Press Trust of India

4 houses, shop damaged in fire in Kishtwar

Kishtwar/Jammu: Four houses and a shop were damaged in a fire incident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. The fire started in a house and quickly spread to nearby houses in the Kuchhal area late Tuesday night, they said. Locals rushed to the spot and attempted to douse the blaze. The officials said […]

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Four people killed in two separate road accidents in J-K

Banihal/Jammu: Four people were killed and as many were injured in two separate road accidents in Ramban and Reasi districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, officials said. A cab bearing a Punjab registration number plunged into a deep gorge near Magarkoot along Jammu-Srinagar in Ramban district around 7 am, killing the driver and a […]

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Maj Gen Sachdeva retires as ADG of NCC, JK&L Directorate

Jammu: Major General Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva on Wednesday retired from service as additional director general of NCC, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Directorate. Sachdeva exhorted all personnel to continue the good work in empowering the youth of the country after he was given a ceremonial farewell at the National Cadet Corps (NCC) directorate here on […]

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Salman Khan gets death threat again with demand for Rs 2 crore; cops launch probe

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has allegedly received a death threat again along with a demand of Rs two crore following which the Mumbai police have registered an FIR against an unidentified person, an official on Wednesday. The Mumbai traffic police on Tuesday received an anonymous message, threatening the actor would be killed if he […]

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Lt Governor greets people on the eve of Deepawali

Lt Governor greets people on the eve of Deepawali

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: The Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha has greeted the people on the auspicious occasion of Deepawali. In his message, the Lieutenant Governor has said: “On the joyous occasion of Deepawali, I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to all. The festival of Deepawali signifies the triumph of righteousness and celebrates the victory […]

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Body of Missing Sgr man recovered from River near Aharbal, Kulgam

Body of Missing Sgr man recovered from River near Aharbal, Kulgam

Srinagar, Oct 30: The body of a missing man from Rainawari Srinagar was recovered from a river near Aharbal, Kulgam, officials said on Wednesday. An official said that the partially decomposed male body was found in the river near Hutmate area, approximately one km downstream from Aharbal, and has been handed over to the local […]

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Govt. approves advertisement of 575 vacant posts of direct quota 10+2 Lecturers

Govt. approves advertisement of 575 vacant posts of direct quota 10+2 Lecturers

SRINAGAR, OCT 30: In line with the commitment of Omar Abdullah led government to provide jobs to unemployed educated youth of Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Masood approved proposal of an advertisement of 575 vacant posts of 10+2 Lecturers under direct quota  in 24 streams of […]

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Academic session up to 9th standard to be restored to Nov-Dec this year: Education Minister

Academic session up to 9th standard to be restored to Nov-Dec this year: Education Minister

Srinagar, Oct 30: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to restore the academic session up to 9th standard to November-December instead of March session. J&K’s education minister Sakina Itoo said that the academic session will be restored to November-December up to 9th standard. “For now, we will restore the academic session back to November-December up […]

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Several injured after rival political groups clash in north Kashmir’s Gurez

Several injured after rival political groups clash in north Kashmir’s Gurez

Gurez, Oct 30: At least a dozen people were injured after MLA Gurez Nazir Ahmad Khan’s rally was attacked by a mob in Gujran area of Tulail in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district last evening, officials said. An official said that the mob attacked the rally in Gujran, resulting in injuries to a dozen people, while […]

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Waheed Parra demands end of reservation policy in JK, terms it ‘unjust’

Waheed Parra demands end of reservation policy in JK, terms it ‘unjust’

Srinagar, Oct 30 (PTI) PDP leader Waheed Para on Wednesday called for the scrapping of the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir, saying it can compromise the long-term quality and competence of institutions. In a post on X, Para said the J&K PSC 2023 results had only 40 per cent of candidates selected on “open […]