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Ladakh gets eighth district as Sankoo carved out of Kargil

Leh, Oct. 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday announced the creation of Sankoo as Ladakh's eighth district and five new tehsils across the Union Territory as part of the ongoing adm... Read More


Bemina man dies after collapsing while riding scooty in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- A 45-year-old man from Bemina died after collapsing while riding his scooty near Karan Nagar in Srinagar on Friday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News ... Read More


Man killed as tanker hits scooty in Jammu

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- A 65-year-old man was killed after an unidentified tanker hit his scooty near Rotary Chowk in Jammu city on Friday, officials said. An official told Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that... Read More


Residential house of 'drug peddler' attached in Anantnag

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Police in Anantnag have attached a double-storey residential house worth approximately Rs.50 lakh belonging to Bashir Ahmad Dar of Gadhangipora, Bijbehara, under Section 68-F of t... Read More


J&K designates complaint officer for transgender persons in PWD

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has designated Naveed Hussain Badroo, JKAS, Deputy Secretary in the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department, as the Complaint Offi... Read More


Rana directs speedy completion of Jal Shakti, flood-control works

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology and Environment, and Tribal Affairs Javed Ahmed Rana on Friday directed officials to expedite ongoing drinking water, irrigation and flood-co... Read More


NCM chairman reviews welfare, security of minorities in J&K

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Chairman Harjit Singh Grewal on Friday reviewed the implementation of welfare schemes, security arrangements and grievance redressal mechanis... Read More


Courts reject three bail pleas in narco-terror, fraud cases in J&K

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- Courts in Samba and Jammu have rejected three bail applications in two separate cases, including a case involving alleged cross-border narcotics smuggling through drones and a separa... Read More


Rajya Sabha MP Khatana seeks action on public grievances in Kupwara

Kupwara, Oct. 17 -- Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Er. Ghulam Ali Khatana on Friday chaired a public darbar at Town Hall Kupwara to review developmental works, assess the implementation of Centrally... Read More


Centre revises sports federation assistance scheme with Rs.7,386 crore outlay

New Delhi, Oct. 17 -- The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has issued revised operational guidelines for the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations (NSFs), with a total outlay of Rs.7... Read More