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As the  Department of Forests has intensified the anti-encroachment drives across J&K, the forest dwellers have started seeking relief from eviction under Forest Rights Act. A top official told local news agency  that they have regard for Forest Rights Act and whenever people feel their rights are violated in eviction…

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited the Tangmarg area of Baramulla district where he took stock of  COVID-19 mitigation measures. During his visit, he inspected recently established COVID Care Centres at the Panchayat level in order to assess the status of medical infrastructure and arrangements in these…

Sajjad Bazaz We continue to be in the middle of the Covid-driven disaster. It’s a complete disaster in terms of sickness, death, isolation, depression and anxiety, loss of income, unemployment, closure of small businesses and collapse of the economy caused by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. Populations across the…

Srinagar, Jun 02 : The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday directed all administrative secretaries to fix time slots for meeting general public for hearing of public grievances. A circular under number, issued by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, a copy of which lies with the news agency reads…

  Kupwara, June 02 : Police have booked at least eight persons under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for sloganeering at the funeral of a youth who was killed in an accident recently in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. Officials on Wednesday told that four of them have been already arrested…

South Kashmir youth’s exemplary social work wins heart of people Sameer Ahmad Anantnag,02 June: The secret to living is giving . Mudasir is one such young believer ,who has been contributing to the well being of others in order to find more meaning in life. Hailing from South Kashmir’s  Pulwama…

  Srinagar, June 1 : Government today set a cap of Rs 400  for RT-PCR for Covid 19 test. The order issued by Health and Medical Education Department which lies with Arising state reads that “In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897…

Handwara June 1:Kashmir Economic Alliance chairman Muhammad Yaseen Khan on Tuesday said that a single day shutdown costs Rs 150 crore loss to Kashmir economy. He said this during his visit to fire victims of Handwara who day before lost their vegetable carts to fire at Handwara Vegetable Market, Yaseen…

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President, Member of Parliament Dr Farooq Abdullah, and Vice President Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed profound grief over the demise of Mohtamim Madrasa Maarif Ul Quran, Bathandi, Mufti Faiz Ul Waheed, who breathed his last earlier today. In their condolence message, the Party President…

  Chairs weekly Covid-19 review meet SRINAGAR, JUNE 01 : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today called for 100 per cent utilization of Covid- management resources across all districts in Kashmir. Div Com said this while chairing a weekly Covid-19 review meeting. The meeting among others was attended by…