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LG Manoj Sinha’s meet with Amit Shah and AK Bhalla in Delhi trigger speculations in Kashmir
Heavy troop movement in J&K as CAPF companies return from…
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BJP Councillor Rakesh Pandita shot dead, Woman Injured In Tral
Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a BJP leader and…
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Chaos across the city as business establishments were forced to shut within hours after markets reopen after over a month of Corona Curfew
Shops & other business establishments were forced to shut by…
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COVID19: J&K reports 51 fatalities and 3308 new cases, first suspected case of Black Fungus admitted in GDC
Jammu and Kashmir reported 51 more covid-19 deaths while 3308…
Kashmir News
Petrol crosses Rs 100 mark in Kashmir
Petrol prices went above Rs 100 a litre in Kashmir today. The oil marketing companies hiked the oil prices by over 20 paise per litre.…
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Despite dip in coronavirus cases, no relaxation in lockdown in Srinagar
Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Aijaz Asad on Tuesday ruled out any relaxation in the curfew in the city even though there was a decline in the…
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Soaring prices of essential items take a toll on people across Kashmir Valley
At a time when the pandemic is giving a hard time to the people, soaring prices of essential items in the summer capital have multiplied…
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Strict restrictions continue on 20th day in Kashmir, 157 Arrested, 869 fined for lockdown violations
The authorities continue strict Corona restrictions in Kashmir to curtail the spread of COVID-19. Police have registered several FIRs for violation and seized vehicles. “The…
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Was it a EID Shopping or an open invitation to disaster
Are we waiting for Eid, an occasion of joy, or we are preparing for a huge mourning that is to befall us if we don’t…
Read MoreJammu News
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Former ministers son held after six years on rape charges
Police have arrested the son of the former Cabinet Minister of Jammu and Kashmir government for committing rape on seventh class student six years ago.…
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Jammu erupts over the opening of liquor shops in residential areas
Protests continued in various localities of winter capital city, Jammu, over opening of wine shops in residential areas on Wednesday. Witnesses told a local news…
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Post Sinha & Shah’s Delhi meet, demand for separate statehood rising from across Jammu region
With J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and more paramilitary troops being rushed to Kashmir, speculation has been rife that…
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Despite fewer COVID19 cases, why Jammu has a higher mortality rate than Kashmir?
Safwat Zargar On May 17, the government medical college of Jammu, the main tertiary care hospital in the district, received a terse letter from the…
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Veteran BJP Leader, Chaman Lal Gupta scrambled to COVID19
Chaman Lal Gupta, veteran BJP leader and former union minister. died at his residence in Jammu's Gandhi Nagar on Tuesday. According to the family, Chaman…
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Door-to-Door ‘Trace & Isolate’ drive started in Jammu district
A massive door-to-door exercise was started across Jammu on Tuesday to ‘trace and isolate’ probable Covid-positive patients as part of the ongoing efforts to contain…
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Days after returning from Kumbh Mela, BJP leader Thakur Puran Singh succumbs to COVID-19
BJP leader and former legislator Thakur Puran Singh died due to the Coronavirus infection in Jammu division's Rajouri district on Thursday. Party sources said Mr.…
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Red Fort Violence: Delhi Police arrest farmer leaders from Jammu
The Delhi Police today said its crime branch sleuths, in association with the J&K Poilce, tracked down and apprehended two more accused for their alleged…
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Technology
WhatsApp sues GoI, says new media rules mean an end to privacy
The lawsuit escalates a growing struggle between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government and tech giants including Facebook, Google parent Alphabet and Twitter in one of…
Education News
Private schools flouting govt instructions: School Education Department
The School Education Department (SED) Friday said the private schools in the Kashmir division are not ensuring full compliance with the various government orders issued…
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Tough times ahead for learning
Mir Mohmmad Gulzar The preceding year witnessed devastating effects of Coronavirus and all sectors of the economy were affected. Among other sectors, education systems around…
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Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University reduces fees by 50 percent
The Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday slashed its fee for most academic programmes by up to 50 per…
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Fee Controversy: Parents urge LG to direct schools to curtail monthly fee
While the government has imposed a strict lockdown for more than three weeks in view of surge in Covid-19 cases, the parents of those wards…
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Suspicion about vaccination videos fuels attacks on health workers in Kashmir
As the Indian government struggles to expand a Covid-19 vaccination program dogged by shortages and bureaucratic missteps, its health workers in Kashmir are facing another…
Business News
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How lockdown-hit Kashmir is trying to revive tourism
It’s been a terrible two years for the tourism sector…
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Abrogation of Article 370 & Coronavirus lockdown cost Kashmir Rs 45000 Cr business losses
Kashmir economy has borne the brunt of three back-to-back lockdowns…
Environment News
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Light to moderate rain for the next few days in J&K: MeT
Weatherman on Tuesday forecast “light to moderate thunderstorm with rain” for next few days at scattered places in Jammu and Kashmir. “Brief spell of light…
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Technical, Grievance Committee constituted for conservation, management of wetlands in J&K
General Administration Department (GAD) today constituted Technical and Grievance Committees for conservation and management of wetlands in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. “Sanction…
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Since 2011 man-animal conflict claimed nearly 200 lives and over 2000 injured in J&K
While the department of wildlife protection has been trying to reduce the man-animal conflict to the bare minimum in the Himalayan region, nearly 200 people…
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The Reminiscence, Blessings & Bitter Verity Of The River ‘Jhelum’
Be a Part Of The solution, Not Part Of The pollution Nature Never Did Betray The Heart That Loved Her By - Aubaid Ahmed Akhoon The…
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Glaciers across J&K melting fast, need ‘Continuous Monitoring’
Junaid Nabi Bazaz More alarming evidence has come to the fore that Jammu and Kashmir are sitting on an imminent climatic disaster. The bad news…
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As Srinagar sizzles at 34.7, MeT predicts a 2-day wet spell from Saturday
After witnessing scorching heatwave conditions for the last three days, there is a possibility of a respite as the Meteorological Department has predicted a two-day…
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India News
J&K integral part of India: Centre on Pakistan’s letter to top UN Officials
Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and no amount of questioning can change the reality, the Foreign Affairs ministry said today. The…
Health
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Spat on between Doctors & Bureaucrats for what is Scientific or Unscientific over COVID19 vaccination
A row ensued as influenza expert Dr. Nisar-ul-Hassan, who heads…
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How to manage kids during the pandemic
Dr. Sana Salim Khan I get a lot of queries…
World News
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Rollback 2019 decision on Kashmir for better Pakistan-India ties: Imran Khan
Relations between Pakistan and India cannot be normalised till New…
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UNGA Chief Volkan Bozkir ‘Saddened’ by India’s reactions to his Kashmir Statements
General Assembly President Volkan Bozkir is 'saddened by India's reaction…