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Polling for LS polls concludes, nearly 60% voting in last phase

Polling for LS polls concludes, nearly 60% voting in last phase

Incidents of violence reported in West Bengal New Delhi: The marathon polling process to elect the 18th Lok Sabha ended Saturday with the seventh phase…

LS Elections 2024: CEO reviews counting preparedness of ROs, DEOs

Asks for strict implementation of ECI guidelines Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Pandurang K. Pole, today had a review of preparedness of…

Counting of votes from 8 AM on June 4, says EC

New Delhi:  The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections and state assemblies of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha and the assembly by-polls will commence…

R&R Commissioner reviews arrangements for Mata Kheer Bhawani Mela

Ganderbal: Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (M), Dr. Arvind Karwani, today had an on-spot review of arrangements being put in place for ensuing Mata Kheer Bhawani…

GPS tracker fixed on two bailed-out ‘terror associates’ in Sopore: Police

Srinagar, June 01: Police in Sopore have fixed a GPS-enabled anklet on two bailed-out “terror associates” for tracking their movement, a police spokesperson informed Saturday.…

Security challenges overwhelmingly external in J&K, focus on ‘foreign terrorists’ now: DGP RR Swain

Says 5 years ago, 150-200 local terrorists were active, at present number shrinks to 22; understanding modus-operandi of foreign terrorists, will defeat them soon; round…

56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months: Health Ministry

New Delhi: India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between March and May, according to data by the Union Health…

Authentic dying declaration can be sole basis for conviction without any corroboration: SC

New Delhi:  An authentic dying declaration that inspires the confidence of the court can be relied upon and be the sole basis for the conviction…

Operations at Srinagar Airport halted for an hour after bomb threat

Srinagar: Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport had to be halted for an hour on Friday after a bomb threat as the authorities took…

Akhnoor bus accident: 6 Transport dept officials suspended

Jammu:  Six transport department officials in Jammu and Kashmir were suspended for alleged dereliction of duty on Friday, a day after 22 people were killed…

Security challenges overwhelmingly external in J&K, focus on ‘foreign terrorists’ now: DGP RR Swain

Security challenges overwhelmingly external in J&K, focus on ‘foreign terrorists’ now: DGP RR Swain

Says 5 years ago, 150-200 local terrorists were active, at present number shrinks to 22;…

56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months: Health Ministry

56 confirmed deaths due to heat stroke recorded in India in last 3 months: Health Ministry

New Delhi: India has recorded 56 deaths from 24,849 suspected cases of heat stroke between…

Authentic dying declaration can be sole basis for conviction without any corroboration: SC

Authentic dying declaration can be sole basis for conviction without any corroboration: SC

New Delhi:  An authentic dying declaration that inspires the confidence of the court can be…

Operations at Srinagar Airport halted for an hour after bomb threat

Operations at Srinagar Airport halted for an hour after bomb threat

Srinagar: Flight operations at the Srinagar International Airport had to be halted for an hour…

Akhnoor bus accident: 6 Transport dept officials suspended

Akhnoor bus accident: 6 Transport dept officials suspended

Jammu:  Six transport department officials in Jammu and Kashmir were suspended for alleged dereliction of…

Stern action against those found responsible for accident: J&K Chief Secretary

Stern action against those found responsible for accident: J&K Chief Secretary

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday said that stern action would…

Pakistani court demands missing Kashmiri poet be produced before it

Pakistani court demands missing Kashmiri poet be produced before it

Islamabad:  A top Pakistani court on Friday rejected a plea to conclude the case about…

BJP reviews election activities, expresses confidence of win in Jammu and Udhampur

BJP reviews election activities, expresses confidence of win in Jammu and Udhampur

Jammu: The BJP held a parliamentary election management committee meeting here on Friday to review…

Mirwaiz hopes govt will rethink its policy on release of political prisoners

Mirwaiz hopes govt will rethink its policy on release of political prisoners

Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday expressed hope that the government would rethink its policy on…

Govt constitutes committee for fixation of fee structure of professional colleges in J&K

Govt constitutes committee for fixation of fee structure of professional colleges in J&K

Srinagar: The government on Friday constituted a committee for the fixation of the fee structure…

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DGP inaugurates 5G-enabled i5 interactive panels for Smart Classes at PPS, Jammu

DGP inaugurates 5G-enabled i5 interactive panels for Smart Classes at PPS, Jammu

Empowering children through quality education aim of J&K Police & PWWA: R.R Swain Jammu: In a significant milestone in the journey of technological advancement at JKPPS, Miran Sahib Jammu, DGP,…

Quality healthcare facilities imperative for effective patient care: Dr Abid Rasheed

Quality healthcare facilities imperative for effective patient care: Dr Abid Rasheed

Felicitates officers, officials on NQAS certification of UPHC Hazratbal SRINAGAR: Secretary of Health and Medical Education (HME), Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, today remarked that quality healthcare facilities are the…

Ban on sale, consumption of tobacco products in Vaishno Devi town of Katra

Ban on sale, consumption of tobacco products in Vaishno Devi town of Katra

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration Saturday banned the sale, possession and consumption of cigarettes and other tobacco products in the holy town of Katra, which houses the cave shrine…

Phase III of e-Courts Project would transform Indian Judicial System incredibly: Chief Justice

Phase III of e-Courts Project would transform Indian Judicial System incredibly: Chief Justice

JAMMU: Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh, Justice N. Kotiswar Singh, today virtually inaugurated a two-day e-Courts Phase III Regional Cluster Workshop for North Zone, High Court(s), which…

Educationists’ role essential in achieving tobacco-free society: Justice Tashi

Educationists’ role essential in achieving tobacco-free society: Justice Tashi

J&K LSA organises awareness programme on World No Tobacco Day SRINAGAR: Commemorating the World No Tabacco Day, the J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with Crescent Public School, Naseem Bagh,…

DHSK observes World No Tobacco Day

DHSK observes World No Tobacco Day

Speakers advocate collective action to weed out the menace SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) today observed World No Tobacco Day here in which the participants deliberated upon…

Crackdown on underweight cylinders: LMD Kulgam slaps LPG bottling plant with penalty of Rs 1 lakh

SRINAGAR: Legal Metrology Department (LMD) Kulgam has slapped a Samba-based LPG bottling plant with a penalty of one lakh rupees for supplying underweight LPG Cylinders for public distribution through retailers.…

GDC Kulgam introduces sericulture course to enable students to ‘earn while they learn’

GDC Kulgam introduces sericulture course to enable students to ‘earn while they learn’

Kulgam: The principal of GDC Kulgam on Friday said that under the NEP 2020 framework, they have introduced a sericulture skill course, in collaboration with the sericulture department. Syed Eazaz…

Streamline riding surface, ensure two-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar NH by June 10: CS to NHAI

Streamline riding surface, ensure two-way traffic on Jammu-Srinagar NH by June 10: CS to NHAI

Reviews road condition, traffic scenario SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today set a deadline of June 10 for streamlining of riding surface and ensuring two-way traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar…

Div Com Kashmir visits Gulmarg; prioritizes tourism sector regulation & professionalism

Div Com Kashmir visits Gulmarg; prioritizes tourism sector regulation & professionalism

BARAMULLA: In a significant move aimed at boosting tourism and addressing local concerns, Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Thursday undertook a visit to Gulmarg and conducted a…

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Counting of votes: RO Sgr PC holds meeting with candidates, representatives of political parties

Counting of votes: RO Sgr PC holds meeting with candidates, representatives of political parties

Seeks cooperation for peaceful counting process SRINAGAR: Ahead of the counting of votes, the Returning Officer (RO), 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency (PC),…

Principal Secretary visits JKAACL, Tagore Hall

Principal Secretary visits JKAACL, Tagore Hall

Emphasises expeditious completion of development works SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary of the Culture Department, Suresh Kumar Gupta, today visited the Jammu &…

DC Ramban stresses hindrance-free NH-44 for SANJY-2024, tourist & fruit season

DC Ramban stresses hindrance-free NH-44 for SANJY-2024, tourist & fruit season

Inspects, widening maintenance work on Nashri–Banihal stretch RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner Ramban, Baseer-Ul-Haq Chaudhary, along with SSP Traffic NHW, Rohit Basotra and…

Screening panel reconstituted for Kashmiri Migrant’s registration must expedite the process: Tarigami

Screening panel reconstituted for Kashmiri Migrant’s registration must expedite the process: Tarigami

Srinagar, May 31: Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami has urged the reconstituted Screening Committee by the J&K Government for provisionally registered Kashmiri Migrants to expedite the process of their…

DGP sanctions retirement gift of Rs 1.15 crore in favour of 115 police personnel

DGP sanctions retirement gift of Rs 1.15 crore in favour of 115 police personnel

Srinagar: As a token of appreciation for their services to the Department, the Director General of Police, J&K, R.R. Swain has sanctioned a retirement gift of rupees one crore and…

Eminent researcher from TIFR Mumbai delivers Physics Colloquium at NIT Srinagar

Eminent researcher from TIFR Mumbai delivers Physics Colloquium at NIT Srinagar

Srinagar: The Department of Physics at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar organized a Physics Colloquium on 30th May in which Prof. Pratap Raychaudhuri from Tata Institute of Fundamental…

World No Tobacco Day: GDC Kulgam declared a smoke-free zone

World No Tobacco Day: GDC Kulgam declared a smoke-free zone

Students and staff mobilize to enforce ban and raise awareness Kulgam, May 31: The principal of Government Degree College (GDC), Kulgam, Syed Eazaz Hussain Rizvi on Friday said that the…

NC denounces formation of govt committees for identification of land to establish 5-star hotels

Says NC committed to review all decisions taken after 5th August 2019 if elected to office Srinagar, May 31: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Friday took exception to…

DoWP, WD Kashmir rebuts news item ‘Residents protest Wildlife Department’s halt on critical road project in Budgam’

DoWP, WD Kashmir rebuts news item ‘Residents protest Wildlife Department’s halt on critical road project in Budgam’

SRINAGAR: The Department of Wildlife Protection (DoPW), Wetlands Division (WD) Kashmir today rebutted the news item published in local English daily on 30 May 2024, headlined ‘Residents protest Wildlife Department’s…

Advisor to UT Ladakh reviews annual action plan for watershed development component-PMKSY 2.0

Advisor to UT Ladakh reviews annual action plan for watershed development component-PMKSY 2.0

Leh: The Advisor to the Union Territory of Ladakh and Chairman of the Union Territory Level Sanctioning Committee (UTLSC), Dr Pawan Kotwal, chaired a significant meeting to review and approve…

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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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