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5G Services

5G Services

5G Services in Jammu and Kashmir will have its positive impacts on the overall development especially in the rural areas. Lt Governor recently launched Jio True 5G Services for J&K. He congratulated the citizens of the J&K UT, he said the 5G services will play an active role in socio-economic development, enable integrated action for […]

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JKDMA Issues Avalanche Warning for Bandipora District

JKDMA Issues Avalanche Warning for Bandipora District

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Disaster Management Authority (JKDMA) on Monday issued a ‘low’ danger level avalanche warning over higher reaches of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district for next 24 hours. The DMA, said that ‘low’ danger level avalanche is likely to occur above 2400 metres above sea level in the district. People living in these areas […]

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J-K govt to ‘outsource’ Royal Springs Golf Course

J-K govt to ‘outsource’ Royal Springs Golf Course

Jammu and Kashmir administration has proposed to “outsource” the famed Royal Spring Golf Course through public-private-partnership mode, inviting criticism from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a letter to the secretary, RSGC, the Managing Director of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation said some properties of the corporation and Directorate of Tourism Jammu and Kashmir are […]

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Kejriwal extends support to Kapil Sibal’s new platform Insaaf

Kejriwal extends support to Kapil Sibal’s new platform Insaaf

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday exhorted everyone to join lawyer and MP Kapil Sibal’s newly launched platform Insaaf to fight injustice. Sibal, an independent Rajya Sabha member, announced on Saturday he was setting up a new platform called Insaaf to fight “injustice” prevailing in the country, and sought support of the […]

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Amid dry weather forecast, night temp records drop in J-K

Amid dry weather forecast, night temp records drop in J-K

Srinagar: Amid the forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperatures recorded a drop at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. A meteorological department official here told GNS Srinagar recorded a low of 3.5°C against 7.4°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 1.3°C for the summer capital. […]

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Power projects

Power projects

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir in the past few years has kept its focus and priority for the power infrastructure projects. Recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated power infrastructure projects worth Rs.192 crores in Jammu and Kashmir. The 25 projects inaugurated included 22 receiving stations costing Rs 50 cr; Smart Metering project costing Rs […]

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China beating West in race for critical technologies, report says

China beating West in race for critical technologies, report says

Canberra: China leads the world in 37 out of 44 critical technologies, with Western democracies falling behind in the race for scientific and research breakthroughs, a report by an Australian think tank has found. China is in a position to become the world’s top technology superpower, with its dominance already spanning defence, space, robotics, energy, […]

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Dir Tourism felicitates Guinness Record holder cyclist

Dir Tourism felicitates Guinness Record holder cyclist

  SRINAGAR, MARCH 04: Director Tourism, Kashmir, Fazlul Haseeb today felicitated ace cyclist Adil Teli who has achieved a feat to enter Guinness Book of World Records for his record time of covering Leh-Manali cycle track. Adil, a resident of Narbal in Baramulla district, cycled from Leh to Manali in a record time. He peddled […]

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CS for expediting auto-appeal feature for all the 445 online services to root out chances of corruption

CS for expediting auto-appeal feature for all the 445 online services to root out chances of corruption

J&K became first in the country to introduce Auto-appeal through Service Plus Rejection rate of applications just around 5%;delivery of services within prescribed time limit reaches 90% JAMMU, MARCH 04: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today launched the PSGA auto-appeal feature of few online services offered by Government Departments. The feature is going to […]

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Amid cloudy weather forecast, night temp falls in Kashmir, rises in Jammu

Amid cloudy weather forecast, night temp falls in Kashmir, rises in Jammu

Amid forecast for “partly to generally cloudy” weather in next 24 hours, the minimum temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley and increase in Jammu on Saturday, officials said. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 6.4°C against 6.6°C on the previous night and it was above normal by 4.2°C for […]