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Gunfight breaks out in Shalgul Srigufwara Bijbehara
Anantnag, Feb 24 : A gunfight broke out between militants and Armed forces at Srigufwara forest area in Bijbehara, South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday. Initial reports say that a joint team of Police, Army’s 3 RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on specific inputs about the…
Read More »Court rejects bail plea of PDP leader Waheed Parra
Srinagar: A special court rejected the bail application of PDP leader Waheed Parra on Tuesday, saying the charges against him were “grave, serious and heinous in nature” and that a preliminary analysis of evidence collected so far show he was aiding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in the garb of…
Read More »India detects two new variants N440K and E484Q of Covid-19: Health Ministry
New Delhi : Even as the country’s COVID-19 trajectory is declining, India has detected two new variants of the virus– namely N440 K and E484Q in Maharashtra and Kerala, the Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday. The Centre, however, noted that there is no scientific evidence to believe that these…
Read More »Delhi Court frames militancy charges against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi
New Delhi: A Delhi court has framed militancy, sedition and other charges against Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and her two associates for allegedly waging war against the government of India and conspiring to commit terror acts in the country.The case relates to waging war against the country with support from…
Read More »Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta appointed as Ex. Director AIIMS Jammu
Srinagar: Dr Shakti Kumar Gupta, medical superintendent Dr RP Centre of Ophthalmic Sciences, AIIMS New Delhi has been appointed as executive director in All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Vijaypur area of Samba district in Jammu region.As per the order, The Appointment Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved…
Read More »J&K Transporters defer strike after meeting with Govt officials
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Transporters Tuesday deferred the strike after a crucial meeting with the officials from the UT administration. Transporters had called for an indefinite strike in the UT from February 24 against the imposition of tax and had demanded an increase in fares.”We were all set to hold…
Read More »Train tickets get costlier as railways raises passenger fare
Srinagar: After the resumption of train service, passengers are now paying triple train fare as authorities changed the nomenclature of train service to express/mail.Passengers from different areas of Kashmir told that train services are no longer cheaper as fare has been hiked three times than it was before.Sameer Ahmad, a…
Read More »Recommendation seeking release of 6 convicts hanging fire over past 1 year
Srinagar: A recommendation seeking the release of six convicts is hanging fire over the past one year due to downgrading of Jammu & Kashmir into a Union Territory. Highly placed sources told that J&K’s Home department on July 31, 2019 constituted two review boards for reviewing the cases of convicts…
Read More »No License required operating Stone Crushers, Hot & Wet Mixing Plants
Govt notifies new rules, removes burden of dual registrations JAMMU, FEBRUARY 23: In its resolve to promote ‘Ease of Doing Business’ by creating a business-friendly environment, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir today notified the J&K Stone Crushers/ Hot and Wet Mixing Plants Regulation Rules, 2021 which have dispensed away…
Read More »Lt Governor inaugurates 2-day long Innovative Farmers Conference on “Farmer Led Innovations for Enhancing Farm Income” at SKUAST-J
Says with the transmission of ideas and knowledge sharing, success stories of innovative and progressive farmers from across the country can be replicated in J&K The conference provides an exclusive platform for farmers to Exchange Ideas and gain new knowledge in farming LG felicitates Padma Shri Awardees and other innovative…
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