Ramban disaster victims to get 189 three-room houses within six months: LG Sinha

Ramban, Nov 29: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday visited Ramban district and laid the foundation stone for rehabilitation projects aimed at providing permanent housing to families affected by floods and landslides. Addressing the media, the LG said the district administration had provided relief and rescue operations to affected families in accordance […]
NC Govt likely to reshuffle, expand cabinet in Jan 2026

Srinagar, Nov 29: The ruling National Conference-led government is likely to go for a cabinet reshuffle and expansion in January 2026, sources disclosed. Sources said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah dropped broad hints of a cabinet expansion/ reshuffle during the two-day Central Working Committee meeting held in Srinagar on November 27 and 28. “During the […]
Cross-LoC trade constitutes intra-state trade, observes J-K High Court

Srinagar, Nov 29 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has said the cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade between the Union territory and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir constitutes intra-state trade under the GST Act, as PoK is legally a part of the territory of the erstwhile state of J&K. The Court was hearing writ petitions filed […]
Flight delays, cancellations likely over issue with A320 family aircraft; over 200 planes impacted

NEW DELHI, Nov 29 (PTI): IndiGo, Air India and Air India Express flight operations will see disruptions as they work on fixing a potential issue related to flight controls in their A320 family planes and 200-250 aircraft will be impacted in the country, according to sources. Airbus on Friday said intense solar radiation might corrupt […]
Leh violence probe: Term of judicial inquiry to record statements extended by 10 days

LEH/JAMMU, Nov 29 (PTI): The Judicial Inquiry Commission probing the Leh violence has extended the deadline for recording statements and submitting evidence by 10 days, following a formal request from the Leh Apex Body (LAB). The three-member Commission, headed by former Supreme Court judge B S Chauhan, was notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs […]
Poets and writers must strengthen unity, counter secessionist attempts: Lt Guv

Says we should also focus on promoting regional literature JAMMU: “Poets and writers must strengthen the unity, counter secessionist attempts to divide and radicalise youth in Kashmir valley,” the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Friday. He was speaking at the ‘Kavi Sammelan’ organised by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, at General Zorawar Singh […]
Kashmir records coldest November night in 17 years
Temperatures plunge across Valley Srinagar: Kashmir woke up to an intensified cold wave on Friday as several stations recorded their lowest November temperatures in nearly two decades, with Srinagar, Qazigund and Kupwara all touching historic lows for the second consecutive day. According to figures, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.5°C, the lowest for […]
Several personalities call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Mahant Rohit Shastri, President, Shri Kailakh Jyotish and Vedic Sansthan Trust called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on Friday. He was accompanied by Sunil Sharma, Vice President of the Trust. Mahant Rohit Shastri expressed gratitude to the Lieutenant Governor for his intervention in popularising Sanskrit language among the students of SKUAST Jammu. The Agriculture […]
Implementation of key School Education initiatives reviewed by CS
Calls for enhancing quality, technology integration to improve the learning outcomes JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Friday chaired a comprehensive review meeting of the School Education Department to assess the progress and implementation of various initiatives aimed at improving teaching-learning outcomes in schools across all districts of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by […]
Importance of food safety

The importance of food safety is known to all. During the present times when human greed has exceeded all limits people associated with food trade are using all measures to derive maximum profits from their businesses even if it means compromising with the health of the people. The past few months have been quite harrowing […]