Allocation for Jammu and Kashmir at Rs 30,757 cr; Ladakh at Rs 5,958 cr for FY21

Allocation for Jammu and Kashmir at Rs 30,757 cr; Ladakh at Rs 5,958 cr for FY21

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has proposed allocation of Rs 30,757 crore for Jammu and Kashmir, and Rs 5,958 crore for Ladakh for fiscal 2020-21. Presenting the Union Budget for 2020-21, Sitharaman also said the government has earmarked Rs 100 crore for hosting G-20 Summit in the country. She also said a national policy on statistics […]

J&K to continue with extant scheme of admissions to the NEET UG/PG Courses, not to contribute to All India Quota Scheme

J&K to continue with extant scheme of admissions to the NEET UG/PG Courses, not to contribute to All India Quota Scheme JAMMU, JANUARY 31: The Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu decided that the Jammu and Kashmir will continue with its existing scheme regarding admissions to the NEET, […]

Retrieval proceedings of all encroached State land begin in Srinagar

  SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: The Srinagar administration has compiled a list of encroachments and illegal constructions in the district and completed all legal requirements for initiating proceedings of retrieval of encroached State and common lands in the district. Clear-cut instructions have been issued to concerned authorities to take immediate action including initiation of criminal proceedings […]

Kashmiris Use VPN Apps To Elude Social Media Ban

Kashmiris Use VPN Apps To Elude Social Media Ban

More and more Kashmiris have been using VPN apps to breach the ban on social media and other websites. The government restored 2G Internet service in Kashmir after nearly six months last week. However, it blacklisted social media and some other website and only allowed access to 301 websites. But as soon as the Internet […]

SPO killed after being run over by truck on J-K highway

SPO killed after being run over by truck on J-K highway

A Special Police Officer (SPO) was run over and killed by a speeding truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district, police said on Wednesday. The 35-year-old SPO identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Malik was regulating traffic on the highway when he was hit by the Kashmir-bound truck at Shaban Bass area of Banihal on […]

European Parl to vote on Kashmir, CAA

European Parl to vote on Kashmir, CAA

Srinagar. Jan 27: Close on the heels of a number of critical international statements and parliamentary resolutions, the government is bracing for six scathing resolutions on both Jammu and Kashmir and the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, that have been filed by an overwhelming majority of members in the European Parliament. These will be taken […]

Deeply Troubled”: MK Stalin On Omar Abdullah’s Viral Photo

Deeply Troubled”: MK Stalin On Omar Abdullah’s Viral Photo

DMK president M. K. Stalin on Monday said he was deeply troubled to see a photograph of National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in which he sports an overgrown beard and demanded the Centre immediately release all leaders in detention in Jammu and Kashmir. While the first showed Omar Abdullah clean shaven, the next featured him […]

Soldier injured in exchange of fire with militants at Arwani, Kulgam

Soldier injured in exchange of fire with militants at Arwani, Kulgam

  Srinagar, Jan 27 : A soldier was injured in the exchange of fire between militants and the security forces personnel at Arwani area of Southern Kulgam district on Monday. Officials told that heavy exchange of fire took place between forces and the militants when joint parties of forces were laying a siege at Arwani […]