New J&K industrial policy aims to attract Rs 35,000 cr investment by 2022
In order to support the economy of Jammu and Kashmir, the central government is planning to introduce a new industrial policy. This policy will aim...
Why is it so hard to count snow leopards?
We still don’t have reliable methods to count the number of snow leopards. The Union environment ministry launched the Snow leopard Population Assessment in India...
Jammu did not get access to 4G internet even in 2020
More than 500 days have passed since 4G mobile internet has been blocked in Jammu. On August 5, 2019, mobile internet was banned in the...
IAF goes for another weapon shopping as standoff with China continues
India is stocking up missiles in eastern Ladakh as standoff with China hasn’t resolved yet and there are no signs of its dissolution in recent...
Cluster University Srinagar allegedly misplaces students’ answer sheets
The Cluster University Srinagar (CUS) has allegedly lost the answer sheets of final exams of students causing trouble for students. The University has made headlines...
Snowfall and New Year brings tourists back to Kashmir
Kashmir is witnessing tourists from across the nation lining up for spending their new year. The famous twin resorts of Gulmarg and Pahalgam are flowing...
Coaches continue to get appointed as managers by J&K Sports Council
The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council (JKSC) has made over half a dozen coaches as in-charge managers at various district headquarters and units. These appointments...
Two Ladakhis whose efforts saved many snow leopards
The contribution of Rinchen Wangchuk, the late co-founder of Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust (SLC-IT) and Dr Tsewang Namgail (46), the current director of SLC-IT...
To discuss 6th schedule, Amit Shah calls top Ladakh leaders for talks
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has called a meeting with apex body of Leh, socio-religious, political heads and new elected Chief Executive Councilor (CEC) of...
Tourism Dept forgets to discuss Jammu in New Year celebrations meeting
The Tourism Department hosted a high-level meeting for celebrations of the New Year in Jammu and Kashmir, but its focus was limited only to the...
Delimitation may take over 10 months to complete in J&K: Reports
There are speculations being circulated that the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir can get postponed by one more year as delimitation process is not...
PDP leader Waheed Parra paid Hizbul Rs 10 lakh for “election assistance”
An investigation by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has found that Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Waheed Ur Rehman Parra allegedly paid Rs 10 lakh...
Why healthcare suffered in Jammu and Kashmir?
Healthcare in Kashmir has suffered a lot in the past one and a half year. When J&K’s special status was repealed in August last year,...
Snowfall to heal Kashmir’s tourism sector injured by continuous lockdowns
When Article 370 was announced to be abrogated followed by a lockdown which was extended by the pandemic, it caused a huge loss to the...
J&K Administration keeps discriminating against Jammu
Government has hardly ever relaxed rules or tax collection for Jammu like it often does for Kashmir. Fastag is being made mandatory for all vehicles...
Why does China want to hijack selection process of the next Dalai Lama?
The Dalai Lama is the spiritual leader of Tibet and was also political head of the region until nine years ago. This system of the...
Dr Harsh Vardhan to inaugurate Ladakh’s Meteorological Centre tomorrow
The Union Territory of Ladakh is expected to get its own Meteorological Centre (MC) by tomorrow. The new MC is established in Leh, the UT’s...
Kashmir University’s administration’s inefficiency costed govt crores
It is reported that the government is planning to scrutinise Kashmir University’s accounts after financial irregularities being alleged against it 10 years ago during the...
Is Ravinder Raina’s “Hindutva politics” losing its charm?
In the recent DDC elections, BJP lost a seat in the home constituency of its J&K President, Ravinder Raina. Raina is often seen playing Hindutva...
Drinking alcohol to beat cold in J&K and Punjab can be a bad idea this new year
The Western Disturbance in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will result in “scattered to fairly widespread” snowfall. In northern India, it will...