New Industrial Development Scheme for Ladakh reviewed
Advisor Ladakh, Umang Narula, chaired a meeting to discuss the New Industrial Development Scheme (NIDS) for Ladakh, at the Secretariat today. The meeting was attended...
UGC asks Universities to encourage students to write exam on cow science on Feb 25
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has asked universities throughout the nation to “encourage” their students to participate in the ‘Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar-Prasar Examination’. It...
Kashmiri Pandits celebrate Basant Panchmi in Srinagar temple after 31 years
After a time period of 31 years, a special puja was done at Shital Nath Temple on the occasion of Basant Panchami in Srinagar on...
Inept employees being made instructors in Skill Development Dept, trainees suffer
Many employees who were employed in the Skill Development department for certain technical work are illegally being made an instructor. These instructors are brought in...
J&K administration cautions employees to get prior permission for foreign trips
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has cautioned its employees visiting foreign countries for personal reasons without prior permission and directed them to follow the rules...
J&K administration initiates exercise for imposition of Property Tax
J&K administration has initiated an exercise for the imposition of Property Tax through Urban Local Bodies (Municipal Corporations, Municipal Councils and Municipal Committees). People may...
Govt transfers several functions, functionaries of Jal Shakti Deptt to ULBs under 74th Amendment
The Jammu and Kashmir Government today sanctioned the transfer of functions and functionaries regarding several divisions of Jal Shakti Department to Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)...
As government opens up internet, distressed Kashmiri YouTubers breathe a sigh of relief
Kashmir’s YouTubers who temporarily lost their jobs because of internet restrictions after August 5, 2019, have started to post their content on the platform easily...
LAHDC Leh bids farewell to outgoing DC Leh Sachin Kumar
Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh bid adieu to the outgoing DC/CEO LAHDC Leh, Sachin Kumar Vaishya at the Council Secretariat, Leh today. Dy....
Why BJP wants Ghulam Nabi Azad to be face of opposition in J&K?
There has been a lot of buzz in Jammu and Kashmir since Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad describing him as...
Archaeologists discover 12th-century soot and pottery from caves in eastern Ladakh
A team of archaeologists have found thickened soot layers in many caves located in the Ladakh region. These soot layers are believed to be produced...
Hunderman: a village along LOC in Kargil with “Museum of Memories”
Hunderman is a small village around Kargil town along the northern border of India. But before this village, there existed an earlier settlement. This fact...
From February 16 vehicles in J&K without FASTags will be charged double fee at tolls
The Government of India today said it has made FASTags mandatory from February 15 midnight and any vehicle not fitted with it will be charged...
Farhan Akhtar announces movie with Siddhant Chaturvedi and Malavika Mohanan
Siddhant Chaturvedi posted his next forthcoming film’s teaser. Farhan Akhtar will direct the movie and it will be released in 2022. By dropping the teaser...
European diplomats to visit J&K to take a note of present situation
It has been a week since the government restored 4G Internet connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir. Now, the J&K administration is planning to invite a...
Mobile teams for finding active cases of Tuberculosis in Leh flagged off
Deputy Chairman, LAHDC Leh, Tsering Angchuk along with Chief Engineer, Project Himank, Brig. Aravinder Singh flagged-off mobile teams for finding active cases of Tuberculosis in...
Jammu receives 100 times more tourists than Kashmir, documents reveal
Recent data suggests that tourists are finding Jammu region a far safer place to visit than picturesque Kashmir valley. Official document reveals that since August...
Chipko movement in Jammu: People hug trees to protest axing of Raika forest for new High Court
Many young volunteers are following features of 1973’s Chipko Movement in order to save more than 38,000 trees, various species of flora and fauna and...
Terror bid to bomb Jammu at different locations foiled by police
Security forces have foiled a major terror plot on the second anniversary of Pulwama attack. Sources said that seven kilo RDX has been recovered in...
Stray dog adoption campaign held in Leh by Dept of Animal Husbandry
Department of Animal Husbandry, Leh in collaboration with Humanism Group and Adopt Stray Animals, Ladakh, organised a day-long “Dog Adoption Campaign” at the main market,...