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Kishtwar Cloudburst: Rescue ops continue, no trace of missing persons

Poonch: There was no trace of the 19 persons as rescue operation continued for the fourth day at Honzar village in Kishtwar district on Saturday amid inclement weather, officials said. 19 persons including eight women are missing following a cloudburst on intervening night of July 27 and 28 in the remote village. Success has been […]

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Independence Day celebrations: Tricolor to be hoisted on every government building of JK

SRINAGAR: To review the planning and preparedness for the upcoming celebrations of Independence Day, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday held a review meeting of all senior functionaries of the UT Administration at the Civil Secretariat. As the UT of J&K is celebrating Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav with full zeal and enthusiasm, the Lt Governor directed […]

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Lt Guv chairs meeting of Central Committee of Cultural Academy

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday chaired the meeting of the Central Committee of Cultural Academy here at Raj Bhavan. As many as 30 agenda points were taken up during the meeting for discussion including framing of Annual Activity Calendar; Promotion of various languages; accreditation and empanelment of artists; fine-tuning of skills of staff of […]

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Lt Guv releases pictorial e-compendium of 9514 projects

Lt Guv releases pictorial e-compendium of 9514 projects

Says 37% more projects completed in 2020-21 compared to last fiscal

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday released an e-book consisting of pictorial compendium of 9514 projects worth Rs 3900 cr completed in J&K under various UT sector schemes during 2020-21. The e-book is available for public viewing on the official website of the Finance Department www.jakfinance.nic.in under the head “Publications”. It is a visual glimpse […]

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Man defames aunt on social media, apologises after police complaint

Bhaderwah/Jammu: In a bizarre incident, a 21-year-old man shared a picture and mobile number of his aunt along with objectionable remarks against her on social media over a family feud, prompting the woman to lodge a police complaint in Doda district on Saturday. Tanzeema Begum (42), an employee in the social welfare department and mother […]

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Ayusman cards issuance: JK figures amongst top states, UTs

SRINAGAR: As per the data released by National Health Authority (NHA) Government of India, the Jammu and Kashmir UT figures amongst the top 5 states/UTs with highest number of Ayushman Cards to have been generated in the last six months. As per the data, J&K generated 19 Lakh Ayushman Cards in the last six months […]

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Sgr-Leh highway closed for second day

Ganderbal: The Srinagar-Leh highway remained closed for the second consecutive day on Saturday as a result of which hundreds of vehicles were stranded at Sonamarg and Manimarg. According to the reports, the traffic on the highway was affected for the second day due to landslides followed by torrential rains on Pani Matha, Mandir Mood, Bajri […]

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Handicraft designs now just a click away: Officials

SRINAGAR: To consolidate the age old legacy of Kashmir Carpets and Kani Shawls, a design bank/ design studio has been set up in the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) Bagh-i-Ali Mardan Khan, Srinagar utilizing software’s like Ned Graphics and NAQASH (Kashmir). These software’s have helped to digitize the age old traditional Talim and generation […]

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DDC Srinagar reviews progress of Ring Road Project

SRINAGAR: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Saturday chaired a meeting of Officers convened here to review the progress of ongoing developmental projects in Srinagar district including works on Ring Road project and Lasjan (Athwajan) grade separator. On the occasion, the DDC directed the officers and concerned executing agencies to speed up […]

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Ensuing Muharram-ul-Haram: DC Budgam interacts with various Shia associations, representatives

BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza Saturday held an interaction with various Shia Associations and representatives of the community to discuss arrangements put in place for ensuing Muharram-ul-Haram starting from 10th August. The meeting was attended by J&K Shia Association and other representatives of the Shia community. During the meeting threadbare discussion was […]