News Topic:Srinagar
Kashmir
Schools to remain closed as rains lash Kashmir
Though authorities ruled out the possibility of floods in Kashmir, several areas across the Valley were submerged due to inundation.
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Kashmir
Boat Tragedy: Second missing minor boy’s body recovered
The lifeless body of the second missing minor boy of Gandabal was found in River Jhelum near Noorbagh Srinagar on Saturday morning.
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Kashmir
Boat Tragedy: Body of missing minor fished out after 11 days
Finally, the prayers of Kashmiri people were answered after the body of 11-year-old boy Haziq Ahmed Sheikh of Gandabal Srinagar was retrieved from river Jhelum.
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Politics
Srinagar Lok Sabha Seat: Waheed-ur-Rehman Para poorest candidate in fray
The PDP candidate for the Srinagar constituency, Waheed-ur-Rahman Para, is the poorest candidate in the fray with a house valued at a mere Rs 32 lac.
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Kashmir
After tragedy, construction work on vital Gandabal bridge resumes
Days after a boat capsizing incident at Gandabal area of Batwara, the authorities in Roads and Building Department have started the construction work of the bridge.
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Kashmir
Woman hangs self to death in Srinagar
A 28-year-old woman allegedly ended her life by hanging herself at her residence in Mehjoor Nagar area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Thursday.
Kashmir
Gandabal Boat Tragedy: Massive search and rescue efforts continue
The joint rescue operation for the missing bodies, including those of a father-son duo and another minor boy, entered its second day on Wednesday in Gandabal area.
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Kashmir
Mother, twin kids, boatman among six dead as boat capsizes in river Jehlum
Entire Kashmir plunged into deep shock and grief after a boat ferrying school kids, locals and a few non-J&K residents capsized at Gandabal area of Batwara in Srinagar district.
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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
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