Passport processing drops from 89 to 10 days in Srinagar
Srinagar: The time taken to issue passports in Jammu and Kashmir has changed notably over the past five years, with recent years showing a trend towards more consistent processing. According to details provided by the Ministry of External Affairs in Jammu, passport processing for normal applications took an average of 4 days in 2020. This […]
‘JK receives Rs 10.42 Cr funds under Mission Shakti in two years’
Srinagar: A total of 22 empowerment hubs for women are functional across Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh under the Government of India’s Mission Shakti scheme, official data from the Ministry of Women and Child Development shows. According to the data, Jammu & Kashmir currently has one State Hub for Empowerment of Women (SHEW) and 20 […]
Demand for Kashmir apples surges
‘Demand likely to go up as 60% cold storage chains cleared’ Pulwama: Apple growers across Kashmir are witnessing a welcome turnaround this season, as demand for this fruit stored in Controlled Atmosphere (CA) units continues to rise, bringing handsome returns to orchardists. This season, the demand for the apple produce kept in cold storage units […]
Indian exporters better placed to deal with US tariffs than competitor nations: Sources
New Delhi: Indian exporters are better positioned to deal with the additional US tariffs as compared to their competitors, who are facing much higher import duties in America, sources said on Saturday. They added that sectors that could get impacted like shrimp need to explore new markets such as the European Union to push their […]
Transfer Row: CM led legislative party meet calls for respecting people’s mandate
Srinagar: A nearly two-hour-long legislative party meeting of the ruling National Conference and its alliance partners here on Friday passed two resolutions, one of which sought respecting the mandate of the people – a veiled reference to the growing disquiet between the Raj Bhavan and the six-month-old government in the Union Territory. The National Conference […]
‘I know my limits, will never cross them’: LG Manoj Sinha
Defends transfer of officials Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday defended his recent order transferring 48 Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officials, saying he knows his limits and would never cross them. Sinha made the remarks at a media event in Delhi on a day Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a legislature party […]
Govt sets up tribunals for adjudicating ban imposed on two Kashmir groups
New Delhi: The Centre has constituted two separate tribunals, both consisting of Delhi High Court judge Sachin Datta, for adjudicating whether there is sufficient ground in declaring two Jammu and Kashmir-based organisations as banned groups. Awami Action Committee, headed by Kashmir’s influential cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Shia leader Masroor Abbas Ansari-led Jammu and Kashmir […]
CM Omar Abdullah inaugurates ‘Almond Bloom Festival’ at Badamwari
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the Almond Bloom Festival-2025 at Badamwari (Almond Alcove) in Srinagar’s historic old city, heralding the arrival of spring in Kashmir. “With blossoms in full glory, their fragrance fills every corner, marking the arrival of spring in Kashmir. This festival is not just a celebration of nature’s beauty […]
Parliament’s nod to Waqf bill highlight as Budget session ends
New Delhi: Parliament’s nod to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill rendering it the government’s most consequential piece of legislation in its third term, and the political heat it generated inside and outside the legislature defined the second half of the Budget session which ended on Friday. Punches and counterpunches between the ruling BJP-led NDA and opposition […]
JK transfer row: Ruling MLAs call for respecting people’s mandate; say ‘our silence not weakness’
Srinagar: Amid differences with the Raj Bhavan over transfer of state officials, MLAs from the ruling NC-led alliance in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday stressed the need for all to respect people’s mandate, asserting “our silence” should not be construed as weakness. “We are repeatedly saying this and this is our final request that do […]