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KU’s awareness campaign on good hygiene concludes

KU’s awareness campaign on good hygiene concludes

Srinagar: A three-day awareness campaign initiated by the University of Kashmir on public health and hygiene concluded on Wednesday. The grassroots-level campaign titled ‘Good Health, Good Hygiene’ was organised by the varsity’s Department of Students Welfare (DSW) in and around areas of Dal Lake to urge people to maintain proper hygiene and keep their surroundings […]

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IGP Kashmir promotes 46 officials to their next ranks

IGP Kashmir promotes 46 officials to their next ranks

Srinagar: On the recommendation of special departmental promotion committee, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Zone, Vijay Kumar, has promoted 46 officials to their next ranks According to the police spokesman, the officials include 11 Head Constables of Executive Police to the rank of Assistant Sub Inspectors, 26 SgCts to the rank of Head Constables and […]

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Bukhari asks govt to revisit decision of imposing property tax in J&K

Bukhari asks govt to revisit decision of imposing property tax in J&K

Srinagar: Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Tuesday asked the government to ‘revisit’ its decision of imposing property tax in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari said since no major economic activity was witnessed in the newly carved-out Union Territory after August 05, 2019, imposing property tax would be no less than a ‘shocker’ for the people […]

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Viral image of gold coins has no connection with J&K

Viral image of gold coins has no connection with J&K

Srinagar: On Saturday, a picture showcasing a bunch of gold coins with dirt and mud all around them started making rounds across social media platforms in Kashmir, when the images of this treasure were shared on the Internet with a caption that said gold and silver coins were found by laborers while digging a canal […]

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Prof Shabir is KU’s new Dean of Academic Affairs

Prof Shabir is KU’s new Dean of Academic Affairs

Srinagar: Professor Shabir Ahmad Bhat from Kashmir University’s Department of Management Studies on Tuesday took the charge of varsity’s Dean of Academic Affairs. An order to this effect was issued by Deputy Registrar Administration (Teaching Wing). A Harvard-trained academic, Prof Bhat has 37 years of teaching, research and administrative experience and has held important academic […]

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KU VC chairs first meeting of Working Group on Climate Change

KU VC chairs first meeting of Working Group on Climate Change

Experts urge greater focus on mitigation and adaptation strategies

Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor of University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad on Tuesday chaired the first meeting of a Working Group on Climate Change constituted by the varsity to address pressing concerns and challenges related to it. Addressing the WG members from academia, government and civil society, Prof Talat said it’s important for everyone, especially youngsters, to […]

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Will continue our fight against divisive forces: Altaf Bukhari

Will continue our fight against divisive forces: Altaf Bukhari

Srinagar: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday pledged that his party will continue its fight against the divisive forces who are hellbent to erode the edifice of social fabric and pluralistic ethos in Jammu and Kashmir. Bukhari was addressing a joining ceremony at Party office in Lal Chowk Srinagar that witnessed an […]

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Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone traced/recovered Smart-phones worth lacs of rupees

Cyber Police Station Kashmir Zone traced/recovered Smart-phones worth lacs of rupees

Srinagar: Cyber Police Kashmir Zone have recovered lost mobile phones worth lakhs of rupees and handed them over to the rightful owners. Besides online frauds, scams and other cyber related crimes being reported to Cyber Police Kashmir Zone, complaints regarding missing of mobile phones are also received on routine basis, a police spokesman said. He […]

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‘Rs 500 crore to be spent on replacing barbed wires, wooden poles in Jmu Div’

‘Rs 500 crore to be spent on replacing barbed wires, wooden poles in Jmu Div’

Field staff to be insured for life and injury

Jammu: The government is going to replace all the wooden poles and barbed wires in Jammu division and has kept aside a sum of Rs 500 crore for the same. This was stated by Principal Secretary PDD, Rohit Kansal, in a meeting chaired here to review summer preparedness of the department to ensure reliable power […]

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Azad, Laway complete their term as Rajya Sabha members

Azad, Laway complete their term as Rajya Sabha members

J&K now without representation in Upper House of Parliament

Srinagar: With Ghulam Nabi Azad and Nazir Ahmad Laway completing their six years term as Rajya Sabha members on Monday, Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory has no representatives in the Upper House of Parliament. While Fayaz Ahmad Mir (PDP) and Shamsher Singh Manhas (BJP) ceased to be members of the House on February 10, Azad […]