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Srinagar: The Election Commission of India declared its readiness to conduct assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, revealing that the Union Territory achieved its highest voter turnout in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in the past forty years. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi to recap the extensive seven-phase 2024 general elections […]
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Srinagar: Govt owned J&K bank has given loan to Adani Power, allowing its flexible structuring, documents show. Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JK Bank) has announced a substantial downsizing of 27% in its Restructured Loan book during the fiscal year 2024 after the loans of Adani power were restructured. A significant contributor to this downsizing was
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Srinagar: J&K Bank recently reported a record-breaking profit of Rs. 1,767.27 crore for FY 2024. However, a closer look at the bank’s financials reveals some underlying issues. Headline growth masks cost pressures: While J&K Bank achieved double-digit growth in both loans and deposits, a significant rise in interest expenses (30% YoY) outpaced the growth in
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Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it have installed GPS tracking device on a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a handout, the police said that in compliance to an order received from Court, police in Baramulla today affixed a GPS tracking device on a under trial militant associate who was enlarged
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Srinagar: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) J&K on Friday said to have registered two FIRs against Girdawar for disproportionate assets and for illegal and fraudulent mutation in revenue record. A spokesman in a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) said that Anti corruption Bureau conducted verification into the allegations of accumulation of Disproportionate
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Srinagar: Weatherman on Thursday said that the “heat wave” over plains of Jammu and Kashmir was likely to continue for the next six days. A meteorological department official here told GNS that from May 23-28 generally dry weather is expected even as the possibility of thundershower activity at “isolated” places cannot be ruled out. From
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Srinagar: The government may permit the members of the banned Jama’at-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir (JeI) to participate in the elections under a different party name, sources said. This move comes after JeI expressed its willingness to contest polls if the Centre lifts the ban imposed on it. On May 15, JeI declared its readiness to
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Srinagar: Two militants were killed during an encounter with security forces in Kulgam on Tuesday. A fresh exchange of fire occurred on Tuesday morning between militants and security personnel in Kulgam . A senior police officer stated that firing recommenced on Tuesday morning following a cessation during the night in the Redwani area of Kulgam
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Srinagar: A man from Dhanore Jaralan village in Rajouri district was recently charged for breaching a directive from the district magistrate by using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone, according to police sources. Mazhar Iqbal (30) has been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at Darhal police station.
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Srinagar: Ahead of the coming annual Hajj pilgrimage, 7000 people are readying from Kashmir to perform the holy pilgrimage to Makkah. As per the details, officials from the Hajj House said that meticulous planning and arrangements are being made to ensure a smooth and comfortable experience for the pilgrims. “We have already begun the distribution
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