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No shortage of essential commodities anywhere in JK: Zulfkar

No shortage of essential commodities anywhere in JK: Zulfkar

JAMMU: Minister for Food, Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (FCA&PD), Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali said that there is no shortage of essential commodities as of now anywhere in the state. While inspecting Government Food Store at Udhampur, the Minister said that there is an adequate stock of essential commodities available in all the areas of the […]

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Govt to develop ‘Rurban Model Villages’ with provisioning of socio-economic, physical infrastructure: Abdul Haq

Govt to develop ‘Rurban Model Villages’ with provisioning of socio-economic, physical infrastructure: Abdul Haq

KUPWARA: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq on Saturday said the government is contemplating to develop a group of habitations as clusters in rural areas by provisioning of economic, social and physical infrastructure facilities. He said the rural areas in the state are not stand-alone settlements but part of cluster […]

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Mehbooba distributes appointment orders among another group of pellet victims

Mehbooba distributes appointment orders among another group of pellet victims

SRINAGAR, JANUARY 06: As another step towards their social integration, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today distributed appointment orders among yet another group of victims of pellet injuries during the law and order situations in the Valley. The Chief Minister, it may be mentioned here, had distributed appointment orders among a similar group of pellet victims […]

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Jaish claims responsibility of Sopore blast

Jaish claims responsibility of Sopore blast

SRINAGAR: Militant outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) has claimed responsibility for Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Sopore, in Baramulla that left four personnel of Jammu and Kashmir police dead. In a statement to local media, a spokesman for the outfit said, ”The shaheed Afzal Guru” squad carried out the IED attack. Guru, who was awarded death […]

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Mehbooba express grief over IED victims

Mehbooba express grief over IED victims

Srinagar The Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday has expressed grief over the death of four policemen in Sopore town of district Baramulla. “Pained to hear that four policemen have been killed in an IED explosion in Sopore. My deepest condolences to their families,” Mehbooba tweeted. Four policemen were killed in an […]

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Detainee dies in Sub-Jail Baramulla.

Detainee dies in Sub-Jail Baramulla.

Srinagar A 45-year-old man died due to a brain haemorrhage at sub-jail Baramulla district of North Kashmir on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Ghulam Nabi Bhat son of Abdul Khaliq, a resident of Hakbara, Hajin, Bandipora. A police official said that Ghulam Nabi was immediately taken to the hospital, however, doctors declared him […]

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Dry weather open skies predicted till Jan 12

Dry weather open skies predicted till Jan 12

After light snowfall in Gulmarg Phalgham and other higher reaches of Kashmir on Friday night temperatures again were recorded minus degree Celsius. With Srinagar city shivering at minus3.9 degree Celsius during the previous night. An official of MET department of Srinagar said that as per their current prediction, the weather conditions will remain by and […]

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Four policemen killed in IED blast at Sopur

Inspector General of Police Kashmir range Muneer Khan confirmed that four police men were killed in an IED blast at Sopur and in this incident four shops some concrete structures were also damaged. Reports from Sopur area of North Kashmir said that it was a massive IED blast and it smashed window panes of dozens […]

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Skiing course held at IISM Gulmarg

Skiing course held at IISM Gulmarg

GULMARG, JANUARY 5: Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering (IISM) Friday concluded its first batch skiing and snowboarding training programme at Gulmarg in which over 80 students mostly from outside the state participated. Director tourism Kashmir Mahmood A Shah was the chief guest on the graduation ceremony of the first batch. He gave away awards […]

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In 2017, Geelani was stopped 48 times from offering Friday prayers: Hurriyat (G)

In 2017, Geelani was stopped 48 times from offering Friday prayers: Hurriyat (G)

Srinagar, : Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Geelani could not attend the Friday congregational prayers due to his continuous house arrest, a spokesperson said. He said in 2017 Syed Ali Geelani was stopped 48 times from offering Friday prayers, an important religious obligation. Meanwhile Tehreek-e-Huriyat General secretary Mohd Ashraf Sehrai continued to remain under […]