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Srinagar The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has announced the inclusion of a “Third Gender/any Other Category” option in application forms for recruitment to various posts. This decision, outlined in Circular No. 30-JK (GAD) of 2023, signifies a significant step towards recognizing rights of transgender individuals in the region. This comes under the […]
Srinagar: The police intervened to rescue two Bangladeshi women who were being trafficked to Jammu and Kashmir. The women were saved by the police, and an individual named Nishith Biswas from West Bengal was apprehended while accompanying them. Acting promptly upon receiving information about the potential human trafficking incident, Jammu Police filed a First Information
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Srinagar, August 9: The pensioners of Jammu and Kashmir Wakf board have made a fervent appeal to Chairman Dr. Darakhshaan Andrabi to settle their pension cases which have been halted in Waqf office since April last year so that they could be paid pension salary and other incentives due to the them. They said due
Srinagar, July 14: Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against 19 persons who got appointmented in Police department on fake and forged appointment letters. In a statement, the Economic Offences Wing, Srinagar (Crime Branch Kashmir) said that it has produced a chargesheet in case FIR No. 48 of 2015 before the Court of Passenger
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, May 26: Thousands of fish have been found dead in the famous Dal lake in Srinagar, with experts saying that the mass death has taken place due to thermal stratification. The residents in peripheries of Dal lake were stunned to see thousands of dead fish floating on the surface of the
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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, May 4: Three army personnel, including two pilots and a technician, sustained injuries after a helicopter they were on board apparently made a rough landing along the banks of Marua river in Kishtwar region this morning, army said. “At about 1115 hours on 04 May 2023, an Army Aviation ALH Dhruv
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Published by BOOM Live By Archis Chowdhury A blue tick next to your Twitter account was once considered a prized asset – a symbol of verification and authenticity – given to only those who reached a certain position of prominence. Now, conspiracy theorists, trolls, misogynists, hate-mongers, and other unverified troublemakers are also sporting a blue
Obscurity To ‘Verified’: Trolls, Hate-Mongers Now Have Twitter’s Blue Tick Read More »
Published by BOOM Live By Kaisar Andrabi Delhi — Last week, news reports said that the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) has changed textbooks and removed entire topics related to the Mughals and references to assassination of Gandhi. The changes have sparked concerns among educationists, historians and scholars who fear that important
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Published by BOOM Live By Archis Chowdhury Social media is rife with claims suggesting Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal did not clear the competitive Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for his admission into the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), and was admitted through corporate quota. Many of the posts made the claim based on a response
No, Arvind Kejriwal Did Not Get Into IIT Through Quota; He Ranked 563 In JEE Read More »
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 29: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has highlighted lack of adequate response of the government departments to audit. “Principal Accountant General (Audit), Jammu & Kashmir, conducts audit of Government Departments to check for compliance to rules and regulations in transactions and to verify the regularity in maintenance of
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