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Budget 2026: CM Omar calls for need-based planning in line with govt’s development roadmap

Budget 2026:    CM Omar calls for need-based planning in line with govt’s development roadmap

Jammu: Emphasising fiscal discipline, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday directed all departments to submit well-structured, need-based proposals consistent with the government’s development roadmap. For the second consecutive day, Abdullah held consultations with several key departments to assess priorities, sectoral needs and development imperatives for the upcoming budget session of the J&K […]

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Budget Under the Lens: Omar Abdullah’s Second Fiscal Test amid Rising Expectations

As criticism mounts and hope persists, business leaders, civil society & common citizens look to the CM’s budget for signals of revival, balance and reassurance Our Special Correspondent Srinagar: As the Assembly prepares to convene, all eyes are firmly fixed on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s second budget — a fiscal exercise unfolding amid criticism, cautious […]

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Republic Day: Security beefed up in Srinagar, night patrols, surprise inspections conducted

Republic Day:    Security beefed up in Srinagar, night patrols, surprise inspections conducted

Srinagar: Police have intensified security measures in Srinagar ahead of Republic Day to ensure smooth and incident-free celebrations, officials said on Wednesday. In preparation for the upcoming Republic Day festivities, the Srinagar police has heightened security and inspection protocols throughout the city to guarantee a peaceful and safe observance of this national event, police officials […]

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Kishtwar encounter: More troops inducted, search ops intensified near encounter site

Jammu: As Republic Day is nearing, safety protocols are being significantly tightened across Jammu, with security forces on Wednesday conducting house to house searches in a locality with a large concentration of Rohingya Muslims, officials said. They said additional Army troops were inducted in the higher reaches of Kishtwar district on day four of the […]

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World must display ‘zero tolerance’ towards terrorism: Jaishankar

World must display ‘zero tolerance’ towards terrorism: Jaishankar

New Delhi: The first ‘Made in India’ C-295 military aircraft is expected to roll out of a factory before September, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Wednesday as he underlined New Delhi’s commitment to build resilient manufacturing capabilities. In his remarks at a meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, Jaishankar asserted that […]

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DGP reviews security scenario ahead of Republic Day

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Wednesday directed the force to deal firmly with anti-national elements posing a threat to public safety, peace and tranquility. Prabhat, the Director General of Police (DGP), was chairing a comprehensive security review meeting at the District Police Office in south Kashmir’s Shopian. The DGP took stock […]

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Months after Chisoti cloudburst, families of missing wait for closure to perform rituals

Jammu: For months, Rajesh Kumar and Bindiya from Punjab’s Jalandhar are living between despair and acceptance, searching in Jammu for answers about their 22-year-old daughter and her friend, who went missing after a cloudburst in Kishtwar district in August last year. Another family from Jammu has lost eight members to the tragedy. The families say […]

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Minimum temperatures improve across Kashmir; wet weather, snowfall ahead

Srinagar: The minimum temperature improved at most places across Kashmir, even as the prolonged dry spell in the plains of the Valley is likely to end with the Meteorological Department forecasting spells of wet weather, including widespread snowfall for the upcoming week, officials said on Wednesday. Two strong western disturbances are likely to affect Jammu […]

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Lok Bhavan celebrates Statehood Day of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya

Lt Guv praises cultural diversity and rich heritage of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya   JAMMU: Jammu Kashmir Lok Bhavan Wednesday celebrated the Statehood Day of Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya, at Jammu. The cultural evening, celebrating the spirit of ‘Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat’, brought together students, security personnel, and the people of Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur […]

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Security forces diffuse IED recovered from orchard in Shopian

Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday diffused an improvised explosive device (IED) that they recovered from an orchard in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. According to officials, the IED weighing about 6 kg was recovered from an orchard in Awneera village of the south Kashmir district during a search operation ahead of the Republic Day. […]