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Kargil hill council chairman calls on CM Omar Abdullah in Jammu

Discusses issues of mutual interest Jammu: The chairman and chief executive councillor of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council, Kargil, Mohammad Jaffer Akhoon, on Tuesday met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here and held detailed discussions on issues of mutual interest concerning the people of the two Union territories, officials said. During the […]

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Drug peddler booked under PIT-NDPS act in Kathua, two held in Samba

Jammu: A notorious drug peddler was booked under the stringent Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act in Kathua while two others were arrested along with heroin in Samba district on Tuesday, police said. Mohammad Sadiq alias Siku, a resident of Galak village of Ramkot, is a habitual drug peddler […]

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Higher reaches in Kashmir report light snowfall, plains witness no downpour

Srinagar: Light snowfall was recorded in a few areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir, causing night temperatures to drop and bringing back cold conditions to the region, officials said on Tuesday. Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district was the coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday night with a minimum temperature of minus […]

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Proposal for passenger fare hike pending with government: RTO Kashmir

Srinagar: Regional Transport Officer Qazi Irfan on Tuesday said that no increase has been affected in transport fares so far, clarifying that any revision will only come into force after formal approval by the government. The RTO said that the JK’s Transport Commissioner had held deliberations with transporter bodies from both Kashmir and Jammu divisions. […]

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Fire breaks out in scrap yard, carpet godown in Srinagar

Srinagar: A massive fire broke out in a scrap yard and a carpet godown in a slum area here on Tuesday, officials said. No casualties were reported, while the cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained, they said. Fire emerged from slums in the Tengpora locality of the city here, where scrap was […]

Added on January 6, 2026 Press Trust of India

2nd Khelo India Beach Games : Committed to empower youth through the power of sports: LG Sinha

Says India’s youth are redefining sports excellence and scripting a new history from playgrounds to podiums JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the administration is committed to empower youth through the power of sports. “From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India’s youth are redefining sports excellence and scripting a new history from playgrounds to […]

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Union power minister reviews power projects in JK

Jammu: Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Monday reviewed the progress of 1,000-MW Pakal Dul, 624-Kiru and 540-MW Kwar power stations in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, according to officials. Lal began his two-day tour of the Union Territory by reviewing the progress of the 690-MW Salal Hydroelectric project in Reasi district and directed NHPC […]

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SC asks Centre to consider revising wage ceiling for EPF Scheme

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to consider taking a decision within four months on the revision of wage ceiling for the Employees Provident Fund Scheme (EPFO) which has not been revised in the last 11 years. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and A S Chandurkar passed the order […]

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Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperature

Gulmarg coldest at minus 8.8°C, Min temps to drop 2–3°C below normal till Jan 10: MeT Srinagar: Sub-zero night temperatures continued across most parts of Kashmir, while Ladakh recorded severe cold conditions, according to data released on Monday. According to details, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 3.6 degrees Celsius, while the city’s airport […]

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Amended guidelines: Pharma companies exempted to appear in courts for ‘minor contraventions’

Have been asked to pay monetary penalties New Delhi: Pharmaceutical firms may no longer have to appear in courts in case of “certain minor contraventions” and instead, they can pay a monetary penalty, subject to conditions, and take “self-corrective actions”, according to amended guidelines, sources said on Monday. The change in guidelines follows amendments in […]

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