Mehbooba Mufti terms PDP-Congress alliance as ‘Fake News’

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president  Mehbooba Mufti has termed the speculation about PDP and Congress alliance as fake news. Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter Mehbooba wrote: “Amused at media speculations about a possible PDP-INC alliance to form the government in J&K. Conjecture also includes an impending meeting between Sonia…

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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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