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DC Srinagar reviews progress on Srinagar Ring Road project

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad Friday convened a meeting to review progress of work on major developmental projects in Srinagar. Chief Planning Officer, Srinagar, Mohammed Yaseen lone, Assistant Commissioner Nazool, Sandeep Bali, Project Manager NHAI and other officers were present in the meeting. The meeting held deliberations on status of acquisition […]

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Hirpora village of Shopian witnesses lowest Covid-19 positivity rate

SHOPIAN: The Hirpora village situated on the historical Mughal road in Shopian district has so far recorded the lowest Covid-19 positivity rate in the district. The local Health Authorities of the district attribute the lowest positivity rate in the village to the strict adherence of Covid-19 SOPs and guidelines issued by the Government from time […]

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Advisor Baseer Khan reviews pending tourism projects

Advisor Baseer Khan reviews pending tourism projects

SRINAGR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Friday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review the progress of pending projects of tourism sector in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The Advisor reviewed the progress of works on various projects and deliberated upon the issues and bottlenecks scheme wise executed by JKPCC. The […]

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Ayush distributes immunity boosters among people at Handwara

Aatif Qayoom Handwara: The Department of Indian System of Medicines (AYUSH), unit Handwara on Thursday, organized a free medical camp at the premises of DH Handwara to distribute free ISM medicines among people, a spokesman of the department said. The camp was inaugurated in presence of Medical Superintendent Associated GMC hospital Handwara, Dr Nisar Wani […]

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15-year-old boy drowns in Poonch

Poonch: A fifteen-year-old boy has died after drowning in a river in his native village in Jhullas sector in Poonch district on Friday afternoon, officials said. They said that the teenage boy Prabh Dayal son of Ram Sharma had taken to Khari nalla for bath. However, after some time when the youth couldn’t be seen, […]

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Elderly woman dies of electrocution at Anantnag

Srinagar: A 50-year-old woman died due to electrocution at her home in Naina village in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday. Reports said that the woman was engaged in some household chore, when she received a high volt electrical shock, leading to her instant death. The deceased woman has been identified as one Haleema Begum […]

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Afghanistan, Pak scholars sign Afghan peace declaration

MAKKAH: Senior Islamic scholars from Pakistan and Afghanistan signed on Thursday the historic “Declaration of Peace in Afghanistan, paving the way for a solution to the long-standing crisis in the war-hit Asian country. The religious scholars were led by Pakistan’s Minister of Islamic Affairs and Tolerance of Religions Sheikh Dr. Noor Al-Haq Qadri and Afghanistan’s […]

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JK ranks third in ‘Zero Hunger Index’: Niti Aayog

‘13 percent of children who are less than five years of age underweight’

‘13 percent of children who are less than five years of age underweight’ Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has been secured third rank on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of Zero Hunger index: JK secured the rank among eight others who also were in the fray. The Index was revealed by Niti Aayog on Thursday with […]

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JK reports 1117 new Covid-19 cases, 25 deaths

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 1117 fresh covid-19 cases while 25 people succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. They said that 332 of these cases were reported from Jammu division and 785 from Kashmir Valley, taking the total count to 304866. Also, they said, 13 deaths were reported […]

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Will to survive: 96 year old Rajouri villager beats Coronavirus

RAJOURI: The Covid-19 pandemic has caused innumerable deaths across the world and it could easily be considered one of the worst events in modern history. Despite all, the world has also witnessed some miraculous recoveries from the clutches of the deadly infection, which help instill hope in others fighting it. Due to the dedicated efforts […]