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 When J&K’s special status was repealed in August last year,...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...
Ladakh’s first surgeon who performed 10,000+ surgeries in 28 years career
Dr Tsering Norbu was born in the quaint village of Nimmo in 1941 which was 35 km from Leh. His family, like most of the...
Construction of an “illegal bridge” resumes in Srinagar to benefit land mafia
The administration has started construction of a bridge which is being illegally constructed on the flood spill channel in Srinagar. The Irrigation and Flood Control...
When will Jammu get its fair share in Central government schemes?
A programme was organised on Kisan Kendra, Jammu on Friday. In this programme, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha addressed the farmers and said that the government...
Govt runs demolition drives in illegally-occupied land, many homeless
Hundreds of people have been left homeless as the ‘unexpected’ demolition drives conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir administration in many parts of the Kashmir...
PM Modi launches health insurance scheme for all residents of J&K
The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi launched Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY SEHAT to extend coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir today through video conference. Union...