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SRO-202 becomes ‘irrelevant’: Probation period reduced to 2 years for those recruited under the policy

Srinagar: In a major development, the administrative council headed by Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu on Monday decided that no appointments will be made under SRO-202 henceforth, even as probation period for appointees under this policy has been reduced to two years from five years. The administrative which met this evening approved recommendations made by […]

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RR Swain replaces B Srinivas as intelligence chief

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday ordered appointment of RR Swain, an IPS officer of 1991 batch, as new intelligence chief of Jammu & Kashmir. Swain, who held key positions in the erstwhile state of J&K at the peak of militancy, returned to J&K after spending more than 10-years in the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) […]

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PaK ‘brides’ petition PM Modi: Give us citizenship rights or deport us back to Muzafarabad

Srinagar: Scores of women who hail from Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) Monday staged a protest in Srinagar and urged the Government of India to repatriate them back along with their husbands and children or to give them citizenship rights so that they can live with dignity. In 1990, hundreds of youth went across the LoC […]

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Mughal Road opens today, only load carriers to ply

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir on Monday directed the opening of the Mughal road for downward traffic to facilitate the transportation of fresh-fruits along the historic road- connecting Srinagar and Jammu. As per a notification, the administrative head Kashmir division Pandurang Kondbharao Pole notified that for the information of general public and fruit growers that the […]

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Govt committed to facilitate investors for private sector investment: Samoon

Govt committed to facilitate investors for private sector investment: Samoon

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, School Education Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Monday said government is committed to facilitate private investors to invest in education sector through Education Investment Policy-2020 (EIP-2020). He was speaking at a meeting convened to discuss implementation of EIP-2020 with several private stakeholders. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Higher Education, Talat […]

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Rohella designated as Commissioner Secretary HED

JAMMU: The government has designated Talat Parvez Rohella, Secretary, Higher Education Department, as Commissioner Secretary, Higher Education Department, with immediate effect. The order, in this regard, was issued here Monday by the General Administration Department.

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PSA Advisory Board gets two members

Appointments made on recommendations of high-level panel

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government has appointed two members of an advisory board constituted under the Public Safety Act (PSA). The Home department has ordered appointment of former judges, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and Davinder Kapoor, as members of the Board which is empowered or reject PSA detention orders. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the […]

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Forest Department officials seize illicit timber in Shopian

Shopian: Taking advantage of the ongoing lockdown due to the Covid-19 outbreak, timber smugglers in Kashmir are having a field day. For the past two months, there has been rampant felling of pine trees in different forest ranges, particularly in south Kashmir. After receiving specific information about timber being smuggled from Shopian Forest Range to […]

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Youth commits ‘suicide’ in Ramban

Ramban: A 22-year-old youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging self in Adhwa area of Ramban here on Monday afternoon, police officials said. They said the youth identified as Amarjeet Singh Manhas a resident of Adhwa in the district was spotted hanging from a tree, adjacent to his house this afternoon. The deceased, as per the […]

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National Generic Document Registration System launched in JK

System will facilitate public with transparent, hassle free registration process

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma, Mondayday e-launched the National Generic Document Registration System (NGDRS) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Financial Commissioner, Revenue Department, Dr Pawan Kotwal, was also present on the occasion Pertinently, the department of Land Resources has developed a National Generic Documents Registration System through the National […]