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Free e-rickshaw service set up at Baltal base camp for Amarnath yatris’

Baltal: A Kanpur-based NGO has introduced free e-rickshaw services to make the final leg of the arduous journey of Amarnath Yatra comfortable for the pilgrims. The e-rickshaws have been deployed to ferry pilgrims from Domail to the base camp at Baltal and vice-versa. Having walked 24 km on mountainous terrain to and fro to visit […]

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Article 370 thing of past, no going back: IAS officer Shah Faesal

Jammu: Days ahead of a scheduled hearing of a batch of pleas related to the abrogation of Article 370 before a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court, IAS officer Shah Faesal on Tuesday said the constitutional provision is a thing of the past and there is no going back. “(Article) 370, for many Kashmiris […]

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SCO must not hesitate to criticise countries supporting terrorism: PM Modi

New Delhi: In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told leaders of the SCO nations that the grouping must not hesitate to criticise countries supporting cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy and there must not be any “double standards” in combating terrorist activities. With Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz […]

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CS chairs 10th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meeting

Launches ‘Swarozgar Utsav’ for providing gainful Self-employment opportunities to youth

SRINAGAR: ‘Sustainability of every self-employment venture has to be ensured besides its viability after proper identification of the beneficiaries’ needs and skills during the campaign and all these things need to be dovetailed into a comprehensive actionable plan with a target of saturating self-employment in J&K. This was stated by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar […]

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Over 50,000 devotees visit Amarnath cave shrine in first four days of pilgrimage

Over 50,000 devotees visit Amarnath cave shrine in first four days of pilgrimage

Srinagar: More than 50,000 people have visited the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas since the start of the annual pilgrimage four days ago, officials said on Tuesday. M Anapurna, a 67-year-old woman pilgrim from Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, died at a hospital in Sonamarg on Monday, they said, adding the cause of her death […]

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CS launches module for complete ‘Switchover to Digital Revenue Record keeping’

Directs for completion of backlog mutations by Aug 15

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday launched the switchover to “Digital Revenue Record keeping Module” to digitize all those pending mutations registered from the time of digitisation of Jamabandis. The launch was attended by Financial Commissioner Revenue (FCR); Divisional Commissioners; Deputy Commissioners besides other concerned officers. While launching the module, Dr Mehta congratulated […]

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Two Himachal youths feared drowned in Kathua

Kathua: Two youths hailing from Himachal Pradesh were feared drowned in Ranjit Sagar dam in Kathua district on Tuesday, a police official said. Gagan (20) and Sahil (19), both residents of Sadar Bazar area of Dalhousie, were taking bath when they ventured into the deep waters and went missing around 4.15 pm, he said. The […]

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Need scientific solutions on waste management

Need scientific solutions on waste management

We are presently witnessing the culmination of various projects in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar which will ensure that the capital cities emerge as top performers on civic facilities across the country. Since the smart city project not only stresses on improving the infrastructure in the cities but it also ensures that various […]

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Climate change: A serious concern

Climate change: A serious concern

By: Mohammad Hanief The climate change is the biggest environmental emergency that the earth faces today. This inevitable disaster has a multitude of serious implications for both environment and human society. Efforts are being made to develop a better scientific understanding of this complex problem by generating better future projections of climate change. The climate […]

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Heart care advancements

By: Dr Balbir Singh As the number of cardiac ailments have drastically increased in recent times, the advancement in technology to prevent the associated mortality have been the need of the hour and with the various developments being made in the field many lives are being saved on a daily basis. Procedures can be done […]