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Srinagar: The administration has allocated 53 kanals of state land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for establishing a battalion camping site in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The Revenue Department of Jammu and Kashmir has transferred 53 kanals and three marlas of land to the CRPF’s 53rd battalion at Kitchama in Baramulla […]
Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s Chief Electoral Officer has instructed district election officers (DEOs) to initiate the preparatory activities outlined in the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) election planner for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory. In a letter addressed to all 20 deputy commissioners, who also serve as district election officers, the CEO
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Srinagar: In a solemn moment, Kashmir’s revered female dervish, Zuba Saheb, passed away and was buried today in the historic town of Charar-i-Sharief. Tens of thousands attended her funeral prayers. The town’s folklore speaks of her initiation into a life of renunciation and Sufism, beginning with her with her journey as a wandering ascetic. She
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Srinagar: The Government on Saturday appointed 25 liaison officers in view of a visit of Neutral Experts alongwith “delegations from India and Pakistan” to the Jammu & Kashmir from June 17-28. According to a government order, the officers, all JKAS, have been asked to report to the office of Managing Director, Jammu & Kashmir, Power
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Srinagar: Authorities will pressed into service drones for monitoring Amarnath Yatra as pilgrims started to arrive in Jammu today. Earlier at a meeting this week, ADGP Law & Order J&K, Vijay Kumar,emphasized the need for enhanced security measures, including the deployment of Anti-Sabotage teams along the Yatra route to identify and neutralize potential militant threats.
Srinagar: The blasphemous remarks by a non local medical student of Government Medical College Srinagar on Wednesday has evoked a massive outrage with religious bodies and political leaders condemning the incident while reports of protests emerged from GMC Baramulla and NIT Srinagar. Reports of NIT Srinagar students extending the peaceful protest against the incident of
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Srinagar: A woman sustained injuries when a CRPF personnel accidentally fired his weapon in Pulwama district, according to officials on Tuesday. The incident occurred during a joint patrol by CRPF and police forces at Syedabad Pastoona in the Tral area of the district in south Kashmir. The injured woman, identified as Shaheena (40), a resident
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Srinagar: Top Lashkar-i-Toiba commander Riyaz Ahmad Dar and his associate were killed in a gunfight in the Nihama area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. A top police officer told GNS that two militants were killed in the gunfight in Pulwama. He identified them as Riyaz Ahmad Dar, a resident of Sethar Gund Kakapora,
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has advised educational institutes to avoid assemblies in the afternoon to prevent heat related illnesses. The department in a guideline to prevent heat-related illness (HRI) asked the schools to avoid assembling in the afternoon. “Ensure adequate availability of drinking water and water breaks. Also sensitise students to
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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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