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Monga asks govt to put issuance of domicile certificates on hold

BJP govt’s Aug 5 unconstitutional, decision to scrap Articles 370, 35A is pending before SC

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Vice President and former MLC G N Monga today asked the BJP government to wait till the outcome of petitions challenging revocation of Article 370 in the Supreme Court before issuing domicile certificates to non-locals. In a statement issued to PTK, he said that the BJP government’s […]

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These orders create panic: Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that these orders are creating panic in Kashmir. He tweeted, “Government orders are creating panic in Kashmir & unfortunately after all the lies & false assurances last year even if/when the government explains these orders hardly any of us will take the assurances at face value. That said […]

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Three more Covid-19 deaths reported, toll reaches 94

204 test positive, as JK inches towards 7K mark

Srinagar: Three more persons, two from Southern Kulgam and another from central Budgam district, died of Covid-19, officials said on Saturday. With these deaths, the fatality count due to the virus in J&K has risen to 94. Deputy Commissioner Kulgam Showkat Aijaz Bhat said that a 70-year-old man from Mishipora died at CD hospital, one […]

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Summer won’t stop Covid-19 spread: DAK

Srinagar: While early in the pandemic there was some hope that summer heat will stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Saturday said that does not seem to be the case. “Despite high temperatures, Covid-19 cases are rising in Kashmir,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. […]

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School fee row: Private schools, parents reach consensus

School fee row: Private schools, parents reach consensus

Srinagar: Private Schools’ Association of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday announced 100 per cent fee waiver to the wards of the families who had no income during the lockdown period. Private Schools’ Association of J&K (PSAJK) after lengthy deliberations with Parents Association of Privately Administered Schools (PAPAS), trade bodies and representatives of tourism, transporters and […]

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Minor boys killing: Police files FIR against army driver

Srinagar: Police on Saturday lodged a First Information Report against an Army driver in connection with the death of a minor in Shadipora Kigam village in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Identifying the driver as Naik Bagh Singh from 47 RR, Kigam Camp (B-Coy), an official said that FIR (151/2020) u/s 304A and 279 MVA was […]

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Pandemic: Demand for dry fruit dries up

Qazigund: With a sharp decline in tourist arrivals in Jammu and Kashmir, the dry fruit business in the Valley is facing a crisis like situation as the sale of dry fruits has witnessed a tremendous decline. Those associated with the trade claim to have suffered huge losses especially from the past three months. The popular […]

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Safeguard land, jobs for permanent JK residents: NC leader to BJP

Jammu: National Conference leader Devender Singh Rana appealed to the BJP and the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday to come up with a road map for safeguarding land, job and seats in professional colleges for the permanent residents of the Union Territory. Rana said some of the recent moves, especially the new domicile rules, […]

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Distribution of domicile certificates among various communities begins

Distribution of domicile certificates among various communities begins

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday started the process of distributing domicile certificates among people belonging to different sections who had been living in the UT for the last seven decades but were deprived of their legitimate citizenship rights. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma distributed the certificates under the new domicile law in […]

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Woman’s death sparks protest at SDH Kupwara

Kupwara: The death of a woman sparked protest at Sub District Hospital Kupwara in north Kashmir on Saturday, reports said. They said that a pregnant woman identified as Parveena Begum wife of Akhtar Ali Khan of Depal Machil area of Kupwara district after developing labour pain was admitted at PHC Machil, where she delivered a […]