IAS-turned-politician Shah Faesal tweets praising PM Modi on covid management
It has only been months since Shah Faesal announced his departure from politics. The founder of the Jammu Kashmir Peoples’ Movement (JKPM), has praised the...
Police arrests owner of house in Jammu where killers of ATM guard Raju Sharma stayed
On 23-01-2021, a police team of Gandhi Nagar police station led by SHO Inspector Gurnam Singh assisted by ASI Balwinder Singh conducted verification of a...
Excise department J&K fixes MRP of beer brands for year 2021
Excise and Taxation department of Jammu and Kashmir has fixed the price of local beer brands for year 2021. Here is the list of all...
With payment pending for years, Irrigation Dept owes contractors around Rs 10 crore for de-silting canals
The Irrigation and Flood Control Department still owes liabilities of around Rs 10 Crores to the contractors for de-silting various canals of Jammu in the...
Central University of Jammu under scanner of Anti Corruption Bureau
Central University Jammu (CUJ) has come under the scanner of anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in an alleged graft case. According to a report ACB is currently...
Lobby within J&K BJP opposing independent DDC member to join party
All is not well within J&K unit of BJP. As the District Development Council (DDC) polls were recently concluded, an elected member who wants to...
Ladakh features in the list of States/UTs in the Republic Day parade; J&K missing
Since Union Territory of Ladakh was carved out from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, it is the first time when Ladakh will be...
Legal Metrology imposes fine of Rs 2.17 lakh on defaulting shopkeepers in Jammu
The Department of Legal Metrology conducted extensive market checking in Jammu and booked number of defaulters dealing with different trades under various provisions of Legal...
J&K administration orders constitution of Review Committees to punish inefficient officials
Jammu and Kashmir administration is all set to punish non-performing officials in the government. It has asked all the Administrative Departments to immediately arrange meetings...
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...