Strict action warned for violations of school bus safety norms
For safe and smooth operations of school buses and to allay concerns of incidents of road accidents involving school buses, the School Education department has...
Katra court orders ATR on complaint seeking FIR against Vaishno Devi Shrine Board CEO over death of 35 pilgrims
In an order of far-reaching public importance, the Sub-Judge(JMIC), Katra Sidhant Vaid has directed SSP Reasi & SHO Police Station, Bhawan(Katra) to submit Action Taken...
High Court frees MLA Mehraj Malik’s aide, calls PSA detention unjustified
In a significant judgment, Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Jammu has quashed the Preventive Detention of...
No More Long Queues: Touchscreen ATVMs introduced to simplify rail ticket booking in Jammu region
In view of the festive season, to enhance passenger convenience in the Jammu Division, Automatic Ticket Vending Machines (ATVMs) have been installed at important stations...
From Pashmina to Apricots: GST cuts to empower Ladakh’s livelihoods
The recent GST reforms mark a transformative step for Ladakh’s economy by empowering its traditional artisans and farmers. From Pashmina weavers and apricot growers to...
Congress leaves Nagrota seat to its ally NC to contest
Indian National Congress has decided to leave the Nagrota Assembly seat to its ally National Conference to contest, “keeping in view the larger intrests and...
Minor’s privacy violated: Kashmir child panel warns action as viral Physics Wallah clip sparks outrage
Taking serious view of a viral Physics Wallah video from Anantnag in Kashmir that has sparked outrage after a minor’s visuals spread online, the Child...
Ladakh row: LAB, KDA invited by MHA for fresh talks in Delhi on October 22
Amid lingering tension after the September 24 protests that left four people dead in police firing, the Union Home Ministry has invited representatives of the...
J&K Police arrests 17 long-time absconders across Kashmir valley
In a major breakthrough to track down fugitives, Jammu and Kashmir Police have apprehended Seventeen (17) long-time absconders from Srinagar, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Shopian districts...
HC directs personal appearance of Principal Secretary PWD(R&B) & Principal GMC Jammu
A Division Bench of the High Court of J&K and Ladakh comprising the Chief Justice Arun Palli and Justice Rajnesh Oswal (through Virtual mode) while...
NC welcomes resumption of Durbar Move
The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Provincial President Kashmir Showkat Mir Friday warmly welcomed the decision to restore the Darbar Move, calling it a significant step toward...
Gulchain Singh Charak passes away
A senior leader of J&K and former minister Gulchain Singh Charak passed away today after prolonged illness. Charak was president of the Dogra Sadar Sabha....
Judicial probe ordered into Leh firing which killed four people
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has ordered a judicial inquiry by a retired Supreme Court judge into the September 24 police firing in Leh,...
CM Omar Abdullah hands over regularisation orders to 863 CPWs
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today handed over regularisation orders to 863 Contingent Paid Workers (CPWs) of the School Education Department from multiple districts of Jammu...
Omar restores pre-independence ‘Durbar Move’ practice stopped 4 years ago
In a major decision on the first year of his government, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today brought back the over 150 years old Durbar Move...
LG assures support to terror victim families
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today visited Dardpora and met the families of civilian martyrs killed by Pakistan-backed terrorists. He also addressed terror victim families at...
Defence Minister approves 100% increase in financial assistance for ex-servicemen & their dependents
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today approved a 100% increase in financial assistance for Ex-Servicemen (ESM) and their dependents under schemes implemented by the Department of...
Indian Army to get Night Sight devices worth Rs. 659 crore
The Ministry of Defence today signed a contract agreement worth Rs.659.47 crore for procurement of Night Sight (Image Intensifier) for 7.62 x 51mm Assault Rifle...
DG ITBP briefs Ladakh LG on security preparedness
The Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Praveen Kumar, today paid a courtesy call on the Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta. During...
CS Dulloo stresses geo-tagging of water bodies across J&K
Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today directed the Forest Department to compulsorily undertake geo-tagging of all water bodies across Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate their protection,...