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KU organises Medley Pharmaceuticals Award Ceremony

Srinagar: The Medley Pharmaceuticals award ceremony was on Monday held at Kashmir University’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences. Registrar Dr Nisar A Mir chaired the event, organised to felicitate and confer the Medley Gold medals (10 gram 22-carat) to five toppers from 2016 to 2020 batches of the Bachelor of Pharmacy degree programme. This award is […]

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Income Tax Department meets taxpayers, youth

SRINAGAR: In continuation to their outreach programmes across the UT of J&K and Ladakh, Taxpayers Awareness Campaign, ‘Mulaqaat’ was continued Monday in the districts of Budgam and Ganderbal of Kashmir Province, under the guidance of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, M.P Singh who heads the Income Tax Department in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. […]

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PM’s special package: NC seeks more government posts for Kashmiri Pandits

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Monday sought enhancement in the number of government posts for Kashmiri Pandits under the prime minister’s special package, stating that rising unemployment has created a sense of deprivation among the educated youth of the displaced community. The NC’s minority cell president M K Yogi also sought enhancement […]

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DC Srinagar finalises ISA plan, IEC activities under JJM

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday chaired an Officers meeting convened to review the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), a centrally sponsored scheme to provide potable drinking water to every rural household here. During the meeting a comprehensive discussion with regard to implementation of JJM was held wherein it was informed […]

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Custodianship, operation of Pashmina raw material bank handed over to DH&H, Kashmir

SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the Government of J&K has directed the SICOP authorities to handover the custodianship and operations of Pashmina raw material bank to Department of Handicrafts & Handloom (DH&H) Kashmir. The Director Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah confirmed that this step has been taken to ensure hassle free distribution of […]

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Covid-19: JK reports 2 deaths, 161 new positive cases

SRINAGAR: The Government today informed that 161 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 18 from Jammu division and 143 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 337807.Also, 02 COVID deaths have been reported from Kashmir Division. Moreover, 184 more COVID-19 […]

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Lt Governor addresses SKIMS’s 39th Annual Day celebrations

e-Inaugurates & lays e-foundations of several projects

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today addressed the 39th Annual Day celebrations of SKIMS and e-Inaugurated and laid e-foundation stones of several projects on the occasion. While addressing the gathering through virtual mode, the Lt Governor observed that SKIMS has played an indispensable role in the healthcare system of UT. On the occasion, the Lt […]

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BOSE directs schools of J&K, Ladakh to withdraw textbooks of History & Civics for Class 7th

Warns of strict action against schools for failing to withdraw these books

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education has directed all the schools of the UTs of J&K and Ladakh not to use textbooks of History and Civics edition 2020 for Class 7th published by JAY CEE Publications after outrage over depiction of certain material that has the sentiments of a particular community. […]

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We may have to offer sacrifices like farmers to get back our rights: Dr Farooq tells party men

Says tourism not everything for Kashmir

Srinagar: National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah Sunday asked the party men to be ready for a stage where they may have to offer similar sacrifices as that of Indian farmers, for getting back the rights snatched by the Centre. Addressing party workers at his father and NC patriarch Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah’s mausoleum at Hazratbal […]

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At least 8 shops gutted in massive nocturnal blaze in Baramulla’s Fatehgarh

At least 8 shops gutted in massive nocturnal blaze in Baramulla’s Fatehgarh

Baramulla: At least eight shops were gutted in a massive blaze in Fatehgarh area of Sheeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district late last night, officials said. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that fir broke out in the area at around 11 pm last night and soon after the incident fire tenders and locals […]