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Attack on bus carrying children kills at least 20, wounds 35 in Yemen: Red Cross

Attack on bus carrying children kills at least 20, wounds 35 in Yemen: Red Cross

Sanaa: An airstrike blamed on the Saudi-led coalition fighting Shiite rebels in Yemen hit a bus in a busy market on Thursday in the country’s north, killing at least 20 people, including children, Yemeni tribal leaders said. As many as 35 were also wounded in the attack, which took place in the Dahyan market in […]

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HC orders eviction of unauthorized occupants from government accommodation

HC orders eviction of unauthorized occupants from government accommodation

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 08: In a significant order, Jammu and Kashmir High Court has ordered eviction of unauthorized occupants from the government accommodation in the State. “In the meantime, Director Estates, J&K Government shall ensure eviction of all unauthorized occupants from the Government accommodations and report compliance,” the single bench of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey ordered while […]

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Governor unhappy over poor maintenance of Mughal Road

Governor unhappy over poor maintenance of Mughal Road

SRINAGAR,: Governor N. N. Vohra today expressed dismay over the dilapidated condition of the Mughal Road and directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to undertake a physical and financial audit to fix responsibility for the poor maintenance of this strategic road which provides alternate connectivity to Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country. Chairing […]

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Four militants killed ,soldier injured,in Rafiabad gunfight, says Army

Four militants killed ,soldier injured,in  Rafiabad gunfight, says Army

srinagar:_Four militants were killed and a para commando of the Indian Army was injured on Wednesday in an ongoing gunfight in the forests of Rafiabad in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Defence Ministry officials said four militants have been killed in the Dooniwari forests. The operation is still going on. A para commando […]

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100% Consumer Metering through Smart Meters & Smart Grid given go ahead

100% Consumer Metering through Smart Meters & Smart Grid given go ahead

SRINAGAR: In a significant decision aimed at reducing AT&C losses in the Power sector and improving metering, the State Administrative Council (SAC), which met here today under the chairmanship of Governor, Shri N N Vohraaccorded sanction to the engagement of the Rural Electricity Corporation Power Distribution Company Limited (RECPDCL) as PIA on nomination basis for […]

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Owe it to our future generations to safeguard 35-A – Omar Abdullah

Owe it to our future generations to safeguard 35-A – Omar Abdullah

Khan Sahib, Budgam | : National Conference Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the leadership of the State, cutting across all divides and differences, owed it to the future generations to safeguard and protect Article 35-A from all over and covert machinations sponsored by the powers that be. Addressing a workers’ convention […]

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KTMF delegation calls on Chairman J&K Bank

KTMF delegation calls on Chairman J&K Bank

Srinagar: Our businesses need to keep growing so that we achieve our goals of comfortable and dignified living as a society. For that to happen, we need to join hands and bring more efficiency and transparency to our systems of working both in the institutions and the businesses. J&K Bank Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed […]

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Kathua rape case: SC seeks Jammu and Kashmir govt’s response to habeas corpus plea

Kathua rape case: SC seeks Jammu and Kashmir govt’s response to habeas corpus plea

NEW DELHI, The plea was made by a cousin of key witness and social activist Talib Hussain that he has been framed in the case and cruelly tortured in police custody The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to respond to a plea made by a cousin of key Kathua rape […]

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Forces launch CASO in Pulwama villages in south Kashmir

Forces launch CASO in Pulwama villages in south Kashmir

Srinagar: Government forces on Wednesday launched Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Gudoora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, sources said. They said that soon after the CASO, youth took to streets and started protesting triggering minor clashes in the area. Local sources said that house to house searches were going on in the village.

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Member Co-ordinator NITI Aayog meets Governor

Member Co-ordinator NITI Aayog meets Governor

Srinagar . Amod K. Kant, Member Co-ordinator NITI Aayog – Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) Standing Committee, accompanied by . Rakesh Ranjan, Joint Secretary, NITI Aayog, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan today.  Kant informed Governor about a number of issues relating to the implementation of various State and Central Government welfare schemes in […]