Kashmir
40-year-old woman drowns to death in Kulgam
A 40-year-old woman drowned to death in Nallah Veshaw at Nagam area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmir's Kulgam district last evening.
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Kashmir
BJP’s Bandipora leader, his brother, father shot dead
Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Bandipora leader, Sheikh Waseem Bari, his father and his brother were on Wednesday shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside their residence in Muslimabad area of Bandipora district.
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Breaking News
No substantial evidence for COVID-19 to be airborne: Experts
The medical experts in Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday ruled out the possibilities of coronavirus being an airborne disease, stating that there was no substantial evidence to prove that the deadly virus is airborne.
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Kashmir
Missing Pulwama driver’s body found in river Jhelum
The body of a missing driver from south Kashmir's Pulwama district was found in river Jhelum at Pampore area on Tuesday, officials said.
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Jobs
JKSSB issues advertisement notification for 1889 posts in RDD in JK
The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) on Monday issued an advertisement notification for 1889 posts in District Cadre as Accounts Assistant (Panchayat) in Rural Development Department.
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Kashmir
Govt decides to re-open public parks, gardens in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday decided to re-open all the public parks and gardens across the Union Territory.
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Education
Veena Pandita gets extension as Chairperson JKBOSE
The government on Monday re-appointed Veena Pandita as chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) for two more years.
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J&K
COVID-19: Four lakh people tested in J&K; only 2.1 % detected positive
Nearly four months after the first COVID-19 case was detected in Jammu and Kashmir, at least four lakh people have been tested in the Union Territory since March 09, 2020, officials said.
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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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