SSB’s OMR application forms flawed

Subject Codes, Instruction Sheets Contradictory

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 17: The J&K Service Selection Board is issuing erroneous Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) applications for recruitment to various government departments in the state. Documents in possession of Greater Kashmir reveal that SSB provides limited choice to candidates to fill in More

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IGP reviews control room operations

Srinagar, Mar 17: A day after taking over as the new Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Kashmir zone, Abdul Ghani Mir today chaired a meeting at Police Control Room here to review the functioning of its various sections. During the meeting, Mir stressed that the control room should "remain More

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Man dies,4 injured in accidents

Srinagar, Mar 17: A man died while four others were injured in road accidents across the Valley since Saturday evening, police said on Sunday.    A police official said Bashir Ahmad Dar son of Muhammad Subhan Dar of Muniwar Islamabad (Anantnag) died when a fast moving vehicle hit him More

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Year on,windstorm victims await relief

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Mar 17: From north Kashmir’s isolated Ayhtmulla village in district Bandipora to hilly Damhal in south Kashmir, the victims of a ravaging windstorm, that struck Kashmir Valley in March last year killing four persons and damaging over 15000 buildings, are still awaiting relief. Following More

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KU bags mega research project on Himalayan glaciers

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Mar 17: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmed has appreciated the efforts of the Department of Earth Sciences KU to bag mega research project on Himalayan glaciers. Pertinently, Department of Science and Technology, GOI has sanctioned a mega multi-partner research More

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JK to make BADP technology driven

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 17: In the first of its kind to know the real-time status of development works, Jammu and Kashmir government has formally given nod to the monitoring and supervision of Border Area Development Programme (BADP) by using an android based application called JKPULSE. Principal Secretary More

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Varsity receives over 36000 applications

Social Sciences Courses Attract Maximum Candidates

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Srinagar, Mar 17: The University of Kashmir has received over 36000 entrance applications for admission to Post Graduate courses for the year 2014 against a vacancy of 3000 seats with majority of candidates applying for social sciences subjects while the count of applications for science disciplines More

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MGNREGS sans Ombudsman in Kashmir

ZAHID MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Mar 17:  The absence of ombudsman for monitoring flagship programme of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has put a question mark on the functioning of the scheme.The scheme calls for setting up of an independent grievance mechanism at the district More

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Pinglish reels under darkness

PDD fails to restore power for past 5 months

SHOWKAT DAR

Tral, Mar 17: The residents of Khodpora Pinglish village here are reeling under darkness for past over five months.The aggrieved inhabitants accused the Power Development Department (PDD) of failing to restore power in the village. “We are reeling under darkness for past over five months. More

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