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Says J&K must harness full hydropower potential Jammu: Amid a setback to the tourism industry due to last year’s Pahalgam terror attack, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Saturday that the enthusiasm of tourists from across the country to visit Jammu and Kashmir has not diminished. Shah was addressing a review meeting in Jammu […]
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Says priority to operationalise existing ones Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the government has no intention of creating new administrative units at present and is focused on operationalising those already sanctioned. Abdullah was replying to supplementary questions by members in the Assembly seeking new administrative units in Jammu and Kashmir. “This […]
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Reviews preparedness, assessed deployment posture Jammu: Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited forward areas of Poonch sector and assessed deployment posture, surveillance measures and readiness of deployed formations. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) on Friday attended a high-level security review chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and also visited the headquarters […]
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Calls special status demand ‘betrayal’ Jammu: Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Saturday rubbished the demand for restoration of “special status” to Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that Article 370 is a “historical provision that now stands buried”. Addressing mediapersons outside the assembly here, Sharma said the Constitution does not mention “special status” in connection with […]
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Seeks public inputs New Delhi: The tax department on Saturday released draft rules and forms under the new Income Tax Act, 2025, which proposes to simplify the provisions and reduce compliance burden for ease of understanding and make it taxpayer-friendly. A new and simplified Income Tax Act, 2025, which will replace the over six-decade-old Income […]
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir received more than 1.77 crore tourists in 2025, including over 36,000 foreign visitors, the government informed the Legislative Assembly on Saturday. In a written reply to a question by MLA Hasnain Masoodi, the Tourism Department, said 1,77,65,390 tourists visited the Union Territory between January 1 and December 31, 2025. Of them, […]
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Snowfall in higher reaches drops day temperature Srinagar: The minimum temperature across Kashmir rose by 2 to 7 degrees Celsius, but snowfall in higher reaches significantly brought down the day temperature, officials said on Saturday. The minimum temperature in Srinagar city increased by 5.5 degrees, from minus 2.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday night to 3.0 […]
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JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Saturday began discussion on the Budget 2026-27 presented by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Friday Initiating the debate on the Budget, Legislator, Javid Hassan Baig described Budget 2026-27 as a pro-people document that addresses and fulfils the aspirations and needs of the citizens of Jammu and Kashmir. He […]
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Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said there is no proposal under consideration to relax the norms related to change of land use (CLU) in the Union Territory. The information was provided by minister Javed Ahmed Rana in the Assembly in reply to a question raised by MLA Surjit Singh Salathia. The minister […]
Added on February 7, 2026
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Budget focuses on major push for healthcare, horticulture, rural development, digital governance and youth employment Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday announced a slew of welfare, infrastructure and governance initiatives aimed at boosting social justice, inclusive growth and targeted relief for vulnerable sections of society. While presenting the Rs 1.27 lakh crore budget […]
