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Social Media and Tourism

Social Media and Tourism

In this modern age social media plays an important role for the growth of tourism at any place of the world and the Kashmir cannot ignore the importance of Social media in this sector. In this direction, the Tourism officers of State administration have recently recognized the fact that social media has to play the […]

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Army officer among 3 killed in separate road accidents

Army officer among 3 killed in separate road accidents

Agencies Three people including an Army captain were killed in two separate road accidents in Udhampur and Jammu districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Captain Naveeta Ranjanof Jaipur was killed after she lost control over her private car, which skidded off the road and rammed into a concrete shed near Ghari village in […]

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Army man ‘commits suicide’ at camp in Jammu

Army man ‘commits suicide’ at camp in Jammu

Jammu:  An Army man allegedly shot himself on Monday with his service rifle at a camp in the outskirts of the city, officials said. The incident took place around 5 AM at the guard room in Miran Sahib area, they said. He had joined the Indian Army in December, 2017 and belonged to Andra Pradesh. […]

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Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu today as precautionary measure

Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu today as precautionary measure

Agencies Jammu: The Amarnath yatra was suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure following a strike called by separatists in the Kashmir valley to mark the third death anniversary of former Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, officials said. The annual pilgrimage to the 3,880-meter high holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will resume on […]

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Civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera

Civilian injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera

Srinagar: One civilian was injured in cross-LoC firing in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Reports said that the armies of India and Pakistan exchanged fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kalsian village Monday morning. The injured, identified as Ram Saroop of Kalsian, was shifted to sub district hospital […]

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Kashmir shuts on Burhan Wani’s third death anniversary

Kashmir shuts on Burhan Wani’s third death anniversary

Srinagar :  A shutdown is being observed in Kashmir valley on Monday on the third death anniversary of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander, Burhan Wani. Shops and business establishments are closed in Srinagar and other districts of valley. While public transport was off the roads in the city and other parts of the valley, however, private vehicles were […]

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4 Executive Officers Of Municipal Committees Suspended For ‘Misconduct, Funds Misappropriation’

4 Executive Officers Of Municipal Committees Suspended For ‘Misconduct, Funds Misappropriation’

Srinagar :  The authorities have placed under suspension four executive officers of municipal committees based on “preliminary inquiry” reports into the alleged charges of misappropriation, irregularities in financial transactions, gross negligence and misconduct. According to an order issued by the Director Urban Local Bodies, the officers placed under suspension Including Sarfaraz Ahmad Bhat, Executive Officer […]

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J&K Bank appoints Rajni Saraf as CFO

J&K Bank appoints Rajni Saraf as CFO

New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Saturday announced the appointment of Rajni Saraf as its chief financial officer (CFO). “The Board of Directors of the bank has appointed Rajni Saraf as chief financial officer of the bank for a period of 6 months with effect from July 5, 2019,” it said in a regulatory filing. […]

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Another batch of 5,124 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine

Another batch of 5,124 pilgrims leave for Amarnath cave shrine

Srinagar : A fresh batch of 5124 pilgrims left Jammu for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley on Saturday, an official said. “The pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas Jammu in an escorted convoy of vehicles for the Valley today,” he said. An official said for Pahalgam route 2498 males, 426 females, 19 […]

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Two soldiers injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri sector

Two soldiers injured in cross LoC firing in Rajouri sector

Agencies Jammu : Two Army personnel were injured in cross border firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The soldiers, who were manning a forward post in the Romali Dhara area of Nowshera sector, were injured in the firing from across the border on […]