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DGP visits Bandipora chairs officers meeting

Reviews security scenario in north Kashmir

Jammu: To review the security scenario the Director-General of Police Dilbag Singh visited district Bandipora on Wednesday afternoon. He chaired a meeting of officers from Army, BSF, CRPF, and jurisdictional Police officers. He was accompanied by IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar during the visit, a police spokesman said. During his visit, the DGP chaired security review […]

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Five youth detained during nocturnal raid

Srinagar: At least five youth have been detained during a nocturnal raid in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Officials told that five youth have been detained in twin villages of Pulwama district including Parigam and Lelhara during a nocturnal raid. They said the youth have been detained for questioning. (KNO)

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Shutdown observed in various city areas

Srinagar: Several areas in Kashmir valley observed a shutdown on the eve of Kashmir Day on Wednesday to commemorate, 5th February, when resolutions were passed by United Nations Organization, declaring Jammu and Kashmir as a ‘disputed state’ and asking for referendum on the both sides of divide, granting people the right of self determination and […]

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No improvement on infant mortality

No improvement on infant mortality

Kashmir valley has just one single hospital dealing with all pediatric patients. The lone G B Panth hospital, that too working under a dual control of the health department and Cantonment board has been always been making news. There are reports that the child mortality rate is showing no improvement here even though the administration […]

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Speaking out in troubled times

Communications clampdown, queues and eight computers

Srinagar: One room, eight computers, six months and many dozens queuing up to send the Kashmir word out to the world. That’s been the arithmetic of journalism in troubled times for media personnel in the Valley since August last year. Braving rain, storm and bone-chilling cold, journalists in Kashmir have spent hours on end each […]

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JK wakes up to corona outbreak

JK wakes up to corona outbreak

As the deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with 25 new fatalities reported taking the death toll to 132 and infection cases to nearly 6,000, health experts warned that the epidemic may reach its climax in the next 10 days resulting in large-scale casualties. Though the Chinese health authorities announced that 1,239 patients […]

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Rightful thinking

Rightful thinking

Post GST era when the governments are finding it hard to compensate for the revenue losses, various initiatives are being taken in various states where the government is trying its best to improve the revenue collection. From today onwards the Maharashtra government considered to be the economic Capital of India, took a decision that has […]

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Let SAARC be the binding force

Nepal, which is holding on to the Chairmanship of the SAARC grouping since 2014 announced on Friday that it is ready and eager to handover the position to Pakistan, hoping that New Delhi and Islamabad can sort out their differences through negotiations, keeping in mind the challenges facing the region. The SAARC nations are not […]

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JK to witness new dawn of development, prosperity: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union Minister visits Sopore, meets several deputations

Sopore: Union Minister for Law and Justice, Communications and IT, Ravi Shankar Prasad today reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir will soon witness a new dawn of peace and development as various measures are underway to ensure holistic development of J&K. The Union Minister made these remarks during his visit to Sopore area of Baramulla district […]

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Fate of ‘caged’ leaders to be decided by law: Avinash Khanna

‘No party banned in J&K, Union Ministers visit fruitful’

Srinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that fate of the leaders who are undergoing detention from past five months will be decided by the law. He also said that no political party in Jammu and Kashmir has been banned by the government. According to the wire service—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), National vice president […]