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COVID-19: Six more deaths, 577 positive cases in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Saturday recorded six Covid-19 related deaths taking the death toll to 1,430 while as 577 positive cases were reported pushing the J&K tally to 91,329. Of the total 91,329 cases, 54,834 are from Kashmir and 36,495 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 577 new cases, 364 belong to Kashmir division […]

 Press Trust of India

International drugs racket busted in Jammu, seven held

Jammu: Seven people, including two who were accused in the 2005 Delhi blast case, were arrested in connection with the seizure of 62 kg of heroin and opium last month near the Indo-Pak border here, police said on Saturday. The seizure was made on the intervening night of September 19 and 20 by a joint […]

 Press Trust of India

Surveillance drone shot down by Army along LoC

Srinagar: A surveillance drone of Chinese make was on Saturday shot down by Army troops shortly after it crossed into this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, officials said. The DJI Mavic 2 Pro drone, fitted with cameras, was spotted hovering in air by the alert troops in Keran […]

 Press Trust of India

Govt extends due date for FY20 ITR filing by individuals

New Delhi: In a relief to taxpayers, the government on Saturday further extended the deadline for filing returns by individual taxpayers for FY 2019-20 by a month till December 31. Also, the due date of furnishing Income Tax Returns (ITRs) for taxpayers whose accounts require to be audited has been extended till January 31, 2021. […]

 Jahangeer Ganaie

Shopian youths qualifies NEET, aspires to be a cardiologist

Credits his school ‘NIPS’ for success

Shopian: A youth from south Kashmir’s Shopian district has secured over 85 percent points in NEET examination 2020. The youth now aspires to be a cardiologist. Rizwan Saleem Mir son of Mohammad Saleem Mir resident of Homehuna village in Nagbal area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district has made the whole area proud through his achievement. […]

 Press Trust of India

Battleground Bihar: Modi, Rahul ‘clash’ over Art 370, Chinese intrusion

Battleground Bihar: Modi, Rahul ‘clash’ over Art 370, Chinese intrusion

Sasasam/Bhagalpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi kicked off their campaign in battleground Bihar on Friday and went for each other’s jugular over the Chinese intrusion in Ladakh, both crying “insult” to soldiers and their families. The abrogation of Article 370 and farm sector reform laws figured prominently in the bitter electoral […]

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The war cry: PDP, Gupkar alliance to take final call on poll participation, says Mehbooba

The war cry: PDP, Gupkar alliance to take final call on poll participation, says Mehbooba

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said her party and the recently-floated People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration will take a final decision on whether to contest elections or not in the union territory. Jammu and Kashmir’s mainstream political parties, including the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, formed the Gupkar alliance on October […]

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‘Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ to meet today

Srinagar: The ‘People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’, an amalgam of mainstream leaders striving for restoration of the Article 370 and statehood, is all set to hold its next meeting today. The members of People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration’ will be meeting tomorrow afternoon at former chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti’s […]

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JK gets additional MBBS seats

Quota increased from 500 to 1100 in GMCs, 50 % of seats for girl students

SRINAGAR: In a significant achievement, the total number of MBBS seats in Government Medical Colleges of Jammu and Kashmir has increased from 500 for 2018-19 to 1100 seats for the current academic session 2020-21. In this regard, Health & Medical Education Department, Government of Jammu and Kashmir got Letter of Permission (LoP) from National Medical […]

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Govt yet to appoint standing counsels in subordinate courts

SAC cleared proposal for engagement of 120 lawyers in June 2019

Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir government is ‘sitting’ over appointing standing counsels for representing it in the subordinate courts of the Union Territory. In June 2019, the state administrative council (SAC) headed by then Governor Satya Pal Malik had approved a proposal for engaging 120 standing counsels for representing different departments in subordinate courts of […]