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Maintenance of river regulation zones reviewed

CS directs constitution of 3-tier inter-disciplinary committees for delineation

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday chaired a meeting to review maintenance of river regulation zones and adjoining khad areas in Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Home, Revenue, Jal Shakti, Information Technology, and Law, Justice & Parliamentary Affairs besides Divisional Commissioner Jammu, and Deputy Commissioner Jammu participated in the meeting. […]

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Section 144 CrPC imposed in and around examination centres

ANANTNAG: In order to ensure smooth and fair conduct of the HS Class 12th examinations commencing from 9-11-2021to 4-12-2021 District Magistrate Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Monday imposed restrictions under Section 144 CrPC in and around the notified examination centres, an official spokesman said. SSP Anantnag has been directed to implement the order in letter and […]

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Youth shot dead in old city

Srinagar: Unknown gunmen shot dead a civilian at Bohri Kadal area of old city Srinagar, officials said Monday. They said that unknown gunmen fired at a man identified as Muhammad Ibrahim, a resident of Ashtengu Ghat, area of northern district of Bandipora and working as salesman at a local shop. The attack left him critically […]

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SSB man dies of cardiac arrest

Budgam: A Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Nagam Chadoora in Central Kashmir’s Budgam on Monday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Bawani Singh, son of Kanuja Lal of Rajasthan, who is posted at 14 Batallion SSB, Nagam died on Monday morning after suffering cardiac arrest. An official said […]

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Renew your romance with JK: Sarmad tells film makers

Renew your romance with JK: Sarmad tells film makers

Pitches for making JK premier shooting destination

MUMBAI: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez Monday appealed to the film fraternity of the country to renew its decades’ old romance with Jammu & Kashmir even as he pitched for making the UT as the premier shooting destination of India. Attending the national level Film Tourism symposium, organized jointly by the Ministries of Tourism […]

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10 officials of Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir dept promoted

SRINAGAR: The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir Monday cleared the promotion of 10 officials of ministerial/ executive and technical cadre of the Department for promotion to the next higher level/ grade. The DPC was held under the Chairmanship of Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir and the other members of the DPC […]

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DGP sanctions meritorious scholarship for 30 students

Jammu: With an aim to promote the merit and instill the spirit of competition among the wards of Police personnel, Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh has sanctioned meritorious scholarship of over rupees1.50 lakh in favour of wards of retired police personnel and serving SPOs, a police spokesman said Monday. The meritorious scholarship has […]

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HDFC Bank launches 5th Parivartan SmartUp Grants

Srinagar: HDFC Bank opened applications for its fifth edition of SmartUp grants. This annual programme awards funds to social start-ups and incubators under #Parivartan, HDFC Bank’s umbrella for its corporate social responsibility. This year the bank has allocated up to Rs 15 crore toward SmartUp grants. The Bank intends to select 12-15 incubators and around […]

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Disaster management: Prof Talat inaugurates week-long training programme

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Monday inaugurated a week-long training programme in disaster management. The programme titled “Multi-Hazard Risk Management in Changing Climate: Sustaining Economic Development and Livelihood in Western Himalaya” has been organised by the varsity’s Department of Geography and Disaster Management (DGDM) in collaboration with National Institute of Disaster […]

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Implementation of CSSs: Union Commissioner Agriculture, Horticulture reviews progress

SRINAGAR: Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Horticulture, Dr. S.K.Malhotra Monday convened a meeting of Agriculture Department at Lalmandi, here to review the progress made under various centrally sponsored schemes (CSSs) and other flagship programmes under implementation in Kashmir. During the meeting, the Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal apprised the visiting dignitary of various initiatives […]