Jammu, April 8 Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah said he is worried about how unpredictable farming has become in the region. He pointed to erratic weather as a major risk for local farmers and stressed the need for strong government support. At the opening of the Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship in Precision Vegetable […]
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Srinagar, April 3 Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday ordered a magisterial probe into the encounter in Ganderbal district in which one alleged terrorist was killed by security forces. Several mainstream leaders including Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti raised questions about the encounter that took place on the […]
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Jammu, April 1 Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Wednesday reiterated the government’s commitment to regularise daily wage workers, emphasising that the process would be conducted in a structured manner, considering financial constraints. Highlighting the importance of assurances made on the floor of the House, Choudhary said that Chief Minister Omar […]
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Srinagar, April 1 An terrorist was killed in an overnight encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, the Army said on Wednesday. A cordon and search operation was launched by security forces on Tuesday night, in Arahama area of Gandebal district based on inputs of suspicious movement in the region. Based on specific intelligence input, […]
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Jammu, March 31 At least five glacial lakes in the Kashmir Himalaya have “very high susceptibility” to glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs), even though they are not immediately unstable, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. Speaking in the assembly, Abdullah said a preliminary geospatial analysis was conducted to map downstream exposure […]
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Jammu, March 30 The government on Monday directed the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to take firm action against private schools indulging in arbitrary fee hikes and found violating prescribed norms. Education Minister Sakeena Itoo passed the directions while chairing a comprehensive review meeting at the Civil Secretariat here to assess the […]
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Faridabad, March 30 A 65-year-old woman was murdered allegedly by her own son and daughter-in-law, reportedly to grab the land compensation amount in Sector 67 area here, police said on Monday. After the investigation, the police registered a murder case at Sadar Ballabgarh police station, arresting the accused daughter-in-law, Poonam, who confessed to beating and […]
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Jammu, March 30 Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that road accidents in the Union Territory have shown a declining trend over the past three years, owing to the effective implementation of various road safety measures. In a written reply to the question of National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar in the Assembly, the […]
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Srinagar, March 30 Rain and snowfall continued across Kashmir for the second day on Monday, with plains receiving light to moderate showers and higher reaches witnessing fresh snowfall. Officials said the latest spell of precipitation has reduced Jammu and Kashmir’s rainfall deficit for March by nearly five per cent. They also said that there is […]
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Jammu, March 30 Two BSF personnel were injured after they were allegedly attacked by some locals in a village in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Monday, officials said. The incident occurred around 1.30 am when the two, an inspector and a sub-inspector of the Border Security Force (BSF), had […]
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