Solar plant inaugurated at Gulmarg

GK NEWS NETWORK

Gulmarg, Feb 9: Minister for Tourism, Ghulam Ahmad Mir Friday inaugurated a solar power plant and laid foundation of Tourist Information Center at world famous tourist resort Gulmarg. The 400 KVA solar plant has been installed at a cost of Rs 5.30 crore. 90 per cent funding to the project More
KCC awareness camps held

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 9: Agriculture department held a camp at Gund Checkpora. Kissan Credit Cards were distributed at the camp  During the camp experts of the Agriculture department Nasrullah Bhat and Inamullah highlighted the importance of Kissan Credit Cards. In the camp 95 per cent More
Co-op banks told not to give loans for gold purchase

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Mumbai, Feb 9: The Reserve Bank today directed state and central co-operative banks not to grant loans for purchase of gold in any form in order to check the significant rise in import of the precious metal in recent years.  "In view of the concerns…, it is reiterated that state and central More
Banks advance Rs180 cr in Budgam

JK Bank convenes DLRC meet

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 9: J&K Bank convened 43rd District Level Review Committee meeting of District Budgam on Friday. The meet was chaired by DDC Khursheed Ahmad Shah. Lead District Manager (LDM) Budgam Muhammad Yaqoob briefed the house about the progress with respect to the targets More
Jammu region records 72 pc spending in various sectors

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 9: Minister for Planning, Labour and Employment, Ajay Kumar Sadhotra has called for expediting work on various developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir with focus on achieving 100 per cent physical and financial targets set for the current fiscal. Reviewing achievements registered More
Signs of upturn in economy: FM
Mumbai, Feb 9: Not happy with CSO's growth projection, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today said there are signs of upturn in the economy and it is likely to grow at a higher rate of 5.5 per cent this fiscal and further improve to 6-7 per cent in 2013-14.  "While 5 per cent growth rate of More
  • Kashmir

Separatists, militants condemn Afzal’s hanging

Srinagar, Feb 9: Various separatists and militant organizations have condemned the hanging of Afzal Guru in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on Saturday.   Barbaric murder: Salahuddin   Chairman More


  • Srinagar City

CITY REELS UNDER CURFEW

LOCALS, TOURISTS FACE INCONVENIENCE

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Feb 9: Clamping of curfew in Srinagar following hanging of Parliament attack convict Muhammad Afzal Guru at Tihar Jail in New Delhi, caused immense inconvenience to locals and tourists.   More



  • Jammu

We always opposed capital punishment: Tarigami

Jammu, Feb 9: State Secretary of CPI (M) M Y Tarigami on Saturday said that his party had always been against the capital punishment to Afzal Guru.  Tarigami in a statement said: “It has been our More


  • South Asia

Handover Guru’s body: Malik

NISAR AHMED THOKAR

Islamabad, Feb 9: Terming Guru’s hanging as a blot on Indian democracy, the Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, Muhammad Yasin Malik on Saturday said that his execution by New Delhi had speckled More


  • PaK

PaK civil society aghast at Afzal’s hanging

TARIQ NAQASH

MUZAFFARABAD, Feb 9: Expressing condemnations, shock and gloom over the hanging of Afzal Guru on Saturday, Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) based political civil society activists said that such ghastly More


  • GKeducation&Careers

Training journalists of the future

Ill-equipped departments, obsolete syllabus and inexperienced faculty worries journalism students

TEACHING JOURNALISM

IMRAN MUZAFFAR

Um Roommana Sulaiman, 23, wants to become a successful television broadcaster like Mishal Husain of the BBC. A 4th semester student of journalism at the Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora More


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