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Govt terminates services of 103 firemen appointees over recruitment scam

SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated the services of 103 appointees in the Fire and Emergency Services Department after an official enquiry and Anti-Corruption Bureau investigation established that their recruitment was illegal and fraudulently manipulated. According to Government Order No. 608-Home of 2025, issued by the Home Department, the appointments made […]

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NIA chargesheets Pak-based LeT/TRF, six others in Pahalgam attack case

NEW DELHI (KIMS) — The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday chargesheeted seven accused in the Pahalgam terror attack case, including Pakistan-based terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and The Resistance Front (TRF). In a 1,597-page chargesheet filed before the NIA Special Court in Jammu, the agency detailed Pakistan’s conspiracy behind the attack, the roles of the […]

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J&K sports minister assures fair probe into team selection for Santosh Trophy

JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma on Monday assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy team selection, a day after the BJP alleged discrimination with the Jammu region and demanded his resignation. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council had already dismissed the allegations as misleading and defended the selection as merit-based […]

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LG Manoj Sinha chairs 84th University Council meeting of Kashmir University

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said there is a need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy-2020. Sinha was chairing the 84th University Council meeting of the University of Kashmir (KU) at the Lok Bhavan here, an official spokesman said. The meeting […]

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J&K tourism sector to get Rs 5,500 cr investment under externally funded budget: CM Omar Abdullah

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector will get an investment of about Rs 5,500 crore under an externally funded budget, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. “We will do whatever we can for Gulmarg and other tourism destinations. It will perhaps be for the first time that under an externally funded project, tourism […]

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CM Omar Abdullah inaugurates Asia’s longest ski drag lift at Gulmarg

SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated Asia’s longest ski drag lift at Gulmarg, widely known as the ‘skiing capital of India’, officials said. Abdullah also inaugurated the world’s highest revolving multi-purpose hall in the Affarwat area of Gulmarg, which also houses a restaurant, they said. Abdullah said the ski […]