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Top official visits Ganderbal, interacts with flower growers

GANDERBAL: Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad Tuesday visited Ganderbal to hold interaction session with flower growers at Qamria Park. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, Director Floriculture Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Rather and District Floriculture Officer Ganderbal besides other senior officers of the Department were present on the occasion. The Director […]

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Former ministers and legislators call on Lt Guv

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met leaders of various political parties and associations at Raj Bhavan here Tuesday. A deputation of Global Kashmiri Pandit Business Foundation (GKPBF) met the Lieutenant Governor and apprised him about the aim of GKPBF to accelerate the industrialization in addition to facilitation of setting up business ventures in Jammu Kashmir […]

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V-C KVIB reviews progress on establishment of clusters

JAMMU: To evaluate the status of industrial clusters being established by J&K Khadi Village Industry Board (KVIB) in the UT of J&K, a review meeting was chaired by Vice- Chairperson of the Board Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat. During the course of the meeting, it was discussed that 10 clusters under different schemes are approved by […]

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Winter woes: Weatherman predicts wet spell in JK

Winter woes: Weatherman predicts wet spell in JK

Srinagar: The weatherman on Monday predicted heavy snow and rainfall in higher reaches from November 14, saying that the weather conditions would likely lead to temporary disruption of air and surface transportation mainly on Jammu- Srinagar and Srinagar-Leh highways as well as the Mughal road and other major roads. Deputy Director Meteorological department (MeT), Mukhtar […]

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Govt unveils draft model building byelaws

Srinagar: The administration of Jammu & Kashmir has unveiled the draft Model Building Byelaws and Building Code-2020 for the areas falling under jurisdiction of urban local bodies in the Union Territory. The draft “Jammu & Kashmir Building Byelaws and Building Code-2020” have been prepared by the Housing & Urban Development Department with assistance from experts/professionals […]

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Darbar reopening: Make good governance touchstone of administrative processes: Lt Guv

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said good governance should be the touchstone of the administrative processes at all levels in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. As the darbar move’ offices resumed their functioning in the winter capital, Sinha on Monday visited the civil secretariat here and received the ceremonial guard of […]

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DDC elections: PAGD to field joint candidates, will use own party symbols, says Farooq

Jammu: Chairman of Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration and President National Conference, Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that parties under the banner of PAGD shall contest polls on their own symbols but there will be only one candidate of alliance in each segment. “Polls have been announced in a hurry and we do not […]

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Srinagar district records 6 covid-19 deaths on Monday

Nine succumb across JK, 460 test positive

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported nine more covid-19 related deaths during the last 24 hours, taking the fatality count to 1545. Meanwhile, 460 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Among those who succumbed to the virus include eight from Kashmir Valley and one from Jammu district—a 55-year-old man from Arnia area of the winter […]

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KU appoints Prof Anwar Hassan as Dean PAMS

Srinagar: The University of Kashmir has appointed Prof Anwar Hassan as the Dean of its School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS). An order, effective November 8, 2020, was issued by the Deputy Registrar, Academic. Prof Hassan has more than 30 years experience in teaching and research and has served the university in various important […]

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Article 370 abrogation: Peoples Conference moves SC for early hearing of pleas

Srinagar: J&K Peoples Conference has filed a plea in the Supreme Court seeking early hearing of a batch of petitions, challenging Centre’s last year’s August 5 decisions. The application has stated that the petitioners have made out a very strong prima facie case and the issues raised are being considered by a Constitution Bench of […]