Two held with over 8 kg contraband in Jammu
Drugs smuggled through courier service seized Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two alleged interstate drug smugglers on Friday and seized a large consignment of habit-forming drugs worth over Rs 5.57 lakh, which was being smuggled through a courier service, officials said. The Anti-Narcotics Task Force of J&K police nabbed Gurmeet Singh and […]
Sub-inspector among six charge sheeted in Rs 3 Cr cheating case
Jammu: Six persons, including a police sub-inspector, were chargesheeted here for allegedly duping a Hyderabad-based businessman of Rs three crore under the guise of selling Kashmir Blue Sapphires, a police spokesman said. The charge sheet was filed in a local court here in the cheating and fraud case, which was registered at police station Bahu […]
JK expects substantial industrial package in Union Budget: CM Omar

Says package a must to boost industrial growth Jammu: Asserting that unemployment cannot be addressed through government jobs alone, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir is expecting a substantial industrial package in the Union Budget to boost industrial growth in the Union Territory. “Our expectation from the Union Budget is […]
Disaster-prone areas on twin routes to be marked ahead of Amarnath Yatra: CS

Jammu: Disaster-prone and vulnerable areas along the twin routes leading to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will be marked ahead of the yatra to the shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Thursday. Directions for marking the areas have been given to the divisional administrations and deputy commissioners of Anantnag and Ganderbal […]
Cold conditions prevail in Kashmir
Sonamarg coldest place with low of minus 11.2 degrees Celsius Srinagar: Kashmir reeled under cold conditions as the night temperature settled several degrees below the freezing point at most places, officials said in Thursday. However, many places, including Srinagar, recorded warmer-than-expected night temperature. The minimum in the city settled at minus 0.6 degrees Celsius, […]
India’s macroeconomic fundamentals stronger than ever: Sitaraman

Says successfully navigated global headwinds New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said India’s macroeconomic fundamentals are ‘stronger than ever’ and the country has successfully navigated global headwinds, improving its potential GDP growth rate to 7 per cent. In a post on X, Sitharaman said in a world defined by geopolitical fragmentation and […]
CS reviews progress of digital connectivity projects
Calls for bringing more pace in the implementation of 4G & BharatNet JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Thursday chaired the 10th State Broadband Committee (SBC) Meeting to review the status of key digital infrastructure initiatives, including 4G Saturation Project, Amended BharatNet Programme (ABP), 5G Readiness, Call Before You Dig (CBuD) and other allied telecom […]
Assault on Kashmiri shawl seller: CM Omar Abdullah’s intervention leads to arrest of accused in Uttarakhand
Condemns attack on Kashmiris, urges Home Ministry to sensitise states JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken serious note of the incident involving the assault on a young Kashmiri shawl seller in Uttarakhand and initiated immediate steps to ensure accountability and safety of residents of Jammu and Kashmir living outside. In this regard, Chief […]
BJP condemns attack on Kashmiri shawl vendor
Srinagar: BJP leader Sajid Yousuf Shah on Thursday condemned the attack on a Kashmiri shawl vendor in Uttarakhand. “Strongly condemn the attack on Tabish Ahmad, an 18 year old Kashmiri shawl vendor who was brutally assaulted by a mob while selling shawls with his family in Vikas Nagar, #Uttarakhand,” Shah, a spokesman of the BJP, […]
Handicraft Dept launches skill training under SAMARTH
Move to revive carpet weaving in Kashmir SRINAGAR: Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, under the aegis of Handicrafts and Handloom Department, has taken a major stride towards revival of the centuries-old craft of hand-knotted silk carpet weaving in Kashmir by commencing Skill Up-gradation Training for 160 candidates under the SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity […]