Health Dept gets its diagnosis wrong

Genuine Employees Figure In List Of Fake Appointees; Order Triggers Chaos

ALTAF BABA

Srinagar, Jan 9: Numerous employees of the Health Department, including doctors and Block Medical Officers, are up in arms after their names figured in the recently issued list of fake appointees. The Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, has come up with a list of 2400 illegal appointees in the More

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JKLF’s Jail Bharo prog enters third phase

30 court arrest at HSHS

Srinagar, Jan 9: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front Wednesday launched the third phase of its ‘Jail Bharo’ programme, with 30 people courting arrest at the Hari Sigh High Street here.  “About 30 persons including the mother of Shaheed Baba- i-Qoum Muhammad Maqbool Bhat today courted their More

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GoI picks holes in implementation of safe drinking water mission in JK

Spends Just 40 Percent Of Rs 510 Cr; Only 45 Percent Habitations Covered So Far

MUDDASIR ALI

Srinagar, Jan 9:  The Jammu and Kashmir government has poorly implemented the Government of India funded program to provide safe drinking water to every rural household in the state, the Union Ministry for Drinking Water and Sanitation has pointed out.The state has spend only 40 percent of More

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Free legal aid to needy, alternate dispute resolution in offing

LAW MINISTRY UNVEILS SLEW OF MEASURES FOR SPEEDY JUSTICE

ABID BASHIR

Srinagar, Jan 9: The state government has unveiled several measures to improve the judicial system in Jammu and Kashmir in order to ensure speedy justice to the people. The Department of Law is mulling several pro-people measures that include free legal aid to the needy persons, implementation of More

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LoC skirmishes will continue until resolution of K-issue: Geelani

Srinagar Jan 9: Commenting on the incidence of firing between India and Pakistan, the chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Wednesday said such undesirable incidents and loss of precious human lives would continue to happen until the Kashmir dispute is resolved as per aspirations More

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Repair work on Lala Sahib Bridge resumed

PARVAIZ RESHI

Ganderbal, Jan 9: Taking the strong note of the news report published in Greater Kashmir about the damage to Lala Sahib bridge, Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal today summoned some locals, Sarpanch and district officers and ordered the resumption of work on the said bridge. Talking to Greater More

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Cops beat teenage boys, reveals video

Police register FIR, investigation taken up

SHABIR IBN YUSUF

Srinagar, Jan 9: Police on Wednesday started investigation into YouTube video showing stripping, beating of teenagers by police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district.  A police spokesman said that an FIR has been registered and are investigating the veracity of the video. The video clip shows More

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