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Heatwave: Sgr sizzles at 35.3 degrees Celsius

Heatwave: Sgr sizzles at 35.3 degrees Celsius

Records 2nd hottest day of season Srinagar: Amid the persistent heatwave conditions, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second-hottest day of this season at 35.3 degrees on Friday. An independent weather forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said that the second-hottest day of the season was recorded in Srinagar today at 35.3 […]

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Kashmir’s annual rainfall declines by around 5 mm per year: Study

Srinagar: Annual maximum and minimum temperatures in Kashmir Valley have steadily increased at rates of approximately 0.02°C per year over the past few years, putting the farmers and those associated with agriculture in the region in dire straits with this warming trend observed across all seasons but  particularly strong during winter and spring. The plains […]

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Proud to see our daughters breaking barriers: Lt Guv

6th Convocation SKUAST Kashmir Says it reflects a bright future for JK, nation SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that he feels proud to see JK’s daughters breaking barriers and achieving success in Agricultural Science & Technology. Addressing the 6th Convocation Ceremony of SKUAST Kashmir at Srinagar, the Lt Guv said that out […]

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CM Omar Abdullah urges youth to lead J&K’s transformation

6th Convocation of SKUAST-Kashmir Hails agriculture as backbone of JK’s identity SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir is on the path of transformation — economically, socially and politically — and called upon the youth to become active contributors to this change through service, innovation and leadership. He was speaking at […]

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Govt enhances MLA development fund to Rs 4 crore

New guidelines allow legislators to propose works throughout the year Srinagar: In a significant move, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday announced an enhancement of Rs one crore in the constituency development fund (CDF) allocated to members of the legislative assembly (MLAs). The Finance Department, in an order enhanced the annual CDF of each […]

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Have to strive to make women earn more than Rs 10 lakh annually: Union Minister

Srinagar: Union minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan Friday said the government is striving to make women socially and economically empowered by ensuring they earn more than Rs 10 lakh annually. Chouhan was talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, “Lakhpati Didi Sammelan” that celebrated the achievements of women-led self-help groups at Khonmoh in the […]

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Govt has adopted holistic approach to improve health of citizens: Shah

Pune: The Narendra Modi-led government has adopted a “well thought out holistic approach” to improve the health of the citizens of the country, Union minister Amit Shah said in Pune on Friday. Special attention has been given to every programme touching health, especially medical education and research, Shah said after performing the ground breaking ceremony […]

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I urge everyone to come and see Kashmir: Shivraj Chouhan in Valley

Srinagar: Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday appealed to the general public to visit Jammu and Kashmir, the region recently hit by several terror killings. “I want to tell the public that the people here are waiting to welcome with their hearts filled with love and warmth. So, come here without fear and set […]

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Over 20,000 pilgrims visit Amarnath shrine in first 2 days of Yatra: LG

6,400 pilgrims leave Jammu base camp for Kashmir Srinagar/Jammu: Over 20,000 pilgrims have had darshan of the naturally formed ice ‘Shivling’ in the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas during the first two days of the pilgrimage, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. The LG said there is an atmosphere […]

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The Other Side: Ragpickers rejoice as Muharram mourners leave behind trail of Plastic Bottles

The Other Side: Ragpickers rejoice as Muharram mourners leave behind trail of Plastic Bottles

‘Discarded water bottles turn into unexpected earnings for dozens of migrant waste collectors’ By: Our special Correspondent Srinagar: As thousands of mourners marched through central Srinagar for the 8th Muharram procession, a quieter but no less determined group worked in the background — ragpickers, who turned the discarded remains of devotion into a day’s livelihood. […]