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Seed Production Office inaugurated at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: In an effort to provide the basic facilities and good working environment to the employees, Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi Thursday inaugurated a pre-fabricated Seed Production Office at Kitchen Garden Lalmandi, here. The Director Agriculture on the occasion reiterated the commitment of providing all facilities to the employees so that they can work […]

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PMAC at MSME approves innovative ideas by NIT Srinagar

SRINAGAR: As part of New India Challenge 2020, two ideas submitted by Business Incubator unit of NIT Srinagar have been approved by Project Monitoring and Advisory Committee (PMAC) headed by Development Commissioner Ministry of MSME. The approval of the innovative ideas will allow the incubatees to develop the prototype within the host institution. Assistant Director […]

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GoI offers special concession to KP’s in higher education

Srinagar: All India Council for Technical Education, a statutory body of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed all educational institutions to offer special concession for the kids of Kashmiri migrants and Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir Valley for admission in Higher Educational Institutions. Professor Dileep Malkhede, Advisor to Policy and Academic […]

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SRTC workers stage protests, say their salary is withheld since 4 months

Srinagar: Demanding the release of pending salaries, scores of Road Transport Corporation workers Thursday staged a protest here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. The SRTC workers who assembled here in Press Enclave Srinagar lamented that despite repeated demonstrations, the Corporation didn’t release their salaries from past four months. They threatened to intensify the protest and said […]

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Motorcyclist killed in road mishap

Srinagar: A motorcyclist was killed on Thursday after he met with an accident in Ganghbugh area of Srinagar, officials said. They said that a motorcyclist identified as Setha, son of Haji Abdul Salam of Narkoora was hit by a tipper bearing registration number JK04-5487 at Ganghbugh Srinagar, resulting in his on spot death. Officials said […]

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CPI (M)’s Tarigami calls for urgent steps to revive horticulture sector

Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir administration to take immediate steps for the revival of the horticulture sector in the region. In a communication to the Lieutenant Governor’s Advisor K K Sharma and Horticulture Department Principal Secretary Navin Kumar Choudhary, the CPI(M) leader brought to the attention the pressing […]

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Drugs Controller Organization acts against violators

JAMMU: Drugs Controller organisation has taken strict action under law against several retail medical stores and suppliers after they were found violating norms and selling spurious drugs. As per the DCO, Surprise Inspections of Retail Sale Outlets were carried out by the empowered Staff under the supervision of respective Assistant Drugs Controller in Jammu Province […]

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Panchayats, people to decide their own priorities: Lt Guv

Panchayats, people to decide their own priorities: Lt Guv

Says administration will be facilitator

Kud (Udhampur): Panchayats and people will be the sole planners and executors of developmental projects, while the administration will play the role of a facilitator, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha said on Wednesday. People should decide about the works to be executed and the government will use all its resources to fulfil […]

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14 deaths, 621 fresh Coid-19 cases reported in JK

Srinagar: Fourteen Covid-19 infected patients died on Wednesday taking the death toll due to pandemic to 1282 in Jammu and Kashmir while as 621 fresh positive cases were reported taking the total tally up to 81097. Of the total 81,097 cases, 48,588are from Kashmir and 32,509 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 621 new […]

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Shopian encounter: Three militants killed as operation ends

Srinagar: Three militants were killed during an anti-terrorism operation in Shopian area of south Kashmir after repeated persuasions and even halting up the operation to enable their surrender failed to yield any positive results. The operation, which began last evening at 4 PM at Sugan area of Shopian district, was halted at around 8.30 PM […]