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Srinagar: Pakistan summoning US Charg dAffaires Natalie Baker after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gors remarks is a matter between the two countries, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here on Thursday. Pakistan on Wednesday summoned the US charg daffaires and lodged a strong demarche over remarks by Gor regarding Jammu and Kashmir []

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and any third-party intervention is a failure of the central government, J&K Congress chief Tariq Karra said here on Thursday. His remarks came a day after US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor visited Srinagar. Whether it is the US ambassador, the US secretary, or any []

Leh: US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, on his maiden tour of Ladakh, undertook a river-rafting activity on Thursday at the confluence of the Zanskar and Indus rivers at Sangam, officials said here. His Ladakh itinerary focused on experiencing the Union Territorys distinctive landscape and rich cultural heritage. The US envoy arrived in Srinagar earlier []

25.87 cr facility to conform to modern hygiene standards with capacity for 5000 daily livestock Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the 25.87 crore state-of-the-art mechanized Abattoir here at Allochi Bagh, marking a significant step towards establishing a regulated, hygienic and scientifically managed meat-processing facility for Srinagar city. The []

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday visited Karol Krishna, a border village in Kathua district. The village along with Rathua, Gujjar Chak, Gajnal, Bobiya, Kadiyala comes under the Vibrant Village Programme-Phase-2 (VVP-2). The Lieutenant Governor handed over benefits under several government schemes to local families and appointment letters to youth. Addressing the residents from []

Calls for high alertness for Kounsarnag Yatra Srinagar: Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu & Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat-IPS, chaired a security review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir to assess arrangements for the upcoming Kounsarnag Yatra. The meeting was attended by Special DG Coordination J&K S.J.M Gillani, IGsP of Kashmir and Jammu Zones, range DIsG []

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday said it had trapped and arrested a Junior Building Inspector of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 10,000 bribe from a complainant. In a statement, a spokesperson said the J&K Anti-Corruption Bureau received a written complaint alleging that Gazala []

Srinagar: Employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday staged a protest inside the Assembly premises here against the General Administration Department (GAD) order deputing Deputy Secretary Bilal Ahmad Mir. Raising slogans, the protesting employees said the deputation order was against established rules and administrative procedures governing the Assembly Secretariat. They urged the []

Srinagar:The Central government has extended the deputation tenure of IAS officer Shah Faesal. According to an Office Memorandum issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Culture for extension in the central deputation tenure of Shah Faesal, IAS []