Education
JKBOSE chairperson gets two-month extension
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday gave further extension of two months to chairperson of J&K Board of School Education (JKBOSE), Prof. Veena Pandita.
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J&K
J&K Government winds up Vigilance Commission
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Thursday issued a formal order announcing the winding up of Jammu and Kashmir Vigilance Commission that was constituted under the Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act 2011.
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Education
BoG recommends 50 additional PG seats for GMCs and SKIMS
In a significant development, the Board of Governors (BoG), formed in suppression of Medical Council of India, has recommended to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to increase 50 seats in PG courses in Government Medical Colleges and SKIMS Soura in J&K under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) quota for 2020-21.
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Kashmir
Amid lockdown, 16 cases of rape in J&K
The Jammu & Kashmir Government has informed the High Court that 16 cases of rape and 64 incidents of molestation were reported during the lockdown period in the Union Territory.
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Kashmir
Shopian gunfight ends with the killing of three militants
Three militants were killed while as an Army officer, a soldier and a civilian were injured in an encounter at Melhora village of Zainapora area of south Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said.
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Kashmir
CASO launched in Beerwah Budgam
Security forces on Tuesday afternoon launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in main town Beerwah in central Kashmir’s Budgam district.
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J&K
J&K’s Internet restrictions figure in UN rapporteur’s report
The United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression has said that limitations imposed by the government on internet in Jammu & Kashmir have made access to basic information difficult for healthcare professionals.
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Kashmir
COVID-19: 24 labourers travel to Thanamandi from Pulwama, quarantined
At least 24 labourers of Thanamandi in Rajouri who were putting up at Soura, Srinagar travelled to Pulwama by Taxi and thereafter on foot with the intention to reach Thanamandi in Rajouri district.
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