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Over 1 lakh students, their parents sensitised on POCSO Act in Jammu
Jammu: More than one lakh stakeholders were sensitised during a month-long awareness campaign on the POCSO Act and child sexual abuse protection, using both online and offline modes, in all schools of Jammu division, an official spokesman said on Sunday.Directorate of School Education, Jammu, through its counselling cell organised a…
Read More »North India likely to have harsher winter: IMD
New Delhi: North India is likely to expect a harsher winter and the possibility of cold waves occurring could be more this season, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutunjay Mohapatra said on Sunday.The IMD, in its winter forecast for December to February, said below normal minimum temperatures are likely…
Read More »Lt Governor extends greetings on the eve of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has extended warm greetings to the people of J&K on the auspicious occasion of Prakash Parv of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism. In his message, the Lt Governor said that Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s principles of purity of mind, honest living, and…
Read More »Meet Badshah Khan: J&K’s ‘lone’ wrestler, aspires to become world’s top wrestler
BASHARAT RASHID Srinagar,Nov 29 : This young budding talent from Banihal town of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir is all set to make a mark in the game of wrestling with his forte. Arif Saleem Bohru,(24) popularly known as Badshah Khan , a resident of Neel village in…
Read More »Afghanistan: 34 people killed in two suicide bombings
At least 34 people have been killed in two separate suicide bombings that targeted a military base and a provincial chief. In eastern Ghazni province, 31 soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded on Sunday when an attacker drove a military vehicle full of explosives onto an army commando…
Read More »Govt Confirms Internet Shutting Order In 2 South Kashmir Districts, Reducing Speed In Gbl On Poll Day
Srinagar, Nov 29 The government has confirmed the order by the authorized officer, shutting the 2G internet in Pulwama and Shopian district as well as reducing the speed in central Gnaderbal district on November 28 when the first phase of the DDC polls got started in J&K. The Ganderbal along…
Read More »Baramulla man found dead under mysterious circumstances in Chattabal, Srinagar
Srinagar, Nov 29 : A 35-year-old man was found dead under mysterious circumstances in his rented room in the Shah Mohalla area of Chattabal in Srinagar on Sunday, police said. An official told the news agency that the man identified as Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Majeed Ahmed Mir,…
Read More »Mother, two daughters die of suffocation in Boniyar
A pall of gloom descended in Lari village of Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district after the mother and her two daughters died of suffocation. The trio has been identified as Shameema Begum Wife of Ab Majeed Ganie, Nighat Majeed, and Tabbsium Majeed both Daughters of Abdul Majeed Ganie, all…
Read More »DDC elections: 39.69 % votes polled till 1 pm across J&K; Budgam records highest 46% in Kashmir
The first phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded a voter percentage of 39.69% across different constituencies spread over all the districts of Jammu and Kashmir till 01:00 PM. The eight-phase DDC polls are also the maiden elections in Jammu and Kashmir since it was reorganised as a union territory last…
Read More »No let up in extraction of sand, bajri from Nallah Mawer; Admin unmoved
Handwara, Nov 27 : Despite tall claims of authorities about banning of extraction of sand and bajri from Nallah Mawer, there is no let-up in the exercise. The residents of the area said that few influential people are being allowed to loot state exchequer who in dark carried extraction of…
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