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J&K Bank’s Zainakote branch gutted in midnight blaze
Srinagar,16 July: A partially operational branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank at Zainakote was gutted in a midnight blaze on Friday. Witnesses said that the fire broke out in the first floor of the complex, where the Branch of J&K Bank Zainakote is partially operational. Another witness who owns…
Read More »Indian photojournalist killed in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province
Kabul, Jul 16: Danish Siddiqui, a Pulitzer Prize winner Indian photojournalist who worked for Reuters news agency, has been killed in Afghanistan while covering the fierce fighting between Afghan troops and the Taliban militants in Kandahar. “Deeply disturbed by the sad news of the killing of a friend, Danish Siddiqui…
Read More »Militant hideout busted in Awantipora, arms, ammunition recovered: Police
Security forces in a joint operation has busted a militants hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Awantipora According to a statement issued that reads,’ based on the credible inputs, a joint team of Awantipora Police, Army 42 RR and CRPF 180 BN launched a search…
Read More »Doordarshan artists pushed into state of starvation: Tarigami
Expressing anguish over the pathetic economic conditions of the local Doordarshan artists, CPI (M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has urged the government to immediately come to the rescue of these important members of the society and solve their livelihood issues. In a statement issued today, he said scores of local…
Read More »2 local militants killed in Srinagar gunfight, were locals affiliated with LeT : IGP Kashmir
Inspector General of Police Kashmir Ranger Vijay Kumar on Friday said two militants killed Friday morning in a gunfight with government forces did not respond to the surrender offer and instead invited retaliatory action from the government forces by firing upon them . He also said that both the militants…
Read More »Fixation of Fee for private schools: Supreme Court issues notices to JK Govt and Committee
New Delhi , July 15: The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Jammu Kashmir Government and the Committee formed for fixation and regulation of fee of private schools known as Fee and Fund Regulatory Committee (FFRC) while hearing a writ petition filed by a federation of private schools…
Read More »1 Killed, four injured as vehicle plunges into Gorge in Uri
One person killed while four other were injured in a tragic road accident in border town of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. An official said that a car (S Presso) bearing registration numberJK05J-3012 skidded off the road, resulting in injuries to five persons at Zamoorpatan. SDPO Uri said that a rescue…
Read More »To revive water transport, Bus boat launched on trial basis in river Jhelum
Srinagar, Jul 15 : In a bid to revive water transport in the Kashmir Valley, a private company on Thursday launched a bus boat on trial basis in the river Jhelum. Director of the company, Sukhnag Enterprises, Imran Malik said that the bus boat procured from outside the country…
Read More »MHA asks states to order police not to register cases under scrapped section of IT Act
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday asked the states to direct their police not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 related to posting online comments.The Supreme Court in 2015 had struck down the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act that made…
Read More »Lt Governor launches Horticulture Week aimed at doubling Farmers’ income
Initiates first-ever massive High-Density plantation drive by planting saplings at Akhnoor, targeting 25 lakh plants in Jammu Division Jammu, July 14: Continuing the Government’s endeavours to realize Hon’ble Prime Minister’s goal of doubling the income of farmers by 2022, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha launched the Horticulture Week by planting saplings…
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J&K Cabinet to Take Up Major Policy Decisions on Hydropower, Urban Asset Monetisation; Padder Mineral Exploration Also on Agenda
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 13: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is scheduled to take up a …
