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J&K reports 23 covid-19 cases, no death

J&K reports 23 covid-19 cases, no death

Srinagar : Jammu and Kashmir reported 23 fresh covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. They said that seven cases were reported from Jammu division and 16 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 478894. Among the cases, 173907 are from […]

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Atal Dulloo directs officers to ensure priority passage to fruit laden trucks

Atal Dulloo directs officers to ensure priority passage to fruit laden trucks

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 16: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to discuss the issues/difficulties pertaining to the movement of trucks carrying Fruits & Vegetables on National Highway from valley. While chairing the meeting, Atal Dulloo directed the concerned authorities to take immediate measures so […]

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Comm Secy calls for effective management of forests with active participation of PRIs, people

Comm Secy calls for effective management of forests with active participation of PRIs, people

Attends Annual Passing out parade for 69th, 70th Batch of Forest guards Training Course at KFTS Bandipora BANDIPORA, SEPTEMBER 16: The annual passing out parade for 69th and 70th batch of Forest Guards was held at Kashmir Forest Training School (KFTS), Chitternar Bandipora. Commissioner Secretary Forests, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma was chief guest on […]

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7 Persons Injured As Truck Collides With Srinagar-bound Passenger Cab in Behramgalla Poonch

7 Persons Injured As Truck Collides With Srinagar-bound Passenger Cab in Behramgalla Poonch

Srinagar, Sep 16 ): At least seven persons suffered injuries after a truck collided with a passenger cab in Behramgalla of Surankote area in Poonch district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS that a truck bearing registration number JK08F 7247 hit a Srinagar-bound Xylo vehicle (JK14C 2788) in Behramgalla Surankote area, resulting in injuries to seven […]

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Ex-bureaucrats write to EC, seek de-recognition of AAP

Ex-bureaucrats write to EC, seek de-recognition of AAP

A group of retired bureaucrats on Thursday wrote to the Election Commission of India and sought action against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and initiate proceedings to withdraw the recognition of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for alleged violation of the code of conduct by inducing public servants to work for his party in Gujarat. […]

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Roger Federer to retire from tennis after next week’s Laver Cup

Roger Federer to retire from tennis after next week’s Laver Cup

Roger Federer broke the news fans across the world have long been fearing when he announced on Thursday he will retire from competitive tennis after next week’s Laver Cup in London. The 41-year-old Swiss, who has won 20 Grand Slam titles and is regarded by many as the best player ever to wield a racket, […]

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Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets

Taliban accuse US of ‘usurping’ Afghanistan’s frozen assets

KABUL: Taliban authorities accused the United States on Thursday of having “usurped” Afghan assets, after Washington revealed plans to set up an external fund to manage $3.5 billion of its seized national reserves. When the Taliban stormed back to power in August last year, the US froze $7 billion in central bank assets, exacerbating a poverty crisis […]

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Lumpy Skin Disease

Lumpy Skin Disease

In order to control Lumpy Skin Disease in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is monitoring the situation on the ground and has been reviewing the measures for controlling this disease. Recently the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), discussed the recommendations of the Department Of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India wherein the States and UTs […]

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Azad Seeks Support of People to Take J&K out of Shadows of ‘fear’, ‘helplessness’

Azad Seeks Support of People to Take J&K out of Shadows of ‘fear’, ‘helplessness’

SRINAGAR, Sept 15: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday sought support of the people to take the Union Territory out of the shadows of “fear, unemployment and helplessness”. Azad, who quit the Congress last month, said he will not rake up emotive issues like “freedom”, “autonomy” or “self-rule”, but will […]

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Two Clerics Among Five Detained In J-K Under Preventive Laws

Two Clerics Among Five Detained In J-K Under Preventive Laws

Srinagar: Five people, including two influential clerics, from south Kashmir were detained under preventive laws on Thursday, officials here said. Among those detained are Moulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Rashid Dawoodi, they said. The authorities are contemplating booking the clerics under the Public Safety Act and shifting them to a Jammu jail, they said. […]