April 2023

Human trafficking can be fought with collective strength and determination of society: J&K LG Sinha

Human Trafficking in today’s fast changing world is not a trifle problem but an extraordinary challenge, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha addressing the National Seminar on Anti-human Trafficking Awareness organised by the National Commission for Women in Kashmir. The Lieutenant Governor said that it is such a heinous crime …

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India’s G20 presidency: Green development, quick inclusive and sustainable growth top priorities

The opportunity for India to lead G20 came at a time when the world was confronting the challenges of Covid, climate change and conflict, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha at the G20 event in Kashmir. The determination to deal with these three major challenges and to lead the world …

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NGO Terror Funding Case: NIA raids Khurram Parvaiz’s office in Dandoosa, Budgam

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided an NGO office of jailed Khurram Parvaiz’s office in central Kashmir’s Budgam area. The NIA team searched for documents inside the NGO office located in the Dandoosa area. Khurram works for the NGO-Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS). The raids were conducted in connection to the NGO …

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Srinagar artist learnt the modern calligraphy font from YouTube

An artist in Srinagar said she had been interested in calligraphy since childhood but did not pay much attention to it. But after the first semester of studying Economics Honours, she joined calligraphy classes. Then she realised that she was a little different from the rest as she learnt the art quickly in one or …

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576 flats for Kashmiri Pandit employees in Baramulla inaugurated by LG Manoj Sinha

I am happy to say that we can dedicate the flats to the Kashmiri Migrant Employees who have been waiting for this for long, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha. Constructed under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP), around 576 flats were inaugurated by the Lieutenant Governor on April 26, …

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‘Kisan Sampark Abhiyan’ an awareness programme to establish direct contact with farmers held in Tral

‘Kisan Sampark Abhiyan’ (Farmers Orientation Programme) is being carried out in all the Panchayats in Jammu & Kashmir from April 24- August 31, 2023, to establish a direct contact with the farmers. They are being trained in holistic development in agriculture and allied sectors and being made aware of the 70 policies of the government …

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Elderly receive old age pension from the bank in Banihal, Jammu & Kashmir

In Banihal, old couples said they came to the bank in Jammu & Kashmir to get their entries done and they received Rs 6000, Rs 3000 each in their entry books for Eid from the government. They are very happy that the government is giving Rs 1000 monthly. They said they will buy stuff for …

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Beti Bachao Beti Padhao scheme bringing positive transformation in Pulwama, J&K

Mahila Shakti Kendra Pulwama holds awareness programmes on the government’s ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’ schemes that empower women in the real sense. Organiser of the Mahila Shakti Kendra in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir said, the main intention was to put a stop to the practice of killing girl children. The second intention was to empower …

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Muslims perform last rites of Kashmiri Pandit in village Wussan, Ganderbal

The whole Muslim community is grieving over the death of an 80-year-old Kashmiri Hindu Pandit Avtar Krishan in village Wussan in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. Although everybody has to die, we are with them in grief and happiness said Sheikh Bashir, a local resident of Wussan. The whole Muslim village including 2,200 people were present …

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Macadamised road in Banihal brings relief to vehicle owners

We have been travelling on this road for 20 years in Banihal, Jammu and Kashmir. Our vehicles were taking the brunt of the bad road conditions. We had to spend Rs 11,000 per month to repair our vehicles, said vehicle owners in Baihal. A stretch around 1300 metre was not done. The locals are thankful …

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