NEW DELHI — The Himalayan Institute of Alternatives (HIAL), founded by Ladakh educator and activist Sonam Wangchuk, is doing “exemplary” work and should be granted recognition by the University Grants Commission, a Parliamentary panel has noted. In its report tabled in Parliament earlier this week, the committee headed by Congress MP Digvijaya Singh expressed its […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s tourism sector will get an investment of about Rs 5,500 crore under an externally funded budget, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday. “We will do whatever we can for Gulmarg and other tourism destinations. It will perhaps be for the first time that under an externally funded project, tourism […]
JAMMU — Strenuous efforts are being made by the administration to sort out the issues and concerns of the migrant population, a senior government official said on Saturday. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo urged the migrant youth to avail the benefits of self-employment schemes. Dulloo visited the mini-township Jagti, housing Kashmiri pandit migrants, […]
JAMMU — A contingent of 1,027 Congress leaders and activists left Jammu on Saturday to take part in the rally against the BJP government’s alleged “vote theft” at Delhi’s Ram Lila Maidan on December 14, a party spokesperson said. Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hameed Karra flagged off a fleet of vehicles carrying the party […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said the Centre cannot claim normalcy in the Union territory until the destinations, closed after the Pahalgam attack earlier this year, are reopened. He also called for a review of the decision to close several tourist spots after the attack. Speaking to the reporters […]
SRINAGAR — An NIA court here declared Dr Muzaffar Ahmad Rather, an accused in the white collar terror module busted by Srinagar police in October that was behind the November 10 car blast near Delhi’s Red Fort, a proclaimed offender under Section 84 of the BNSS. The proclamation notice, issued by a special judge designated […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday expressed regret that the system in the past “failed” the victims of terrorism by ignoring their pain and by not giving their cases the priority they deserved, but asserted that his administration is now working on empowering such people. The LG made these remarks […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday ordered winter vacations for all Government and recognised private schools up to Higher Secondary level in the summer zones of Jammu Division. According to an order, pre-primary to Class 5 will observe vacation from December 22, 2025 to January 10, 2026, while Classes 6 […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated Asia’s longest ski drag lift at Gulmarg, widely known as the ‘skiing capital of India’, officials said. Abdullah also inaugurated the world’s highest revolving multi-purpose hall in the Affarwat area of Gulmarg, which also houses a restaurant, they said. Abdullah said the ski […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday detained around 200 suspected over-ground workers (OGWs) of terror outfits as part of a massive crackdown in the valley, officials said here. The police, along with other security forces, launched the operation against the OGW network in many areas of the Kashmir valley, including Srinagar city, and […]