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VBSY gains momentum in Kupwara, over 81k people participate

KUPWARA: The Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra (VBSY), a nationwide campaign has gained momentum in frontier Kupwara district by making a transformative impact across the district. 22 Panchayats of Kupwara and Hayhama  blocks covered Saturday under VBSY  included Nagri, Gushi A, Mougalpora, Shatpora, Nagri Malpora B, Hatmulla, Halmatpora-B, Batergam, Bohipora, Karihama-A, Zangli, Tikker, Gushi B, Dedikoot, […]

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ACB organizes Awareness program on International Anti-Corruption Day

GANDERBAL: In view of the International Anti-Corruption Day being celebrated on December 09, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar Saturday organized Workshop here at Conference Hall of Mini Secretariat Ganderbal Additional Deputy Commissioner, Gulzar Ahmad and officers and officials of different Departments participated in the workshop. In his address during the workshop, the ADC focused on fast […]

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JK to get adequate power during winter: Union Power Minister

JK to get adequate power during winter: Union Power Minister

Lauds UT govt’s initiatives toward energy conservation   NEW DELHI: Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, R. K. Singh and Lieutenant Governor of J&K, Manoj Sinha co-chaired a high level meeting to review power sector of Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, H. Rajesh Prasad, presented a detailed […]

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Police inspector Masroor Wani’s killing to be investigated by NIA: ADGP

Srinagar: The probe into the killing of Jammu and Kashmir Police inspector Masroor Ahmad Wani has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), a senior police officer said here on Friday. Wani, who was shot by a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist while playing cricket in Srinagar in October, died at the All India Institute of […]

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JK has huge potential to produce solar energy: Data

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir ranks at the second place for its potential to produce solar energy, documents reveal. As per the document Jammu and Kashmir has a potential to produce 111050 MW of solar energy. Throughout India Rajasthan ranks at the first place for having a potential to produce 142310 MWs of solar energy. Jammu […]

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Migratory birds flock to Kashmir as winter sets in

Srinagar: With the onset of winter in Kashmir, the migratory birds have started flocking to the wetlands across the Valley with officials stating that Mallard, Gadwalls and geese have arrived at the Hokersar wetland, here. Ifshan Dewan, Wildlife Warden, Wetlands Kashmir said that the migratory birds have started arriving the wetlands here and at present […]

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CS for ensuring sustainability of cleanliness measures in rural areas

Reviews overall functioning of RDD

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Friday while reviewing the functioning of Rural Development Department (RDD) here impressed upon it to ensure that the measures taken for cleanliness of our villages are sustainable and effective on ground level. Dulloo observed that the cleanliness (Swachhta) is one of the foremost priorities at the national level espoused by […]

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  Disinformation is rampant on social media

   Disinformation is rampant on social media

H. Colleen Sinclair Information warfare abounds, and everyone online has been drafted whether they know it or not. Disinformation is deliberately generated misleading content disseminated for selfish or malicious purposes. Unlike misinformation, which may be shared unwittingly or with good intentions, disinformation aims to foment distrust, destabilise institutions, discredit good intentions, defame opponents and delegitimise […]

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Book Review: Muntakhab Afsane

Book Review: Muntakhab Afsane

By: Rayees Ahmad Kumar Presently we are living in a high-tech world, in which rapid advancement of science and technology has turned this whole world into a single village. It can’t be denied that books, magazines and journals play an important role in the development and growth of literature and languages of the globe. In […]

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Maternal Mortality rate remains a concern

By: Dr. Anjali Kumar Attributing to the subsequent discrimination and ‘so-called’ low status of women in our country is one of the major factors directly linked with the poor health outcomes among women. While seeking women as major contributors to the society, their health poses a major area of concern for the nation. Women safety […]