News Topic:J&K Government
Education
COVID-19: For now, no closure of colleges in JK, Govt says
The government on Thursday said that the higher education institutes in Jammu and Kashmir will function normally through regular mode.
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Health
Govt asks all its employees above 45 years of age to get vaccinated
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday asked all employees aged 45 or above to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
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Politics
DDC Chairpersons placed equivalent to Mayors
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday amended its warrant of precedence, placing the DDC Chairpersons equivalent to that of Mayors.
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Education
COVID-19: J&K Govt announces closure of primary schools
Jammu and Kashmir Government on Sunday announced the closure of all schools from Primary to Class 12th in the wake of rising COVID-19 cases.
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Jammu
How a jail was converted into holding centre for Rohingya refugees in J&K
The J&K administration de-notified Hira Nagar sub-jail as a prison last month before declaring it as a holding centre for Rohingya refugees.
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Business & Economy
J&K Government rolls out Houseboats Policy
Administrative Council (AC) approved the roll-out of policy and guidelines for sustainable operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes.
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J&K
Major reshuffle in Police, 25 SSPs, SPs transferred in J&K
The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered transfer of 25 SSPs and SPs in Jammu and Kashmir with immediate effect.
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Education
Govt bars CEOs from transferring teachers in Kashmir
J&K Government asked all Chief Education Officers of Kashmir Division to stop publishing or issuing any kind of transfer or posting orders.
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Latest news
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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