Govt focused on consolidation of infrastructure in already upgraded Schools: Education Minister
Jammu: The Minister for Education, Sakeena Itoo on Thursday informed the House that the department is currently focusing on consolidation of infrastructure and provision of teaching faculty in already upgraded Schools. The Minister stated this while replying to a question of Legislator, Dr. Sajjad Shafi regarding up-gradation of Schools in Legislative Assembly. The Education Minister […]
DIPR organises day long workshop ‘Cine Connect’ on Cinema Art
JAMMU: Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) Thursday organised a one-day workshop ‘CINE CONNECT’- a workshop on Cinema Art at Media Complex here. The workshop was attended by students from Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Jammu, Government Polytechnic College Gandhinagar as well as Artists from Academy of Art Culture and Languages. The workshop was […]
People from Gasoo, Hazratbal extend support to JKNPF
Srinagar: A large number of people from Gasoo in the Hazratbal Assembly segment Thursday joined the Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist Peoples Front (JKNPF), marking a significant political development in the area. Many of those who joined were close aides of the National Conference who, according to local accounts, ‘felt sidelined and neglected’, prompting their decision […]
Electricity amendment bill: KPDCL employees protest in Pulwama, Awantipora
Staff warns of privatization, job insecurity Pulwama: Employees of the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Thursday staged massive protests in Pulwama and Awantipora against the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill, expressing serious concerns over what they termed as a “direct threat” to public sector power utilities and employees’ job security. Carrying placards and raising […]
Police attaches property of drug peddler in Bandipora
Srinagar: Police in Bandipora attached a three story House with Attic belonging to notorious drug peddler identified as Mohammad Shafi Sheikh son of Mohammad Shahbaz Sheikh resident of Ward No 5 Sheikh Mohalla Bandipora under section 68-F of NDPS Act 1985, a police spokesman said Thursday. The said peddler is found involved in cases vide […]
33 Kashmiri students suspended in Rajasthan over protest
Student’s body seeks CM’s intervention Srinagar: Over 30 students from Jammu and Kashmir have been suspended from a private university in Rajasthan after they protested against its failure to secure mandatory approvals for a nursing course, a students’ body said on Thursday, seeking Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s intervention. The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association said […]
Asian Waterbird Census-2026 conducted across 27 Wetlands of Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Asian Waterbird Census (AWC)-2026 was successfully conducted today across 27 wetlands of the Kashmir Valley, marking a major field-based biodiversity monitoring exercise undertaken by the Department of Wildlife Protection, Jammu & Kashmir, through its Wetland Division, Kashmir, in coordination with the Wular Conservation and Management Authority (WUCMA). The census exercise commenced today, simultaneously […]
Benefits granted to supervisors in violation of rules, J&K govt informs LA
Post-retirement pension of several employees under shadow as multiple departments continued SRO-59 benefits despite 1996 withdrawal; certification window opened for valid cases JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that several departments have been granting pay scale upgradation benefits to Work Supervisors “in contravention” of statutory rules, a practice that […]
Govt places indent for 72 kanals land for proposed fruit mandi in Beerwah
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday informed the Legislative Assembly that an indent has been placed with Revenue Authorities in Budgam for providing land to develop a fruit mandi at Hardu-Wamina in the Beerwah constituency. Replying to a question tabled by MLA Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani, the government said that the indent, vide […]
No proposal for separate Uri Tourism Authority, Govt tells LA
Promotion of border, eco-tourism to be taken up in phases Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said there is no proposal under consideration to establish a separate Tourism Development Authority for Uri in Baramulla district, while adding that promotion of border and eco-tourism in the area will be taken up in phases. Replying […]