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Police seizes illicit timber in Baramulla, three held

Srinagar: Police seized illicit timber in Baramulla and arrested three accused persons involved in the commission of crime, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police party arrested two timber smugglers identified as Farooq Ahmad Jungle son of Noor Wali and Mashkoor Ahmad Jungle son of Noor Din, both residents of Nambla C […]

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Police arrests three drug peddlers in south Kashmir

Srinagar: Police arrested three drug peddlers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Shopian districts and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. A police party at a checkpoint established at Laram Ganjipora, intercepted a vehicle (Truck) bearing registration number PB04N-9566 driven by Socha Singh son of Joginder Singh resident of Hair Gurdaspora, […]

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DAK seeks increase in retirement age for doctors in JK

Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday has sought increase in the retirement age for doctors in Jammu and Kashmir (JK) to 65 years. “Enhancement of superannuation age of doctors will help utilize the services of experienced doctors for the betterment of health care,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said many […]

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One dead, another injured in Ramban road mishap

Srinagar: A man was killed and another injured in a road mishap in Banihal of Ramban district this afternoon, officials said. They said that a Sumo vehicle bearing registration number JK03D 4140 rolled down into a gorge in Khari area, resulting in on spot death of an occupant and injuries to another. The injured person […]

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  Minor girl slips into Nallah in Ganderbal, dies

Gandarbal: A 12-year-old girl drowned after slipping into a Nallah in Waniarm Wangath area of Kangan in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday. An official said that the girl slipped into the Nallah near Waniarm Wangath and soon after a rescue operation was launched. He said that after hectic efforts her body was fished out […]

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AC approves priorities for all departments for FY 2023-24

Recommendations made in the Chief Secretaries’ Conference part of the priorities

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here Tuesday under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved a comprehensive list of priority works for all departments for the financial year 2023-24. These priority works are clearly delineated deliverables and area unique initiative introduced by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir during the last financial […]

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Dalgate to Nehru Park declared ‘no halt zone’

SRINAGAR: In order to ensure smooth traffic flow on the Boulevard Road axis the District Administration Srinagar has declared Badyari Chowk to Nehru Park segment of Boulevard Road as “No Halt Zone” for vehicles to implement the Decongestion Framework. In this regard, an order has been issued by Chairman Regional Transport Authority (District Magistrate, Srinagar) […]

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CS chairs 10th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meeting

Launches ‘Swarozgar Utsav’ for providing gainful Self-employment opportunities to youth

SRINAGAR: ‘Sustainability of every self-employment venture has to be ensured besides its viability after proper identification of the beneficiaries’ needs and skills during the campaign and all these things need to be dovetailed into a comprehensive actionable plan with a target of saturating self-employment in J&K. This was stated by Chief Secretary Dr Arun Kumar […]

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CS launches module for complete ‘Switchover to Digital Revenue Record keeping’

Directs for completion of backlog mutations by Aug 15

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday launched the switchover to “Digital Revenue Record keeping Module” to digitize all those pending mutations registered from the time of digitisation of Jamabandis. The launch was attended by Financial Commissioner Revenue (FCR); Divisional Commissioners; Deputy Commissioners besides other concerned officers. While launching the module, Dr Mehta congratulated […]

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Need scientific solutions on waste management

Need scientific solutions on waste management

We are presently witnessing the culmination of various projects in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar which will ensure that the capital cities emerge as top performers on civic facilities across the country. Since the smart city project not only stresses on improving the infrastructure in the cities but it also ensures that various […]