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Cop among three govt employees sacked for terror links

Cop among three govt employees sacked for terror links

Jammu: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday dismissed three government employees including a jailed policeman for their alleged terror links, officials said. The sacked employees have been identified as police constable Firdous Ahmad Bhat, teacher in school education department Mohammad Ashraf Bhat and orderly in forest department Nisar Ahmad Khan who was earlier arrested in […]

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Sacking of employees- Law says everyone innocent until proven guilty: CM Omar

Katra: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned arbitrary dismissal of government employees for their alleged terror links by the Lt Governor saying that the law says that “every accused person is innocent until proven guilty” in the court. Lt Governor Manoj Sinha invoked Article 311 (2) (c) of the Constitution to terminate the services […]

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CBSE exams for Classes 10, 12 begin

Over 42 lakh students set to appear at 7,800 centres New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) exams for Classes 10 and 12 began on Saturday, with more than 42 lakh students set to take the tests at over 7,800 centres across the country and abroad. According to board officials, a total of […]

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Need a fresh look at teaching-mentoring system for ‘Viksit Bharat’: Lt Guv

Katra: Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said Saturday a fresh look is needed at the teaching-mentoring system to seize future opportunities in science and technology for ‘Viksit Bharat’. He said skills and knowledge must contribute towards improving the lives of people. “To seize future opportunities in science and technology, we need to take a fresh look […]

 Press Trust of India

New journey began in JK after historic abrogation of Article 370: VP Dhankhar

Katra: A new journey began in Jammu and Kashmir after the “historic” abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 with the sacred region no longer considered a conflict zone and the hopes of its people soaring high, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Saturday. In an apparent reference to BJP ideologue Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Dhankhar said a […]

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Statehood to JK will be restored in due course: Kiren Rijiju

Srinagar: Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah have made it clear that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir will be restored in due course of time. However, Rijiju, who holds the parliamentary affairs and minority affairs portfolios, declined to give a timeline for the restoration of […]

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UN climate chief calls India ‘solar superpower’

Urges it to submit stronger climate action plan New Delhi: UN climate chief Simon Stiell has called India a “solar superpower” and urged it to develop an ambitious climate plan covering its entire economy, saying that an even stronger embrace of the global clean energy boom will supercharge its economic rise. Stiell, who is in […]

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BJP discusses strategy ahead of budget session

Jammu: Ahead of the upcoming budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the BJP held a “crucial strategic” meeting of its legislators and organisational district presidents on Saturday to plan its course of action for raising important public issues, a party spokesman said. The meeting was chaired by J-K UT President Sat Sharma and […]

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ASI kick-starts revival of ‘Ancient marvel’ Awantiswami Temple in Pulwama

ASI kick-starts revival of ‘Ancient marvel’ Awantiswami Temple in Pulwama

By: Sualiha Zubair Srinagar: To preserve the rich heritage of nation, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) under central government has embarked on a significant initiative to reconstruct and revive JK’s ancient Awantiswami temple. The temple is located on the banks of river Jhelum in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Built by the Utappa dynasty’s king […]

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SC to hear pleas concerning Places of Worship Act on Monday

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a batch of pleas relating to the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, on February 17. As per the causelist for February 17 uploaded on the apex court’s website, a bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar and K V Viswanathan is slated to […]

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