JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir has an estimated hydropower potential of around 18,000 megawatts, of which only about 3,000–3,500 MW has been developed so far. He said with the addition of upcoming projects, total power generation in the Union Territory is expected to rise to nearly 7,000 MW […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir government will initiate the process of regularising daily-rated, ad hoc and other temporary employees in a legally and financially sustainable manner in 2026, even as it plans to fill nearly 30,000 vacant posts during the current year. Replying to discussions on grants […]
JAMMU — As many as 12,977 teaching posts are lying vacant across Jammu and Kashmir, while no school has been upgraded since November 2024, Education Minister Sakina Itoo informed the Assembly on Thursday. In a written reply to a starred question raised by BJP MLA Shakti Raj Parihar, the minister said 7,985 teacher posts are […]
JAMMU — Congress MLAs on Thursday demanded immediate revocation of an order issued by the district administration in Kishtwar district regulating the collection of donations during Ramzan, raising the issue in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The point of order was raised by Congress MLA Nizam Uddin Bhat during a discussion on grants of […]
JAMMU — Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday said the return of the Kashmiri Pandit community to the Valley with full dignity and security is a commitment made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sinha was speaking at the release of a book titled Kashmir – Nativity Regained, authored by Prof Ashok […]
JAMMU — The Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has admitted a private member’s resolution moved by PDP MLA Waheed-Ur-Rehman Para, strongly condemning hate crimes against minorities and calling for strict enforcement of the law. Para, the legislator from Pulwama, moved the resolution amid growing reports of targeted attacks and harassment of Kashmiri […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference President and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the police verification process, alleging it has turned into “collective punishment” for families across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking in the Assembly, Lone said hundreds of youths are being denied police clearance because of alleged […]
JAMMU — A border resident was arrested with two foreign-made pistols in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Thursday. They said Sachin Kumar, a resident of Sair village near the Line of Control, was taken into custody by an Army patrolling party from Raipur village in the Nowshera sector late on Wednesday […]
JAMMU — A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at an Army camp here, officials said on Thursday. The 24-year-old Agniveer, hailing from Uttar Pradesh, was on guard duty at the Nagrota garrison when he allegedly took the extreme step around Wednesday midnight, they said. The soldier died on the spot and […]
JAMMU — Congress MLAs Irfan Hafiz Lone and Iftikhar Ahmed on Thursday staged a protest in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly complex over the alleged harassment of Kashmiris outside the Union Territory, demanding an immediate halt to such incidents. Carrying placards reading “Stop harassment of Kashmiris”, the two MLAs held the protest on the stairs […]