For 17 years, 172 CIC operators are waiting for regularization of their jobs
Governments have changed in J&K, but their way of working hasn’t. Successive governments have adopted a careless approach towards regularization of various employees who work...
Major transfers in Higher Education department. Complete list of teachers shifted from Colleges
Major transfers and postings took place in Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir in which a large number of college teachers were shifted from...
Murder case solved within 24 hours by Jammu police; One arrested
Jammu police solved a murder case within 24 hours of its report. A complaint was received from one person namely Ram Paul S/o Ayodha parkesh...
Saffron production in Kashmir reaches new heights; highest ever in a decade
Saffron production in Kashmir has crossed 13.36 tonnes in 2020 which is recorded as the highest production ever in a decade. This high production is...
J&K Cements suffered Rs 1.26 crore loss during Mehbooba Mufti’s rule
When politicians try to act like entrepreneurs and manage companies, they fail in most of the cases. But unlike entrepreneurs, if the company fails then...
Kashmiri fitness entrepreneur Aaliya Farooq advocates for female fitness
In the last few years, Aaliya Farooq has broken stereotypes which profess women’s inefficiency outside kitchen area. Aaliya belongs to Khanyar, a downtown area of...
Sameera Fazili, a vocal critic of India’s Kashmir policy finds a place in Biden’s team
Joe Biden, America’s newly elected President, has appointed Sameera Fazili as Deputy Director of the National Economic Council of the Biden administration. She has been...
Hotels in Kashmir hike charges as tourists pour in, government serves notice
It would not be wrong to say that tourism is the spine of Kashmir’s economy. This spine was injured by consistent lockdowns imposed by the...
Defying the rules, PHE operated 600 schemes without administrative approval
There are allegations that the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department has run more than 600 schemes during 2013-18 without getting approval from Administration and Technical...
Jammu Municipal Corporation seals 11 buildings in different areas
In continuation to the drives undertaken against the violators in the areas falling with in the jurisdiction of Jammu Municipal Corporation limits, a team of...
J&K Govt sanctions Special Operation Group and Bomb Disposal Squads as specified category
The Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh on behalf of Jammu and Kashmir police has expressed gratitude to the Government of Jammu and Kashmir...
Jammu University appoints Chief Accounts Officer to bring transparency into finances
It is for the first time when a Chief Accounts Officer has been appointed in Jammu University since J&K became a Union Territory. This appointment...
Why Jammu is witnessing a sudden increase in terrorist activities?
Terrorism activities in Jammu have increased in the recent past with twice the usual arrests of ‘overground workers’ (OGWs) and killing of militants last year....
This happens only in J&K: Heating system meant for Govt hospital installed at Babu’s bungalow
Authorities have started scrutinising the Jammu and Kashmir Project Construction Corporation (JKPCC) official who allegedly tricked the government for getting lakhs of rupees to install...
J&K likely to witness rain and snow from January 22; Temp to drop
Occasional rain and snowfall have often been a regular feature of the hills and plains of North India in the winter season. During the initial...
Twice hit by lockdowns, Kashmiri bookstore not only survives but also remains “bestseller”
Kashmir has been continuously suffering economically in the past two years; first by lockdown imposed after abrogation of Article 370 and then by coronavirus pandemic...
Remote Doda village gets electricity for the first time
Ending the reign of darkness, Ganouri-Tanta village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir received electricity for the first time on Sunday. An official spokesperson...
Unable to chew food, patient gets another life as Pulse Hospital performs a 6-hour long surgery
Pulse Hospital and Research Centre Jammu successfully conducted a maxillofacial surgery. This surgery was done by the team of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Dr Varun...
Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir witnesses violent protests as China builds road in the region
Pakistan-occupied Jammu Kashmir (PoJK) witnessed huge protests and violence over the Chinese plan to construct a 33-kilometre road. Amjad Ayub Mirza, an exiled activist from...
J&K BJP splits over appointing new candidates as DDC chairman
Recently conducted District Development Committee (DDC) elections has brought differences in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in open for selection of a new chairman when some...