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10 IAS, IPS officers deployed to oversee rescue work
The Lieutenant Governor administration on Monday deployed 10 senior IAS and IPS officers to supervise relief and rescue operations in the cloudburst-hit Chisoti village of Kishtwar district that left 62 people dead.
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19 Aug 2025
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Jammu schools will remain closed today due to heavy rains
All education institutes in the Jammu division would remain closed on Tuesday in view of inclement weather, the local administration said on Monday.
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19 Aug 2025
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Heavy snowfall, flashfloods claim over 300 lives in 12 years in J&K
552 people die in 2,863 EWEs from 2010 to 2022: Meteorological Dept
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19 Aug 2025
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JK NIA Court frames charges against ex-bar chief in lawyer murder case
A special NIA court has framed charges under UAPA against former president of the Kashmir wing of the High Court Bar Association (HCBA), Mian Abdul Qayoom, in connection with the assassination of advocate Babar Qadri in September 2020.
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19 Aug 2025
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Jammu-Srinagar highway closed after landslides in Ramban
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was shut for traffic early Monday after heavy rains triggered multiple landslides and shooting stones from hillocks over-
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19 Aug 2025
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Ex-Girdawar sentenced to 3.5 years in 2008 bribery case
The Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Pulwama, Dr. Noor Mohammad Mir, Monday sentenced former Girdawar Ghulam Hassan Kumar in a 2008 bribery case.
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19 Aug 2025
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Kishtwar Cloudburst: Search enters day-5; death toll reaches 63
Two more bodies were recovered from the debris in this cloudburst-hit village in Kishtwar district, taking the death toll in the natural calamity to 63, officials said, asa large-scale search continued for the fifth day on Monday despite intermittent rains.
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19 Aug 2025
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VDG member thrashed in Doda; cop suspended, DySP under probe
A Village Defence Group member was roughed up by police at an outpost in Doda district, prompting authorities to suspend a constable and order an inquiry into the conduct of a deputy superintendent of police on Monday.
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19 Aug 2025
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J&K on high alert amid multiple cloudburst incidents, heavy rainfall
Amid multiple incidents of cloudbursts and heavy rainfall in recent weeks, authorities have sounded a high alert and stepped up disaster preparedness across Jammu and Kashmir.
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19 Aug 2025
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5 months on, I&FC Chief Engineer post lies vacant in Kashmir
The post of Chief Engineer (CE) in the Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) Department of Kashmir has remained vacant since March, following the retirement of Braham Jyoti Sharma, the outgoing CE.
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19 Aug 2025
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EC makes public names of 65 lakh deleted voters
The Election Commission on Monday said it has made public the names of nearly 65 lakh people, which were deleted from the draft electoral rolls published in Bihar as part of the special intensive revision (SIR).
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19 Aug 2025
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Sonamarg receives season’s first snowfall, rains damp J&K
Sonamarg, a picturesque place in Ganderbal district, received the season's first snowfall on Monday, while rains lashed the valley, bringing down the mercury across Kashmir.
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19 Aug 2025
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J&K Police attaches drug peddler’s property
Jammu and Kashmir Police in a major crackdown on drug trafficking, has attached property worth lakhs of a drug peddler in Udhampur district.
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August 18, 2025
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Additional charge syndrome hits PWD: Efficiency at stake
Contrary to the government's claims of promoting an efficient work culture, the Public Works Department (PWD) is reportedly grappling with what insiders call an \"additional charge syndrome\", where single officers are burdened with multiple districts and key positions.
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August 18, 2025
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Core Group reviews security situation in Jammu
The Army held a core group meeting to review the security situation in the Jammu region at the Nagrota-based White Knight Corps, officials said on Sunday.
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August 18, 2025
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Bi-annual exams of class 10, 11 postponed
The biannual board examination scheduled for tomorrow on 18th August, 2025 for 10th and 11th classes are postponed across J&K UT as well as in Leh and Kargil of Ladakh UT, officials said.
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August 18, 2025
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14-year-old girl’s body found in Ganderbal
The body of a 14-year-old girl was found on Sunday in the Ganderbal district, officials said.
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August 18, 2025
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CP Radhakrishnan is BJP’s choice for VP post
He became associated with RSS and Jan Sangh in his teens, won Lok Sabha elections twice from Coimbatore in the late 1990s and his supporters call him ‘Modi of Tamil Nadu’ -Maharashtra Governor Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan is the BJP and NDA’s choice for the Vice President’s post.
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August 18, 2025
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Modi urges states to cooperate in implementing GST reforms
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre has circulated the draft of the next-generation GST reforms among states and sought their cooperation to implement the proposal before Diwali.
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August 18, 2025
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Siachen, Galwan to be developed as new tourism attractions: LG
Ladakh Lt Governor Kavinder Gupta on Sunday said his administration is planning to develop Siachen, the world’s highest battlefield, and Galwan valley as new tourism attractions in the Union Territory.
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August 18, 2025
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Cloudburst: Five kids among 7 killed in Kathua flash floods, landslides
LG briefs Shah on rescue &relief operations CM announces immediate relief
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August 18, 2025
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Two LeT associates apprehended with arms
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August 18, 2025
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Kailash Kund Yatra sees limited participation over security concerns
The participation of people in the three-day Kailash Kund Yatra beginning August 20 will be restricted, prohibiting children, elderly individuals, and women from taking part to ensure their safety, it was decided at a security review meeting today.
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August 18, 2025
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Search for trapped cloudburst victims enters day 4 in Kishtwar
Chisoti (Kistwar-Jammu), Aug 17: Amid overcast conditions, the search operation to trace those missing in the cloudburst in this remote village of Kishtwar district entered the fourth day on Sunday with rescuers hopeful of clearing a major impact spot during the day, officials said.
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August 18, 2025
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'Janmashtami' celebrated with religious fervour across J&K
The festival of Janmashtami, commemorating the birth anniversary of Lord Krishna, was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety here today with temples witnessing huge rush of devotees since early this morning.
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17 AUG 2025
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Health Deptt mobilizes emergency medical response in Chashoti
In the wake of the cloudburst that struck the Chashoti area of District Kishtwar and under the supervision of Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr Sayed Abid Rasheed Shah, the Directorate of Health Services Jammu (DHS Jammu) has initiated emergency medical response measures to assist those affected.
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17 AUG 2025
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On day 3, rescuers use explosive, 82 still missing
Army, NDRF and police intensify search; survival hopes fade; Chief Secretary, GOC Delta Force, CISF DIG, Div Com, IGP and DC stationed at ground zero
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17 AUG 2025
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61 dengue cases reported in J&K this year so far
Dengue cases are on the rise in Jammu & Kashmir, with a total of 61 reported so far this year.
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17 AUG 2025
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PM Modi hoists tri-color at Red Fort, delivers 103-minute speech
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered a 103-minute Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the longest by any prime minister in India's history.
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17 AUG 2025
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J&K procures 40-50% electricity from markets during lean season
With the minimal power generation availability, Jammu and Kashmir is procuring approximately 40-50 percent of electricity from the imported power markets during lean season.
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