SRINAGAR — Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled Rs 112950 crore budget for Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory for 2022-23 in the Lok Sabha. Rs 112950 crore budget estimates, Rs 71615 crore is revenue expenditure and Rs 41335 crore is capital expenditure. As per budget documents, the estimates of budget for ongoing fiscal […]
GANDERBAL — A residential house was damaged in a blaze that broke out in Check Duderhama Ganderbal area of Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official said that a fire broke out in a residential house belonging to Nazir Ahmad Ganie, son of Abdul Gani Ganie of Check Duderham today afternoon. Although no casualty was reported […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant move, the delimitation commission on Monday published the proposals for delimitation of Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies of Jammu & Kashmir. The delimitation panel has published the proposals in the Gazette of India and Gazette of J&K, together with dissenting proposals submitted by Members of Parliament from National Conference and Bharatiya […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have busted a module of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen outfit by arresting three ‘militant associates’ involved in the recent killing of a Sarpanch in southern district of Kulgam. “Kulgam Police busted #terror module of proscribed outfit HM involved in recent #killing of #Sarpanch Shabir Ahmad Mir & arrested 03 #militant associates […]
SRINAGAR — Police on Monday claimed to have arrested an alleged Lashkar associate involved in the killing of a Light Infantry soldier from Budgam whose body was found in Khag area of the district last week three days after he went missing. Police said that three more militants involved in the killing have been identified […]
SRINAGAR — Three poachers were arrested while three single bore guns were recovered in Narkarah wetland area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Monday. Official sources said that on acting on the complaint lodged by Range officer Wildlife control room Srinagar about the specific information that three persons were poaching migratory birds at nambal Narkarah […]
SRINAGAR — Government has slapped contentious Public Safety Act on Journalist Fahad Shah, the lawyer of Fahad informed on Monday. Fahad Shah was arrested last month February 4 by Pulwama Police for posting allegedly anti-national content on social media and booked under the UAPA charges. He was granted bail after 22 days by a National […]
SRINAGAR — Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday said most people in Kashmir valley do not need to wear masks under new guidelines. “Masks can come off in schools too,” said DAK President and influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said according to new CDC guidelines, people who are living in areas of […]
SRINAGAR — Weather remained fair with pleasant sunshine in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday as the Met Department has predicted dry weather to continue for the next 24 hours. “Weather is likely to remain dry and fair in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh during the next 24 hours,” a Department official said. On […]
Waris Shah SRINAGAR — A decomposed dead body was recovered in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday morning. Reports said that the locals spotted the body in river jhelum at Zirpara who informed the local police station about it. A police team reached the spot to take the body in his possession. The deceased has […]