CM Omar assures review of Public Service Guarantee Act
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday opposed a private member’s bill seeking changes to the Public Service Guarantee (PSG) Act, while assuring the House that the government will undertake a comprehensive review of the law to make it more effective. BJP’s Ranbir Singh Pathania moved the bill to amend PSG Act in the Legislative […]
CIK files chargesheet against doctor, wife under UAPA
Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has filed a chargesheet against a doctor and his wife before a special court in Srinagar in a case related to alleged misuse of social media platforms under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), officials said Wednesday. The chargesheet was submitted before the Special Judge designated under the NIA […]
Budget Session: Gulmarg to get ₹46.50 Cr STP, registrations regulated for sustainability: Govt
JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that the Gulmarg Development Authority is actively strengthening sanitation and waste management infrastructure in the area. He said that a 2 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) project, costing ₹46.50 crore, has been approved and its execution is proposed to commence in the financial year 2026–27. […]
Govt steps up training, tightens regulation to promote responsible tourism in JK: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said that the Tourism Department is taking steps to strengthen training, registration and regulatory mechanisms for tourism stakeholders to ensure safety, quality and responsible tourism practices across Jammu and Kashmir. The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq during the Question Hour of […]
Govt’s responsibility to protect properties, religious shrines of Kashmiri Pandits: CM
Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asserted that it is the responsibility of the government to ensure protection of the properties and religious shrines of displaced Kashmiri Pandits until their safe and dignified return to the valley. Opposing a private member’s bill tabled by National Conference legislator Arjun Singh Raju in the Assembly, Abdullah […]
National Health Mission employees begin sit-in protest, demand pay revision
Srinagar: Employees working under the National Health Mission (NHM) in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday began a 48-hour sit-in protest to press for their demands, including the regularisation of their services, pay revision and social security benefits. The 48-hour pan-Union territory protest is being held under the banner of the Jammu and Kashmir National Health […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers
Srinagar: Police arrested two drug peddlers in Shopian and Sopore and recovered contraband, psychotropic substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that in Shopian, a police team at a checkpoint established at Imamsahib Chowk, noticed a person in suspicious circumstances and tactfully apprehended him. During the search, a Heroine-like substance weighing […]
Calling Attention Motion: Rs 18 cr DPR prepared for protection works on Basholi water bodies: Deputy CM
JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, on Wednesday informed the House that Rs. 18 crore DPR has been prepared for protection works on Behani Khad, Sewa river and other local Nallahs in Basholi area of Kathua district. The Deputy Chief Minister said this while replying to a Calling Attention Notice moved by Legislator Darshan Kumar […]
J&K Election Commissioner reviews panchayat electoral roll revision; targets 100% voter enrolment
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner, Shantmanu, Wednesday convened a meeting with the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), Assistant Electoral Registration Officers (AEROs) and Panchayat Block Electoral Officers (PBEOs) to review the ongoing revision of the Panchayat Electoral Rolls, 2026. The revision process was initiated on 27 March 2026 with the release of the draft […]
Govt realizes over ₹3.83 cr under CA, NPV for Srinagar–Baramulla Highway diversion: Javed Rana
Jammu: An amount of over Rs. 3.83 crore has been realized under Compensatory Afforestation (CA) and Net Present Value (NPV) on account of forest land diversion for the Srinagar–Baramulla National Highway, Minister Javed Rana said. The Minister for Jal, Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana provided the details while replying […]