Jammu
Cleric running ‘espionage’ racket arrested in J-K’s Kishtwar
Military Intelligence (MI) and Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a local cleric by busting a “terror-cum- espionage module” run by Inter Service Intelligence.
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Education
Moral Policing? Dress code debate returns after J-K officer’s missive to school teachers
A letter shot by an officer of the School Education Department in Kashmir has sparked a debate once again on whether teachers should follow a dress code in schools.
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Kashmir
Cook loses hand while making Rotis at AIIMS Awantipora
A non-local cook lost his hand after it came under a Chapati mixer-grinder at AIIMS Awantipora in Pulwama district on Saturday.
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Politics
Setback to PDP as Choudhary Gulzar Khatana joins Azad-led party
PDP's prominent Gujjar leader Choudhary Gulzar Ahmad Khatana has quit the party to throw his weight behind former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad.
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J&K
Crimes against children up by 39% in J-K: NCRB
Crimes against children in Jammu and Kashmir have reported a jump of 39.4 per cent in 2021, NCRB data said.
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Kashmir
No end to restrictions on Mirwaiz: Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid
Anjuman Auqaf Jamia Masjid Srinagar said that Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir, Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq was not allowed to leave his house to offer Friday prayers.
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Kashmir
Pulwama youth dies while playing cricket in Anantnag
A 22-year-old youth from Naina village of Pulwama district died of a heart attack while playing cricket in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district on Friday.
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Kashmir
Labourer from West Bengal shot at in Pulwama
A non-local labourer was shot at and injured in Ugergund village of Newa in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday morning.
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Latest news
Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
Fake income tax notice demanding ₹6,000 flagged as fraudulent by government
A fake Income Tax Department notice seeking ₹6,000 from taxpayers is circulating online; the government has warned it is a fraudulent phishing attempt.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
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