Kashmiri girls falling prey to drugs

Stress, family disputes as main causes SRINAGAR, JULY 02 (PTK): Drug abuse, known to be widespread among youth in Kashmir Valley, is now showing a new trend whereby teenage girls are increasingly turning into addicts. College-going girls are abusing substances, especially toluene, a common thinner, is testified to by officials at the de-addiction centre in Srinagar….

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Governor reallocates Departments to Advisors

SRINAGAR, JULY 02(PTk): The Governor N N Vohra today reallocated the Departments to Advisors B B Vyas, K Vijay Kumar and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. As per a notification issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) here this evening, the GAD, Planning, Development & Monitoring, Finance, Housing & Urban Development, Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, PDD,…

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Empowered Committee clears 21 cases for regularization under SRO-520

PTK NEWS DESK  SRINAGAR, JULY 02: Principal Secretary Finance Department Navin K Choudhary chaired the first meeting of the Empowered Committee constituted under SRO-520 to consider cases for regular engagement of casual/seasonal/need-based and other workers here today. The Committee considered 50 cases of various departments and cleared 21 cases which include five in PWD, two…

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