Press Trust of India

Judge who gave Babri case verdict is appointed ‘Up-lokayukta’

Lucknow: Retired judge Surendra Kumar Yadav, who gave the verdict in the high-profile Babri mosque demolition case, took oath as an ‘up-lokayukta in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. “Yadav was appointed as third ‘up-lokayukta’ by the Governor on April 6. On Monday, Yadav was administered oath by Lokayukta Sanjay Mishra in the presence of other senior […]

 Jahangeer Ganaie

Famous Springs in Tral face extinction, authorities unmoved

Pulwama: Dozens of famous springs located in south Kashmir’s Tral belt are on the verge of getting extinct as the locals and concerned officials have ignored them completely. These springs which were once the main source of water for the residents are in a pathetic condition and authorities aren’t taking any step to clean or […]

 KV News

Govt to appoint heads of consumer commissions in 10 districts

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir government has initiated the process for appointment of heads of District Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission in different districts of the Union Territory. The department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs has invited applications from eligible candidates for considering their appointment to the post of President, District Consumers Disputes Redressal Commission […]

 Press Trust of India

Vaishno Devi temple gets ready to welcome pilgrims

'Navratri' celebrations to witness huge rush

Jammu: Adorned with thousands of multi-hued flowers, the cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi here is all set to welcome pilgrims from Tuesday for the nine-day celebrations of ‘Navratri’ under the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Flowers like roses, Dahlias, orchids and marigolds have been used to deck up the shrine nestled in Trikuta hills, […]

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Celebrating ‘vaisakhi’ festivities: Over 800 Indian Sikhs reach 16th century Lahore Gurdwara

Lahore, April 12 (PTI) Over 800 Indian Sikhs arrived in Pakistan’s Lahore on Monday to attend the 10-day harvest festival of ‘vaisakhi’ at a 16th Century gurudwara in Punjab province, among other historically important shrines in the country. Also known as ‘baisakhi’, ‘vaisakhi’ is a spring season harvest festival for Sikhs and Hindus. It marks […]

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Attempts to link climate issues to economic recovery unfair: India

New Delhi: India has denounced attempts to link climate issues to economic recovery amid the coronavirus pandemic at the forthcoming G20 talks, saying it will impose a huge developmental cost on developing countries. The US administration has been pushing for a strong climate agenda as part of the process of recovery from the pandemic. Senior […]

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Pak human rights defender, journalist I A Rehman dies

Lahore: Eminent Pakistani human rights activist and journalist I A Rehman, a strong voice for the country’s minorities including Christians and Hindus and an advocate of peace between India and Pakistan, died here on Monday at the age of 90, according to his family. Rehman, who was born in 1930 in Haryana in the pre-partitioned […]

 KV Network

Serious concern

Serious concern

It is good to see that teams from various government agencies come out of their offices and check for various adulterations that various food stalls and restaurants resort to while catering to the people. Just last week several such videos went viral on various social media platforms where the officials were seen destroying the food […]

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Women don’t deserve oppression

Women don’t deserve oppression

Bashir Ahmad Dar Recent gut wrenching episodes of suicide by few married women in different districts of Kashmir, severe beating of a woman by her in laws in south Kashmir Anantnag followed by heart throbbing rape incident of a teen age girl in Kulgam sent the entire Kashmir into collective turmoil. People are seeing condemning […]

 KV Network

Covid -19: Preventive Measures can make the difference

Abrar Yousuf Mir Currently, the whole world is dealing with one of the most severe pandemics ever seen in history. The first case was reported in Wuhan, China (December 2019). The world health organization (WHO) first named this disease as coronavirus disease 19 (Covid-19), caused by a novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)and later as “Severe Acute Respiratory […]

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