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No family member of terrorists, stone-pelters will get govt job in J&K: Amit Shah

No family member of terrorists, stone-pelters will get govt job in J&K: Amit Shah

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that no family member of any terrorist or close relatives of stone-pelters will get government jobs…

PM Modi offers ‘special congratulations’ to Anantnag-Rajouri voters on record turnout

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered “special congratulations” to voters of the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday for a…

Mercury hovers above 30°C in much of Kashmir; Qazigund records all-time high at 34°C

Srinagar: With heat wave conditions persisting, Qazigund, the gateway town of the Valley recorded the highest-ever day temperature during the month of May while Pahalgam…

J&K Hajj 2024: Final batch departs, 273 pilgrims leave for Saudi Arabia

Srinagar: The final batch of 273 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir departed from Srinagar International Airport on Monday, marking the conclusion of the Hajj…

After highest voter turnout in J&K in 35 yrs, CEC says assembly polls to be held soon

New Delhi:  The Election Commission on Monday said the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir this time was the highest in a Lok Sabha election…

J&K govt inks pact with IIM Jammu for driving governance transformation

Initiative will accelerate growth, development: Chief Secretary Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir’s Planning, Development and Monitoring Department on Monday signed a MoU with IIM Jammu…

ACB arrests KPDCL cashier for demanding Rs 9,000 bribe in Sopore

Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a cashier in the office of Executive Engineer, KPDCL sub-transmission division Sopore, red-handed while demanding and accepting a bribe…

Panel formed to review draft guidelines for J&K Start-Up Policy 2024-27

Srinagar: The government has sanctioned the constitution of a panel to examine the draft operational guidelines for the Jammu and Kashmir Start-Up Policy, 2024-27. This…

Two accused convicted in bogus insurance claims case in Jammu

Jammu: The Special Judge for CBI cases Jammu today convicted two accused including an investigator on the panel of Oriental Insurance Company (OIC) and a…

New power curtailment schedule announced amid heat wave in Jammu

Jammu:  As Jammu is grappling with extreme hot weather conditions for the past fortnight, the authorities on Monday announced a four-hour load-shedding in the urban…

J&K govt inks pact with IIM Jammu for driving governance transformation

J&K govt inks pact with IIM Jammu for driving governance transformation

Initiative will accelerate growth, development: Chief Secretary Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir’s Planning, Development and…

ACB arrests KPDCL cashier for demanding Rs 9,000 bribe in Sopore

ACB arrests KPDCL cashier for demanding Rs 9,000 bribe in Sopore

Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested a cashier in the office of Executive Engineer, KPDCL…

Panel formed to review draft guidelines for J&K Start-Up Policy 2024-27

Panel formed to review draft guidelines for J&K Start-Up Policy 2024-27

Srinagar: The government has sanctioned the constitution of a panel to examine the draft operational…

Two accused convicted in bogus insurance claims case in Jammu

Two accused convicted in bogus insurance claims case in Jammu

Jammu: The Special Judge for CBI cases Jammu today convicted two accused including an investigator…

New power curtailment schedule announced amid heat wave in Jammu

New power curtailment schedule announced amid heat wave in Jammu

Jammu:  As Jammu is grappling with extreme hot weather conditions for the past fortnight, the…

Two persons briefly halt Shri Shakti Express train in Jammu over lack of train travel info

Two persons briefly halt Shri Shakti Express train in Jammu over lack of train travel info

Jammu:  Two individuals, including a woman, briefly stopped the Shri Shakti Express train on Monday…

Throat-slit body of man found in Kupwara

Throat-slit body of man found in Kupwara

Kupwara: The body of a man with his throat slit was found on Monday in…

Successful polls in J&K success of Modi govt policy, next step is Assembly polls, statehood to be restored after that: Amit Shah

Successful polls in J&K success of Modi govt policy, next step is Assembly polls, statehood to be restored after that: Amit Shah

New Delhi:  Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the Modi government’s Kashmir policy…

Ganderbal in Kashmir and Kathua in Jammu record hottest day

Ganderbal in Kashmir and Kathua in Jammu record hottest day

Ganderbal records 34.8°C and Kathua, 45.0°C Srinagar: As the heat wave continues in Jammu and…

Record-breaking voting reflective of ‘new J&K’ under Modi’s leadership: BJP’s Ravinder Raina

Record-breaking voting reflective of ‘new J&K’ under Modi’s leadership: BJP’s Ravinder Raina

Jammu: The record-breaking turnout in the just concluded Lok Sabha elections in all five constituencies…

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IT deptt tightens noose on overchargers, cancels licenses of 6 CSCs

IT deptt tightens noose on overchargers, cancels licenses of 6 CSCs

SRINAGAR: Tightening the noose around the CSCs for overcharging, the inspection teams of the Information Technology department have recommended the cancellation of 6 licenses in both the divisions of Jammu…

Lok Sabha Elections-2024: RO Sgr PC finalizes arrangements for counting of votes at SKICC-Centaur

Lok Sabha Elections-2024: RO Sgr PC finalizes arrangements for counting of votes at SKICC-Centaur

SRINAGAR: Returning Officer (RO) 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC), Dr Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat, today visited SKICC-Centaur to review the arrangements put in place for the Counting of Vote for Srinagar Lok…

Empowered committee to implement WHO Tobacco Control Policy in J&K

Empowered committee to implement WHO Tobacco Control Policy in J&K

SRINAGAR: In a path-breaking initiative, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered the constitution of an empowered committee for the implementation of Article 5.3 of the World Health Organization…

DC Sgr chairs PAC meeting for implementation of SMILE-beggary scheme

DC Sgr chairs PAC meeting for implementation of SMILE-beggary scheme

SRINAGAR: In order to review the implementation of the SMILE-beggary scheme in the District, a meeting of the Project Approval Committee (PAC) was today held under the chairmanship of Deputy…

PoJK, a Nehruvian- Congress blunder: Rana

PoJK, a Nehruvian- Congress blunder: Rana

HOSHIARPUR: Describing Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) as a Nehrvian- Congress blunder, stemming out of strategic myopia, misplaced priority and appeasement in 1947, Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today said…

Local beekeeper achieves milestone, boosts employment in Kashmir Village

Local beekeeper achieves milestone, boosts employment in Kashmir Village

Tangmarg: Shabir Ahmad Malla, a dedicated beekeeper from Chandibugh Kunzar, has made headlines by producing an impressive 40 quintals of local honey this year. Utilizing 850 beehives, each yielding approximately…

Revocation of Art 370 watershed moment in country’s history: Rana

Revocation of Art 370 watershed moment in country’s history: Rana

DINANAGAR: Describing the revocation of Article 370 as a watershed moment in the history of the country, Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today said the visionary bold decision of…

History-sheeter arrested in Jammu with sharp-edged weapon

History-sheeter arrested in Jammu with sharp-edged weapon

Jammu:  Police here on Sunday arrested a history-sheeter and seized a sharp-edged weapon from him, officials said. Navjot Singh, a resident of Miran Sahib, was arrested from R S Pura…

Serpentine queues seen in seen south Kashmir for voting

Serpentine queues seen in seen south Kashmir for voting

Shopian/Kulgam):  In a remarkable display of resilience and commitment to democracy, the residents of villages that had long been deprived of polling due to separatist-sponsored boycott calls turned out in…

J-K: Grieving for loved ones, survivors of terror attacks come out to vote

J-K: Grieving for loved ones, survivors of terror attacks come out to vote

Dhangri (Rajouri, J-K):  “My sons accompanied me last time (2019) to vote. Today they are not with me,” says 51-year-old Bala, the pain of losing her two children in a…

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Vikramjit Singh reviews status of industrial units in J&K

Vikramjit Singh reviews status of industrial units in J&K

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Vikramjit Singh, today chaired a review meeting with General Managers of all District Industries…

DC Ganderbal reviews SANJY-2024 preparations at Baltal

DC Ganderbal reviews SANJY-2024 preparations at Baltal

GANDERBAL: In a concerted effort to ensure the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra (SANJY) 2024 via Baltal route, the…

IRCS J&K conducts series of health, humanitarian services

IRCS J&K conducts series of health, humanitarian services

JAMMU: Indian Red Cross Society J&K, in continuation of its humanitarian services and fostering community health and resilience, conducted a series…

Sagar commends people for active participation in general elections

Sagar commends people for active participation in general elections

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar on Monday thanked people for voting in large numbers in the three Parliamentary seats of Baramulla, Srinagar and…

DGP sanctions Rs 5.91 Crore as Special Welfare /ex-gratia relief

DGP sanctions Rs 5.91 Crore as Special Welfare /ex-gratia relief

Srinagar: Continuing with its efforts to provide financial succour to the families of the Police personnel who have passed away while in service, the Director General of Police, J&K, R.R…

Residents of Chamkote Karnah block NH701 in anguish over water crisis

Residents of Chamkote Karnah block NH701 in anguish over water crisis

Karnah: Residents of the Chamkote area in Karnah staged a significant protest on Sunday, blocking the Tanghdar-Teetwal NH701 road for hours in response to a severe drinking water shortage that…

Bangladeshi national held near LoC in Jammu

Bangladeshi national held near LoC in Jammu

Jammu: A Bangladeshi national appearing to be mentally challenged was detained in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor sub-division here, officials said…

Two held with over 300-kg poppy straw in Udhampur

Two held with over 300-kg poppy straw in Udhampur

Jammu: Two Haryana residents were arrested allegedly with more than 300 kg of poppy straw in Udhampur district on Sunday, police said. Dinesh Kumar and Rajinder Sharma, both residents of…

Kulgam sees strong voter turnout as residents vote for development and basic needs redressal

Kulgam sees strong voter turnout as residents vote for development and basic needs redressal

Kulgam: Kulgam district, part of the Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary constituency, witnessed a significant influx of voters who cast their ballots for development and the redressal of basic needs. Voters thronged the…

CEO SSCL reviews progress of ongoing projects in Srinagar

CEO SSCL reviews progress of ongoing projects in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The CEO of SSCL, Dr. Owais Ahmed, today conducted an extensive review of the ongoing projects viz. Traditional Souq Market, Craft Center, Jehangir Chowk Junction and Balidan Stambh at…

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PRESERVING HERITAGE: A GLIMPSE INTO THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE

PRESERVING HERITAGE: A GLIMPSE INTO THE TRADITIONAL WAY OF LIFE

By: Hilal  Ahmad  Tantray Preserving Heritage,a glimpse into traditional ways of Life is an engrossing voyage…

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