LG Manoj Sinha Hails Union Budget 2025-26 as a ‘Pragmatic’ Step Towards Viksit Bharat
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha, has lauded the Union Budget 2025-26, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, as a pragmatic and visionary step towards a developed India. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), he expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the government’s focus on economic growth, tax relief, and transformative […]
Ladakh gets Rs 4692. 15 crore for 2025-26
Srinagar: The Union Government on Saturday proposed allocation of Rs 4692. 15 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh for 2025-26. As per budget documents , the Union Finance Ministry has proposed allocation of Rs 2450 crore as revenue expenditure for the newly carved Union Territory and Rs 2242.15 crore as capital expenditure —(KNO)
J&K to get Rs 410000 crore central assistance for next fiscal
Srinagar: The Union Government on Saturday proposed allocation of Rs 41000.07 crore to Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory for next financial year, 2025-26. As part of fund transfers for Union Territories, the Union Finance Ministry today proposed an allocation of Rs 410000. 07 crore to Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory in the Union Budget for […]
Cabinet Clears Union Budget 2025-26
NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday approved the Union Budget 2025-26. Following this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present her eighth record Budget in the Lok Sabha that comes in the backdrop of growth slowing down to four-year-low of 6.4 per cent and clamour for tax relief amid […]
Jambu Zoo
Recently Chief Secretary, visited the Jambu Zoo to take first hand appraisal about the works being executed there besides assessing the facilities being extended to the visitors. He inspected various animal enclosures, visitor’s facilities and reviewed the ongoing developmental works at the zoo. He expressed his vision for Jambu Zoo to achieve […]
Dilemma of spin wickets
A TEST match finishing in two-and-a-half to three days is not a good one to watch irrespective of whether or not your favourite wins. If we want 15 or 20 wickets falling every day, we have plenty of T20 and one-day cricket to watch. Test matches are about grit and craft in bowling, fielding and […]
Panama leader rules out talks with US over canal’s future
PANAMA CITY: Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino on Thursday ruled out negotiations with the United States over ownership of the Panama Canal as he prepares to host Donald Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Trump, in his inaugural address on Jan 20, alleged that China was effectively “operating” the waterway which the United States handed […]
Supreme Court Issues Notice On Kashmir Advocates Association’s Plea For Bar Council In J&K
NEW DELHI, Jan 31: The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Union of India and the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court in an Article 32 writ petition filed by the Kashmir Advocates Association seeking the Bar Council of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Rajesh Bindal […]
Engineer Rashid’s Son, AIP Workers Detained During Protest in Srinagar
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 […]
Central schemes
Recently Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, chaired a meeting to review progress on implementation of various schemes of Social Welfare department like ICDS (POSHAN), Mission Shakti, Mission Vastalya, Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojna (PMMVY) and other schemes. During the meeting, the Minister reviewed the status of fund […]
