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Admin directs officials to meet public, hear grievances

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday directed its senior officers to fix time slots for hearing public grievances in person or through phone or video-conferencing. In an order, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary of the General Administration Department, said that due to the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic, government’s interaction with the public got affected […]

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Highly infectious variant detected in India can prove threatening: UNHCR

United Nations: The highly-infectious COVID-19 variant first detected in India threatens to rapidly spread in the sub-region, including among refugees, the UN refugee agency has said as it warned of vaccine shortages in the Asia-Pacific region, including for asylum-seekers. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson Andrej Mahecic, at a press briefing in Geneva […]

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Earth-mover machine fired at by Pak rangers

Srinagar: A police constable was injured in firing in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday. Constable Amjid Khan, posted at Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in Tral, was brought to SMHS hospital here with firearm injury in the abdomen, the officials said. They said preliminary investigation has revealed that the […]

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Former militant opens fire at policeman

Snatches his rifle inside camp, hides in generator room

Srinagar: A gunbattle broke out between a surrendered militant and police inside a camp in Pulwama district of south Kashmir after the former militant snatched a rifle from a policeman and opened fire at him, officials said. The militant, identified as Mohammad Amin Malik, allegedly snatched the rifle of constable Amjid Khan and opened fire […]

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Administrative apathy fatal than Covid pandemic: Mehbooba

Jammu: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday lambasted the BJP-led government at the Centre for abandoning people at the crucial juncture and alleged that administrative apathy coupled with mismanagement and nepotism was proving fatal than the coronavirus pandemic. She also alleged that efficiency, experience and competency are no more yardsticks for posting of officers at […]

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Heavy rush witnessed outside wine shops across Jammu

Jammu: Wine shops opened across Jammu region on Wednesday after over a month-long closure owing to Covid induced lockdown, drawing heavy rush of tipplers who were seen standing in long queues, officials said. Policemen have been deployed outside wine shops to maintain order and ensure adherence of Covid-19 guidelines but at many places there were […]

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JKNPP stages anti-BJP protest against price hike

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) staged a protest here on Wednesday against the BJP-led Centre over its alleged failure to control a raging inflation that has led to a steep rise in the prices of fuel and grocery items. JKNPP chairman and former minister Harsh Dev Singh led the protest outside […]

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Covid death tally goes up to 190 in Ladakh

88 fresh cases reported in Leh

Leh: The COVID-19 death toll in Ladakh has climbed to 190 following a fatality in Kargil, while 88 fresh cases pushed the overall tally to 18,750 in the union territory, officials said on Wednesday. The number of active cases in Ladakh stand at 1,581 which includes 1,386 cases in Leh district and 213 cases in […]

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Underutilization of testing, vaccination capacity not acceptable: Lt Guv

Directs for institutionalizing three-tier of patient care

ANANTNAG: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday called for institutionalizing the three-tier of patient care within the hospital by categorizing nurses in three modes, to be implemented across the UT. First category of nursing staff for registration and counseling of patients, second for timely medicines & injections, and third group for hourly monitoring of oxygen inflow […]

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CBSE class XII board exams cancelled

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday decided to cancel the CBSE Class XII board exams amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic across the country with Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserting that the decision has been taken in the interest of students and the anxiety among the students, parents and teachers must be put to an end. […]

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