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Covid-19: SKIMS cancel all summer vacations, leaves to staff

Srinagar: Summer vacations and leaves sanctioned to the staff members of SKIMS stand cancelled in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, concerned officials said. ‘It is communicated to all faculty and staff members of the SKIMS that in view of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, all leaves of any kind sanctioned to the staff members except leave sanctioned […]

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Man held for helping LeT operatives

Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested a man for alleged links with Lashkar-e-Toiba militant outfit from Awantipora area in south Kashmir. “The arrested associate has been identified as Sahil Farooq Mir, a resident of Chakoora in Pulwama,” a police spokesman said. He said as per the police records, Mir was involved in providing shelter, logistics and […]

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Pandemic: JK reports seven Covid-19 fatalities, toll touches 195

Pandemic: JK reports seven Covid-19 fatalities, toll touches 195

346 new positive cases take tally past 11K mark

Srinagar: The deaths related to Covid-19 rose to 195 in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday after four fresh fatalities and confirmation of three others as Corona positive after death including a paramilitary CRPF personnel. Among the fresh fatalities includes a 60-year-old man from Tangmarg area of Baramulla district who died at SKIMS Soura here. Professor […]

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JK to have over 300 IAS, IPS officers as per cadre review proposal

Srinagar: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will have 191 IAS and 154 IPS officers as per the cadre review proposal for the newly created administrative unit, officials said here on Tuesday. Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday chaired the second meeting of the Joint Committee on Service matter (JCoS) for union […]

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Disability Act 2016: Govt comes up with draft rules to implement central law

Srinagar: Nearly eight months after re-organisation of the erstwhile state of J&K, the administration of J&K Union Territory has come up with draft rules for implementation of “The Right of Persons with Disabilities Act-2016”. The draft rules have been put in public domain by Social Welfare department, which deals with matters concerning persons with disabilities, […]

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Lt Guv seeks active public participation for ensuring development in JK

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu on Tuesday said that active public participation is imperative for developmental process. He said this during his visit to Bandipora district where he interacted with various delegations to take stock of the developmental needs of people of the district. He was accompanied by Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Baseer […]

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Lt Guv visits slain BJP leader’s house

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu Tuesday visited the house of deceased BJP leader Sheikh Waseem Bari at Bandipora, who along with his father and brother was killed by the militants. The Lt Governor handed over the financial assistance of Rs 20 Lakhs to the Next of Kin (NoK) of the deceased and conveyed his […]

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No interview for non-gazetted and subordinate jobs in Ladakh

LG invokes MHA notification, DOPT directions

Srinagar: The administration of Union Territory Ladakh has done away with oral tests for recruitment to non-gazetted and class IVth posts. Lieutenant Governor, Ladakh, RK Mathur has ordered that selection for Group ‘C’(including Class IVth posts) and Group ‘B’(non-gazetted posts) shall be solely made on written test to be conducted by recruiting agencies after Ministry […]

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Div Com directs for strictness against Covid-19 SoP violators

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Tuesday chaired weekly review meeting on Covid-19 pandemic here. The Divisional Commissioner directed for taking strict action against the SoP violators for not wearing mask and adhering to social distancing. He instructed Deputy Commissioners of valley districts to ensure that goods and service providers, customers, transporters, commuters […]

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COVID-19: DM Kupwara extends restrictions under Sec 144 CrPc

KUPWARA: With an aim to control the spread of COVID-19 infection, District Magistrate Kupwara Anshul Garg Tuesday extended the already imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPC and section 34 of Disaster Management Act across the district till July 25 or unless modified earlier. As per an official communiqué, all shops dealing with dairy products and […]