Added on February 17, 2022 KV Network

India reports 30,757 new Covid-19 cases, 541 deaths

New Delhi, Feb 17: India reported a slight rise in fresh cases and deaths, recording 30,757 new Covid-19 cases and 541 deaths in the last 24 hours ending at 8 am on Thursday. With this, active cases are now at 3,32,918, while the death toll has risen to 5,10,413. With all indicators signalling a steady […]

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JK anti-drug force seizes 29 kg hashish, two held

Jammu, Feb 17 (PTI) The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) on Wednesday arrested two alleged smugglers with 29 kg hashish from their possession worth crores in the market, officials here said. The ANTF foiled the smuggling bid acting on the information it received about a truck going outside Jammu and Kashmir. According to the information, […]

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Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now: White House

Washington, Feb 17 (PTI) A Russian invasion of Ukraine can happen anytime now, the White House said Wednesday as President Joe Biden announced plans to dispatch Vice President Kamala Harris and Secretary of State Tony Blinken to attend the Munich conference to meet world leaders and unite them against Moscow. White House Press Secretary Jen […]

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Covid-19: JK reports 230 fresh cases, no death

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday reported 230 new covid-19 cases, the lowest single-day count in six weeks, even as there was no death due to the pathogen for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. They said 126 of the cases were from Jammu Division and 104 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall […]

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Revival of industrial sector prime objective of administration: CS

Interacts with representatives of FCIK

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday interacted with representatives of Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), who called on him here today at Civil Secretariat. During a marathon interaction, a range of vital issues pertaining to the industrial sector were discussed in detail. Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Ranjan Prakash Thakur; Director […]

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Officials review functioning of DGGI portal for JK

Evaluate progress of UT on NeSDA-2021

SRINAGAR: Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), GoI and the Chief Secretary, J&K, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday co-chaired a meeting to review the development and functioning of District Good Governance Index (DGGI) portal and Dashboard for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, General […]

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78.43% students pass class 10 exams: Girls fare better than boys by thin margin of 0.6%

Srinagar: Girl students fared better than their male counters by a thin margin in the 10th class, the result of which was declared by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Wednesday. A total of 72684 students— 37045 boys and 37045 girls —had appeared in the examination held amid covid-19 pandemic last […]

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Govt to hold crucial meet on school re-opening

Srinagar: Authorities are likely to hold an important meeting on Thursday regarding the reopening of schools and issuance of protocols to be followed during the physical academic activities. Official sources said that the concerned officials will chair the meeting in this regard on Thursday. “The meeting will be held by the officials of the School […]

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Give them safe environs

Now that the schools are opening and the students will again witness an atmosphere where they will mingle with their counterparts, it becomes more imperative for all of us to provide the young buds safe environs especially in the context of their health. Since the opening up of schools has also initiated business activities around […]

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Reopening of schools

Rayees Ahmad Kumar Schools in both the geographical divisions of JK are reopening within week or two after observing a break of many months. Kashmir based educational institutions are observing winter vacation these days while in Jammu division these seats of learning have been shut due to pandemic situations. Now when the administration has geared […]