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Creating awareness

Creating awareness

In order to make the small industrial units to survive, the central government along with the J & K administration are trying to help such units. In this direction J&K government is creating awareness and providing handholding amongst the bat makers with regard to GI tagging through field officers. The Directorate of Industries and Commerce […]

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Dr Samoon inaugurates Electrical & Solar Training Center at ITI Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan

Dr Samoon inaugurates Electrical & Solar Training Center at ITI Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan

Says SDD committed to handhold trainees to gain skills for entrepreneurship, business acumen SRINAGAR, AUGUST 12: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today inaugurated Electrical & Solar Training Center at Industrial Training Institute (ITI) Bagh-i-Dilawar Khan here. Principal ITI informed the Principal Secretary that the training content for solar energy training […]

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JK reports 586 fresh positive cases, 463086 recovered

JK reports 586 fresh positive cases, 463086 recovered

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 12: The Government today informed that 586 fresh  positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 47 from Jammu division and 539 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 472597. Moreover, 745 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 122 […]

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Govt asks doctors to refrain from private practice during duty hours

Govt asks doctors to refrain from private practice during duty hours

  Says any violation will be dealt with strictly; Seeks monthly report from all HoDs Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday directed doctors to refrain from doing private practice during duty hours and other malpractices as this is in violation of the Civil Service Conduct Rules. According to an order, a copy of which […]

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Cop Shot At, Injured in Bijbhera Anantnag, shifted to hospital

Cop Shot At, Injured in Bijbhera Anantnag, shifted to hospital

  Srinagar, August 12: Suspected militants on Friday shot at and injured a Special Police Officer (SPO) at Kurkadal in Bijbhera area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district, officials said. A top Police officer told GNS that militants fired upon a SPO namely Ghulam Qadir inside Dara Shikoh Park KurKadal Bijbehra this afternoon. He was immediately […]

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Kupwara: Flash floods cause widespread damage to agricultural fields in Lolab

Kupwara: Flash floods cause widespread damage to agricultural fields in Lolab

Kupwara: Several villages in Lolab and those in its proximity witnessed huge losses to agricultural fields, especially to paddy, in the aftermath of flash floods caused due to overnight rainfall in this north Kashmir district. Reports said that several rivulets overflowed causing the water to enter agricultural fields and residential areas in Chandigam and Lalpora […]

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Schemes for youth

Schemes for youth

In order to create livelihood for the youth in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has come up with a slew of schemes for unemployed youth so that they get a sustainable livelihood. Among those schemes which have been introduced by the government is the “Tejaswani” (Radiant) scheme aimed to promote entrepreneurship among young women. It […]

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Non Local Labourer Shot dead in Bandipora.

Non Local Labourer Shot dead in Bandipora.

Unknown gunmen suspected to be militants shot dead a Non- local labourer in Sadunara area of Ajas in North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday. A top police officer while confirming to GNS said that militants shot at a Non- local labourer from a very close range approximately at 12:30 am in wee hours. He was […]

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Rajouri attack: Another army personnel succumbs to injuries, toll 4

Rajouri attack: Another army personnel succumbs to injuries, toll 4

Four army personnel including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) and two fidayeen were killed during a gunfight at the army camp Pargal in Darhal area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Thursday. Defence officials said that alert troops foiled a major fidayeen attack on the army camp at Pargal as the attackers were […]

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JK reports 637 fresh positive cases, 462341 recovered

JK reports 637 fresh positive cases, 462341 recovered

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 11: The Government today informed that 637 fresh positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19)have been reported today; 112 from Jammu division and 525 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 472011. Moreover, 670 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 174 from […]