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JK reports 159 covid-19 cases, one death

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir reported 159 new coronavirus cases while one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Friday. They said 36 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 123 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 323951. They said one death was reported during the […]

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Three boys from Pak held at LoC to be repatriated: Army

Poonch: Three boys from Pakistan administered Kashmir, who were apprehended along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch two days ago, are being repatriated, army said on Friday. Addressing a presser here, Commander 10 Infantry KG Brigade here said that at around 3:45 p.m. on 18 August 2021, Indian army personnel deployed along the LoC through […]

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Soldier dies in mishap in Poonch

Poonch: A soldier was killed after he fell down into 40-ft gorge during an anti-militancy operation along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in Poonch district, army said. A Defence ministry spokesman based in Jammu said that soldier, Sepoy Lovepreet Singh, while operating along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in a “deliberately […]

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Three officers transferred

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday transferred three JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect, an official spokesman said. He said that as per an order issued here, Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad (JKAS), awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration, has been posted as Special Secretary to the Government, Information Department. […]

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Day 24: No trace of persons missing during Kishtwar cloudburst

Jammu: Eight women among 19 persons who went missing following a cloudburst and subsequent flash floods in Honzar Dachan village in Kishtwar district remained untraced on 24th day of searches, officials said on Friday. The calamity in the remote village of the Kishtwar occurred on intervening night of July 27 and 28. Director General of […]

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Teenager electrocuted in Pulwama

Pulwama: A teenage boy was electrocuted to death in Newa area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday. An official said that Marood Ahmad Dar (13) son of Mohammed Ashraf Dar resident of Urwan Poshwanin locality of Newa, a 7th standard student, received an electric shock while he was repairing electric wire of a water […]

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Boy drowns in Nallah Sindh

Ganderbal: A 14-year-old boy drowned while he was taking a bath in Nallah Sindh at Watulbagh Lar area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Friday evening. Officials said that a 14-year-old boy identified as Zaher Ahamd Khan, son of Mohammad Sultan Khan of Urpush was bathing in Nallah Sindh when he drowned. They said that police, […]

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Political parties in JK using digital tools for ‘reach out’

Srinagar: Elections in Jammu and Kashmir may not be round the corner but the political parties have “geared up for a full-blown digital campaign”. To begin with, the political parties have setting-up of social media cells to mobilize people towards their ideologies besides shape public opinion and discredit their detractors. On July 09, National Conference […]

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NIT Srinagar signs MoU with Jani-IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation

Srinagar: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mumbai-based Jani-IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation on collaborating for entrepreneurship education and conduct of IEF Master Class module for entrepreneurs at the Institute. The MoU was signed by Director, NIT Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal and Jani-IEF Entrepreneurship Foundation (JIEF) represented […]

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‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ observed at Raj Bhavan

Lt Governor administers pledge to Officials, Staff members

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday administered the ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ pledge to the officials and staff members of the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat here at Raj Bhavan. J&K’s cultural harmony has ensured the peaceful co-existence of people of every community and religion. “Let us all reaffirm our commitment to promote harmony and peace in the society”, […]