- Health
Surge in measles cases mandates catch-up immunization campaigns
Measles cases in India more than doubled in the first two months of 2022 compared to the same period the previous year
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University of Kashmir gets its first female Vice-Chancellor
For the first time in its history, the Jammu and Kashmir government has chosen a female as the new Vice-Chancellor of the University of Kashmir.
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Centre asks VPN providers to leave India if they fail to follow rules
IIT, a US-based tech group with members including Google, Facebook, IBM, and Cisco, has asked the Indian government to revise its policy.
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Jammu & Kashmir has the country’s lowest fertility rate: NHFS-5
According to the National Family Health Survey for 2019-21, Jammu and Kashmir has the lowest fertility rate in the country, with a 0.6 per cent decrease.
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Ukrainian forces leave Mariupol steel plant besieged by Russian forces
It would free up Russian forces for the country’s ongoing offensive in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
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Kashmir’s strawberry producers in a bind due to heatwave
Growers expect significant losses this year as the government has so far failed to meet requests for bore wells.
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In Pictures: Candlelight vigil in Kashmir against Kashmiri Pandit’s killing
On Sunday, peaceful candlelight rallies were organised in many parts of Kashmir in response to the recent killing of Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhatt.
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22-year-old youth killed in ‘crossfire’ in Kashmir: J&K Police
As per the police, a search operation was launched in the area before the civilian died in ‘crossfire’.
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Kashmiri Pandit Rahul Bhat’s killing triggers protests in Kashmir
Bhat’s killing in broad daylight within the premises of a government building angered people, especially community of Kashmiri Pandits in the union territory.
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Jammu & Kashmir is hosting its first-ever Bird Festival
Wildlife and forests are significant aspects of J&K Tourism, according to Sarmad Hafeez, who emphasises activity convergence by various departments to promote it
Read More » - Opinion
Does SC’s judgement on sedition law halt its application in India
The provision is halted, despite the fact that the court did not directly prohibit it but experts worry that the ambiguous terminology could again be misused.
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Four Indian journalists win prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2022
Slain photojournalist Danish Siddiqui among those honoured for their achievements.
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Gunfight: Civilian dies in J&K’s Shopian as militants manage to flee
Two civilians and a soldier were injured in the firing by the trapped militants, according to the police, before the militants were able to escape.
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Rupee hits a new all-time low against the US dollar
The currency continues to depreciate due to global equities market weakness and a strong dollar.
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India’s TFR below fertility replacement rate, as per NFHS-5 statistics
The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) is a multi-round, large-scale survey performed across India on a representative sample of families.
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Young girls give Srinagar’s fishing community a new lease of life
Educated girls from fishing community of Habak Srinagar joined the ‘Umeed’ scheme of the Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihood Mission a few years ago.
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Explained! Legal guidelines about Inter-State arrests in India
As per legal provisions, an accused can only be arrested and produced before magistrate by local police before handing him to police personnel from another State.
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Three militants including Hizb’s oldest commander killed in J&K’s Pahalgam: Police
Mohammad Ashraf Khan (57), alias Ashraf Molvi, a native of Tangpawa village in Kokernag, was the operational head of Hizbul Mujahideen.
Read More » - Politics
As delimitation process concludes, J-K’s new electoral map invites scathing criticism from political parties
Due to the ‘widespread support’ for the proposed constituency name changes, the Commission claimed that it has approved the majority of the representations.
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With key posts allocated, local officers again at the core of J-K Police
Nine of Kashmir’s 13 police districts are led by the native residents of J&K, which is a fresh ‘change of strategy’ by J-K Police after Article 370's abrogation.
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