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Demolition drive held at Heerpora, Shopian

SHOPIAN: The District Administration Shopian, under the supervision of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Shopian, Mushtaq Ahmed Simnani accompanied by ASP, Tehsildar Shopian, Enforcement team and police on Tuesday carried out a massive anti-encroachment drive at Heerpora Shopian. During the drive, the team demolished unlawful structures and other encroachments on Kahcharai land which led to the […]

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Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone appointed interim chairman JKPSC

Srinagar: Dr. Farooq Ahmad Lone, IAS (Rtd), Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission, was on Wednesday appointed interim Chairman of the Commission till further orders. “In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 93 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 and S.O. 3937 (E) dated 31st October, 2019, read with […]

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JK Bank registers over 20000 pilgrims for Amarnath Yatra in two weeks

SRINAGAR: Indicative of growing response to Shri Amarnathji Yatra – 2022, J&K Bank has registered 20,599 devotees from across the country in just 13 working days since registrations opened on 11th April. The Yatra to Himalayan cave of Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine is scheduled to take place for 43 days, from 30th June to 11th […]

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Power Crisis: As Country battles power crisis, JK rushes to tackle electricity crunch

Power Crisis: As Country battles power crisis, JK rushes to tackle electricity crunch

Srinagar: Acute coal shortages are triggering power outage in many states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh as thermal plants across the country continue to grapple with coal shortage and early onset of summer due to climate change. Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, which was usually witnessing peak demand in the […]

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Chief Secretary reviews Power, water scenario

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Tuesday chaired a meeting of Power Development and Jal Shakti departments at Civil Secretariat here to review power and water scenario in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Jal Shakti, M Raju, SMC Commissioner, Athar Aamir Khan, MD KPDCL, Dr Basharat Qayoom, Secretary (Technical) […]

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Real Estate Summit: Lt Gv chairs preliminary meeting, discusses arrangements

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a pre-event consultation meeting for the forthcoming Real Estate Summit in Srinagar. This second Real Estate Summit of UT is likely to be held in August this year. The Lt Governor during the meeting asked the CREDAI and the concerned officers of the UT administration to explore all […]

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Govt reconstitutes 21 Tourism Development Authorities

Srinagar: In a significant move, the administration of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday reconstituted 21 development authorities of the Tourism department. The General Administration Department (GAD) reconstituted 21 development authorities of the Tourism department, established under The Jammu and Kashmir Development Act-1970. According to an order each development authority of Tourism department will have 12 […]

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Jammu reports nine covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded nine new covid-19 cases, all from the J&K’s winter capital, while there was no death due to the virus during past 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said that fresh cases take the overall tally to 454013—166325 in Jammu and 287688 in Kashmir. There was no death reported in […]

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JK emerging as top destination for foreign, domestic investments

Govt bringing wide-ranging reforms to improve governance

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is set to become the top investment destination in the country as it races up to various infrastructure projects and is reaching out to foreign and domestic investors through several forums and industrial summits. According to officials, investors from foreign countries particularly middle-east are keen to invest in J&K with an […]

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Night temperature drops after rains in Kashmir

MeT forecasts dry weather for few days

Srinagar: Amid forecast for ‘hot and dry’ weather for next 48 hours, night temperatures recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. A MeT official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.0°C against 12.2°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 0.3°C below normal during this time of the year […]