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Additional Resident Commissioner unfurls Tricolor at JK House

Additional Resident Commissioner unfurls Tricolor at JK House

NEW DELHI, AUGUST 15:  Additional Resident Commissioner, Jammu and Kashmir, Neeraj Kumar, today unfurled the National Flag at JK House on the occasion of 74th Independence Day. The national event, which witnessed guard of honour by the contingent of J&K Armed Police amid observance of all preventive protocols and guidelines regarding COVID-19 Pandemic, was attended […]

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COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,15,283 stranded JK residents; 2,18,102 via Lakhanpur, 97,181 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,15,283 stranded JK residents; 2,18,102 via Lakhanpur, 97,181 through special trains

JAMMU, AUGUST 15: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,15,283 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

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Army trooper’s body found more than 8 months after snow avalanche in north Kashmir

Army trooper’s body found more than 8 months after snow avalanche in north Kashmir

Body of an army trooper was recovered in Gulmarg on Saturday, more than eight months after he was swept away by a snow avalanche along the Line of Control in the area in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Unnnamed official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) that the body of the trooper, […]

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Unionists will come out like frogs after assembly poll bugle: J-K BJP Gen Sec

Unionists will come out like frogs after assembly poll bugle: J-K BJP Gen Sec

Bharatiya Janata Party Jammu and Kashmir General Secretary Ashok Koul Saturday stirred a row by calling unionist leaders “frogs”, saying, “Let election time come, all the political leaders will come out to join the fray.” “Prime Minister Narendera Modi has announced the elections will be held in J-K and there will be ministers and chief […]

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MOUNTING LOSSES

MOUNTING LOSSES

Trade in Kashmir has taken a hit since the central government decided to send additional troops to Kashmir for the abrogation of article 370, on August 5, last year. The administration of J&K gave 24 hours to the tourists and yatries to leave Kashmir before the abrogation hitting hard tourism industry and other allied sectors. […]

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‘India Can Give Befitting Response To Any Attempt Of Aggression’: President Kovind On I-Day Eve

‘India Can Give Befitting Response To Any Attempt Of Aggression’: President Kovind On I-Day Eve

In a veiled message to China amid the border standoff, President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday asserted that while India believes in peace it is also capable of giving a befitting response to any attempt of aggression as he said “some in our neighbourhood” tried to carry out “misadventure of expansion”. In his address to […]

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Day 82: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 2,920 passengers

Day 82: Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 25 domestic flights with 2,920 passengers

JAMMU, AUGUST 14: On day 82 of resumption of routine domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 25 domestic flights with 2,920 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 774 passengers aboard 11 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 14 domestic flights with about 2146 passengers on […]

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Our men couldn’t retaliate due to fear of civilian casualty: IGP Vijay Kumar

Our men couldn’t retaliate due to fear of civilian casualty: IGP Vijay Kumar

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar, on Friday stated that militants who carried out attack in Nowgam area of Srinagar district have been identified and soon will be neutralized. Refuting the queries of any security lapse in the attack, IGP said the street from where militants appeared was extreme narrow and if […]

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COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,11,901 stranded JK residents; 2,15,703 via Lakhanpur, 96,198 through special trains

COVID-19: Govt evacuates 3,11,901 stranded JK residents; 2,15,703 via Lakhanpur, 96,198 through special trains

JAMMU, AUGUST 14: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has evacuated about 3,11,901 JK residents, stranded in other parts of the country due to COVID lockdown, via Lakhanpur  and through special trains and buses till date amid strict observance of all necessary guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. As per the official data received in this regard, […]

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Lt Governor asks VCs to adopt J&K centric changes as per the New Education Policy

Lt Governor asks VCs to adopt J&K centric changes as per the New Education Policy

Prepare roadmap to bring qualitative improvement in the overall functioning of the Universities: Lt Governor to VCs Seeks suggestions on how J&K could benefit from New Education Policy, promotion of J&K’s rich Culture Asks VCs to submit a report on various initiatives taken by the Universities in the last few years Calls for enhancing the […]