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Pay money to get power, no more free electricity now: J&K LG Manoj Sinha tells people

Pay money to get power, no more free electricity now: J&K LG Manoj Sinha tells people

Says Citizens can apply for water, electricity connections online; Sgr to be model smart city soon, advocates underground power cabling; people can complain if there are unscheduled cuts Srinagar, Jun 23: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that electricity won’t be given to people without paying for it and those who won’t […]

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Support SHGs by involving them in your IEC activities: CS to JJM Officers

Support SHGs by involving them in your IEC activities: CS to JJM Officers

Chairs 6th Apex Committee meeting of the Mission SRINAGAR, JUNE 23: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today urged the officers of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) to engage Self Help Group (SHG) members for their possible handholding in the Information, Education & Communication (IEC) activities of the mission. He expressed these views during the […]

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Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, JUNE 23: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Lakhanpur City, Lakhanpur Village, Excise Feeder and adjoining areas shall remain affected on June 24 from 9 am to 1 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Yatri Niwas, Bhawani Nagar, Gole Gujral, Talab Tillo, Trilokpur, Panjpeer, NITCO Lane and adjoining […]

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Joint Director Agriculture visits flood hit OVC Wanigund, Kulgam

Joint Director Agriculture visits flood hit OVC Wanigund, Kulgam

Directs CAO Kulgam to constitute damage assessment teams to submit time bound crop damage report SRINAGAR, JUNE 23: The Joint Director Agriculture Marketing, Mohammad Qasim Ghani today visited flood hit Organic Vegetable Cluster (OVC) Wanigund and different villages of the vegetable cluster to take stock of the damages caused by the recent heavy rainfall to different […]

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Covid: 38 new cases in J&K

Covid: 38 new cases in J&K

Srinagar, Jun 23: Jammu and Kashmir reported 38 new Covid cases on Thursday that took the infection tally to 4,54,623, officials said. No Covid-related death was reported, they said. Of the new cases, 25 were reported from the Jammu division while 13 were from the Kashmir valley, officials said. The death toll stands at 4,755, they […]

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Aadhaar linked birth registration to be fully implemented in J&K: Pr. Sec Health

Aadhaar linked birth registration to be fully implemented in J&K: Pr. Sec Health

Govt committed to time bound service delivery: DD UIDAI SRINAGAR, JUNE 23: Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Deputy Director General, Unique Identification Authority India (UIDAI), Bhawna Garg today jointly chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to discuss the Issues of Aadhaar Linked Birth Registration (ALBR) in Hospitals through Civil […]

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Miraculous escape for 7 tourists, two families as houseboat sinks in Dal Lake

Miraculous escape for 7 tourists, two families as houseboat sinks in Dal Lake

Family demands compensation, permission to repair house boat Srinagar, Jun 23 : Seven tourists and two families had a miraculous escape on Thursday after a houseboat capsized into the Dal Lake following incessant rains in the Kashmir Valley over the past few day. Mohammad Yousuf, owner of the house boat told the news agency—Kashmir News […]

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After the wet weather, more rains predicted in J&K

After the wet weather, more rains predicted in J&K

By: Mudasir Khan VOV Srinagar After the recent heavy rains which swelled the rivers and nallahs of Jammu and Kashmir, the weatherman predicted more rainfall till June 30 this month. Although there could be light rains and thundershowers in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours, wet weather conditions are […]

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ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to join probe by mid-July

ED issues fresh summons to Sonia Gandhi, asks her to join probe by mid-July

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday was served a fresh notice by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to join the probe by mid-July in the National Herald case. On Wednesday, she wrote to the ED about her illness and requested them to defer the questioning, which was accepted by the probe agency. “She was suffering with […]

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Stokes health doubts overshadow England’s bid for NZ clean sweep

Stokes health doubts overshadow England’s bid for NZ clean sweep

LEEDS: England head into the third Test at Headingley on Thursday with doubts over the health of captain Ben Stokes as they chase a 3-0 series clean sweep against New Zealand. Stokes missed training on Tuesday through illness, with a team spokesman saying the all-rounder tested negative for the Coronavirus and was being kept away […]