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Reasi: A 17-year-old boy was swept away by strong water currents while attempting to cross a nallah in the Malikote area of Chassana in Reasi district on Wednesday, officials said. An official said that the incident occurred when the boy was crossing the Ommi Nallah near Sanglikote, where he slipped and was swept away by []

BANDIPORA: The Bandipora Police have intensified security arrangements across the district ahead of the Independence Day celebrations, with enhanced surveillance and checking measures being implemented at key locations. Additional nakas have been established along important roads, entry and exit points, and other strategically significant locations to ensure foolproof security and maintain law and order. Police []

Srinaga: Parts of Jammu and Kashmir received significant rainfall in the past 24 hours, with Pulwama recording the highest at 57.5 mm. Poonch recorded 53 mm, Awantipora 47.8 mm and Rajouri 44 mm, the Meteorological Department said. An official of MeT Centre Srinagar told GNS that a spell of light to moderate rain and thundershowers []

Srinagar:The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Wednesday carried out searches at nine locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a 1990 double-murder case. The searches were conducted in connection with FIR No. 45/1990 registered at Police Station Dooru in Anantnag district. The case relates to the killing of two persons in the Dooru []

Poonch: An unidentified female body was recovered from the river in Mora Bachhi area of Surankote in Poonch district on Wednesday. Officials that a police team immediately reached the spot after being informed about the body floating in the river. The identity of the deceased could not be ascertained. Police said the body will be []

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will resolve the issue arising out of the threat of US tariffs on Indias purchase of Russian oil, a senior White House advisor said on Tuesday. The remarks by White House Trade Adviser Peter Navarro came days after the US Senate passed a bill authorising the []

Surprise checking, frisking in Lal Chowk, other areas Night checkpoints, area domination intensified Srinagar: Multi-layered and robust security arrangements have been put in place across Kashmir for the peaceful conduct of the Independence Day celebrations, the valleys police chief, V K Birdi, said here on Tuesday. Speaking to reporters after reviewing the preparations at the []

Inspects preparations at Bakshi Stadium SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Tuesday visited Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar, to inspect the ongoing preparations for the Independence Day celebrations at the venue. During the inspection, the Divisional Commissioner took stock of various arrangements, including seating arrangements, functioning of the Public Address System, overhead covering of the stands []

New Delhi: More than two lakh villages and over one lakh gram panchayats across the country have achieved Har Ghar Jal certification, the Jal Shakti Ministry said on Tuesday, stressing that the achievement should now translate into sustained, community-led management of rural water-supply systems. The ministrys Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) organised the []

Pace to pick up after Aug 15 Srinagar: President of Hot Mix Plant Owners Association (HMPO) Kashmir Bashir Ahmad Khan on Tuesday said that macadamisation works have resumed in Srinagar and other parts of Kashmir with the pace expected to pick up further after August 15. Khan said the work has started in the summer []

New Delhi: Climate change is aggravating the intensity and frequency of extreme rainfall events in the Himalayan region, while human-related factors are also adding to the disaster risk, the Centre informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The response came to a query on whether climate change and unscientific construction activities were contributing to the rise in []

Over 20,000 participants expected; cyclists, skaters and shikara wallas to be part of rally SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Tuesday chaired a comprehensive meeting of senior officers to review and finalize arrangements for the successful conduct of the Mega Tiranga Yatra scheduled to be held on August 12. The meeting was attended by []

Hundreds attend funeral SRINAGAR: Prominent civil society activist and engineer Mohammad Anwar Ashai, scion of the distinguished Ashai family of downtown Srinagar, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday. His demise has been widely mourned across social, religious, political and civil society circles in Kashmir. Anwar Ashai was the son of the legendary educationist []

Chairs Estimates Committee meet, reviews forest conservation, community rights SRINAGAR: Committee on Estimates of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday met under the chairmanship of Chairman, Nazir Ahmad Khan (Gurezi), to examine the Action Taken report submitted by Forest, Ecology & Environment Department on key issues related to forest conservation, community rights and infrastructure []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference General Secretary and MLA Khanyar Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday inaugurated and dedicated to people a 1,500-foot-long concrete road constructed at a cost of 65 lakh under road development project at Peer Bagh Colony, Abi Nao Pora. The construction of the road was a long-pending demand of the []

SRINAGAR: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment, and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana on Tuesday convened a meeting to address water supply, irrigation, environment, forests, and tribal issues in Khanyar and Hazratbal constituencies. The meeting aimed to resolve constituency-specific problems and strengthen coordination among departments. Attended by MLA Khanyar Ali Muhammad Sagar, MLA []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq on Tuesday visited Braripora, Nawa Kadal to offer condolences to the family of late Haji Ghulam Nabi Rah, a long-standing well-wisher of the Mirwaiz family and a devoted associate of the historic Central Jama Masjid Srinagar. Mirwaiz recalled the deceaseds religious, social and public services and prayed for []

SRINAGAR: Continuing its enforcement activities across the Union Territory to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, Food Safety Officers of the Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), J&K conducted inspections of food establishments across the various districts of J&K. During the enforcement drive, 190 inspections were conducted across all []