By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar/Jammu, Apr 8: Authorities have notified all (remaining) Wednesdays of ongoing month of April alongside upcoming May as ‘Traffic Dry Days’ for the repairs and maintenance on NH-44. A communiqué made by Joint Director (Plg) PW(R&B) Department to Additional Director General of Police, Traffic, J&K-Jammu, reads that the …traffic dry days are for undertaking of […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar, April 8: Amid spike in Covid19 positive cases, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) in south Kashmir’s Awantipora Thursday suspended the physical class work at all the departments on the campus including Mantaqi Memorial College of Nursing and Medical Technology till April 12. A notice issued by Deputy Registrar Academics of IUST reads, […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar, April 8: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has ordered promotion of the following Selection Grade officers of Kashmir Administrative Service to the Special Scale of KAS in pay level 13 (123100-215900), with immediate effect. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), the officers promoted to special scale KAS are Hashmat […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Kupwara, Apr 8: Police in Kupwara claimed to have recovered a Heroin consignment worth crores on busting of a ‘typical Pakistan-sponsored narco-terror module’ in Karnah forest area in this north-Kashmir district on Thursday afternoon. Detailing out the recovery to media persons during a presser held here at District Headquarters, newly-appointed SSP Kupwara GV Sundeep said […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar, April 08: An Encounter broke out between militants and government forces in main town Jan Mohalla in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thrusday. Reports said that a joint team of Police, Army’s 44RR and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Main Town Jan Mohalla. As the joint team of forces encircled the […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar, Apr 08: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday arrested a militant at Jammu airport, sources said. Sources said that the NIA today arrested a militant of Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force outfit. Meanwhile, a top official of NIA confirmed from New Delhi that an individual has been arrested, however, further details are awaited. […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar: A prisoner who was lodged in district Jail Kathua was found hanging inside a bathroom under mysterious conditions on Thursday. An official said that the prisoner was found hanging with a bed-sheet inside the bathroom in the wee hours today. He identified the deceased prisoner as Rajinder Singh son of Nachatar Singh, a resident […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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Srinagar, Apr 8: Former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University, Prof. Riyaz Punjabi died after brief illness at his Delhi residence on Thursday . Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Talat Ahmad, Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir and other officers and functionaries of the varsity condoled the demise. Recalling the contributions of Prof Punjabi as KU Vice-Chancellor (from […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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WASHINGTON: The US State Department has refused to comment on Pakistan cancelling an earlier decision to import sugar and cotton from India but did ask the two neighbours to hold direct talks to normalise relations, Dawn reported “I wouldn’t want to comment on that specifically. What I would say is that we continue to support […]
By Press Desk on April 8, 2021
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Wednesday agreed to boost cooperation in diverse areas including defence and counterterrorism, Dawn newspaper reported. An understanding to this effect was reached during talks between the two sides here at the Foreign Office. Pakistan’s team was led by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi while the visiting Russian delegation was led […]