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Advisor Baseer Khan reviews DDC election, winter preparedness

PULWAMA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, visited Pulwama district to review the arrangements being put in place by the district administration for smooth conduct of upcoming District Development Council and Panchayat by-elections. During the meeting, Advisor also reviewed winter preparedness of the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian. Deputy Commissioners of Pulwama and […]

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Functioning of Agriculture, Horticulture departments reviewed

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Navin Kumar Choudhary Monday chaired a joint meeting of Agriculture and Horticulture departments on Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises at Directorate of Agriculture, Lal Mandi Srinagar. The meeting was attended by Director Agriculture Kashmir, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Director Planning and Marketing, Additional Secretary Horticulture, and district officers. Principal Secretary directed all […]

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Missing siblings from Kulgam traced in Delhi

Srinagar: Two siblings from Kulgam district who were missing since last week have been purportedly traced and are reportedly with New Delhi police. A cousin of the siblings said that the family received a call from Cyber Cell Delhi this afternoon about tracing of the duo—Younis Ahmad Dar (26) and his younger brother Faisal Hassan […]

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Advanced arrangements in place to ensure transparent, safe elections in JK: SEC Sharma

Advanced arrangements in place to ensure transparent, safe elections in JK: SEC Sharma

Historic DDC polls to ensure stronger democratic system in the UT

SRINAGAR: The State Election Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir, K.K Sharma, today said that all advanced arrangements are being put in place to ensure transparent, safe and secure conduct of first time District Development Council elections, ULB and panchayat by elections in the Union Territory. These remarks were made by State Election Commissioner, while chairing a […]

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COVID-19: 4 deaths from Jammu, 1 from Kashmir

JAMMU: The Government on Sunday informed that 564 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 274 from Jammu division and 290 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 106548. Also 05 COVID-19 deaths have been reported; 04 from Jammu division and […]

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Death of student: Govt suspends members of District Medical Board Sgr

Advisor Khan ensured strict action against the erring Board members

JAMMU: Taking prompt action against those alleged to be responsible for the death of differently abled class 10 student in Srinagar, the Jammu and Kashmir Government today suspended three members of District Medical Board Srinagar along with Class-IV. It is alleged that the deceased student died at the door of the board after being denied […]

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Tourism Deptt’s Ethnic Food festival concludes

Tourism Deptt’s Ethnic Food festival concludes

Prizes given away to winners, Deptt welcomes tourists from Maharashtra

SRINAGAR: The two day Ethnic Food Festival organised by Tourism Department concluded today with distribution of prizes and commendations among the winning and participating women. The prizes were distributed among the winners by Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Wani, at a colourful event. Shameema Akhtar, Sakina Tariq and Toyyibah Ayoub bagged the first, second and […]

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SEC to visit Kashmir

JAMMU: The State Election Commissioner (SEC) Jammu and Kashmir, K K Sharma will be visiting Kashmir today, an official spokesman said here. He said that the SEC will be reviewing the election related arrangements with Divisional Administration. Briefings by Divisional Commissioner, IGP, DCs who function as District Panchayat Election Officers (DPEOs) are part of agenda […]

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Retirement age of teaching faculty in govt colleges may be enhanced

Srinagar: In a significant development, the administration of Jammu & Kashmir has constituted a high-level committee to examine the issue of enhancement of retirement age of teaching faculty in government colleges. The seven-member committee headed by advisor Higher Education Department will examine the need for increasing retirement age beyond 60 years. Other members of the […]

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Slide in apple production worries growers

Use of sub-standard pesticides considered as main reason

Srinagar: The apple production in Kashmir has gone down by almost 40 per cent leaving the growers worried across the Valley. Bashir Ahmad, President, Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers cum Dealers Union (KVFGCDU) said that substandard pesticides have resulted in decrease in the annual apple production by 40 per cent in the Valley. He added in […]