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...
Admitting only VVIPs during Covid peak, private hospital in Jammu now running ads to improve public image
A private hospital located in Jammu, is now boasting about being the only hospital in entire region to provide healthcare to the masses. This hospital...
She became the first woman lawyer from Balti community in Ladakh
Zulikha Bano became the first women to be a lawyer from her native Balti community in Ladakh. Zulikha and her four siblings (three sisters and...
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...
Government companies cause Rs 3,000 crore loss to J&K administration within five years
Government companies have had a long tradition of causing losses which ultimately governments have to pay with the amount which could be otherwise spent on...
Ladakh, sixth schedule of the constitution and hurdles in the way
Demand by Ladkhis for Sixth Schedule of the Constitution has led to a prolonged bargaining between the Union Home Ministry and local leaders of a...
Safai Karamchari gets first dose of Covid-19 vaccine in Ladakh
With the launch of the world’s biggest inoculation drive against novel coronavirus infection in India by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the first phase of Covid-19...
J&K’s Horticulture Department incurs around Rs 1 crore loss in apple juice business
Government’s efforts to reorganize the horticulture products in Kashmir has caused it a loss of Rs 98 lakhs. Jammu and Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and...
Grassroot development was rewarded in Udhampur, Kathua, Doda: Dr Jitendra
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said here today that in the recently held District Development Council election, the grassroot development was rewarded by the rural...