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Kashmir celebrates Mahashivratri

Kashmir celebrates Mahashivratri

Srinagar:-Kashmiri Pandits living across Kashmir celebrated Hehrath, the Shivratri festival on Tuesday. Unlike the rest of the mainland, the festival is strictly personal and rituals take place at home and Temples. Pandit families living ll over Kashmir received their relatives and friends who had come to congratulate them for the festival. Temples wore a festive […]

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Mehbooba is one of the poorest CMs in India, says report

Mehbooba is one of the poorest CMs in India, says report

Srinagar:-According to a report by Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), a transparency body, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is one of the poorest CMs in India. With declared assets of Rs.55 Lakh, Mehbooba features with Mamata Banerjee of West Bengal who has declared assets of Rs. 30 Lakhs. According to the report, CM of Tripura, Manik […]

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Chief Minister lays wreaths on bodies of Army personnel

Chief Minister lays wreaths on bodies of Army personnel

JAMMU, FEB 13: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti this morning laid floral wreaths on the bodies of Army personnel who were killed in Saturday’s militant attack on Sunjwan Army camp. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh; Ministers, Abdul Haq Khan, Choudhary Zulfkar; MLA, Jammu West, Sat Sharma,  senior Army and Police officers also laid wreaths on the […]

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Srinagar Jammu highway to remain closed on Tuesday

Srinagar Jammu highway to remain closed on Tuesday

According to traffic officials Srinagar Jammu highway will remain closed till further orders due to slippery conditions and chances of landslides at many places. The only surface link between kashmir valley and rest of the country was closed on Monday due to heavy snowfall in the Banihal sector of the highway. Traffic officials have appealed […]

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Police says Domana army camp attack repulsed

Police says Domana army camp attack repulsed

News agencies have quoted police sources saying that in the wee hours of Tuesday two motor cycle borne militants tried to enter through the gate but the Army Jawans on the gate repulsed the attack.soon after the attempt police security forces and army have launched search operation to nab militants. More details are awaited.

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House to house searches going on at Lam in Tral

House to house searches going on at Lam in Tral

Army and security forces launched a fresh operation in Upper areas of Lam village of Tral on Tuesday . Reports said that house to house searches were going on till this report was being filed . Army in Tral has been carrying out anti militancy operations quite often. Despite snow and chill villagers of lam […]

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Unknown gunmen kill PDD employee

Mohd Yousf Rather alias Yousf Nadeem was killed by unidentified gunmen when he was travelling in a passenger cab on Monday .Police said that he was an employee of power development department and was affiliated with Hurriyat conference led by Geelani .

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Govt to upgrade 400 schools, open 17 new GDCs: Altaf Bukhari

Govt to upgrade 400 schools, open 17 new GDCs: Altaf Bukhari

Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari informed the Upper House that the government has approved up-gradation of 200 Middle Schools (100 in each division) to the level of High School and 200 High Schools (100 in each division) to the level of Higher Secondary School in the state. Replying to a question of Sajjad […]

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Govt has notified policy for regularization of daily rated workers: Veeri

Govt has notified policy for regularization of daily rated workers: Veeri

Minister for Revenue & Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri on behalf of Finance Minister today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government has already formulated a policy to regularize all eligible workers engaged in various government departments across the State. He said the policy notified vide SRO-520 dated: 21-12-2017 is applicable to all such casual, […]

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Dialogue with Pakistan imperative to end the bloodshed:Mehbooba

Dialogue with Pakistan imperative to end the bloodshed:Mehbooba

Without naming anyone, Mehbooba said that she knows that she will be labeled “anti national” for her statement. She added “that doesn’t matter”. Saying that people in Jammu and Kashmir are suffering, chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday in an apparent message to Center said that dialogue with Pakistan is imperative to end the bloodshed. […]