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Online frauds on rise: Cyber Police sounds Alert

Online frauds on rise: Cyber Police sounds Alert

Verify properly before buying anything on OlX, Facebook: Tahir Ashraf

Srinagar:The cyber fraudsters are posting fake advertisements i.e., sale of motorcycles/cars and other valuable articles on OLX platform/Facebook website. “Whenever any customer shows interest to buy the item posted by fraudsters, he is made to believe that they are working in army or other security agency and due to their transfer to some other place […]

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Kashmir reports five Covid-19 deaths, 441 positive cases

Kashmir reports five Covid-19 deaths, 441 positive cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported five more deaths due to covid-19, taking the fatality count due to the virus in J&K to 236, officials said on Saturday. Official sources said that one death each was reported from Bandipora, Budgam, Kulgam, Anantnag and Pulwama districts. Among the deaths, sources said that three were reported at SKIMS […]

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Govt allots land to Narcotics Control Bureau in Jammu

Will setup permanent office, residential quarters

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu Saturday, approved allotment and transfer of land up to 13 kanals 5 marlas to the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), at village Majeen, Sidhra, Jammu, for construction of office building and residential complex. The said parcel of land will […]

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Elected members of PRIs, ULBs get Life Insurance cover

Decision aimed at providing a sense of security to elected representatives: Govt

SRINAGAR: The Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu Saturday, approved life insurance cover of Rs. 25 lakhs to all elected BDC Chairmen, Sarpanches, Panches and all elected members of Municipal Bodies of Jammu and Kashmir in case of death due to a militancy related incident. The […]

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Amarnath yatra 2020: Yatris start arriving in Jammu

Jammu: A group of six devotees from Ranchi in Jharkhand has reached here with a hope to pay obeisance at the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas. The initially proposed 42-day yatra was scheduled to commence from the twin tracks of Pahalgam and Ganderbal in Kashmir on June 23 but was […]

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JK being changed into military establishment: NC

Denounces proposed amendments to Building Operations Act

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Saturday expressed shock and opposition to the amendments proposed by J&K government to the control of building operations act 1988, and J&K development act 1970, saying the proposed amendments will undermine the civil authority and turn the entire region into a military establishment. Party spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar […]

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Lt Guv urges religious leaders to spread awareness against COVID-19

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Saturday urged the religious leaders to play the crucial role in bringing about a conscientious behavioural change among their followers regarding importance of wearing face masks, social distancing and adherence of guidelines and advisories related to the prevention of COVID-19. The Lt Governor was interacting with the religious leaders […]

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Govt announces mining rights to PRIs through Short Term Permits

Govt announces mining rights to PRIs through Short Term Permits

Exempts them from payment of advance royalty

SRINAGAR: Government on Saturday announced granting of mining rights to Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) through short term permits. The decision was announced by the Administrative Council (AC), which met here under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu. The AC approved the amendment of Jammu and Kashmir Minor Mineral Concession, Storage, Transportation of Minerals […]

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Medico body asks govt to announce flu vaccination for people

Srinagar: Amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said it is mandatory that all the people in general and high risk, in particular, should get flu shot in the month of September and October. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that they have observed in winters the incidence of flu cases […]

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No vehicular or people’s movement in red zone areas in Pulwama

PULWAMA: District Magistrate (DM), Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer on Saturday said that no vehicular or people’s movement will eb allowed in red zone areas. During a meeting convened here to review preventive measures put in place in the red zone areas of the district, it was informed that strict restrictions have been imposed on vehicular […]