News Topic:J&K Department of Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs
Kashmir
Skyrocketing mutton prices grip Kashmir
Mutton prices in the valley have increased by almost 22 percent after the J&K administration instructed the officials to refrain from regulating the rates.
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Business & Economy
Price shock likely for consumers as J-K Govt ends regulation of mutton prices
The Jammu & Kashmir Government will not regulate the prices of mutton in the Union Territory from now onwards.
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Kashmir
Chicken prices soar in Kashmir markets
With Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs failing to enforce the rates fixed by it for poultry, the chicken prices in the Kashmir markets have skyrocketed.
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J&K
J-K Govt begins process to scrutinize ration card holders falling in AAY, PHH category
The government on Monday said that the process to scrutinize over seven lakh ration card holders falling in the category of AAY and PHH in the Valley.
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Kashmir
Mushtaq Ahmad Wani posted Assistant Director FCSCA Pulwama, Shopian
Locals and employees of the FCSCA Pulwama and Shopian have expressed gratitude for getting an 'honest' and 'efficient' officer who will serve the people well.
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Kashmir
Complaints galore against ineligible families with PHH, AAY ration cards in south Kashmir
People in Pulwama and Shopian districts have alleged that ineligible and non-deserving households have been included under AAY and PHH ration cards.
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Kashmir
Authorities seal 117 mutton shops within a fortnight in Srinagar
To control the price of mutton, authorities have sealed over 117 mutton shops for the past two weeks in Kashmir's capital city Srinagar.
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J&K
J-K commences distribution of free foodgrains amongst AAY, priority households
In an important move aimed at ensuring food security, the Government of India has announced the distribution of foodgrains, free of cost to NFSA beneficiaries.
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Pulwama Police apprehend suspect with hand grenade in joint operation
In a major breakthrough, security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district apprehended a suspect, recovering a hand grenade and other incriminating materials.
2-year-old killed in freak household accident in Anantnag
A two-year-old baby girl died in a household accident after a stack of bedding kept atop a wardrobe fell on her inside her residence in the Sadoora area of Anantnag.
Cloudburst triggers flash flood in Ganderbal’s Safapora
A cloudburst triggered a flash flood in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district on Sunday, inundating roads, residential lanes, orchards, shops and several houses.
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