Added on July 5, 2020
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Land conversion for non agricultural purposes threat to our sustainability: Dir Agri
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi Saturday warned that the large scale conversion of agricultural land into non agricultural use shall create an imbalance in the agricultural eco- system and the change in land pattern would be the greatest concern to food security and economic sustainability in Kashmir. He said that while speaking at […]
Added on July 4, 2020
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Srinagar: Kashmir Valley on Friday reported four more deaths due to covid-19, taking the fatality count due to virus in Jammu and Kashmir to 121. Besides, a total number of 170 people tested positive for Covid-19 taking the overall tally past 8000. Officials said that three out of these, three deaths took place at CD […]
Added on July 4, 2020
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Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and ISJK commander were killed in a nocturnal encounter that raged between forces and militants in Malbagh area of Srinagar outskirts, late on Thursday night, police said Friday. A gunfight raged between militants and security forces at 10:30 pm at Malbagh, Srinagar. In the initial encounter, two […]
Added on July 4, 2020
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Srinagar: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Friday said fear of getting stigmatized leads to delay in seeking medical help which is the main reason for increase in number of Covid-19 deaths in Kashmir valley. “Patients arrive at hospitals only when their symptoms worsen,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. “Early detection […]
Added on July 4, 2020
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Srinagar: Nearly eight months after re-organisation of Jammu & Kashmir, a proposal is being worked out to distribute compensatory afforestation funds between Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories, documents reveal. According to agenda note of 25th meeting of executive committee of Jammu & Kashmir Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA), a proposal […]
Added on July 4, 2020
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Srinagar: Central Administrative Act (CAT) does not have the jurisdiction over selection process by J&K Bank regarding 1850 posts of Probationary Officers and Banking Associates, Jammu and Kashmir High Court ruled on Friday. “It cannot be said that sub-section (3) of Section 14 of the CAT Act applies to the Bank or the instant recruitment […]
Added on July 3, 2020
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Operation on, firing stopped, search on, says IGP CRPF
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man and a militant were killed in an ongoing encounter that raged between forces and militants in Malla Bagh area of Srinagar on Thursday evening. Officials told the news agency KNO that the gunfight broke out in the evening at Malla Bagh area of Srinagar outskirts. “#Encounter has […]
Added on July 3, 2020
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154 test positive, total cases swell to 7850
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported ten deaths due to novel coronavirus, taking the fatality count due to the covid-19 in J&K to 117. Nine of these casualties were reported in Kashmir Valley and one in Jammu division which was actually confirmed two days after a 63-year-old from Doda died in an army hospital. […]
Added on July 3, 2020
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Kupwara: Two siblings were among four persons who died after a well they were working on collapsed here in Warsun Dardpora area of Kralpora on Thursday, reports and officials said. Reports said that the persons were working on an under-construction well at Singhdan area of Krusan Wavura. In the meantime, it collapsed and the four […]
Added on July 3, 2020
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Srinagar: Family members of the civilian man who was killed during a militant attack on a CRPF party in Sopore town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district yesterday, asked police to come out with substantial evidence as to whose bullet killed their father. “We respect IGP Kashmir. He has stated that family members of slain man […]