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Snowfall: Authorities defer School Re-opening preparations

SRINAGAR — In view of heavy snowfall, the concerned authorities of Srinagar district on Wednesday deferred preparation of reopening of schools in Kashmir valley. The authorities earlier had asked the concerned school authorities to start preparations for reopening of schools from February-24. The official has said, “The Heads of all schools of district Srinagar were […]

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Snow Fury: Nearly half a dozen houses, 2 sheds damaged, 2 ladies wounded in Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Nearly half a dozen residential houses and two sheds were damaged while two ladies also suffered injuries due to heavy snowfall in Kashmir that started last evening. Reports said that several families had a narrow escape today; the residential houses collapsed due to heavy snowfall today. Two ladies from South Kashmir’s Pulwama district […]

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February Snowfall: Smart meters can wait; let Power Dept first streamline 7-decade-old dangerous wiring

SRINAGAR — Even after passage of seven decades, Kashmir’s power infrastructure continues to remain far behind compared to other parts of the country as seen on Wednesday. The night-long spell of heavy snowfall did not only result in power breakdown in entire Valley but took the lid-off of Power department’s tall claims of improving power […]

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Administrative Council approves policy for promotion of Foreign Investment in Industrial sector, approves transfer of land for various public purposes

JAMMU — The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, today approved the Policy for Promotion of Foreign Investment in the industrial sector in Jammu and Kashmir- 2022. Farooq Khan and Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisors to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K, and […]

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Horticulture department issues post-snowfall advisory for orchardists in Kashmir

SRINAGAR — In wake of heavy snowfall in Kashmir, Horticulture department on Wednesday issued advisory for orchardists and asked them to remove excess water from their orchards and remove snow from tree branches gently. In a statement, director horticulture, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat stressed upon orchardists to clean water channels, drains and to ensure complete drainage […]