Jammu and Kashmir

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday passed grants amounting to over Rs 9,953.08 crore for seven key departments, including agriculture and horticulture. The government is complementing its ongoing investments in…
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JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has allocated a total of Rs 28.67 crore for corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in Jammu and Kashmir. "Rs 28.67 crore…
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JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said it would put on hold a general administration department order for verifying beneficiaries under the public distribution system. Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Minister…
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JAMMU: A man allegedly involved in various criminal and anti-national activities was detained under the stringent Public Safety Act (PSA) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Monday, police said. Mohd Ayaz, a resident of…
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SRINAGAR: Security forces have busted a terrorist hideout in the forest area of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, the security forces launched a search operation in Sungalan…
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JAMMU: Leader of Opposition and senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Monday raised the issue of the "water crisis" in Jammu and Kashmir following a 72-hour shutdown by daily wagers of the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department. He…
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JAMMU: General Officer Commanding (GOC), White Knight Corps, Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva, visited the Rajouri-Poonch sector on Monday to review the prevailing security situation in the region. The GOC commended the troops for…
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JAMMU: Over three lakh ‘pucca' houses were constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) in the past two years in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Javid Ahmad Dar said on Monday. In a…
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JAMMU: Over Rs 800 crore were spent on the Jammu smart city project over the past six years, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Assembly on Monday. Abdullah, who is also minister in-charge housing and Urban…
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SRINAGAR: Dozens of workers engaged in projects undertaken by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) held a protest in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, demanding forest department issue a clearance certificate for the…
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