Candidate applies as female, appears ‘male’

KU: ‘Sex-Change Case’ Figures In Written Test For JA’s

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 15: The recently held written test for appointment of Junior Assistants at the University of Kashmir has triggered a lot of suspense after a candidate applied as female but appeared as ‘male’ in the examination. According to officials, the candidate had applied for the JA post More

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19 more Panchayat representatives ‘resign’

Slam Govt For ‘Linking Polls With Kashmir’

UMER MAQBOOL

Srinagar, Jan 15: Belying repeated assurances of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to “protect their lives,” at least 19 more Panchayat representatives from north Kashmir’s Sopore area tendered their resignations Tuesday, albeit unofficially.  The Panchayat representatives, mainly Panchs, More

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KU’s 60th General Orientation course concludes

Specializations In Various Fields Must In Today’s World: Prof Talat

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Srinagar, Jan 15: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Tuesday said that  specializations in various fields of knowledge has become indispensable in today’s world.Prof Talat while speaking at the valedictory event of the 60th General Orientation Course of the Academic More

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Geelani concerned over Pak internal situation

Srinagar, Jan 15: The Chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has expressed serious concern over the prevailing internal situation in Pakistan.  He urged the patriotic citizens of that country to demonstrate wisdom and maturity and not to be a part of any campaign that would weaken More

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Highway traffic suspended on Jan 17

Vehicles To Ply From Srinagar To Jammu Today

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Srinagar, Jan 15: With weatherman forecasting moderate to heavy snowfall from Wednesday, authorities in Kashmir Valley today decided to suspend traffic on the arterial Srinagar-Jammu Highway on Thursday. The 294-km Srinagar-Jammu Highway will remain closed on January 17 as a precautionary More

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80 persons test positive; fresh 200 samples under medical investigation

HEPATITIS OUTBREAK IN SOUTH KASHMIR

MANZOOR-UL-HASSAN

Srinagar, Jan 15: At least 80 persons Tuesday tested positive for Hepatitis C virus in South Kashmir’s Takiya Magam village. This is out of 238 samples taken from the area so far. Public Health experts told Greater Kashmir that the initial investigation by the Integrated Disease Surveillance More

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‘What is Army survey all about?’

Hurriyat (G) Smells Rat, Slams Govt

Srinagar, Jan 15: The Hurriyat Conference (G) led by Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday expressed serious concern over, what it termed, the census-like survey being conducted by army in north Kashmir areas. “The army has started a door-to-door campaign in villages and towns of north Kashmir, collecting More

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AG Noorani’s book to divulge ‘Faiz Ahmad Faiz solution to Kashmir’

Launch In Delhi, Srinagar In March

GK NEWS NETWORK

Srinagar, Jan 15: Noted legal luminary AG Noorani’s next book would reveal the famed poet Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s solution to the Kashmir dispute besides carry some of the ‘crucial unpublished documents’ on the dispute.  The book titled ‘The Kashmir Dispute:1947-2013’ is expected to be released More

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Mir concerned over plight of Kashmiri detainees

‘Except Malik, separatists have failed to raise their voice’

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Srinagar, Jan 15: Chairman of JKLF (H) Javid Ahmad Mir has expressed serious concern over plight of Kashmiri detainees lodged in jails within and outside Jammu and Kashmir.  In a statement, Mir said while he was lodged in Central Jail Srinagar he met various Kashmiri detainees there.  More

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Malik condemns Quetta killings

Srinagar, Jan 15: Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Muhammad Yasin Malik has strongly condemned the brutal killing of Muslims in Quetta, Pakistan, and other places of the world. Terming these killings as barbaric acts, Malik, in a statement today, said these kinds of acts had nothing More

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Mirwaiz takes on Army Chief

Srinagar, Jan 15: Reacting to the army chief General Bikram Singh’s statement on AFSPA, the chairman of Hurriyat Conference (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday said it was tantamount to adding insult to the injuries of Kashmiris. "This draconian law gives sweeping powers to armed forces operating More

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Budgam residents demand Fast Track Court to hear rape cases

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Srinagar, Jan 15: Residents of central Kashmir Budgam district on Tuesday demanded setting up of a Fast Track Court in the district to hear the rape cases.A delegation of residents from Budgam told Greater Kashmir that in view of the is huge pendency  of the cases pertaining to sexual offences More

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