J&K’s Apple, Saffron Farmers at Risk from US Trade Deal : CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu, Feb 10; Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expressed serious concerns that the India-U.S. trade deal would adversely affect the Union Territory’s economy, which is heavily reliant on horticulture. Speaking to reporters here CM Omar Abdullah as per news agency Kashmir News Service (KNS) said the pact offered “no benefit” and…

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Casual Employees Protest Outside CM Residence Over Regularization

Jammu, Feb 10: Casual employees on Tuesday staged a strong protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Jammu, expressing anger over the absence of any announcement regarding their regularization in the latest budget. The protesters said that despite repeated assurances by successive governments over the years, their demand for regularization has remained unresolved for decades. They…

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PDD Cracks Whip on High AT&C Losses; Officials Face Salary Cuts, Extra Power Curbs Announced

Srinagar, Jan 01 : The Power Development Department (PDD) has directed the JPDCL and KPDCL to initiate strict actions including deducting up to 50 percent of salary against the officials of divisions and feeders where Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses exceed 40 percent. Besides, the department has issued the revised Load Curtailment Plan (LPC) with…

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LG addresses the Strategic Management Forum Conference on Policy Making and Strategic Planning for achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047

ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE JAMMU, DECEMBER 17: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Wednesday addressed the Strategic Management Forum Conference on Policy Making and Strategic Planning for achieving Viksit Bharat by 2047, at IIM Jammu. The 3-day conference is being organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Jammu, in collaboration with Strategic Management Forum…

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Lieutenant Governor hands over appointment letters to 39 NoKs of terror victims from Kashmir Division

ASIA SPEAKS NEWS SERVICE For these families, today the long wait for justice has ended. With concrete steps for rehabilitation, we have restored their dignity and faith in the system: LG Sinha Terrorism not only claimed lives but it had also shattered families and condemned innocent households into decades of silence, stigma, and poverty. Behind…

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Glaciers in J&K Under Close Watch as Studies Warn of Rapid Retreat, Rising Hazards

Srinagar, Dec 10 : The Union Government on Wednesday said it is monitoring glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh through multiple national programmes to study the effects of climate change on the Himalayan region. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh, as per the news agency—(KNO), said…

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