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Mercury Rises In Kashmir, Srinagar Records Hottest Day At 34°C

Mercury Rises In Kashmir, Srinagar Records Hottest Day At 34°C

Srinagar- Srinagar recorded the hottest day of this season as the maximum temperature in the summer capital touched 34°C on Wednesday even as meteorological office here forecast light to moderate rains in Jammu and Kashmir. Today’s temperature was over 0.8°C higher than yesterday and 3.4°C above the normal for this time of the season, a MET […]

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Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, JUNE 29: Chief Engineer, (Distribution) JPDCL Jammu has informed that the power supply to Shakti Nagar, Patel Nagar, Kailash Nagar, Canal Road, Rajpura, PHE, AG Office, Women Polytechnic College, Gurha, Subash Nagar, Medical College and Back side & adjoining areas  shall remain affected on June 30 from 7 am to 10 am. Similarly, the […]

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Samoon visits Kupwara, inaugurates GPC Karihama, reviews dev profile, inspects AYUSH Centre, ITI Kupwara

Samoon visits Kupwara, inaugurates GPC Karihama, reviews dev profile, inspects AYUSH Centre, ITI Kupwara

Asks officers to ensure quality services to public apart from basic amenities KUPWARA, JUNE 29: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today had a day long visit of Kupwara district during which he carried series of activities and reviewed developmental profile of the district with PRIs and administration. Asgar Samoon, who is […]

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Encounter breaks out in Chidder Kulgam

Encounter breaks out in Chidder Kulgam

An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Chidder area of Ashmuji in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, officials said on Wednesday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint of team of police, Army and CRPF after receiving information about the presence of militants launched search operation in the […]

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J&K’s mainstream political parties get invitation from Raj Bhavan

J&K’s mainstream political parties get invitation from Raj Bhavan

Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s mainstream leadership has been invited to Raj Bhavan this evening by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, sources disclosed. Sources said that LG’s secretariat has invited heads of National Conference, Peoples Conference, Peoples Democratic Party, Congress and other parties to Raj Bhavan at 6:00 PM. “The agenda of the event is not known. […]

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Maha Governor asks Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow

Maha Governor asks Uddhav Thackeray to face floor test tomorrow

With Maharashtra political crisis continuing, Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has asked Uddhav Thackeray led Shiv Sema government in the state to prove his majority on the floor of the House on June 30. Regarding this, the Governor has written to the state Assembly secretary to convene a special session of the State Assembly on Thursday […]

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Lt Governor flags off the first batch of Shri Amarnath Ji Pilgrims

Lt Governor flags off the first batch of Shri Amarnath Ji Pilgrims

Prays for the peace, prosperity and a safe spiritual journey for pilgrims JAMMU, JUNE 29: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today flagged off the first batch of pilgrims, as they set off to Shri Amarnath Ji Cave Shrine from Jammu base camp amidst chanting of Vedic mantras. The Lt Governor prayed for the peace, prosperity and […]

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England captain Eoin Morgan retires from international cricket

England captain Eoin Morgan retires from international cricket

England’s Eoin Morgan has retired from international cricket with immediate effect, the World Cup-winning white-ball captain said on Tuesday. Morgan, who led England to 50-over World Cup glory in 2019, captained England in a record 126 ODIs and 72 T20s. His 118 wins as skipper across the two formats is also a record. He retires […]

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If Putin was a woman, there would be no Ukraine war: British PM Johnson

If Putin was a woman, there would be no Ukraine war: British PM Johnson

Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. “If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really don’t think he would’ve embarked on a crazy, macho war of invasion and violence in the […]

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On right path

On right path

The J & K administration is trying to make the government schemes transparent and people friendly. Recently J&K government decided that Aadhaar linked birth registration to be fully implemented in J&K. A senior official recently directed concerned officials to make coordinated efforts for full implementation of Aadhaar linked birth registration (ALBR) and civil registration system […]