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Jammu industry seeks restoration of internet, says business, economy at their worst

Jammu industry seeks restoration of internet, says business, economy at their worst

Jammu: The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) on Wednesday said business and economy are at their worst in Jammu and Kashmir and reiterated its demand for early restoration of internet connectivity in the union territory. JCCI also sought extension of dates for filing all sorts of income tax returns up to the end […]

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Bukhari led J&K delegation to call on PM, HM to press for statehood demand

Bukhari led J&K delegation to call on PM, HM to press for statehood demand

Jammu: A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir citizens led by former state minister Syed Altaf Bukhari will call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah to press for restoration of statehood and domicile rights. On Thursday, a meeting of senior political leaders, academicians, legal luminaries and social activists took place in Jammu, […]

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Doctors’ body warns of possible spread of coronavirus to Kashmir Valley

Doctors’ body warns of possible spread of coronavirus to Kashmir Valley

Srinagar: A doctors’ body on Thursday warned that there was a potential threat of novel coronavirus spreading to Kashmir as tourists from around the world visit the valley. President of the Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) Suhail Naik said China is located near India and there were chances of coronavirus reaching the valley as it […]

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JK govt sets Feb-end as deadline for completion of balance sheets of PSUs

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has set a deadline of February-end for completion of pending balance sheets of all PSUs, autonomous bodies and societies of the union territory. Eighteen public sector undertakings (PSUs) in Jammu and Kashmir have remained in ‘red’ over the decades, suffering losses to the tune of over Rs 191 crore […]

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Gulmarg shivers at -11 deg C as mercury sees dip in Kashmir

Gulmarg shivers at -11 deg C as mercury sees dip in Kashmir

Srinagar: The temperature dropped significantly at some places in Kashmir with Gulmarg being the coldest place in the Valley at minus 11 degrees Celsius, a meteorological department official said on Thursday. The valley is expected to witness mainly dry weather over the next seven days, he added. Gulmarg, the skiing resort in north Kashmir, recorded […]

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Avalanche hits Ganderbal; 2 missing

Srinagar: Two persons were reported missing while as many rescued from the debris in a snow avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Thursday, officials said. The avalanche struck Gagangeer area on Srinagar-Kargil road, trapping the four civilians, the officials said. Local residents and authorities swung into action and launched a search and rescue […]

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India prepares to evacuate its citizens from virus-hit Wuhan on Friday

Beijing: India was preparing to evacuate its citizens on Friday from China’s Wuhan city, the epicentre of the deadly choronavirus that has killed 170 people, infected 7,711 others and spread to at least 17 countries. India had requested China for permission to operate two flights to bring back its nationals from worst-affected central Hubei province. […]

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Coronavirus: Three discharged in Mumbai; 9 still under watch

Mumbai: Maharashtra health officials on Thursday discharged three patients quarantined at a hosptial here under suspicion of coronavirus infection after their second samples also tested negative for the deadly pathogen, an official said. Also, two more patients were admitted in the hospital on Thursday on suspicion of their possible exposure to the coronavirus, whose outbreak […]

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Female student from Kerala India’s first confirmed novel coronavirus case

New Delhi: India reported the first case of novel coronavirus from Kerala on Thursday, saying a female student of a university in the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of the outbreak, has tested positive for the virus that has killed 170 people in China and is spreading worldwide. “The patient tested positive for novel […]

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Tense standoff in Jamia after young man fires gun at anti-CAA protesters, student injured

New Delhi: Thousands of people and police personnel faced off against each other near the Jamia Millia Islamia University on Thursday after a man fired a pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, injuring a student before walking away while waving the firearm over his head shouting “Yeh lo aazadi”. As night fell, massive protests […]