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Drug peddler’s property worth Rs 60 lakh attached

Srinagar: Property of drug peddler was attached in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday, police said. Continuing its action against drug peddlers, police in Baramulla attached properties, a single-storey residential house and double-storey shopping complex, worth about Rs 60 lakh, a police spokesperson said. He said the properties belong to notorious drug peddlers Mohammad […]

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Illegal drug de-addiction centre demolished in Samba

Samba/Jammu: An illegal drug de-addiction centre built on government land was demolished in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district on Wednesday, senior officials said. The action came after Kapil Sharma alias Jimmy, the centre’s owner, was slapped with a Public Safety Act (PSA) notice for allegedly using the facility as a cover to continue his criminal […]

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Terror associate arrested in Baramulla

Srinagar: Security forces have arrested a terror associate, who was in touch with the handlers across the border, in Baramulla district, police said on Wednesday. Acting on inputs regarding the terrorists movement in the region, the security forces arrested Arif Hussain Bhat, a resident of Mundji, on Tuesday, police said. During the interrogation, Bhat admitted […]

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Army opens fire on Pakistani drone in JK

Mendhar/Jammu: Army troops guarding the Line of Control fired nearly two dozen rounds at a Pakistani drone after it intruded into Indian territory in Poonch district, officials said on Wednesday. However, the drone managed to return to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) after hovering briefly over some forward Indian posts in Mendhar and Krishna Ghati sectors, the […]

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CS takes stock of the solarisation mission

Calls for registering more people to take benefit under PM Surya Ghar Yojana JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Wednesday took stock of the measures being taken for implementation of different solar power schemes here in the UT. Besides the Commissioner Secretary, Science & Technology the meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PDD; Principal Secretary, Finance; […]

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Social Media: It is hijacking my brain

Social Media: It is hijacking my brain

By: Annie Margaret and Nicholas Hunkins Many people have compared the addictive nature of social media to cigarettes. Checking your likes, they say, is the new smoke break. Others say the unease over social media is just the next round of moral panic about new technologies. We are a pair of researchers who investigate how […]

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Pedagogy Practices: Transforming education system

By: M Ahmad The term ‘Pedagogy,’ refers to the strategy of how educators teach, in practice and theory. Pedagogy is shaped by the teaching beliefs of a teacher and relates the interplay between culture and a variety of modern technological methods of teaching. Put simply, pedagogy in education is the study of optimal frameworks and […]

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Supermarkets, airlines and power companies are charging exploitative’ prices 

By: Sanjoy Paul Australians have been hit by large rises in grocery, energy, transport, child and aged care prices, only adding to other cost of living pressures. While extreme weather and supply delays have contributed to the increases, an inquiry into what’s causing the hikes has confirmed what commentators and consumers suspected – many sectors […]

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Advisor Bhatnagar reviews physical, financial progress of various schemes in SDD

Advisor Bhatnagar reviews physical, financial progress of various schemes in SDD

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar chaired a meeting to review the physical as well as financial progress of various ongoing schemes of Skill Development department (SDD) at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Secretary SDD, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan; Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar; Mission Director, Skill Development Mission, Leena Padha; Director Finance […]

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KVIB Board releases Rs. 13.07 cr margin money for establishment of 593 units in Samba

KVIB Board releases Rs. 13.07 cr margin money for establishment of 593 units in Samba

SAMBA: Chairperson, J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, presided over an awareness camp cum interactive session with educated unemployed youth and aspiring entrepreneurs at Palli, Samba; a village adopted by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. The programme was attended by Secretary/CEO, JKKVIB, Dr. Jagdish Chander, Executive Officer, Dr. Sandeep Kotwal, District […]