party President Mehbooba Mufti Monday opposed the nomination of Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda as the first Chief Vigilance Commissioner of the state at a meeting of selection committee to finalize names of the three-member State Vigilance Commission More

High Court seeks report on infant deaths at GB Pant Hospital

D A RASHID

Srinagar, May 28: The High Court Monday directed the Chief Secretary to file affidavit indicating the steps taken by the government to arrest alarming infant mortality reported by the media at GB Pant hospital.The court asked the Senior Additional Advocate General, A M Magray to file an affidavit More

Proposal to appoint engineers grounded

Medical Education Department Fails To Pursue Case

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, May 28: While Valley’s sole children specialty, GB Pant Hospital, continues to be sick due to lack of healthcare facilities and defunct equipment, the State’s Medical Education Department is allegedly sitting on a proposal for appointment of bio-medical engineers to maintain machinery in More

Govt should register FIR: Legal Experts

Waiting For Outcome Of Inquiry: Police

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, May 28: Legal experts on Monday demanded that State Government should register a case into the infant deaths at GB Pant Children Hospital here and order an independent investigation by police into the fatalities to fix the responsibility.Former Chief Justice Orissa, Justice Bilal Nazki More

Geelani casts Net

Launches Website For Dr Qasim’s Release

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, May 28: Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Monday turned to Internet to campaign for the release of Dr Qasim Faktoo who will complete 20 years in jail next month. To garner support for the incarcerated Muslim League leader, Geelani launched a website More

Centre mulls amending law

LAND USE NEAR ARMY CAMPS

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, May 28: Amid demands to relax restrictions over the use of land near military establishments and ammunition depots, the Defence Ministry is planning to amend a 109 year-old law in this regard.During the meeting of the consultative committee of the Defence Ministry, Defence Minister More

BANKS SWELL WITH DEPOSITS, DON’T LEND A PENNY IN JK

*Credit Deposit Ratio Plunges To 34% From 42% In 2008

*It Is Flight Of Capital, Cries Chief Minister

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 28: In a dismaying scenario, the banking sector in Jammu and Kashmir seems to be unable to cash on the fast expanding economic activity in the state, if the credit deposit ratio figures were anything to go by. According to official figures, against deposits of Rs 55143 crore at the end More

Ready to hold talks with separatists: BJP

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 28: The right-wing BJP Monday announced that it was ready to enter into a dialogue with separatist Hurriyat Conference.The six member BJP parliamentary study group headed by senior leader Rajnath Singh, which arrived here today, said it has no hesitation to hold dialogue with the Hurriyat More

3 women among 5 die in Banihal mishap

MM PARVAIZ

Ramban, May 28: At least five persons, including three women, were killed when a mini-bus, they were traveling in, skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Chapnari area of Banihal on Monday morning.Police said that the ill-fated vehicle (JK06-0758) was on its way from Chapnari to Banihal More



Greater Kashmir Plus GK Welfare Trust

  • Briefs

KU team conducts surprise inspection of B.Ed colleges

Srinagar, May 28: A team of the officials from University of Kashmir conducted surprise checks of various private colleges here and in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, a KU spokesman said on Monday. “ More


  • National

Cong-led states to admit Muslim students in schools under RTE: Sibal

GK NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi, May 28: The Union Minister for Human Resources and Development, Kapil Sibal, on Monday said that directions would be issued to Congress-led state governments to treat Muslim students for admission More



  • Opinion

All talk, no play

Unique leaders, unique rhetoric

Impressions

BINOO JOSHI

Our leaders in Kashmir have  a unique quality. They read too much into the small things that happen around them or even in the distant  places.  Their eyes  are glued to the TV screens More


  • GK Magazine

“Please read the report, is all I can say.”

A RARE OPPORTUNITY

The report framed by the team of interlocutors, appointed by the Union Government towards the end of summer 2010 agitation in Kashmir, was released last week. It drew some sharp responses from all over More



  • Letters

Self-contradictory

This refers to news about interlocutors’ report that has been made public. The report is a bundle of contradictions: "All central acts & articles of the constitution of India extended to the state More


  • Editorial

Role of Civil Society

The information collected by this newspaper from the state health department tells a horrendous tale about insularity of the state government towards child health care. Most of the sub- district hospitals More


  • Business

JK Bank outperforms others, achieves 184% credit targets

85TH SLBC REVIEWS BANKS’ PERFORMANCE

MUKEET AKMALI

Srinagar, May 28: While describing sector-wise performance of banks under ACP as at the Financial Year 2011-12, the Chairman & CEO J&K Bank, Mushtaq Ahmad said that under agriculture sector banks More


  • Sports

'It’s team that wins, not individuals'

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Chennai, May 28: After leading Kolkata Knight Riders to its maiden IPL title win, skipper Gautam Gambhir said the victory sends out a message that cricket is a team game and it is not confined to individual More


  • Kashmir

BJP’s reaction puzzling: Radha Kumar

INTERLOCUTORS' REPORT

PADMA RAO SUNDARJI

New Delhi, May 28: New Delhi’s interlocutor on Kashmir,  Radha Kumar, on Monday termed the response of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) to the report submitted by interlocutors' as puzzling. She slammed More


  • Srinagar City

Safa Kadal dog attack victim still untraced

Day3

GK CITY REPORTER

Srinagar, May 28: Three days on since Safa Kadal man Shabir Ahmed Bhat jumped into Jhelum when chased by stray dogs, his body is still untraced. The Superintendent of Police, north City Tahir Saleem More



  • Jammu

PDP wants to change ineffective system: Mufti

Jammu, May 28: Patron of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Monday said that his party has earned credibility of the people through its convictions and commitments. He said that More


  • South Asia

K-resolution must for peace in South Asia: Maulana Fazlur Rahman

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, May 28: Describing settlement of Kashmir as prerequisite for peace and stability in the South Asia, the Chairman of Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir, Maulana Fazlur Rahman on Monday said that More


  • Health

Americans flocking to India for stem cell therapy

Washington, May 28: A growing number of Americans are travelling to India to seek treatment for rare diseases through India's experimental embryonic stem cell therapy, according to an investigative report More


  • Education and Career

SOCIAL WORK AS A CAREER

TAHA MIRANI

Srinagar: For those who can make the professional commitment, social work proffers a wide range of practice settings.  “It is a profession where one is expected to have a commitment to service,” says More



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