Recently Chief Secretary, chaired a meeting of Public Works Department (PWD) attended by the Engineers of the executing agencies to review progress on major ongoing road projects in Jammu and Kashmir. It was revealed that J&K being in special category along with NE states would be given assistance to the extent of 90% […]
SRINAGAR: The Union Government has allocated Rs 41,000.07 crore to Jammu and Kashmir for the financial year 2025-26, as part of the Union Budget. The new allocation is approximately Rs 1,000 crore less than the previous year’s budget. In response to the budget allocation, Peoples Conference (PC) Chief and MLA Handwara, Sajad Lone, took to […]
SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall in higher reaches and rain in the plains ended the prolonged dry spell in the Kashmir valley, with the Meteorological Department forecasting a possibility of more precipitation over the next four days. Intermittent snowfall was reported in the higher reaches of Baramulla, Bandipora, Kupwara and Sonmarg districts of the valley, officials said. […]
With an eye to further strengthen foothold in country and overseas markets, recently Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, urged stakeholders associated with craft sector to gain access to new and contemporary designs created in the Design Studio of the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) here. Apart from hand-knotted rugs, the Design […]
SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has written to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu, urging them to oppose the proposed Waqf Amendment Bill. In a letter shared on her social media handle, Mufti expressed deep concern over […]
New Delhi, Jan 31: Asserting that situation in Jammu and Kashmir has changed after the abrogation of Article 370, President Droupadi Murmu on Friday described train to Kashmir as government’s major achievement. Addressing a joint sitting of Parliament, marking the beginning of this year’s Budget Session, President Murmu said, “There have been significant changes in Jammu and […]
SRINAGAR: Several Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) workers were detained on Friday as they were trying to sit on a day-long hunger strike here to demand the release of Baramulla Lok Sabha MP and party chief Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer, police said. The AIP workers assembled at the Sangarmal Shopping complex where they had decided […]
SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in a residential house in the Bagiyas area of Chattabal, Srinagar, on Thursday, officials said. An official said that a three-storey residential house in Chattabal was engulfed in flames. He said that, as per preliminary reports, one three-storey house is involved in the fire. “The Fire and Emergency Department, along with […]
Srinagar :In a bureaucratic reshuffle, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has ordered the transfer and posting of several IAS and JKAS officers with immediate effect. According to an official order, Jatin Kishore (IAS, AGMUT:2020), serving as Additional Secretary in the Lieutenant Governor’s Secretariat and holding additional charge of Director Information, J&K, has been appointed […]
Jammu: Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed a chargesheet against four officials of a private company based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, for duping a doctor here of Rs 30.50 lakh on the pretext of setting up a gym in a joint venture. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Crime Branch, Benam Tosh, said the […]