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Unemployment rate dips to 6.6 pc in urban areas in April-June 2023: Govt Survey

New Delhi: The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas declined to 6.6 per cent during April-June 2023 from 7.6 per cent a year ago, the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data showed. Joblessness or unemployment rate is defined as the percentage of unemployed persons in the labour force. Joblessness […]

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LAHDC-Kargil election- NC, Cong to hold chief executive councillor post in rotation: Omar

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday said his party had a pre-poll understanding with the Congress about holding the chief executive councillor post in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil in rotation. The National Conference and the Congress together won 22 of the 26 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council-Kargil that […]

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Govt removes woman employee for corruption

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, keeping with its avowed policy of zero tolerance for corruption and misconduct by the employees, ordered removal of Ruquiya Akhter, Watch and Ward Woman of the erstwhile J&K Legislative Council presently under the control of the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, from service. The employee has […]

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10 held for assaulting woman in Samba

Jammu: Ten people were arrested on Monday allegedly for assaulting women in four separate incidents, police said. The incidents were reported in Samba, Bari Brahmana, and Purmandal areas of the district, they said. Six of the 10 arrested have been identified as Latif Mohammad, Manzoor Ahmed, Miyan, Saroj Kumar, Lalu, and Yougeshwar Kumar. On the […]

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JK a byword for socio- economic miracle today: Lt Guv

JK a byword for socio- economic miracle today: Lt Guv

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that Jammu Kashmir is a byword for socio- economic miracle today as the UT is providing a plethora of investment opportunities in different sectors and offering best incentives to investors. Interacting with the members of Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO) -Greater India Chapter at Srinagar, Sinha discussed the […]

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JK records deficient rainfall of 25% in August, September

Fresh WD to hit region, rains and snow expected from Monday

Srinagar: Amid deficient rainfall of 25 per cent in August and September, Jammu and Kashmir is expected to experience a two-day wet spell from Monday as a fresh Western Disturbance would hit the Union Territory, MeT predicted Saturday. Director Meteorological department, Sonum Lotus said that the weather conditions would remain fair to partly cloudy across […]

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Security beefed up for Navratra at Mata Vaishno Devi shrine

Katra: Drones and quick reaction teams of security forces are being deployed at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district for the upcoming Navratra festival, officials said on Saturday. The pilgrim rush to the shrine usually witnesses a manifold increase during the nine-day festival, scheduled to start on October 15 and […]

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Key Maroge tunnel on Jammu-Srinagar national highway thrown open

Jammu: Authorities on Saturday dedicated to the public a 645-metre segment comprising the two-lane Maroge tunnel and a viaduct along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway and bypassing a major landslide-prone area in Ramban district. The new stretch will shorten the travel distance by 200 metres and help commuters bypass the Sita Ram Passi landslide-prone area, Union […]

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Three labourers dead, 5 others critically injured in Doda road mishap

Bhaderwah/Jammu: Three labourers were killed and five others critically injured when the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Dod district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said on Saturday. The labourers boarded the vehicle at Khellani and were on the way to their homes in […]

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Lt Guv flags off walkathon to celebrate Wildlife Week

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the ‘Walk for Wildlife’ walkathon here on Saturday as a part of the ongoing ‘Wildlife Week 2023’. Prominent citizens, wildlife conservationists and eco-club members participated in the five-km long walkathon from the Police Golf Course on Boulevard Road to Nishat Bagh here along with NCC cadets, volunteers and […]