JAMMU — Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Monday inaugurated the BioNEST Incubator at north India’s first industrial biotech park in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, terming it the beginning of a new era of scientific enterprise and economic transformation. With around 11,000 startups in India’s biotech sector and 25 new startups being incubated at the […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday asserted that his party, the National Conference (NC), stands alone in actively confronting the BJP, while sharply criticising rivals for forging covert or outright ties with the saffron party. Talking to reporters here, Abdullah emphatically dismissed speculation of any alliance between the NC and […]
JAMMU — An application of detained Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik seeking permission to participate in the ongoing assembly session was adjourned on Monday by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh till October 30, a day before the autumn session is scheduled to end. The lawyers of Malik, the president of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday admitted that his initial optimism for the restoration of statehood is “diminishing” by the day as the process drags on, saying that the prolonged wait is inevitably chipping away at his faith. However, the chief minister said that despite the decrease in optimism after […]
ISLAMABAD — President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday reiterated Pakistan’s unwavering support to the people of Kashmir in their “just struggle for right to self-determination.” The top political leadership issued separate messages for October 27, observed as a ‘Black Day’ against what Pakistan claims as the alleged invasion by the […]
JAMMU — Three people have been detained for allegedly damaging the statue of B R Ambedkar in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said on Monday. An FIR was registered under section 196 and 324(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) at Bani police station following a complaint about the desecration of the statue at […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Monday said five-member high-level special team from the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) will arrive in Kishtwar on Tuesday for a two-day visit to assess the status of the proposed airport project under the Centre’s UDAN scheme. Union Minister Dr. […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Jammu and Kashmir government has announced a relaxation in the minimum qualification bar under the Marriage Assistance Scheme for Poor Girls, allowing beneficiaries to avail of the scheme benefits irrespective of their educational status up to March 2028. According to an order, “sanction is hereby accorded to the relaxation of minimum […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday pegged the losses caused by the flood to agriculture and allied sectors at Rs 209 crore, and said a report would be sent to the Centre with a request for relief. “Agriculture and allied sectors have suffered losses of Rs 209 crore. We have sent this […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the Election Commission should not rush to carry out a nationwide special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, but rather wait for the Bihar assembly election to get over. According to officials, the Election Commission is likely to announce a pan-India SIR of […]