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NCDC establishes new office at Chandigarh

SRINAGAR: For the greater convenience to the people of Jammu and Kashmir, the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) India has established a new office at Panchkula Chandigarh. NCDC is an apex Financial Institution of the Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India. The office was inaugurated by Additional Chief Secretary Haryana, T.V.S.N Prasad and Managing Director […]

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J&K Bank opens new business unit at Arai in Poonch

POONCH: Continuing with its policy of extending state-of-the-art banking facilities to the people irrespective of location and status, J&K Bank Tuesday commissioned a full-fledged Business Unit (BU) at Arai in Mandi tehsil of District Poonch. The opening of this new Business Unit takes the number of Business Units in the Bank’s Jammu (West) Rajouri Zone […]

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Highlight achievement, plans and policies: Govt dept’s told

Srinagar: The administration has directed departments to display banners /hoardings in major towns and cities of the Union Territory to highlight their plans, policies and achievements. These directions were passed to the departments during a meeting chaired by chief secretary Arun Kumar Mehta in July this year. “The Chief Secretary asked all the administrative secretaries […]

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Security forces defuse six grenades placed along highway

Srinagar: Security forces on Monday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing six hand grenades placed by militants on the busy Parimpora-Panthachowk axis in Srinagar, officials said here. “During a routine road opening exercise along National Highway 44, alert troopers of the 73 Battalion of the CRPF recovered six Chinese grenades from a sandbag […]

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JK reports 86 new covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 86 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. They said 8 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 78 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 326990. There was no death due […]

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Four JKAS officers transferred

Srinagar: The J&K government on Monday ordered transfer of four JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to separate orders issued here, Vivek Sharma (JKAS), Director, Animal Husbandry, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Director, Social Welfare, Jammu, against available vacancy. Krishan Lal (JKAS), Director, Sheep Husbandry, Jammu, has been […]

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Covid vaccination: 70 % population above 18 given first dose in Kashmir

Srinagar: As the Covid vaccination drive is going on in full drive in Jammu and Kashmir since 16 January this year, so far around 70 percent of the population above 18 have received the first dose of Covid vaccine while around 25 percent have received the second jab. As per the official figures in Srinagar, […]

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Draft Juvenile Justice Bill-2021: SWD seeks suggestions of stakeholders

SRINAGAR: The Social Welfare Department has sought comments/suggestions from all stakeholders regarding the Draft Jammu and Kashmir Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Rules 2021 framed under J&K Juvenile Justice Act (Care and Protection of Children) Act 2015. According to a communiqué issued here Monday by the department, the interested stakeholders can submit their […]

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LeT militant held in Pulwama

Srinagar: Police and army’s 44RR apprehended a youth, nearly a month after he had joined Lashker-e-Toiba militant outfit, in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. A police official identified the apprehended militant as Ishfaq Ahmad Dar alias Momin son of Nazir Ahmad Dar of Kothipora Chatrigam. He had gone missing from August this year and […]

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SCERT organises Faculty Development Programme

JAMMU: Educational & Communication Technology & Computer Science (ECT&CS) Wing of State Council of Educational Research and Training, SCERT- J&K Divisional Office Jammu Monday organised 5-Day Faculty Development Programme on Integration of ICT in Teaching and Learning for DIET Faculty of Jammu Division. The orientation programme being held on the directions of Principal Secretary to […]