Lok Sabha passes Industrial Relations Code Bill
New Delhi: Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Industrial Relations Code (Amendment) Bill, 2026, with an aim to bring legal clarity. The Bill would help avoid any “future unwarranted complication” over the continuity of certain laws replaced by the Industrial Relations Code of 2020. Replying to debate on the Bill, Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said […]
Govt proposes procurement of 200 e-buses under PM e-drive scheme: Minister
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation has recently proposed the procurement of 200 additional electric buses under the prime minister e-drive scheme, according to a government statement. The Housing and Urban Development Department is also procuring 100 new e-buses under a separate initiative, following which route planning and deployment decisions will be taken. […]
Contractual employees, daily wagers protest in Srinagar
Seek regularisation of services Srinagar: A large number of daily wagers and contractual employees, along with their children, staged a protest here on Thursday to demand regularisation of their services in the Jammu and Kashmir government. The protests, organised by the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC), were held at Sher-e-Kashmir Municipal Park here, where the […]
Govt to roll out comprehensive cancer control strategy
Says huge thrust has been put on expanding medical infrastructure Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday announced a comprehensive cancer control strategy, including infrastructure development, capacity building and partnerships. Health and Education minister Sakina Itoo, while replying to a discussion on grants in the Assembly, said the administration is significantly expanding medical […]
Budget envisages total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for 2026-27: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next financial year, up 7.7 per cent from the current fiscal ending March 31. According to the revised estimate, the size of the Budget for the current fiscal is Rs 49.64 […]
PDP’s Waheed Parra seeks fast-tracking of AIIMS in Kashmir
Jammu: PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra on Wednesday raised concern over the delays in the completion of an AIIMS in the Kashmir Valley and flagged several issues related to healthcare infrastructure, private clinics’ registration and the reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. Participating in a discussion in the Assembly on grants for education, social welfare and […]
Teenager injured in suspected landmine blast in Poonch
Jammu: A 16-year-old boy was injured in an explosion believed to have been caused by a rusted landmine that had drifted into a stream in Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. Bilal Ahmad, a resident of Banpath village, was loading sand into a tractor at Battar Nallah when the blast occurred around 4.30 pm, they […]