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                GNS BARAMULLAH FEB 2 :A leopard attacked and killed an eight year old boy Kamran Ahmad Ganai son of Muhammad Akbar Ganai,the boy scummbed his injuries on spot at Dowlatpora Kreeri, Baramullah .Reports sa id that the boy was playing with his younger siblings outside his house when he was attacked by a leopard.An eye witness from the area said, “A leopard came from a nearby forests, attacked the kid and then ran away towards the forests.An FIR has been lodged in this regard

INB KASHMIR :One year after their marriage, her husband, a top militant commander, was killed in an encounter in Rainawari area of old city, leaving her all alone to struggle with life.Khalida, then only 18, faced all this with full strength and determination. Although, several problems l ike financial issues came her way but despite all this she brought up her two children- Abida and son Asif.She says she has grievances with Huriyat. “They never cared about our miserable situation. I am not a single case, there are thousands like me,” she says in a broken voice. But at the same time she has praise for Dukhtaran-e-Millat Chief Asiya Andrabi saying without Andrabi it would not have been possible to stand all alone against these miseries that too as a woman.“Besides some financial help Andrabi always encouraged me. Today whatever I am, credit goes to her,” she said.Recently, after facing severe criticism and getting an earful from the victims of conflict, Hurriyat (M) chairman had also

                                       GNS  SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 02 – Minister of State for H&UDD, Home and I&C, Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo today laid fo undation of Shah-e-Hamdan Shopping-cum-Office Complex at Beshambar Nagar, Khayam. The project will be executed by Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC).MLA Habba Kadal, Shamima Firdous and Commissionr SMC, GN Qasba, besides several other senior officers of civil and police administration were present on the occasion.Addressing a large gathering of people on the occasion, the Minister called upon SMC authorities to facilitate people and address their issues pertaining to basic amenities on priority. “In our review meeting of SMC held earlier this week, I have asked the Municipal Commissioner to keep a dedicated helpline service available at the disposal of people so that their issues are addressed in real time,” he said.Calling upon SMC to issue building permissions as per revised bye-laws of Srinagar Master Plan, the Minister

GNS JAMMU FEB,02 :The ongoing disturbance in Sidra area where the 2 nd   day of the SaMaPa Aalap Festival 2013 was to be held didn’t stop SaMaPa from organizing the concert. While the institute authorities and SaMaPa, keeping in mind the security of the children, deferred the concert by a few days, but Santoor Maestro & Music Composer and Secretary SaMaPa, Abhay Rustum Sopori decided to have a small Bhaitak concert instead and not give a gap in the festival mood. The 2 nd  day of the festival featured Santoor recital by Abhay Sopori in a bhaitak concert at Namdhari Dharamshala. He was accompanied on Tabla by Pt. Mithilesh Jha from Delhi. The concert was attended by eminent musicologist and senior music critics of the country like Pandit Vijay Shankar Mishra and Pandit Ravindra Misra, Musicians Ragini Rainu, Charan Singh, Ojesh Pratap Singh, Damodar Lal Ghose, Sachin Sharma, Abid Hussain and many other music connoisseurs. Abhay selected Raga Nat Bhairav presenting detailed Aa

                                                        GNS Srinagar  Feb 2 :  Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said the people of the state alone can bring in a change in the system of governance  and their lives through the process of public accountability. Addressing a meeting of party workers in Pahalgam today she said change would start with the first vote cast in right direction that could make all political parties accountable to people for whatever good or bad they do. "PDP is an important instrument in this process as it has provided the people with a credible alternative first time in our history" she added. Mehbooba said the governance has been made hostage to vested interests of a single party in the state that corrupted both the system as well as those who ran it without challenge. She said democracy is meaningless without a competition and for the last sixty five years National Conference stifled all opposition to ensure a