Fresh Snowfall Forecast in Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Parts of Jammu and Kashmir are expected to receive fresh snowfall, ranging from light to moderate, until the forenoon of February 5. An official from the Meteorological Department JK said that generally cloudy weather is expected today, with the possibility of light to moderate rain and snow at many places until February 5. He […]
Aspirational Districts

Recently Union Minister of State (MoS) for Union Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME), Labour and Employment, chaired a meeting at Baramulla to review progress on various indicators of NITI Ayog’s Aspirational District Programme (ADP). He further informed that the education sector in Baramulla has witnessed wholesome progress, with a substantial […]
PDD Worker Electrocuted in Srinagar Succumbs After Nine Days

SRINAGAR: A Power Development Department (PDD) worker, who was critically injured after receiving an electric shock in Srinagar’s Nowshera area, has succumbed to his injuries, officials said on Monday. An official said that the worker, identified as Bashir Ahmad Sofi (38), a resident of Ganderbal, was electrocuted while on duty in Nowshera on January 26. […]
Mechanism

Recently Chief Secretary, chaired a meeting of Rural Development Department (RDD) to review progress on implementation of Swachh Bharat Mission-Grameen (SBM-G) across the Union Territory. He emphasized the importance of regular monitoring of community assets created by the Rural Sanitation Department. He directed the department to devise a robust mechanism for tracking the functional […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]