Governor appoints Khoda as CVC, Jerath VC

Commission likely to be functional soon

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 11: Jammu and Kashmir governor N. N. Vohra finally issued appointment orders of Kuldeep Khoda IPS, (Retd) as the Chief Vigilance Commissioner and RK Jerath IAS, (Retd) as Vigilance Commissioner in the State Vigilance Commission, which is expected to be functional in next couple More

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Appointment of new CS put on hold

Lal asked to continue till situation improves

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 11: Jammu and Kashmir government has put the process for appointment of new Chief Secretary on hold and asked the present incumbent Madhav Lal, who has been recently transferred to Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, has been asked to continue till the situation improves in Valley More

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Decision taken in haste: Targami

Guru's Hanging

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 11: Reacting sharply to the execution Afzal Guru, the state secretary of CPI( M) M Y Targami today blamed the centre of taking the decision in haste and keeping the narrow interests into consideration”.  He also criticized the centre for allegedly keeping the family of Afzal Guru More

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Lawyers seek constitution of State Bar Council

Files PIL before JK High Court

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 11: A group of Jammu lawyers have filed a Public Interest Litigation before the state High Court at Jammu seeking direction to the state government to constitute State Bar Council under Advocates Act, 1961. Presently the powers of the State Bar Council, a statutory body mandatory More

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Govt sounds Swine Flu alert in JK

Sets up OPD units at DHs, railway station, airports

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Feb 11: Government Monday sounded a Swine Flu alert in Jammu and Kashmir after few suspected cases were reported from both regions of the state. As the precautionary measures, the government claimed to have put in place all necessary arrangements in hospitals of the State to detect More

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Notification issued for elections to 8 LC seat

BJP,suspended lot open to back ’acceptable candidates’

ARVIND SHARMA

Jammu, Feb 11: The Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly issued notification for election to 8 seats of J&K Legislative Council, here on Monday. As per the notification the forms of nomination paper shall be obtained from the offices of Returning officer/Assistant Returning More

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2 TEACHERS ARRESTED FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

GK NEWS NETWORK

Rajouri,Feb 11: Police on Monday said it arrested two teachers in this district for allegedly beating up their student in a local School here. A Police official said that a teenager, identified as Mohammad Mushraff son of Basharat resident of Ghaluti in Manjakot tehsil had received several More

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PaK national dies

GK NEWS NETWORK

Poonch, Feb 11: A resident of Pakistan Administered Kashmir, who was living here since 2011 after he crossed the Line of Control to meet his relatives, breathed his last, here today. The deceased was identified as Muhammad Sadiq son of Ilahi Baksh of Rawalpindi. He had arrived here on November 26 More

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