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LG stresses development of far-flung, border areas

LG stresses development of far-flung, border areas

Kathua, Feb 29: Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu today conducted an extensive tour of Kathua and also chaired a meeting to review the developmental scenario in the district. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma; Director General Social Welfare Department, Rehana Batul; MD SIDCO, Ravinder Kumar, SSP Kathua, Dr. Shailendar Mishra, Heads of Departments, Chief Engineers and […]

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NC, CPI(M) urge UT admin to rollback decision to scrap J-K Bank recruitment process

NC, CPI(M) urge UT admin to rollback decision to scrap J-K Bank recruitment process

Srinagar, Feb 29: The National Conference and the CPI(M) on Saturday criticised the Union Territory administration’s decision of scrapping the recruitment process of Jammu and Kashmir Bank and demanded immediate rollback of the order. The Jammu and Kashmir administration had on Thursday scrapped the recruitment process of 250 probationary officers and 1,200 banking associates that […]

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Militant activities down in J&K but drug abuse rising: DGP

Militant activities down in J&K but drug abuse rising: DGP

Jammu, Feb 29: Militant activities have come down in Jammu and Kashmir but there is an alarming increase in drug abuse here, J&K police chief Dilbag Singh said on Saturday, attributing the trend to “Pakistan’s design to replicate here what it had done in Punjab” after militancy was wiped out from there. “…When militancy was […]

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Union Home Secy visits IB in Jammu, briefed by IG BSF

Union Home Secy visits IB in Jammu, briefed by IG BSF

Jammu, Feb 29: Union Home Secretary Border Management N N Sinha on Saturday visited many areas along the International Border (IB) and also held a meeting with senior officers of the Border Security Force (BSF) at its headquarters here. Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontier, N S Jamwal took Sinha to the International Border and […]

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CB charge-sheets 7 in fake sports certificate case

CB charge-sheets 7 in fake sports certificate case

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 29: The Crime Branch, Kashmir produced Charge sheet in Case FIR NO: 06/2011, registered under sections 420,468, 471,201 RPC, here today. The case pertains to the illegal appointments made in Physical Education Department (PET),Budgam. During the course of investigation, it was established that seven candidates had managed their selection on the basis of […]

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Militant, 3 persons arrested in Srinagar

Militant, 3 persons arrested in Srinagar

Srinagar, Feb 29: Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a militant along with three other persons from a hospital here on Saturday. Wakeel Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, was arrested from the Bones and Joints Hospital in the city, police sources said. They said Bhat had ostensibly […]

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Trucker held with 350 kg poppy straw in Ramban

Trucker held with 350 kg poppy straw in Ramban

Banihal, Feb 29: A Punjab resident was arrested on Saturday after 350 kilograms of poppy straw was recovered from his truck in Ramban district, police said. The Punjab-bound truck was intercepted at T-Chowk in Banihal on Jammu-Srinagar national highway, leading to recovery of the huge quantity of contraband, a police official said. The driver, identified […]

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Secy Tourism reviews progress of tourism development projects

Secy Tourism reviews progress of tourism development projects

Sets deadline of May 2020 for completion of pending PMDP projects

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 29:  Secretary, Tourism and Culture, Mr. Zubair Ahmad Saturday chaired a meeting here to review the status of projects being executed across various tourist circuits in Kashmir division sanctioned under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), Prime Minister’s Reconstruction Plan (PMRP) and CAPEX Budget. He also reviewed the status regarding outsourcing of assets […]

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Secy GAD visits Baramulla, reviews progress under TAD programme

Secy GAD visits Baramulla, reviews progress under TAD programme

Dr Lone distributes Farm Machinery item, says farmer welfare admin’s priority

BARAMULLA, FEBRUARY 29: Secretary, General Administration Department (GAD), Dr Farooq Ahmad Lone, who is also the Prabhari Officer for Aspirational District Baramulla today chaired a meeting of concerned officers here to review the progress made in different indicators identified under the centrally sponsored “Transformation of Aspirational Districts (TAD)” programme. Dr Lone stressed on achieving the […]

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Upset with authorities, Dal dwellers announce ‘Back to Dal programme’

Upset with authorities, Dal dwellers announce ‘Back to Dal programme’

Srinagar: The Dal dwellers today termed their forced Rehabilitation to Rakh-Arth was termed as the biggest human rights violation and threatened Back to Dal programme if government fails to reconstruct their houses and provide them means of livelihood. A seminar and congregation of “Dal Dwellers Welfare Union” was  held at Nehru Park Dal Lake in […]