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20 shops gutted in mid-night blaze in Rafiabad
At least 20 shops were damaged in a massive blaze, which broke out during the intervening night of Sunday and Monday in Watergam Rafiabad.
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J&K
DDC Chairpersons placed equivalent to Administrative Secretaries, IGPs
The administration of J&K UT amended its warrant of precedence, placing Chairpersons of DDCs equal to Administrative Secretaries.
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Business & Economy
In a first, Milk ATM installed in Pulwama
For the first time in Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Animal Husbandry has come up with a Milk ATM in Pulwama town.
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Politics
Re-poll in two DDC seats after candidates fail to prove Indian citizenship
Jammu & Kashmir’s State Election Commission (SEC) has ordered a re-poll in two seats of District Development Council in north Kashmir.
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Jammu
Govt starts verification of Rohingyas in Jammu
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday started the verification process of Bangladeshi Rohingyas at the MAM Stadium in Jammu.
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Education
Schools to reopen on Monday for classes 6th to 8th
The Government said only upper primary schools will reopen on March 8 while the primary schools are rescheduled to reopen from March 15.
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J&K
PHQ sanctions seizure of five vehicles used in militant activities
Jammu and Kashmir Police Headquarters on Friday accorded permission for seizure of five vehicles to restrict the militant activities in J&K.
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Kashmir
Rusted grenade recovered in Bus Stand Kupwara
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday recovered a rusted grenade at Bus Stand in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.
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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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