News Topic:J&K Government
J&K
Govt directs officials to attend Independence Day functions in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed all officers and officials stationed in Srinagar and Jammu to attend the main Independence Day functions.
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J&K Govt forms panel to resolve livestock transit row with Punjab
The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a three-member team of senior officers to engage with the Government of Punjab over the smooth transit of livestock.
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Health
J&K Govt bans six doctors for unethical practices under Ayushman Bharat scheme
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has banned six government doctors from medical practice under the Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana.
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Kashmir
Govt authorizes CRPF to use Lethpora baffle range for field firing practice
The J&K Government has granted the CRPF permission to conduct periodic field firing practice at the baffle firing range located within the premises of the Group Centre CRPF Lethpora.
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Education
Govt mulls de-freezing of 50% General Line Teacher posts
The government is mulling to de-freeze half of the General Line Teachers (GLTs) posts that were freezed by the erstwhile State Administrative Council in December 2018.
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Politics
J&K BJP MLAs protest against mandatory Urdu in Naib Tehsildar recruitment
BJP MLAs staged a protest opposing the Jammu and Kashmir Government's decision to make Urdu a mandatory subject in the recruitment process for the post of Naib Tehsildar.
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Kashmir
HC directs J&K Govt to provide security to former govt lawyer
The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Territory administration to assess and provide adequate security to Advocate Mohammad Irfan.
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Religion
Amarnath Yatra fee sparks outcry over ‘commercialisation of faith’
A wave of criticism has erupted across the country following the J&K administration’s decision to impose a fee on pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra.
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ACB probes J&K Sports Council over sports quota merit list allegations
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J&K’s Higher Secondary enrollment ratio falls to 44.8%, NITI Aayog data shows
NITI Aayog data shows J&K's Gross Enrolment Ratio falls from 113.7% at primary level to 44.8% at higher-secondary level, with a dropout rate above the national average.
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