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Omar Abdullah chairs first cabinet meeting as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

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Srinagar: Omar Abdullah, sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, presided over his government’s inaugural cabinet meeting today. National Conference (NC) vice president took his oath on Tuesday in a ceremony overseen by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. During the meeting, key administrative issues were discussed, and the […]

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Govt takes strong note of delay in filing of APRs by JKAS officers

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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued strict instructions regarding the significant delay in the processing of Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for members of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service. A circular, No. 15-JK (GAD) of 2024, dated July 2, 2024, has called for immediate action by concerned officers. The APRs for the assessment

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Govt constitutes committee for inspection of road works for Amarnath Yatra

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Srinagar, The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has sanctioned the formation of a committee to oversee the inspection of works executed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for the maintenance and improvement of critical infrastructure for the Amarnath Yatra. The committee is tasked with inspecting the maintenance of Class 9 roads from Ranga Morh to

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ED attaches assets in 2012 Medical Exam Paper Leak Case

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Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued a fresh order attaching properties worth Rs 1.31 crore in connection with a money laundering investigation into the alleged leak of the 2012 Jammu and Kashmir Common Entrance Test (JKCET) medical exam paper. This case involves the former chairman of the Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE), Mushtaq

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Now SSB to carry out class-IV recruitment

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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has amended the Civil Services Rules to establish a Services Selection Board responsible for recruiting non-gazetted staff, including Class-IV employees (Multitasking Staff – MTS). The amendment specifies, “A Service Selection Board shall be constituted for making selections for recruitment to subordinate services/non-gazetted/Class IV (MTS) posts in any government department,

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Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir

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Srinagar: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, urging the Union Government to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within two months, according to a report by Live Law. The petition, submitted by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, contends that the government’s delay in restoring statehood violates the

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4 persons arrested for staging fake accident in Ramban: Police

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Srinagar: Police in Ramban district have arrested four individuals for orchestrating a staged truck accident. According to a police statement, on September 14, Police Station Ramsoo received information that a truck (registration no. JK20C-3611) driven by Mohd Shabir, a resident of Tuli Reasi, had rolled into a 350-400 meter gorge near Panthyal on NH-44. Based

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J&K gears up to provide accommodations to Ministers, officers asked to vacate bungalows

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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed several top officials to vacate their current ministerial bungalows in preparation for the formation of a new cabinet next month. The order, issued by Alok Kumar, IRS, Principal Secretary to the Government, has been issued for the allocation of these quarters for incoming ministers. In Government Order

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Akash Institute Srinagar fails to return hefty admission fee despite student’s inability to attend classes

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Srinagar: In what points to the trend of educational institutes fleecing parents, Akash coaching center has failed to return the hefty admission fee of a poor parent even as his child couldn’t attend the single class. A Pakherpora resident, Fayaz Ahmad Wani, said he was forced to make several rounds to the institute’s office in

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