News Topic:J&K Government
J&K
J-K Govt directs departments to shift officials having tenure of more than 5 years
The administration of J&K UT has directed all the departments to identify and recommend the transfer of employees having a tenure of more than five years.
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Kashmir
13 villages to be transformed into tourist destinations in Pulwama
The government of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir has identified 181 villages including 13 in Pulwama district for transformation into tourist destinations.
J&K
J-K Govt unveils draft policy for rehabilitation of children in street situations
Jammu & Kashmir Government has prepared the draft policy for the rehabilitation of children in street situations and put it in the public domain for feedback.
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Education
All Board exams in J-K to be held in March
The government said that the examination in the identified difficult areas shall be held in April while in other areas, it will be held in March.
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J&K
Govt constitutes task force in J-K over lumpy skin disease
In the wake of the outbreak of Lumpy Skin Disease, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted two dedicated task forces, one each for two divisions of the UT.
J&K
Chief Secretary launches e-Market for sale of mining material
Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta on Wednesday launched here the web portal (e-Market) for the sale of mining material in the UT of J&K.
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Politics
Addition of 25 lakh voters mainly includes existing residents: J-K Govt
Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday clarified that the addition of 25 lakh voters by outsiders is a misrepresentation of facts.
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Politics
‘Armed forces can vote only for their native Assembly constituencies’
Sources in Jammu & Kashmir Government said that the projected 18+ population in Jammu & Kashmir UT is 9896000 and the registered electors are only 7602397.
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Properties damaged as cloudburst hits Chhatroo area in Kishtwar
Damage was reported to two houses and two shops after a cloudburst triggered flash flood-like conditions in the Chhatroo area of Kishtwar district.
₹3.11 Crore Embezzlement: Crime Branch chargesheets two in Baramulla bank fraud
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in a decade-old bank fraud case.
31 Amarnath pilgrims injured as bus plunges into gorge in Ganderbal
Thirty-one Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after a bus carrying them overturned and rolled into a gorge at the S-Mode stretch in central Kashmir's Ganderbal.
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