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LG chairs 20th University Council Meeting of SKUAST-J

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha chaired the 20th University Council Meeting of SKUAST Jammu at Raj Bhawan. The meeting was attended by Sh Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Sh Shailendra Kumar, Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Sh Santosh D Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Dr Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lt Governor; Dr. BN […]

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CS for added focus on meeting housing requirements of urban populace

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, AtalDulloo, Thursday impressed upon the Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to lay added focus on providing affordable housing facilities to the urban population of J&K. Dulloo made these remarks while speaking in a meeting held to review progress on flagship housing schemes being implemented by the department. Among others, the meeting […]

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Congress, PDP, NC turned JK into ‘warehouse’ of terrorism: Yogi

Ramgarh: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused the Congress, the National Conference and the PDP of turning Jammu and Kashmir into a “warehouse” of terrorism and said Prime Minister NarendraModi permanently destroyed this “nursery of terrorism” with the abrogation of Article 370. He said once the BJP forms a government in this […]

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Omar blames Centre for low voter turnout in second phase

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the low voter turnout in Srinagar district during the second phase of voting for Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls was perhaps a people’s reaction to the Centre trying to project normalcy in the union territory. His remarks came after the second phase of polling on Wednesday […]

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President Murmu visits Siachen base camp, tells soldiers all citizens salute their bravery

President Murmu visits Siachen base camp, tells soldiers all citizens salute their bravery

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday visited the Siachen base camp and told soldiers posted at the world’s highest battlefield that all citizens salute their bravery. Addressing the troops, she said in difficult situations like heavy snowfall and minus 50 degrees temperature, they present extraordinary examples of sacrifice and tolerance in protecting the motherland. […]

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Congress failed as opposition in past 10 years: PM Modi

Says its leaders spend most of the time infighting Chandigarh: The Congress spends most of its time infighting, tells lies to grab power and remains distant from public issues, Prime Minister NarendraModi claimed on Thursday while asserting the people have decided to give another chance to the BJP to serve Haryana. Interacting with Haryana BJP […]

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Srinagar’s Dal Lake no longer dull: VP Dhankhar

New Delhi: Amid Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, Vice President JagdeepDhankhar on Thursday said the Dal lake in Srinagar was “dull” when he went there in 1990 but is now teeming with tourists, while pointing out that Article 370 is no longer applicable to the region. Addressing the 83rd foundation day celebrations of the […]

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Pistol, five rounds recovered inKathua

Kathua/Jammu: Police on Thursday seized a pistol and five rounds of ammunition from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. Acting on an tipoff, a police team found a packet lying at an isolated spot in the Khanpur village and seized it, they said. A pistol and five rounds were found in the packet, the […]

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Celebrating ‘World Tourism Day’

Celebrating ‘World Tourism Day’

By: Irfan Ahmad Mir It is World Tourism Day 2024 and let me commence this column with the poetic lines of William Wordsworth, “Little we see in nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon”. This poetic verse contains a pressing message for the current generation. The author laments that […]

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Mismanagement at toll plazas

By: Dr Satyavan Saurabh Today, the major challenges facing India’s toll system are congestion and delays. Despite the introduction of the Fastag system, long queues and delays at toll plazas remain a major problem. Technical glitches and low use of digital payment methods in some areas further aggravate this problem. For example, constant traffic jams […]

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