Delhi HC appoints ex-SC judge as observer for JNUSU elections

The Delhi High Court has appointed former...

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Some parties want simultaneous assembly, parliamentary polls in J&K

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Wednesday that administration in Jammu and Kashmir has been told to ensure free, fair and transparent polls...

Protests intensify in Ladakh over statehood demand

The united leadership of the Union Territory of Ladakh is disappointed after meetings in New Delhi and have started protests in Leh and Kargil....

PM Modi likely to convey message about Naya Kashmir

As the media reports and Jammu and Kashmir BJP leadership said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kashmir on March 7, a strong...

Centre’s focus on industrial growth, self-employment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated key railway projects worth over Rs 16,000 crore in Jammu and Kashmir. During his latest visit to Jammu and Kashmir...

Farooq tries to cosy up to BJP, gives a jolt to I.N.D.I Alliance

Farooq Abdullah has jolted the I.N.D.I Alliance by saying that his doors and windows are open for a future alliance at the Centre, while...

Ladakh reverberates with demand for Statehood

The recent shutdown and protests by thousands of people in Leh and Kargil districts have brought fresh media focus on the continued demands of...

JAMMU REGION BEING TRANSFORMED FOR INVESTMENTS AND TOURISM

Recently first edition of Jammu Trade Fair 2024 was held at the Auditorium Ground, University of Jammu. Central government and J&K administration together are trying...

Holiday cancellations increase, though predictions for snow, rains appear

Incessant dry weather conditions sans snowfall is distracting tourists and also triggering them cancelling their trip plans to Kashmir and other snow-bound areas like...

INDIA bloc talks on J&K, BJP holds core group meet

After BJP held a party core group meeting on Thursday to discuss the strategy for the coming Lok Sabha elections in J&K, former Chief...

Snowless Kashmir valley a dampener for the tourism industry

Tourism industry in Kashmir valley has been adversely affected as it has not witnessed any snowfall this season so far. In this month of January...

Cash rewards for information on cross-border tunnels

There could be several cross-border tunnels in PirPanjal area and also in Kashmir valley using which the terrorists disappear. After the recent Poonch attack and...

Poonch families try to come to terms with tragedy

Defence Minister visited the injured civilians in the hospital. After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s Wednesday visit to Rajouri and Poonch with a message that there...

Congress faces tough test to accommodate allies in J&K

In the upcoming parliamentary elections for the five segments in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress will have to tread cautiously while accommodating allies like the...

Ladakh leaders stick to statehood demand

Following the conclusion of the winter session of Parliament, the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) are set to engage in...

Union Government discussions unlikely to include Ladakh’s statehood request

Ladakhi leaders suggested the possibility of restarting discussions after the winter session of Parliament, noting that the statehood demand might not take a central...

NGT intervenes to save water streams of Kashmir

The environmental activists seek NGT intervention to save all the snow fed water streams of Kashmir from illegal mining and flow of direct sewage...

Omar, Mehbooba accuse BJP of ‘misleading’ people over normalcy in J&K

Poonch and Rajouri districts have seen a lot of gunfights and killing of Army officers, including jawans. SRINAGAR Two former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir...

damaged houseboats await authorities’ permission for repairs

SRINAGAR In a recent devastating fire several houseboats were reduced to ashes in Dal Lake of Srinagar, bringing focus back on the growing number of...

More snowfall makes Kashmir tour operators ecstatic

SRINAGAR After the unexpected snowfall in the month of September, yet another snowfall on Friday in the higher reaches of Kashmir brought cheers among the...

Omar Abdullah cautions PAGD, I.N.D.I.A bloc against internal squabbles

Statement comes in light of the recent tussle between Congress and the Samajwadi Party. SRINAGAR Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has...

Gaza crisis, ceasefire violations, infiltration bids trigger J&K security concerns

Authorities fear a return of street protests in Kashmir valley, especially in Srinagar, in favour of Gaza residents. Residential houses were targeted along with paramilitary...

Amid early snowfall Kashmir witnesses record-breaking tourist arrivals

At a time when it’s still autumn in Kashmir, hundreds of tourists were taken by surprise to witness snowfall at various locations in the...

Threat of flash floods looms on Kashmir, Ladakh

Scientists and glaciology experts have already voiced their concerns about the melting of glaciers in Kashmir and Ladakh. SRINAGAR After the human tragedies due to environmental...

Farooq Abdullah for galvanizing political protests in J&K

SRINAGAR Many regional Opposition parties will hold a joint peaceful protest on 10 October in Jammu city, the winter capital of J&K, against the alleged...

Amit Shah’s meet reignites debate on possibility of J&K Assembly polls

Party president J.P. Nadda and LG Manoj Sinha also participated in the key meeting with J&K BJP leaders. SRINAGAR Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held...

CRPF’s Cobra commandos to be deployed in J&K’s forest areas

SRINAGAR CRPF’s Cobra commandos are to be deployed in the forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the hills of Poonch, Rajouri and Anantnag...

Kokernag gunfight is bad news for foreign tourist arrivals to Kashmir

The prolonged gunfight in the forests of the health resort of Kokernag in South Kashmir is bad news for tourism stakeholders who were expecting...

LAHDC Kargil polls rescheduled after SC intervention

SRINAGAR The UT administration of Ladakh has rescheduled elections for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, after the Supreme Court judgment which not...

J&K parties slam Centre’s statement on polls in Supreme Court

SRINAGAR Most of the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, barring the BJP unit, have slammed the stand of the central government in the Supreme...

Assembly elections not in sight, J&K prepares for local body elections

Terms of municipalities will end on 15 November and for panchayats on 9 January 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir. SRINAGAR Even after many political voices...

After G-20 meeting, govt wooing foreign film crews toshoot in Kashmir

SRINAGAR After the three-day tourism working group meeting of G20 delegates in Srinagar in May this year, the government is trying to get foreign film...

MSME growth, new industrial policy bring newinvestors to J&K

SRI NAGAR The single window clearance system and healthy incentives are bringing new investors to Jammu and Kashmir and have encouraged the administration to participate...

Offbeat tourist destinations boost J&K tourist traffic

SRINAGAR A few months back, the J&K administration had started promoting 75 newly identified offbeat tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir. Tourist traffic has risen...

Amid urban poll preparations, politics hots up in J&K

‘There is no indication from the Election Commission or Centre to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir’. Srinagar Chief Electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir...

J&K fast-tracks new industrial estates amid foreign investment boost

After the first foreign investment from Dubai’s Emaar group to build a Rs 60 million shopping and office complex in Srinagar, the J&K administration...

Start of NCB operations from Srinagar will help check rising drug abuse

Keeping in view the growing cross-border narcotic trade and spike in crimes linked to drug abuse, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is going to...

Shah accuses Congress, NC, PDP of misrule in J&K

During his latest J&K visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lambasted the Congress, National Conference and PDP for corruption and misrule in Jammu and...

New destinations attract tourists across J&K

Srinagar During the current year, there has been a huge rush of tourists in the known tourist spots like Dal Lake, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and...

Amarnath Yatra authorities take precautionary measures

The upcoming Amarnath Yatra is slated to start from 1 July and arrangements are being finalized from the micro level of Divisional Administration of...

J&K govt gets two more months to check Doodh Ganga River pollution

The next hearing of the National Green Tribunal bench is slated to be on 16 August 2023. National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 30 May, on...

Centre focuses on foreign filmmakers to promote J&K at international level

SRINAGAR: The G20 Tourism Working Group meeting concluded in Srinagar without any ugly incident and now the government is trying to get foreign filmmakers,...

Srinagar, Jammu under security blanket ahead of G20 meet

Additional security forces have been placed near the LoC and International Border to prevent infiltration. SRINAGAR: J&K police have issued advisories both in the Jammu...

High alert in J&K after latest intelligence inputs, Army schools shut in Jammu

SRINAGAR: High alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir after the latest intelligence inputs that there could be attacks on army installations, institutions...

Security increased in J&K ahead of Srinagar G20 meet

Marine Commandos would be deployed in Dal Lake, and in other water bodies to minimize the threat to the meeting. SRINAGAR: After Friday’s gunfight in...

Kashmir’s blossoming spring ushers in unprecedented tourist influx, kindling optimism

The J&K govt has set a goal to ensure over 2 crore tourist arrivals in the current season. SRINAGAR: Right from the winter months, Kashmir...

Poonch attack triggers fresh review of security for G20 meet in Srinagar

‘Special Forces would be deployed along with aerial cover and drones for the G20 meet in Srinagar’. SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and...

Security, intelligence enhanced ahead of G20 meet in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held a high level security meet regarding Jammu and Kashmir and was given a detailed briefing by...

J&K spring tourism: Sanasar tulip garden waits for visitors

SRINAGAR: Spring tourism in Kashmir valley is at its peak with over 1.50 lakh tourists having visited Asia’s largest tulip garden so far. Encouraged...

Centre strongly behind him, LG Sinha to stay in J&K

SRINAGAR: After facing a lot of criticism and sarcasm from regional and national political parties over the eviction drive, hiring of recruitment agency banned...

Hope rises for Sharada corridor between two parts of Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Recently, when Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Sharada Devi Temple at Teetwal in North Kupwara, he said that the government...

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