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Lt Guv reviews winter preparedness of various departments

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Tuesday chaired a joint meeting of various departments on winter preparedness here at Civil Secretariat and directed the concerned officers for the strengthening of a robust response mechanism for power restoration, essential supplies, water and road connectivity during winters. The Lt Governor also directed the officials present in the meeting […]

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Lt Guv reviews preparedness for ‘back to villages’ programme

SRINAGAR: Own the ambitious Back to Village Programme and every single officer on the ground must work as a changemaker to ensure benefits of governance reach the last man in the queue, Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha directed the senior officials during a meeting he chaired to review the preparedness for Back to Village 3 programme […]

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More than 100 delegations call on Advisor Baseer Khan

‘Focused approach directed towards people’s grievances’

SRINAGAR: As part of the weekly public hearing programme, several delegations and individuals met Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Tuesday at Grievance Cell, Church Lane, Sonwar Srinagar and apprised him about their issues, grievances and sought his intervention in redressal of the same. Over 100 delegations and individuals from across the Jammu and […]

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Police files charge-sheet against 4 LeT militants, 3 associates

Handwara: The Jammu and Kashmir police Tuesday filed a charge-sheet against four Lashkar militants and three associates for hatching and harbouring conspiracy. A police spokesman said that a charge-sheet was filed against four LeT militants and three associates arrested back in the month of April in the ensuing year. The spokesman said that police today […]

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Pvt School teacher held for circulating threatening posters

Pulwama: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a private school teacher, who was allegedly involved in circulating threatening posters in Kakapora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. “On 10-09-2020, posters purportedly on behalf of Lashker-I-Islam were found pasted in Gundipora Kakapora area, which carries threat messages to some youth including few girl students,” police […]

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Amshipura fake encounter: Army begins summary of evidence

Amshipura fake encounter: Army begins summary of evidence

Srinagar: After indictment of its own men, the army has begun Summary of Evidence, a step before a possible court martial, in July’s Amshipura encounter in south Kashmir’s Shopian district during which all civilian witnesses would also be cross examined, officials said here. The Court of Inquiry, which completed its probe earlier this month, had […]

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Police probe in final stages: DGP

Srinagar: The investigation into an alleged fake encounter in Shopian, in which three men from Rajouri district were killed, is in the final stages, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Monday. “The SSP, Shopian is himself monitoring the investigation process of the case and further details about the case will be shared […]

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JK Admin to ease rules for issuance of domicile certificates

JK Admin to ease rules for issuance of domicile certificates

New Delhi: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Monday said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has agreed in principle to amend rules for ease in the issuance of domicile certificates. This will particularly facilitate issuing domicile certificates to children producing a Permanent Resident Certificate (PRC) of either of the parents, he said. “After discussion with #JammuKashmir […]

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Covid-19: 14 deaths, 824 test positive in JK

Srinagar: Fourteen people died of the deadly novel coronavirus in JK on Monday while 824 fresh cases tested positive for the dreaded virus, taking the total number of positive cases to 73014. Of the total 73,014 cases, 44,951 are from Kashmir and 28,063 from Jammu division. Officials said that among 824 new cases, 284 belong […]

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Govt employee shot at, dies

Govt employee shot at, dies

Srinagar: A youth who happens to be an employee in Rural Development Department was shot and critically injured in Nildoora village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district. The youth succumbed to the wounds at a hospital here on Monday. Official sources said that gunmen fired upon the youth, identified as Sabzar Ahmad Naikoo son of Abdul […]