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JK reports 55 new COVID-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 55 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, taking its infection tally to 1,25,007, even as no fresh death due to the disease was reported in a span of 24 hours, officials said. Out of the fresh cases, 17 were from the Jammu division and 38 from the Kashmir division of the […]

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Jmu-Sgr highway blocked at Ramban

Jammu: The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was blocked on Tuesday due to a landslide in Ramban district, traffic officials said. Hundreds of vehicles have been stranded following the landslide at Marog area on the highway. The men and machines are enaged in the landslide clearance operation and efforts are afoot to ensure early restoration of traffic, […]

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Hold dialogue with farmers, end stalemate: Farooq to Govt

New Delhi: National Conference member Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the new farm laws are not religious scriptures that changes cannot be made as he appealed to the Centre to hold a dialogue with the agitating farmers and come out with a solution. He was speaking during the discussion on Motion of Thanks to the […]

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Class 10, 12 annual exams to begin from Apr 1 in Jammu

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Tuesday announced that the annual examinations for classes 10 and 12 will commence from April 1 in Jammu region. As per the notification issued by joint secretary of JKBOSE, the exams for class 10 will begin from April 3 and culminate on April 24 […]

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Money laundering charges: ED raids news portal, its promoters

Money laundering charges: ED raids news portal, its promoters

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday conducted searches at multiple premises linked to a news portal, its promoters and some others in connection with a money laundering probe, official sources said. They said about eight premises were raided that included those of the website — NewsClick — and its promoters in South Delhi’s […]

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Eleven injured in Rajouri road mishap

Eleven injured in Rajouri road mishap

Jammu: Eleven people sustained injuries, two of whom are in critical state, when a passenger vehicle skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday, officials said. They said the vehicle was coming to Rajouri from the Khawas area, and the accident took place near Latti. […]

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Govt asks people to register as cyber crime volunteers

Jammu/New Delhi: In a bid to keep an eye on the cyber world in a “coordinated and comprehensive manner”, the government has asked common people to register as cyber crime volunteers to help check posts against the sovereignty of the nation, on child and women abuse and attempts to disturb the law and order situation. […]

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RS passes JK Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

RS passes JK Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Monday cleared The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 that seeks to replace the ordinance to merge the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) cadre of civil services officer with the Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre. The bill was introduced in the Upper House of the Parliament […]

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India achieves 60 lakh COVID-19 vaccinations in 24 days: Health Ministry

India achieves 60 lakh COVID-19 vaccinations in 24 days: Health Ministry

New Delhi: The total number of people who have received anti-coronavirus vaccine shots till Monday evening has crossed 60 lakh, the Union health ministry said, highlighting that India reached the mark in 24 days, the fastest in the world. The USA took 26 days to reach this mark, whereas the UK achieved it in 46 […]

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DDC chairmen elected in Budgam, Kupwara

BJP gets DDC chairpersons, vice chairperson posts in Udhampur, Doda

Srinagar/Jammu: The second phase of elections to the posts of chairpersons for District Development Councils (DDC) in Budgam and Kupwara districts of Jammu and Kashmir was held on Monday, officials said. However, the polls in Baramulla district were postponed, they said. In Budgam district in central Kashmir, Nazir Ahmad Khan–an independent DDC member–was elected as […]