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 Press Trust of India

Covid-19: 11 more fall victim to covid-19, 878 report positive

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported eleven more covid-19 deaths in last 24-hours, taking the fatality count to 1245. Five among those who succumbed to the virus were from Kashmir Valley including a 33-year-old woman from Chadoora Budgam and 72-year-old former divisional forest officer who launched a political party after retirement. The septuagenarian was a resident […]

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Ladakh row: 7th round of Corps Commander talks likely on Oct 12

New Delhi: The seventh round of Corps Commander-level talks between armies of India and China is expected to be held on October 12 with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh, people familiar with the developments said on Sunday. At the talks, the […]

 KV News

Tractor hits Scooty in Qazigund, rider dies

Qazigund: A Scooty rider died after being hit by a tractor in Vessu village of Qazigund in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday. An official said that the scooty rider was hit by a speedy tractor near Vessu on Jammu-Srinagar National highway, resulting in his on spot death. He identified the deceased as Aadil Sultan […]

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Excavation work on J&K rail tunnel completes

Banihal/Jammu: The excavation work inside a 8.6-km-long railway tunnel in Banihal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district has been completed after 10 years of construction work, officials said on Sunday. The vital tunnel between Changaldar and Khari is one of several ongoing under construction projects along the 272-km Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line, which is likely […]

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For the first time annual DGPs, IGPs meeting to be held virtually; Modi, Shah to attend

New Delhi: For the first time in its history, the annual conference of the country’s top police brass will be held virtually next month amid the coronavirus pandemic, officials said on Sunday. About 250 officers in the rank of DGP and IGP from all states, Union Territories and central government will take part in the […]

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Now virtual SIM cards keep security agencies on tenterhooks

Srinagar: Virtual SIM cards pose a new headache for security agencies fighting militancy in Jammu and Kashmir as their use in the valley has seen an increase among various groups to connect with their handlers in Pakistan, officials said here. The penetration of this new technology was found in 2019 when a request was sent […]

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Hathras case: Accused defended at meeting held at former BJP MLA’s residence

Lucknow/Hathras: Scores of people held a meeting Sunday outside the house of a former BJP MLA in Hathras where they defended the accused in the alleged gangrape of a Dalit woman who later died, and demanded registration of an FIR against her family members. Heavy police force was deployed in the vicinity of the residence […]

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Shopian fake encounter: Bodies of slain trio exhumed, handed over to families

Shopian fake encounter: Bodies of slain trio exhumed, handed over to families

Srinagar: Bodies of three men from Rajouri, killed in an alleged fake encounter by Army in Shopian district of south Kashmir in July this year, have been exhumed and handed over to their families, officials said on Saturday. The exhumation was done late Friday night at an unidentified location in north Kashmir — hours after […]

 KV News

Panchayats will be new model of equitable development, growth: Lt Guv

Panchayats will be new model of equitable development, growth: Lt Guv

Says people will decide their own priorities

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said the panchayats in the union territory would be the new model of equitable development and growth where people will decide their own priorities and the administration will be the facilitator. Sinha was speaking after visiting the Nesbal area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on […]

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19 deaths, 975 fresh COVID-19 cases reported in JK

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 975 fresh instances of COVID-19 infection and 19 fatalities in a day, taking the caseload to 78,228 and death toll to 1,231 on Saturday, officials said. According to them, the Jammu region recorded 591 cases and the Kashmir Valley 384. District-wise Jammu reported the highest 403 new cases, followed by […]