Red Fort blast: Court extends NIA custody of Soyab, Naseer Bilal by four more days
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended the NIA custody of Soyab, a Faridabad resident accused of harbouring Red Fort bomber Umar-un-Nabi, and Dr Naseer Bilal Malla, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, for four more days. The probe agency produced Soyab at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Friday […]
SC asks Centre, JK administration to provide space for functioning of CAT at Jmu
New Delhi: Taking a strong note of the delay, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir administration to provide a proper space within a month for functioning of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) at Jammu. The top court was hearing a 2020 PIL filed by one Achal Sharma alleging […]
CS reviews district preparedness for weeklong ‘Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore’ Campaign
JAMMU: In a run-up to the nationwide ‘Sushasan Saptah – Prashasan Gaon Ki Ore’ campaign to be observed from December 19 to 25, 2025, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Monday reviewed the preparedness of districts in a meeting attended by Administrative Secretaries and all Deputy Commissioners. The meeting focused on ensuring coordinated planning, effective public outreach […]
‘Vote chori’ issue raised by Cong, INDIA bloc has nothing to do with it: Omar
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday distanced himself from the “vote chori” issue raised by the Congress and said the “INDIA bloc has got nothing to do with it”. His remarks came a day after top Congress leaders attacked the BJP and the election commissioners at a ‘Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod’ rally in the […]
Renowned Painter Muhammad Yusuf Bacha is no more
Srinagar: Noted, painter Muhammad Yusuf Bacha, passed away on Sunday at SKIMS Soura after a brief illness. He was later laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard in Sopore. His demise has deeply saddened the artistic and cultural fraternity of the Valley. Remembering him as a unique and inspiring artist of his times, Dr. Rafeeq […]
CS releases publications on climate change and floriculture in JK
JAMMU: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo Monday released three books authored by Prof. Manoj Nazir and Ridhima Koul. Congratulating the authors, the Chief Secretary called these publications much-needed to draw attention towards biodiversity, floriculture and climate-related challenges in an ecologically fragile region like J&K where such issues have often remained underrepresented in mainstream discourse. He remarked […]
Overflowing dumping shed triggers health concerns in Lurgam Aripal
Locals demand attention of higher ups Pulwama: The residents of Lurgam Aripal in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are grappling with a growing public health and sanitation crisis as the area’s dumping shed continues to overflow with garbage, allegedly due to prolonged official neglect. Locals said the dumping site has not been properly cleared or maintained […]
Govt terminates 103 firemen after probe finds fraud in 2020 recruitment process
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday terminated the services of 103 firemen appointed in the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) Department after a probe found recruitment process carried out in 2020 was a major fraud. According to an order the appointments were illegal from the outset, as they were secured through tampering of […]
CS calls for mission-mode implementation of DPIIT set district business reforms
Plan to ensure ease of doing business at grassroots level JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, on Monday held a review to access the implementation of the newly rolled-out District Business Reforms Action Plan (D-BRAP) under the Ease of Doing Business initiative of the Government of India’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). […]
Div Com reviews progress of Operationlisation of 60 MLD STP for Srinagar city
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, Monday reviewed the operationlisation of 60 MLD STP for Srinagar city and the progress of tendering process for utilities shifting required to connect lane-level drainage with the sewerage system under the Greater Srinagar Sewerage Scheme (JnNURM). The meeting was attended by the Chief Engineers of KPDCL, PWD; Superintending Engineers […]