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Srinagar: A 59-year-old woman died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle near JVC Hospital in the Bemina area of Srinagar on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the accident took place near JVC Hospital, where an unidentified vehicle struck the woman. He said she was rushed to JVC Hospital in a critical condition, []

Srinagar: Amid the continued closure of the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway due to heavy rainfall, landslides and shooting stones, the Northern Railway on Thursday introduced a special train between Srinagar and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to facilitate stranded passengers. According to an official communication, the special train was introduced following a request from Commercial Control, []

Shopian: A six-year-old girl was injured after a leopard entered a residential house in the forest area of Laitri Wali Behak in the Keller area of south Kashmirs Shopian district on Thursday. An official said that the leopard entered the residential house in Keller and attacked the minor girl, leaving her injured. He said the []

NEW DELHI:Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Thursday took note of the SCBAs plea that several metro stations have been closed making it difficult for lawyers and litigants to come to court and said he will intervene if the matter is not resolved by lunch time. Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Vikas Singh []

Srinagar: A security high alert has been issued in Kashmir following the killing of a policeman in a terror attack in Anantnags Lal Chowk area on Wednesday afternoon, sources said. Sources said that security across Kashmir has been put on a high alert, with forces intensifying surveillance, strengthening checkpoints and launching search operations. Meanwhile, in []

Says all depts mobilized; restoration of damaged infrastructure in full swing BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, Athar Aamir Khan on Wednesday visited the Sub-District Hospitals (SDHs) at Magam and Beerwah to review healthcare facilities and ensure uninterrupted medical services in the wake of the recent inclement weather. During the visit, the DC inspected hospital wards, []

Building violations, unauthorised construction around grand mosque flagged SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir and President Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid, Dr. Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq, chaired an important meeting of the Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar and took stock of the ongoing restoration and conservation work at the historic Jama Masjid. During the meeting, the progress of the restoration []

ANANTNAG: Sakeena Itoo, Minister for Health, Medical Education, Social Welfare, and Education, on Wednesday conducted a comprehensive tour of South Kashmir districts to review flood preparedness amid ongoing heavy rainfall. Following directions from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, she visited Kulgam, Shopian, Pulwama, and Anantnag, holding meetings with district officials to assess the response measures in []

Discusses devastating impact of natural disasters across J&K SRINAGAR: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan in Srinagar and discussed the hardships faced by people in the wake of the recent and ongoing natural disasters across Jammu and Kashmir. He urged the administration to []

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah on Wednesday chaired a virtual review meeting with all Chief Agriculture Officers (CAOs) of the Kashmir Division to assess the prevailing flood situation and review the preparedness of the Agriculture Department in view of the inclement weather conditions. During the meeting, the Director took a detailed district-wise assessment []

SRINAGAR: As part of the nationwide Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan, the NSS Unit of the College of Temperate Sericulture, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Mirgund, organised an awareness programme to sensitise students about the harmful effects of drug abuse and promote a healthy, drug-free society. The programme brought together faculty []

Seeks judicial probe into police action on student protesters NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Vikas Singh on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking a judicial inquiry into the police action on students and lawyers during the July 20 protests in Jantar Mantar. In his []