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9,300 kg seized drugs to be destroyed in presence of HM

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will oversee destruction of 9,298 kilograms of seized drugs valued at Rs 1,235 crore in Bengaluru on Friday as part of the Modi government’s zero tolerance policy against narcotics. The drugs will be destroyed on the sidelines of a regional conference on ‘Drug Trafficking and National Security’ to […]

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Night temp records increase in JK

Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in the next 24 hours, the minimum temperatures recorded an increase but stayed below normal at most places on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that mainly clear to cloudy weather towards evening and night was expected during the next 24 hours. On March 24-25, he said, […]

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Police launched massive war against narco-terror: DGP

Jammu: Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbagh Singh Thursday said that police have launched a major war against the narco-terror in J&K as more and more youth are falling prey to the drug menace. “Police have busted several drug modules and recovered not just drugs but weapons as well,” Singh told reporters on the sidelines […]

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  Lt Guv greets people on the commencement of Ramzan

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings to the people on the commencement of the sacred month of Ramzan. In a message, the Lt Governor said: May this holy month illuminate our lives, bless us with love, compassion and affection and enriches our lives with the spirit of brotherhood and empathy for the […]

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Handwritten Quranic manuscripts on display at Srinagar’s SPS Museum

Handwritten Quranic manuscripts on display at Srinagar’s SPS Museum

Srinagar: The SPS Museum in Srinagar on Thursday opened a week-long exhibition of rare Quranic manuscripts, some which date back to the 18th century, to coincide with the first day of Muslim fasting month of Ramzan. While Muslims in Kashmir and Kerala are observing Ramzan from Thursday, those in other parts of the country will […]

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66 percent women in JK are anemic: Govt Data

Nutritional deficiencies, ignorance of menstrual health main reasons: Doctors

Srinagar: Majority of women in Jammu and Kashmir are anemic, said statistics published in the latest ‘Women and Men in India 2022’ report by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI). According to the report released recently 66 percent women in Jammu & Kashmir have anemia, including 25 percent with mild anemia, 38 percent […]

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Div Com directs for immediate induction of buses for night service in Sgr

Div Com directs for immediate induction of buses for night service in Sgr

Instructs identification of routes, framing of time schedule

Srinagar: In a first, Night Bus Service to start in Srinagar on different routes to facilitate general public. In this regard, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday convened a meeting of officers to chalk out plan for induction of SRTC Bus for night transport service. The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer, […]

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Earthquake widens wall cracks at IPD building at DH Pulwama

Building constructed at cost of Rs 19 crore just three years back, say locals

Pulwama: The recent Earthquake has widened wall cracks in new IPD (Inpatient Department) building at District Hospital Pulwama even as locals demand investigation in this regard. Locals said that IPD building constructed at a cost of over Rs 19 crore in year 2019 was constructed by J&K Housing Board, however, cracks emerged in the building […]

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DLSA Ganderbal organizes Anti-Polythene drive and rally

GANDERBAL: As the part of three days Solid Waste Management Campaign, District Legal Services Authority Ganderbal in collaboration with Muncipal Council Ganderbal and District Pollution Officer Ganderbal, Thursday organized “Anti Polythene Drive & rally” from Main Market Beehama Chowk Ganderbal to Towheed Chowk Ganderbal. The rally marked the first day of Three Days long campaign […]

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Awareness programme organized on World Down syndrome day

BUDGAM: An awareness programme on World Down Syndrome Day was Thursday held at  Sheikh ul Alam hall here in Budgam. The programme was  organized by  District Administration Budgam in collaboration with Social Welfare Department Budgam. Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Budgam Dr. Akhramullah Tak presided over the function. Besides,  DSWO Budgam Dr. Syed Farhana, DIO […]

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