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Over 90% yatris express satisfaction over yatra arrangements

SRINAGAR: The arrangements in place for Shri Amarnathji Yatra (SAJY)- 2022 have been given a satisfactory rating by pilgrims on the Rapid Assessment System (RAS) which provides a feedback of the services provided to yatris, on a scale of 1-5. The system has captured segment-wise responses through SMS and e-mail. A total of 1,23,971 communications […]

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Justice Mir (Retd) takes over as chairperson Selection Committee under Juvenile Justice

JAMMU: Former Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, Justice (Retd) Mohammad Yaqoob Mir Thursday assumed the charge of the Chairperson Selection Committee Under Juvenile Justice Rules J&K. Harvinder Kour, Mission Director Vatsalaya; Rajiv Kumar Khajuria, renowned child protection expert and president National Development Foundation J&K Jammu; Dr Sindhu Kapoor, Dean School of Social Sciences, […]

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Ratnipora villagers decry non availability of drinking water supply, stage protest

Mushtaq ul islam PULWAMA: The residents of Ratnipora area of Pulwama district on Thursday accused the Jal Shakti Department of its failure to provide adequate water supply to the area. Aghast over the department failure, the residents of Ratnipora pulwama held a protest demonstration demanding that the area should get adequate drinking water on a […]

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KWFF organizes screening of ‘FOOTPRINTS’

Srinagar: ‘Kashmir World Film Festival’ (KWFF) on Thursday screened a feature film FOOTPRINTS in the auditorium of Tagore Hall, Srinagar. Notably, KWFF is the first of its kind in Kashmir. “The force behind this initiative is the concept of providing a platform to all the Filmmakers of the Valley and bringing good quality films made […]

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DC Bla visits various Markazi Imam Barghas in District

BARAMULLA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar Thursday conducted an extensive tour of various Imam Barghas in the district. The visits were held in order to take first hand appraisal of arrangements being put in place for the upcoming holy month of Muharram. During her visit to Goom Ahmadpora, Yakhmenpora Pattan and […]

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Covid Spike: JK reports 434 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality

Covid Spike: JK reports 434 fresh covid-19 cases, one fatality

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 434 covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, the highest single-day spike in more than five months, even as one more person succumbed to the virus, officials said. 248 cases were reported from Jammu division and 186 from Kashmir division, taking the overall tally to 457951, they said. Giving district […]

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118 civilians killed since August 2019 in JK: Govt

Says 21 of them were Hindus

New Delhi: As many as 118 civilians, including five Kashmiri Pandits and 16 other Hindus and Sikhs, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, the government said Wednesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in Rajya Sabha that 5,502 Kashmiri Pandits have been provided […]

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Lt Governor reviews functioning of I&C department

Will meet representatives of Chamber, Trade & Industries in Jammu in August

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Industries and Commerce department here at Civil Secretariat. During the meeting, the Lt Governor sought a detailed briefing on the present status of Investment proposals, Land Bank, progress of work on Industrial Estates, Medi-cities, MoUs with industry leaders, online services […]

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Scattered rains lash south Kashmir, parts of Jammu region

Srinagar: Rains lashed parts of south Kashmir and Jammu region overnight, weatherman said on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, received rainfall of 30.4 mm, Kokernag 18.2 mm, Pahalgam 3.4 mm, Jammu 5.8mm, Banihal 2.8 mm, Batote 1.6 mm, Bhaderwah 22.6mm while Katra received highest amount of […]

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Train crushes elderly man to death in Pulwama

Pulwama: An elderly man was crushed to death after being hit by a train near Panzgam-Bijbehara section in south Kashmir on Wednesday. An official said that Mohammad Afzal of Banduna village of Pulwama was hit by a moving train near his native village, resulting in his on-spot death. He said that the body was later […]