NEW DELHI — Parliament on Wednesday approved the Rs 1.42-lakh-crore budget for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for 2022-23, with Rajya Sabha returning the relevant bills to the Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha had passed the bills on March 14. The upper House returned the bills — The Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said after abrogation of Article 370, militant related activities have declined in Jammu and Kashmir, and an environment for investment has been created. Replying to a discussion on Budget for Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Minister said people are benefiting after implementation of 890 […]
ANANTNAG — A student died of electric shock at Government Degree College Bijbehara in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. Reports reaching GNS said that a student namely Umar Farooq son of Farooq Ahmad Ganie, a resident of Dariegund received electric jolt, just outside the college premises, when he had gone to fetch volleyball. The […]
ANANTNAG — Jammu and Kashmir’s lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that in the next four years the UT will be power surplus and every house will get quality and reliable power. He said that a new transmission line is coming up from Ladakh that will be connected with Kashmir, Jammu and Punjab after which […]
NEW DELHI — In view of the continuous dip in coronavirus cases, the home ministry has decided to end its all COVID-19 containment measures from March 31, two years after their implementation following the outbreak of the pandemic. However, wearing of face mask and maintaining social distancing norms will continue as earlier. The Central government […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that Kashmir has recorded highest—ever tourist footfall in last six months and that a further increase in tourist arrivals was expects in the months ahead. After inaugurating Tulip festival at Asia’s largest Tulip garden, Chief Secretary AK Mehta told media persons that Kashmir in the month […]
SRINAGAR — Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Organization Ashok Kaul had a narrow escape on Wednesday after a leopard entered his official residence at S1 Church Lane. BJP’s Media In charge, Manzoor Bhat told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Koul was busy in morning activities at his official residence when a leopard […]
POONCH — At least fourteen sheep were killed and several others injured in a leopard attack in Mendhar of Poonch district on intervening Tuesday and Wednesday night. Reports reaching GNS that a leopard barged into a shed belonging to one Mohammad Shabir son of Hakim Din, a resident of Ari village in Mendhar, and attacked […]
NEW DELHI — With 1,778 new coronavirus infections, India’s tally of total cases rose to 4,30,12,749, while the number of active cases declined by over 800 to 23,087, according to the government data updated on Wednesday. The death toll has climbed to 5,16,605 with 62 new fatalities being reported in the last 24 hours, the […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained dry in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday as the MeT department forecast partly cloudy sky with light rain during the next 24 hours. An official of the MeT department said: “Weather is likely to remain partly cloudy with light rain during the next 24 hours in J&K and Ladakh”. […]