Speaker Assembly inaugurates 46th Annual Literary Conference at Jammu
JAMMU: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, Wednesday inaugurated the three day 46th Annual Literary Conference, organised as the Festival of Mother Language, at K L Saigal Hall Writers’ Club, Jammu. The conference is being organised by Adbi Markaz Kamraz, Jammu and Kashmir, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of […]
Infrastructure for 200 e-Buses underway in Jammu, Srinagar
CS Reviews Implementation of PM eBus Sewa JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Wednesday chaired a meeting of the UT-Level Steering Committee to review the implementation of the PM eBus Sewa Scheme in Jammu & Kashmir, under which 200 electric buses are being procured to strengthen and modernize urban public transport across the Union Territory. The […]
IGP Kashmir chairs joint security review meeting
Srinagar: Inspector General of Police, Kashmir Zone, V.K. Birdi, chaired a high-level joint security review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir in view of forthcoming important events. The meeting was attended by senior officers of J&K Police, Intelligence Agencies, Army, Railways and Central Armed Police Forces deployed in the Kashmir Zone. IGP Kashmir reviewed the […]
KPDCL announces Power Shutdown
SRINAGAR: Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that the Shutdown of 33 KV Pampore- B.K Pora line will be observed due to which power supply to BK Pora, Khanda, Checkpora, Chatergam, Kenihama, Summerbugh, Wagoora, Aribagh, Checkpora and adjoining areas will be affected from 10 AM to 02 PM on 12 February 2026. Similarly, shutdown of […]
Govt rules out 5-Marla land allotment for border residents
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ruled out any plan to provide five marlas of land to residents living in border areas. The clarification came in response to a query by MLA Dr Rajeev Kumar Bhagat, who asked whether the government intended to allot land at safer locations for border residents. The Minister […]
Sakina Itoo accuses BJP MLAs of ‘unprecedented misbehaviour’, seeks apology
Jammu: National Conference minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on BJP legislators in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, accusing them of “unprecedented misbehaviour” and “relentless lying.” The senior minister said the conduct of BJP members marked a new low in her two-decade legislative career. “In my 20 years in this house, I […]
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 […]
Snow covered Sub-District Hospital road in Keller causes severe hardship for locals, patients
Shopian: The residents of Keller tehsil in south Kashmir’s Shopian district are facing immense difficulties as the main road leading to the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) has remained buried under thick layers of snow for nearly the past twenty days, locals alleged. Despite being a crucial route and passing right in front of the Tehsildar’s office, […]
Amazon Prime Delivered Fastest Delivery Speeds with savings for customers
Srinagar: Amazon on Wednesday announced that 2025 marked its fastest delivery speeds for Prime members with more than 55 crore products being delivered the same or next day— a 40% year-on-year increase. Prime members in India also saved an average of more than twice the cost of an annual Prime membership in 2025, underscoring the […]
Police arrest drug peddler in Pulwama
Srinagar: Police in Pulwama arrested a drug peddler and recovered Psychotropic substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that a police party during routine patrolling duty at Hanjan Balla, intercepted a suspicious individual identified a Javid Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar, resident of Rajpora. During his personal search, psychotropic […]