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Modi govt transforms J&K into investment destination, adventure paradise, says Shah

Jammu: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lauds formula -4 car show in Srinagar and said that Modi government's efforts have developed Jammu and Kashmir as investment d...

LG assures every possible support to missing Navy sailor's family

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday assured every possible support from his administration to the family of Navy seaman Sahil Verma, who is missing from a naval ship si...

‘Uncertainty’ over Assembly polls thwarts goals of many ….?

Jammu: No mention of Assembly polls in J&K in the recently announced schedule of LS polls has not only faced backlash of opposition parties in UT, it has disappointed party leaders and cadres within ...

EV manufacturing unit of Rs 1Kcr to come up in J&K

Jammu Sustainable energy solutions firm NexGen Energia on Monday said it will invest Rs 1,000 crore in setting up a manufacturing unit for electric vehicles (EVs) in Jammu and Kashmir. The Noida-bas...

MHA notifies tribunal to examine ban on both factions of Muslim Conference

New Delhi: The Centre on Monday constituted two tribunals under Justice Neena Bansal Krishna of the Delhi High Court to adjudicate whether there are sufficient grounds for declaring the Muslim Confer...

Dr Jitendra likely to file nomination for Udhampur LS seat on March 21

Jammu: Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) candidate from Udhampur-Doda-Kathua parliamentary constituency is likely to file his nomination papers on March 21. The party i...

Omar threatens to scuttle construction of Maha Bhawan in Kmr after coming to power

Jammu, March 18: Former chief minister and vice-president of National Conference Omar Abdullah today launched the election campaign for Lok Sabha polls by raking up a controversy over the constructio...

Lok Sabha Polls: Apni Party to explore possibility of alliance with "like-mind parties"

SRINAGAR: Apni Party, led by its President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari Monday, unanimously decided to explore the possibility of an alliance with like-minded parties in Jammu and Kashmir. The undivi...

Entire J&K lives in Jmu, city deserves quality infra: Azad

Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party -Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that while all the 22 districts of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state reside in Jammu, the city is facing official neglect and merit...

SC directs SBI to disclose all bond details by Mar 21

New Delhi: In a third tongue-lashing to the State Bank of India, the Supreme Court on Monday told it to stop being "selective" and make "complete disclosure" of all details related to the electoral ...

SIA files chargesheet in narco terror financing module case

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Monday filed a charge-sheet against two people, including a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, accused of operating a narco-terror fi...

'Heartening to see': PM reacts to J&K's 1st-ever Formula-4 car show in Srinagar

Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that it was heartening to see that the first-ever Formula-4 car show that was held on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar, and that it will further he...

Women entrepreneurs shaping future of J&K: LG

Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that the women entrepreneurship in rural and far-flung areas of the Union Territory is enabling Nari Shakti to foster change at the grassroots. ...

MCC comes into force!: Ladakh leaders to chalk out plans to keep pressure mounting on Centre

Jammu: A day after the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into force for Lok Sabha elections, the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) today announced to take out a massive protest rally in Kargil town on ...

LS seats to watch out for in J&K as it goes to its first major poll since Art 370 move

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness its first major electoral battle since it was bifurcated and downgraded to the status of union territory months after the general elections in 2019. Jammu ...

Long-eared hedgehog sighted in distt Rajouri

Rajouri: In a first, an Indian long-eared hedgehog was sighted here in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Sunday. It was captured by a team headed by wildlife warden, Rajouri-Poonch, Amit Sharma o...

Delay in naming right candidate for Udhampur, Congress losing upon time to perform, deliver

JAMMU: Immediately along with the Model Code of Conduct coming into force, the schedule for holding of Lok Sabha elections for Jammu and Kashmir in five phases were also announced simultaneously. Wh...

Para archer from J&K, Sheetal Devi named ECI nat'l PwD icon

Jammu: To promote voter education and inclusivity, the Election Commission of India (ECI), in collaboration with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), orchestrated an Exhibition Cricket M...

Gun licence holder in Bandipora asked to deposit weapon at PS

SRINAGAR: The administration in Bandipora Sunday directed all the civilians and forces personnel (retired & serving) who are in possession of arms and ammunition on a valid arms licence to deposit th...

Wandhama massacre; killing of Mushirul Haq, Ayub Pandit, Shujaat Bukhari

Jammu: In the last 6 years, two high profile killings by the militants or their frenzied followers have been widely condemned in Kashmir. Both happened in the holy month of Ramazan—around the holiest...

Secure atmosphere, level-playing field to be provided to all during LS polls: DGP

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) R R Swain on Sunday said a secure atmosphere and level-playing field will be provided to all during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in the Union...

Azad requests EC to hold Assembly election in J&K month after LS polls

Jammu: Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad requested the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday to hold the much-awaited Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir a month after t...

Seven phase Lok Sabha polls to begin on April 19, results on June 4

Jammu: The seven-phase Lok Sabha polls, the world's biggest election exercise, will kick off on April 19 with the counting of votes set to take place on June 4 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a...

BJP-NDA fully prepared: PM; Cong says last chance to save democracy

New Delhi: With the EC announcing the Lok Sabha election schedule on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the opposition as "rudderless" and expressed confidence about retaining power while...

J&K, Ladakh to vote in 5 phases

Jammu: The Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in five phases with voting in each of the five parliamentary constituencies of the Union Territory to be held in each phase, acco...

Assembly polls in J&K to be held as soon as possible after LSelection: CEC

Srinagar: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday that the Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir would take place soon after the Lok Sabha polls due to security concerns,...

Democratic space being denied topeople: Political parties in J&K

Srinagar/Jammu: Political parties in Kashmir are disappointed that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held simultaneously with the Lok Sabha election. They have said a crucial democrat...

Divergent narratives in play as J&K gears up for polls

Srinagar: Long buffeted by the winds of conflict, Jammu and Kashmir is gearing up for a general election that will be the first significant political activity after the revocation of its special stat...

Centre bans JKPFL, all factions of JKPL for involvement in terror, secession bid

Jammu: The Central government on Saturday banned the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Freedom League and all factions of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples League associated with the separatist conglomerate Hurr...

J&K become centre of innovation: LG

Jammu: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today said that Jammu and Kashmir has become the centre of innovation, industries, tourism, education, sports, agriculture, health, entrepreneurship and han...

Work on planting lavender along national highways starts in J&K

Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday launched green cultivation' via lavender plantation along the national highways starting from the Ramban-Banihal section of the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar ...

NGT fines 2 contractors for violating environmental clearance for mining

Srinagar: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has imposed an interim fine of nearly Rs 16 lakh on two contractors for violating the environmental clearance for mining of minor minerals from Doodhganga ...

Bank official withdrew Rs 1.26 cr from dormant accounts; arrested

Jammu: A bank official was arrested on Saturday for allegedly swindling over Rs 1.26 crore from dormant accounts over the past three years in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said. The fra...

2023 Kokernag encounter: NIA files charge-sheet against two OGWs

Jammu: The NIA on Saturday filed a charge-sheet against two overground workers of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in a case related to an encounter in south Kashmir's Kokernag forest that left four securit...

Barring Gulmarg Pahalgam, night temp drops across J&K

Srinagar: Barring Gulmarg and Pahalgam, night temperature recorded drop in Jammu and Kashmir even as the weatherman has forecast generally dry weather till March 20. A meteorological department offi...

I am driven by 'nation first', some by 'family first': PM Modi's swipe at rivals

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Saturday that what is being seen as certain in a world plagued by uncertainty is that India will continue to grow at a fast pace. Speaking at a co...

Despite economic turmoil, Pak military remains threat for us: CDS Gen Chauhan

New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan on Saturday said Pakistan may be in a kind of economic turmoil but militarily there has been "no denting" in its capabilities and its armed forces "...

Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'All previous records will be broken’: PM Modi ahead of poll dates announcement

New Delhi: On the eve of the Parliament poll dates announcement, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that the "lotus is going to bloom" in Kerala, and the BJP-led NDA would secure power a...

ECI to announce schedule today

New Delhi: The Election Commission will announce the schedule for the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In a post on X, the poll panel said a press conference to announce the schedule for Lok Sabha elect...

PAGD gears up for critical meeting amidst NC's solo contest decision

SRINAGAR: To discuss forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has called for a meeting here in Srinagar next week. The meeting will take place at the resi...

Gujjar Bakerwal ‘voting strategy’ to dent BJP on Ant-Raj LS seat…!

Jammu: Will BJP’s strategy of wooing Paharies and consolidating votes of both communities to its favour prove futile for Anantnag-Rajouri LS constituency….? A well thought of ‘move’ at hustings by G...

On eve of LS poll schedule, Ladakh ‘doubles’ wages of daily-rated workers

Jammu: A day before the announcement of Lok Sabha poll schedule, the UT administration of Ladakh today announced a major policy decision wherein the remuneration of daily wage earners was increased b...

Ladakh LG asks babus to justify need for additional manpower in govt depts

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Brigadier (Dr) BD Mishra (retd), held a meeting with Departmental Secretaries/ Head of Departments (HODs) to review the report submitted by the Central Committee...

Arms dealers on verge of closing their businesses, LG assures help

Jammu: Once holding a position of pride on the whole of north India, the gun making industry of Jammu and Kashmir is on the wane allegedly due to poor response from the district administration to all...

Teacher in J&K dismissed for 'anti-national' activities

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday dismissed a government school teacher in Kulgam district for his alleged involvement in anti-national activities, an official said. Manzoor A...

Govt approve amendments in J&K Reservation Rules, 2005

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday approved the proposal of Social Welfare Department to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Rules, 2005. The Administrative Council which met her...

'Ram Rajya' will be established in India with consecration of Ayodhya temple: Rajnath

Jharkhand: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday asserted that the days were not far when 'Ram Rajya' will be established in India, which would be among the top three economies in the world by 202...

SC pulls up SBI over incomplete info on electoral bonds, says bank "duty bound" to disclose unique numbers

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the State Bank of India over non-disclosure of the numbers unique to each electoral bond that would help in matching donors with the recipient politic...

Megha Engineering second largest donor

New Delhi: Megha Engineering and Infrastructure, the little-known Hyderabad-based firm that in recent years won the prestigious Zojila tunnel deal among other projects, forayed into city gas and acq...

Terror conspiracy case: SIA carries out searches at 7 locations in Jammu

Jammu: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Friday raided seven locations in different districts of the Jammu province as part of its probe into a Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case, an offici...

Modi govt committed to making rollout of new criminal laws seamless, says Shah

Jammu: The Narendra Modi government is committed to making the rollout of the new criminal laws seamless, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday. The three new laws -- the Bharatiya Nyaya S...

350 youths from displaced, migrant communities get financial assistance

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday provided financial support to 350 youths from displaced and migrant communities to "ignite" entrepreneurial culture among them. The beneficiar...

Aiming to make J&K hub of cinematic creativity, govt okays film policy 2024

Jammu: Aiming to position Jammu and Kashmir as a hub of cinematic creativity and productivity, the administration of Union Territory led by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday approved film p...

Amnesty scheme for domestic power consumers extended

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmirgovernment on Thursday extended amnesty scheme in favour of Domestic Consumers of electricity. The Administrative Council which met here under the Chairmanship of Sh. ...

Drugs trade emerging as major challenge in J&K: police chief

Jammu: The drugs trade in Jammu and Kashmir is being tackled by following the pattern adopted to deal with the terror ecosystem in the Union Territory, Director General of Police RR Swain said on Thu...

Govt forms tribunal to look into ban on JeI

Jammu: The Centre has constituted a tribunal, consisting of Justice Navin Chawla of the Delhi High Court, for the purpose of adjudicating whether or not there is sufficient cause for declaring the Ja...

Budget 2024-25: Govt limits release of funds to 50% due to interim budget constraint

SRINAGAR: To ensure the effective utilization of resources, the Jammu and Kashmir government has outlined strict guidelines for executing the budget for the financial year 2024-25. The directives fo...

Railway expansion plan hit in Kmr, fruit growers object to rail line through village

Srinagar: Railway line expansion plans in Jammu and Kashmir have hit a roadblock as the residents of a village in Shopian district have objected to the laying of the rail line through their orchard a...

4 family members died as vehicle falls into gorge

Kishtwar: A couple among four family members died after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Bandarkoot area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. Station House Officer (SHO) Kishtwar tha...

Ex-bureaucrats Gyanesh Kumar, Sukhbir Singh appointed election commissioners

New Delhi: Former IAS officers Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu were on Thursday appointed as election commissioners, ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls. The law ministry issued ...

Mamata suffers major injury on forehead; discharged from hospital

Jammu: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday evening suffered a major injury on her forehead, the Trinamool Congress said. The TMC supremo underwent a few stitches and medical tests...

ACB arrests JEfor accepting bribe, booked Ex-SE booked in DA case

Jammu: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped and arrested ArshidMarazi, Junior Engineer (JE), Rural Development block Qaziabad in north Kashmir's Kupwara district for accepting a bribe of Rs 5000. So...

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: No delay on EC's part, decision on holding LS, assembly polls together in J&K after reviewing feedback, says CEC

Jammu: The Election Commission will decide on holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections together or separately in Jammu and Kashmir after reviewing the security situation and feedback from stakeholder...

EC will disclose details of electoral bonds in time

Jammu: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday announced sharing details of electoral bonds "in time" and asserted that the commission believed in complete transparency. Speaking to rep...

86.9 lakh voters to exercise their franchise

Jammu: As many as 86.9 lakh electorate including 3.4 lakh first-time voters are eligible to vote in the upcoming parliamentary elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar ...

“Let’s wait and see what unfolds”, says Lal Singh over joining Cong

Jammu, Mar 13: Stage is all set to welcome former MP and Congress leader Chaudhary Lal Singh back into the party fold. The announcement on it can come anytime from the Congress camp over this develop...

BJP’s repeat of candidates ‘strategy’ emboldens Congress camp….!

Jammu: When the BJP let its cat out of bag in terms of revealing its candidates for two Jammu seats, the celebration was more in the rival camp Congress. The repeat of candidates for third time on th...

J&K missing in BJP’s second list, Anantnag-Rajouri still open arena

JAMMU: While Bharatiya Janata Party released its second list of probable for Lok Sabha contest today, Jammu and Kashmir, however did not reflect in it, thus deepening the suspense over much hyped Ana...

GPS systems in poll duty vehicles

Jammu: In keeping with the directions of the Election Commission, Jammu and Kashmir's election department will procure GPS-enabled tracking systems for 12,500 poll duty vehicles for the forthcoming p...

Why Anantnag-Poonch seat important for NC, PDP, BJP

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Vice President Nasir Aslam Wani has made it clear on 5 March 2024 that Farooq Abdullah’s party would contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha electio...

PM-SURAJ: Modi launches scheme, 1747 from J&K among one lakh beneficiaries

LG express gratitude to Prime Minister for empowering weaker sections Jammu: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that people from disadvantaged sections like SCs, STs and OBCs are the big...

‘Sports icons true inspiration for youth’

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that sports icons are the true inspiration for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir and added the government's efforts to take sports to villages ha...

Fin deptt implements special procedures for manufacturing sector under GST Act

SRINAGAR: The Finance Department has notified a special procedure to be followed by a registered person engaged in manufacturing goods in Jammu and Kashmir. The special procedure has been conferred ...

Cop suspended for negligence

Jammu: A sub-inspector of the Jammu and Kashmir Police was suspended on Tuesday for alleged negligence in connection with the murder of a gangster hailing from Jammu in Punjab's Mohali last week, off...

ACB registers case against EO MC Shopian, others

Srinagar: Anti-Corruption Bureau registered a case of Criminal misappropriation against Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar, Executive Officer, Municipal Committee, Shopian, Ghulam Rasool Mir, KhilafwarziOfficer,Nasee...

CS led panel framed for post of Dir SKIMS

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir government has constituted a high level selection committee led by Chief Secretary for the post of Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura. As p...

Priyanka Gandhi voices support for statehood demand of Ladakh

New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday voiced support for the demand of full statehood for Ladakh, asserting that the government should leave its stubbornness and listen to the...

Simultaneous Polls: Ex- President led may Submit Report today

New Delhi: The high-level committee on simultaneous polls headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind is likely to submit its report on ‘one nation, one election’ on Thursday, it is learnt. Though th...

PM inaugurates Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendra at Srinagar, Samba

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has expressed gratitude to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi for revolutionising rail infrastructure and connectivity in J&K and dedicating number of railway pro...

Centre bans Jammu Kashmir National Front for 'supporting terror activities'

Jammu: The government on Tuesday imposed a five-year ban on the Jammu Kashmir National Front (JKNF), a constituent of the hardline Hurriyat Conference, under the stringent anti-terror law for sowing ...

Education should be driven by creativity rather than by curriculum, says LG Sinha

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday inaugurated the three-day capacity building programme on 'leadership development of academic administrators' and said that education should be driven...

LS polls: ECI meets political leaders, officials in Srinagar, discusses preparedness

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India (ECI) commenced discussions with political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to evaluate the state of preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the Un...

EC amends rule on symbols, makes it applicable in J&K

Jammu: Ahead of announcing schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission has amended a key rule relating to the allocation of party symbols to make it applicable in the Union Territory of...

GoI sanctions Rs 224.44 cr to construct Shopian bypass

Jammu: The Union Road Transport and Highways Ministry has sanctioned Rs 224.44 crore to construct a bypass on the national highway in the Shopian district. The announcement was made by Union Ministe...

Bhalla confirms readiness to contest Jammu-Reasi fight for Lok Sabha polls

JAMMU: Given a mandate to contest from Congress, former cabinet minister Raman Bhalla has confirmed his readiness to fight for the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha seat. Talking to The News Now, the heavyweigh...

In Ladakh’s new excise policy, only locals to get licenses for operating liquor vends

e-auction mode for grant of licenses; Rs 75 lakh minimum amount for bid Jammu: Amid the growing concerns for constitutional safeguards under Sixth Schedule of the Constitution for Ladakh, the Un...

CBI court convicts railway official in corruption case

Jammu: A special CBI court here on Tuesday convicted a railway official for taking bribe to reduce penalty charges 10 years ago, officials said. Special Judge Bala Jyoti convicted Tilak Raj, then He...

Bharat Shakti: Pokhran witness to trinity of India's 'aatmanirbharta', belief, self-pride: PM

Pokhran: As awestruck spectators watched the 'Bharat Shakti' exercise here in Rajasthan on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Pokhran has become witness to the trinity of India's 'aatmanirbha...

J&K leads India in job creation under PMEGP

Srinagar: At national level, Jammu and Kashmir has topped for generating maximum employment under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). As per the figures, the union territor...

SC collegium recommends appt of JO as additional Judge of J&K HC

Jammu: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the name of Shri Mohammad Yousuf Wani, Judicial Officer, as a Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in the following terms On 21...