‘JK’s food shortage growing severe’

Report Attributes Problem To Low SRR, Poor Irrigation, Yield Stagnation

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 1: With agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir witnessing “gradual slump”, the State is likely to face food insecurity in future if it does not take measures, an official report has warned.  The state food grains production was not keeping pace with the requirement and the yield of More

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3 decades on, Health Department fails to upgrade Kupwara SDH

Shortage Of Staff, Equipment Hits Patient-Care

MANZOOR-UL-HASSSAN

Srinagar, Jan 1: Inadequate staff and shortage of vital equipments is taking a toll on patient-care at the Kupwara Sub-District Hospital. The Health Department has failed to upgrade the health institute to enable it to cater to the ever-increasing rush of patients. The hospital is facing More

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3 power projects generate 37-MW electricity

Kangan, Jan 1: Though there are three power projects in district Ganderbal, but the continued negligence of the government towards their maintenance has brought down their generating capacity from 142 Megawatt to 37 Megawatt only. The three power projects are: “Ganderbal Hydro power project More

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Conflict aggravated miseries of women in JK

Workshop on Domestic Violence

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Jan 1: Taking the Indian civil society head-on for its alleged ‘discriminatory’ role, the Kashmir based civil society members and human rights activists Tuesday said the armed conflict going on in Jammu and Kashmir had escalated every kind of rights abuse against women including domestic More

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‘Air Mantra to operate flights to Kargil’

Soz Says Rahul To Inaugurate Service This Month

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 1: Former Union Minister and President J&K Pradesh Congress Committee Prof. Saifuddin Soz Tuesday expressed gratitude to the AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi for ‘taking keen interest in promoting Kargil region’s connectivity.” In a statement issued here, Soz said: “I More

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SKUAST-K ‘violates’ ICAR guidelines in appointments

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) has issued the eligibility criteria for the selection of candidates on various types of posts in the agricultural universities in India, including the SK University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir. The new More

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Hurriyat (G) calls NC’s anti-Army statement ‘ridiculous, deceptive'

‘They are sensing eruption of 2010-like mass uprising in Kashmir’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar Jan 1: A day after ruling National Conference slammed Army over ‘subverting peace’ in Jammu and Kashmir, the Hurriyat Conference led by Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday termed the NC statement as “ridiculous, deceptive and vote-bank politics.” “It is National Conference which warmly welcomed More

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‘Fraud’ in NRHM selections in Budgam

Govt Appoints Dwivedi As Inquiry Officer

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Jammu and Kashmir Government Tuesday appointed Commissioner/Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department, MK Dwivedi as the Inquiry Officer to probe alleged irregularities in the selection of ISM doctors and Para-medical staff in Budgam district. The General Administration More

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RTI reveals project officer violated recruitment norms

ICDS Appointment In Khansahab

Srinagar, Jan 1: What could be the tip of an iceberg with regard to large-scale irregularities in the Social Welfare Department, information furnished under the Right to Information Act has revealed that a former Child Development Project Officer of Khansahab in Budgam district has violated the  More

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Amanullah Khan backs JKLF Jail Bharo movement

Appeals People, Civil Society To Make Prog Successful

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front supreme head Amanullah Khan Tuesday described the Front’s Jail Bharo movement as need of the hour. He said the progamme was aimed at “protecting the sacrifices of pro-freedom people and take the struggle to its logical end, democratically and peacefully More

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JA caught red-handed

Srinagar, Jan 1: State Vigilance Organization Tuesday caught red-handed Abdul Qayoom Khan Junior Assistant SDM Office Uri while “demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 5000 from complainant, Lal Din.” A VO statement said Lal Din lodged a written complaint with SP Vigilance Organization Kashmir More

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Kangan villages reel under darkness

Kangan, Jan 1: Many villages in this north Kashmir area are reeling under darkness from past many weeks as transformers in their areas have developed a technical snag. Residents of Kijpora, Thune and Kudhar Wussan said a transformer in their area developed a technical snag and their areas have More

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Limited options in HSS put students in tight spot

Ganderbal, Jan 1: Students of this north Kashmir district are facing immense hardships due to lack of available options in Higher Secondary Schools (HSS) in the area.  According to locals out of the total 16 higher secondary institutions in Ganderbal district only three have got the commerce More

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KSCDS concerned over harassment of Kashmiris outside state

Calls on Central, state governments to intervene

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 1: The Kashmir Centre for Social and Developmental Studies (KCSDS) has expressed anguish and concern over the alleged mal treatment and harassment meted out to Kashmiri students outside the state.In a statement, a spokesman of KSCDS said that it is greatly disturbed to hear about More

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Seminar on save girl child held at Chrar-i-Sharief

Budgam, Jan 1: In connection with the save girl child week, a seminar was organized by the Block Medical office at Chrar-i-Sharief town iun this central Kashmir district. The seminar was attended by a large number of senior citizens, school students, doctors, para-medical staff, ASHA workers More

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Court dismisses all bail pleas

HAJEEJ FRAUD CASE

D A RASHID

Srinagar, Jan 1: A court on Tuesday dismissed all bail applications of Fabiyan Wahid Gilkar and his brother Arsalan Wahid Gilkar in various FIRs in Hajeej Fraud case. The Principal Sessions Judge Srinagar, Muhammad Shafi Khan dismissed the bail pleas after Supreme Court lawyer Anil Bhardwaj More

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