EPFO staff in Jammu get bicycles to cut carbon
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EPFO staff in Jammu get bicycles to cut carbon

In a eco-friendly initiative to help in making Jammu a carbon-neutral city, the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has decided to give bicycles to its staff for local commuting. The initiative was led by 50-year old Provident Fund Commissioner Rizwan-ud-din, a passionate cyclist himself. The EPFO in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh has taken a lead…

Economic state of J&K locals lifted since abrogation of Art 370: Report
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Economic state of J&K locals lifted since abrogation of Art 370: Report

The Indian government has been successful in changing general perceptions around the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and lifting its people from their erstwhile economic state since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Asian Lite, an Asian daily published in the United Kingdom reported. According to the report, Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor…

Kupwara police arrests drug Peddler, Seizes narcotics, cash
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Kupwara police arrests drug Peddler, Seizes narcotics, cash

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested a drug Peddler and recovered 500 grams of narcotics along with over one lakh cash from him in Karnah area of Kupwara in northern Kashmir. The police said that in yet another action against drug peddlers in the district, Kupwara Police has arrested a drug…

80 Km road length cleared of snow in Ganderbal: Xen R&B
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80 Km road length cleared of snow in Ganderbal: Xen R&B

The authorities on Saturday said around 80 Km road length in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district has been cleared of snow even as snow clearance operations were going on. Executive Engineer R&B Tatheer Manzoor told that snow clearance operations were on since early morning in the district. He said 80 Km road length has been cleared…

Mercury drops after snowfall in Kashmir, Gulmarg records season’s coldest night at minus 11.0°C
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Mercury drops after snowfall in Kashmir, Gulmarg records season’s coldest night at minus 11.0°C

The minimum temperatures recorded a drop after snowfall with Gulmarg recording season’s coldest night at minus 11.0°C on Saturday. A meteorological department official here told that in last 24 hours till 0830 hours today Srinagar received 9cm (3.6 inches) of snowfall, Pahalgam 47 cm (18.8 inches), Qazigund 50.9cm(20.36 inches), Kupwara 10.4 cm (4.16 inches) and…

Snow cleared from runway, flights to resume: Srinagar Airport
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Snow cleared from runway, flights to resume: Srinagar Airport

The authorities at Srinagar Airport Saturday said that flights will be resumed as snow has been cleared from the runway and apron. “Snow is cleared now from runway and apron Visibility is also good We are starting flights now”, Srinagar Airport informed in a tweet. Yesterday, following a heavy snowfall, all flights were cancelled. “All…

Jammu-Srinagar highway remains blocked for 2nd day
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Jammu-Srinagar highway remains blocked for 2nd day

The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained blocked for a second day on Saturday due to snow accumulation in Banihal and shooting stones and mudslides at Ramban and Panthiyal, officials said. Many vehicles, mostly trucks, have been stranded on the highway after it was closed on Friday due to rain and snow. The highway is the lifeline…

No surplus water to share with other states: Punjab at NZC meeting

No surplus water to share with other states: Punjab at NZC meeting

The Punjab government reiterated on Thursday that the state does not have surplus water to share with others as it took up the cause of the state’s rights at the 20th meeting of the Northern Zonal Council’s (NZC) standing committee here. The meeting saw the presence of officers from the Inter-State Council Secretariat of the…

Pakistan Raised Voice of Third Party Mediation on Kashmir
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Pakistan Raised Voice of Third Party Mediation on Kashmir

Pakistan on Friday said it has always welcomed the international community playing a role in promoting peace in the region, including in facilitating a dialogue with India for the resolution of the core issues, including on Kashmir. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch made these comments during the weekly press briefing here, when she was…