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Erring traders booked in Bandipora

BANDIPORA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, a market checking squad of Legal Metrology Saturday realized fine of Rs 11200 from erring shopkeepers here. Taking strong note of the complaints of over-pricing and use of single use plastic bags on the eve of Eid Milad-un-Nabi(SAW), the district administration launched a massive district-wide inspection drive […]

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Unidentified dead body found in Bijbehara

Srinagar: An unidentified male body was found on Saturday evening in Tulkhan area of Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a male body was spotted by some locals in Tulkhan Bijbehara on Saturday evening and they informed the police accordingly. A police officer said that a team has reached the spot […]

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The war cry: PDP, Gupkar alliance to take final call on poll participation, says Mehbooba

The war cry: PDP, Gupkar alliance to take final call on poll participation, says Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party and the recently-floated People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration will take a final decision on whether to contest elections or not in the union territory. Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream political parties, including the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, formed the Gupkar alliance on October […]

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‘Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ to meet today

Srinagar: The ‘People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’, an amalgam of mainstream leaders striving for restoration of the Article 370 and statehood, is all set to hold its next meeting today. The members of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ will be meeting tomorrow afternoon at former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti’s […]

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JK gets additional MBBS seats

Quota increased from 500 to 1100 in GMCs, 50 % of seats for girl students

SRINAGAR: In a significant achievement, the total number of MBBS seats in Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Kashmir has increased from 500 for 2018-19 to 1100 seats for the current academic session 2020-21. In this regard, Health & Medical Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir got Letter of Permission (LoP) from National Medical […]

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Govt yet to appoint standing counsels in subordinate courts

SAC cleared proposal for engagement of 120 lawyers in June 2019

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government is ‘sitting’ over appointing standing counsels for representing it in the subordinate courts of the Union Territory. In June 2019, the state administrative council (SAC) headed by then Governor Satya Pal Malik had approved a proposal for engaging 120 standing counsels for representing different departments in subordinate courts of […]

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Class 10, 12 exams to commence from Nov 09, 10

BOSE announces syllabi relaxation

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) Friday said that the annual examinations for 10th and 12th standard of Kashmir division and winter zones of Jammu division will commence from 9th and 10th November respectively. BOSE has further raised the relaxation of syllabi by 10 percent for 10th and 12th standard. “Annual […]

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Five killed in two road mishaps

Jammu: Five people died while as eight others were injured in two separate road mishaps in Jammu division, police sources said Friday. They said that three persons were killed and eight others injured when their vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down a 300-feet deep gorge in Doda on Friday, police said. A Tata […]

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12 patients die, 586 test positive in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Friday recorded 12 Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,424 in the Union Territory while 586 positive cases were reported pushing the J&K tally to 90,752. Of the total 90,752 cases, 54,470 are from Kashmir and 36,282 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 586 new cases, 380 belong […]

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Construction workers, dependents get financial assistance

Construction workers, dependents get financial assistance

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Friday sanctioned a financial assistance worth Rs 2.50 crore in favour of construction workers and dependents under Death-cum-Funeral Assistance and Chronic Diseases Financial Assistance Scheme. Under the Schemes, Advisor Khan gave approval to 110 cases including 90 death cases and 20 chronic diseases and injury cases. The sanctioned […]