CM holds pre-budget consultations with stakeholders, MLA’s

Says, interaction with stakeholders will help in shaping govt’s priorities for Budget JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday chaired an extensive consultation meeting in Jammu with representatives from a wide spectrum of sectors including industry & trade, tourism, hotel & hospitality, education, youth affairs and agriculture. The meeting was attended by Ministers Sakina Itoo, […]
Indian Railways transcends tracks and Infrastructure: Lt Guv
Interacts with IRMS Officer Trainees JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said that Indian Railways transcends tracks and Infrastructure and it pulses as the very circulatory system of India’s aspirations. “This vast network drives economic expansion, weaves social cohesion, and binds our nation as one,” LG Sinha said while interacting with Indian Railway […]
CRPF jawan among four dead in road crash in Udhampur
Jammu: Four people, including a CRPF jawan, were killed and a woman injured when a bus hit a parked load carrier and a motorcycle in Udhampur district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred near Jakhani-Chenani area on Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 11 am. The officials said the bus on its way to Jammu from […]
Assembly speaker convenes all-party meeting ahead of Budget Session
Jammu: An all-parties meeting will be convened ahead of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly’s Budget Session, scheduled to begin next month, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said on Tuesday, urging legislators to make effective use of the proceedings by raising public issues for redressal. The 27-day session will commence on February 2 with an address of […]
Trapped by snowfall, Surgeon rides excavator to reach Shopian hospital
Srinagar: Braving treacherous weather and waist-deep snow, a doctor posted in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Tuesday proved that a sense of duty can triumph over even nature’s harshest challenges as he reached his hospital atop an excavator to attend to patients. Dr. Basharat Pandit, a resident of south Kashmir’s Pulwama and currently staying in […]
CS favours tech-driven measures, real-time coordination to curb cyber frauds
JAMMU, JANUARY 27: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo today emphasised the need for robust technology-driven solutions, strengthened enforcement mechanisms and real-time coordination among regulators and law enforcement agencies to effectively curb cyber frauds and online financial scams. Chairing the 36th Union Territory Level Coordination Committee (UTLCC) meeting, convened by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Jammu, […]
Govt says new UGC regulations won’t be discriminatory, misused
New Delhi/Bareilly (UP): The government on Tuesday asserted that the new UGC regulations to check caste bias would not be “misused” and there would be no discrimination with anyone as students held protests saying these rules could lead to chaos on campuses. Meanwhile, after the Uttar Pradesh government suspended Bareilly City Magistrate Alankar Agnihotri on […]
Pak using terror as instrument of state policy: India
United Nations: In a strongly-worded retort in the UNSC, India said it is not normal to tolerate Pakistan’s continued use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, as New Delhi hit back at Islamabad’s envoy for advancing a “false and self-serving” account of Operation Sindoor. India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, […]
1.61 crore tourists visited J-K last year despite Pahalgam terror attack, floods: LG Sinha

JAMMU: (Jan 26) Jammu and Kashmir recorded 1.61 crore tourist visits in 2025 up to November, Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday, commending government efforts to revive tourism after the Pahalgam terror attack in April and floods in August-September. He said Jammu and Kashmir is among the fastest-growing regions in the country, with its […]
Pahalgam terror attack victim among 56 awarded by J-K govt
Jammu, Jan 26 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir government has awarded 56 individuals, including Adil Hussain Shah who lost his life while trying to save tourists during the Pahalgam terror attack in April 2025, officials said on Sunday. The recipients come from various backgrounds and have been honoured for their significant contributions in different fields, […]