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SRINAGAR: The bodies of two men who drowned in the Chenab River while bathing were recovered on Wednesday, four days after the incident, officials said. The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Gajay Singh and 35-year-old Rakesh Singh, both residents of Khour area of Akhnoor. According to officials, the duo had gone to bathe in the []

SRINAGAR : A 30-year-old labourer was critically injured after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Salasan area of Boniyar in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday evening. The injured has been identified as Mohd Ismail Dhaker, son of Ashmali Dhaker, a resident of Salasan, Boniyar. According to locals, Ismail was hit by a []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose for the seventh straight session on Wednesday, climbing Rs 2,600 to Rs 1,59,800 per 10 grams in the national capital as strong investor demand and global market gains pushed the precious metal higher, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity, including all taxes, was quoted []

SRINAGAR : The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday launched JK Karigari, an official marketplace for authentic handicrafts and local products from the Union Territory, at the Bharatiya Vyapar Mahotsav in New Delhi. The initiative, launched by the Housing and Urban Development Department under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), aims to connect []

SRINAGAR: The government has approved the Reserve Bank of Indias proposal to introduce one billion polymer banknotes each in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations for field trials, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the RBI had submitted the proposal following a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has dismissed a Watcher (MTS) of the Department of Wildlife Protection from service under Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, following a departmental inquiry into his alleged involvement in two narcotics-related cases. According to a government order, the employee, identified as Vinod Kumar Raina, a resident of Kandikhas, []

Heavy vehicles allowed one-way; commuters advised to avoid halts between Ramban and Banihal

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the disengagement of a Special Police Officer (SPO) who stopped reporting for duty after allegedly receiving threats from militants, holding that SPOs do not enjoy the service protections available to regular police officers and that, in any event, refusal to perform police duties []

SRINAGAR: The Awami Itihaad Party has questioned the priorities of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any comprehensive assessment must also account for indigenous families and entire population pockets displaced from their ancestral homes along the Line of Control. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the Committees assessment should []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Wednesday said the Omar Abdullah-led government was committed to equitable development of all regions and sections of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the government would continue to raise the voice of the people and work towards their []