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Operator feared drowned as excavator falls into river

Doda/Jammu: An excavator operator is feared drowned after his machine skidded off the road and fell into Chenab river in Doda district on Friday, a senior police officer said. A joint rescue operation is on to trace out the driver Rahul Sharma (25) who was believed to have been swept away by the current, Senior […]

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Slain bank ATM guard’s family shifts to Jammu

By: Tariq Ahmad Sofi Jammu: The Kashmiri Pandit family that braved peak terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s to stay put in the Valley was forced to migrate to Jammu after terrorists killed its breadwinner Sanjay Sharma. Three weeks after Sanjay Sharma, who worked as an ATM guard, fell to the bullets of […]

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Two missing women from Samba found in Anantnag, Punjab

Jammu: Two young women who went missing in Samba district here were found within 72 hours of their disappearance in soth Kashmir’s Anantnag and Punjab, police said on Friday. Acting on the complaints lodged by their relatives, the police found the two women from different locations — one from Anantnag district and the other from […]

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Gaming zone to open in Srinagar on Saturday

Gaming zone to open in Srinagar on Saturday

Srinagar: Spread across an area of 17,000 sq ft, one of the biggest gaming zones of the country built here will be ready to welcome patrons from Saturday. The Pavilion Sports Arena is part of efforts made by the Dhar family of Kashmir, who also opened the first multiplex in the Valley last year, to […]

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Coaches, players want valley girls to take up football

Coaches, players want valley girls to take up football

By: M I Jehangir Srinagar: Kashmiri parents should bring their daughters to watch football matches so that they can get inspired to take up the sport, said manager of the CRPF men’s and women’s teams Prem Thapa on Friday. The men’s football teams from the valley have done well over the past decade and Thapa […]

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Artists, intellectuals from Kashmiri Pandit, Muslim community share stage at Jmu event

Jammu: In an initiative to bring Kashmiri Pandits and Muslims closer, a cultural organisation held an event here which brought together artists, writers, poets and intellectuals from the two communities on one stage. ‘Yom-e-sout-e-Kashmir’ was organised by the Gayoor Foundation in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Language on Wednesday. […]

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MHA announces 10 per cent reservation in CISF jobs for ex-Agniveers

MHA announces 10 per cent reservation in CISF jobs for ex-Agniveers

New Delhi: The Union home ministry has announced 10 per cent reservation for former Agniveers in vacancies in the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), a week after it notified a similar quota for them in the BSF. The ministry also notified relaxation in the upper age limit depending on whether they are part of the […]

 KV News

SAMBA: Secretary, Revenue, Dr Piyush Singla, Friday reviewed implementation of several online revenue services and PSGA during his exhaustive visit to Samba district. Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta, Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajinder Singh, Registrar Samba, Additional Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Dubey, ACR, Samba Dr Kusam, SDM Ghagwal and SDM Vijaypur and Tehsildars attended the meeting. […]

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Govt announces 129.05 Cr initiative to reduce fodder deficit

JAMMU: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, recognizing the potential of livestock husbandry to improve the socio-economic conditions of farming communities and boost the overall economic growth of the region, has launched several measures under the Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP). Jammu and Kashmir, acknowledged for its tremendous agricultural potential and production, comprises of […]

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People rue Kerosene shortage in Kashmir

Srinagar: People in different areas of Kashmir are complaining about shortage of Kerosene oil in their areas. People from different areas of Kashmir said that earlier government was providing kerosene on subsidized rates but the supply has been stopped leading to problems for the people in general. Javaid Ahmad, a fruit grower from Shopian said […]

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