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38-yr-old north Kashmir man among nine more die of coronavirus

38-yr-old north Kashmir man among nine more die of coronavirus

A 38-year-old man was among nine more persons who succumbed to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the fatality count to 1826, officials said on Thursday. Of the victims, five were from the Jammu division and four from Kashmir valley, the officials told a local news agency, Global News […]

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Lt Governor addresses Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit-2020

Lt Governor addresses Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit-2020

Calls for unlocking the potential of Jammu Kashmir in a multi-dimensional fashion, through systemic interventions at individual and community level “We’re open for business, come partner with J&K and embark on the journey of growth and development: LG to CII JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for unlocking the potential of Jammu […]

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Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

Bulletin on Novel Corona Virus (COVID-19)

JK reports385 new positive cases, 111164 recovered so far JAMMU, DECEMBER17- The Government on Thursday informed that385 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 152 from Jammu division and 233 from Kashmir division, have been reported today thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 117317. Also 09 COVID-19 deaths […]

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Former Dy CM calls on Lt Governor

Former Dy CM calls on Lt Governor

JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: Former Deputy Chief Minister of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State, Dr. Nirmal Singh called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan today. Dr. Singh thanked and congratulated the Lt Governor for the successful conducting of the DDC election, held for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, and discussed with […]

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Bangladesh continues to be significant pillar of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy: PM Modi

Bangladesh continues to be significant pillar of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, in a video conference with his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, said that Bangladesh continues to be one of the significant pillars of India’s ‘Neighbourhood First’ policy. PM Modi said that his government concentrated on keeping strong relations with Dhaka ever since it came into power. The two leaders jointly […]

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Nocturnal blaze damages 22 shops in north Kashmir

Nocturnal blaze damages 22 shops in north Kashmir

As many as 22 shops were gutted in a midnight blaze at Lawoosa area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. The shops in the shopping complex within the Army brigade got damaged in the intervening night of Wednesday-Thursday, officials said. The shop owners said that the fire broke out at around 11:00 PM and engulfed the […]

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Grenade hurled in Bijebehara, CRPF soldier injured

Grenade hurled in Bijebehara, CRPF soldier injured

Srinagar: A CRPF man was injured in grenade attack in Bijbehara town of Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. They said that militants lobbed grenade forces near Bijbehara hospital leaving a CRPF man injured. The injured CRPF man identified as Patil Parmakar of 40 B was shifted to SDH Bijbehara where his condition is stable, […]

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Trust matters

Trust matters

Manoj Sinha in a recent interview has said that he has tried to restore the trust among the common people that the administration will not only listen to them but also redress their genuine grievances. About the Roshni scheme and the latest review petition by his administration in the JK high court, Sinha said that […]

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BSF says it killed 2 militants along Pak border in Punjab

BSF says it killed 2 militants along Pak border in Punjab

New Delhi:The Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two militants along the India-Pakistan International Border in Punjab in the early hours of Thursday, official sources said. The armed infiltrators were shot dead close to the Attari front around 2:30 am, they said. More details will be known once the troops conduct a search operation, but […]

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Pulwama militant arrested at gunfight site in Anantnag, says police

Pulwama militant arrested at gunfight site in Anantnag, says police

Anantang: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a militant at the site of a gunfight that broke out between government forces and militants in Sangam area of Anantnag this morning. The gunfight raged at Gund Baba Khaleel in Anantnag as per police. Jammu and Kashmir Police in a tweet identified the arrested militant as […]