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  • Parents worried as J&K Govt intends reopening schools amidst corona spike

    Parents worried as J&K Govt intends reopening schools amidst corona spike

    The letter, written by the officer, ordered heads of all government schools to “provide a pair of masks and a pair of gloves to every student and ensure availability of 1000 ml bulk hand sanitizer and 1200 ml liquid soap with dispenser at the entry point to each government school”.

    June 2, 2020
  • J&K govt orders ban on nailing ad hoardings on Mughal era Chinar trees

    J&K govt orders ban on nailing ad hoardings on Mughal era Chinar trees

    However, large-scale destruction during the past 35 years was a worrying factor. The number of Chinars dropped to about 5000 last year from more than 40,000 in 1970s.

    June 25, 2019
  • Farooq accuses Mehbooba of shedding crocodile tears

    Farooq accuses Mehbooba of shedding crocodile tears

    National Conference president and Member of Parliament, Farooq Abdullah on Sunday said there were no buyers for Mehbooba Mufti’s crocodile tears in Kashmir and her new “theatrical drama” was aimed at covering her disastrous, unjust and corrupt tenure. Addressing two separate functions in Srinagar, Farooq Abdullah said that Mehbooba Mufti as Chief Minister behaved as...

    July 30, 2018
  • Top BJP leadership in J&K summoned to Delhi to discuss ministry rejig

    Top BJP leadership in J&K summoned to Delhi to discuss ministry rejig

    Those summoned are state BJP chief Sat Sharma, organising secretary Ashok Kaul and Deputy CM Nirmal Singh. Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary, will hold initial consultations with the state leaders and later discuss it with Amit Shah, before giving a green signal to the new list of ministers

    April 22, 2018
  • J-K crime branch to probe minor girl’s murder

    J-K crime branch to probe minor girl’s murder

    The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said the state crime branch will probe the abduction and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua district last week. This was conveyed to the state assembly by Abdul Rehman Veeri, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister. The body of the girl, from the nomadic ‘Bakerwal’ (goatherd) tribe, was...

    January 23, 2018
  • JK govt announces series of steps for upliftment of tribals

    JK govt announces series of steps for upliftment of tribals

    The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced special ration cards, setting up of tribal research institutes and Eklavya Mode Residential Schools (EMRS) among various other initiatives in diverse sectors for inclusive development of the state’s tribal population. Speaking in the state assembly yesterday, Tribal Affairs Minister Choudhary Zulfkar Ali said multiple steps have been taken...

    January 23, 2018
  • 5,946 SPOs appointed in J-K in 2017: JK govt

    5,946 SPOs appointed in J-K in 2017: JK govt

    The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said 5,946 special police officers have been appointed in the state in 2017. However, the engagement of SPOs is made district-wise and unit-wise basis in the state. In a written reply to the question of member Krishen Lal in the Assembly, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said 5,946 people...

    January 16, 2018
  • JK govt announces compensation to kin of avalanche victims

    JK govt announces compensation to kin of avalanche victims

    The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of those killed in a snow avalanche near Sadna top in Kupwara district, an official spokesperson said. The government also announced a compensation of Rs 12,600 each to two other people who were injured...

    January 6, 2018