Govt taking high airfares seriously: Union Minister
Says strengthening DGCA tariff monitoring unit NEW DELHI: The government is taking the high airfares issue seriously and wants to prevent opportunistic pricing situation and is strengthening the tariff monitoring unit of DGCA, Minister of Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, the minister said […]
LG Sinha chairs 84th University Council Meeting of Kashmir University

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired the 84th Meeting of the University Council of the University of Kashmir (KU), at Lok Bhavan, Srinagar. The Lieutenant Governor, who is also the Chancellor of the University, emphasized the need to introduce contemporary, interdisciplinary and skill-oriented academic programmes aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP-2020). He […]
Lack of snowfall hits winter tourism, local economy
Bhaderwah (J&K), Dec 14 (PTI) A prolonged dry spell and lack of snowfall this winter have hit tourism in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, affecting tourist arrivals and the local economy, tourism stakeholders said. Since the onset of winter, renowned high-altitude tourist destinations such as Guldanda, Chattergalla and Padri — which usually start receiving snowfall […]
SKUAST-K holds SAC meet of KVK Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir held the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) Meeting of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Srinagar for the year 2025-26 today. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai, who chaired the meeting at KVK office Nadergund Peerbagh, highlight the launch of the Students’ Rural Exploration Programme (SREP). He […]
Over 1,600 passengers travel on two special Katra – New Delhi trains
Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) More than 1,600 passengers travelled on two reserved trains operated by Northern Railway’s Jammu Division between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and New Delhi over the past two days, railway officials said. The special train, numbered 04082/04081, was introduced to manage increased passenger demand. On the first day of operation on […]
Man held for using VPN application in Rajouri
Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) A man was arrested for using a banned Virtual Private Network (VPN) application on his mobile phone in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Authorities in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch ordered suspension of all VPN services for two months on November 28-29, citing […]
Wanted criminal arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) A wanted criminal linked to the Royal Singh gang was arrested here on Sunday after an 11 month hunt, police said. Mohd Ayaz alias Shantoo, a resident of Gujjar Nagar, had been on the run for nearly a year. Acting on specific and credible inputs, a police team conducted a swift […]
Woman ‘narco kingpin’ arrested in Jammu
Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) Police on Sunday arrested the woman kingpin of a narcotic trafficking racket here, officials said. Geeta Devi, originally from Phagwara in Punjab, was arrested from her rented accommodation in Rajiv Nagar by a team from the Udhampur police station, the officials said. They said Devi was identified as the “narco kingpin” […]
J-K Cong seeks probe into allegations by Ratle project official against BJP MLA
Jammu, Dec 14 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday demanded a high-level probe into allegations levelled by a top official of a company executing the 850-MW Ratle Hydroelectric Power Project against a BJP MLA in Kishtwar district. Joint Chief Operating Officer of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Limited (MEIL), Harpal Singh, has accused the […]
Terrorism not only claimed lives but shattered families: Lt Guv

Says for a long time, the system ignored the pain and trauma of terror victims SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that terrorism not only claimed lives but it also shattered families and condemned innocent households into decades of silence, stigma, and poverty. “Behind every brutal killing by terrorists lies a story of […]