Kashmir
Visibility improves, sub-zero temperature continues across Kashmir
The visibility improved on Saturday after four days of dense fog while mercury continues to settle below freezing point across the Kashmir Valley.
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Kashmir
Labourer dies after falling from house in Shopian
A labourer from Uttar Pradesh died after he fell from a rented house in Gagren area of south Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said on Saturday.
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Politics
Year 2023: Parliament passed key laws on political reservation in J-K
In 2023, the Parliament passed key bills to grant political reservation to different groups in Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory.
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Education
J-K authorities frame ‘draft policy’ for upgradation of school curriculum
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have framed a ‘draft policy’ wherein it has suggested upgradation of curriculum for school, higher and technical education.
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Kashmir
ACB nabs Range Officer in Bandipora red-handed, allegedly accepting Rs 10,000 bribe
The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said it caught a Range Officer in Kuhihama forest Division of Bandipora district red-handed while accepting bribe.
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Education
J-K’s Education Department directs display of teacher photos to deter proxy teaching
Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has directed all the government educational institutes to display photographs of teachers.
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Kashmir
Centre bans Masarat Alam-led Muslim League
The Centre on Wednesday declared Muslim League Jammu and Kashmir, led by incarcerated separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, as an ‘Unlawful Association’.
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Education
JKBOSE directs private schools to strict comply with its prescribed textbooks
JKBOSE has asked affiliated private schools to implement the curriculum and textbooks prescribed by the board from the ensuing academic session for all classes.
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Latest news
High Court quashes PSA detention of Shopian man, cites vague allegations
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed the preventive detention of a Shopian resident under the Public Safety Act (PSA).
Amarnath Yatra suspended from both routes from August 9 amid track repairs
The Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra will remain suspended from both traditional routes with effect from August 9, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said on Saturday.
AIP urges SC to expedite bail plea of jailed MP Er Rashid
AIP has urged the Supreme Court to urgently hear Baramulla MP Er. Rashid's bail plea, citing seven years of detention and a Delhi court development involving Yasin Malik.
Pollution Control Committee asks DC Pulwama to shut down illegal brick kilns
The Pollution Control Committee has asked the Deputy Commissioner to shut down illegal brick kilns in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.
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