PATNITOP — India’s first climate change station was inaugurated by Union Minister Jitendra Singh in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district on Tuesday. The Central University of Jammu’s Himalayan High Altitude Atmospheric and Climate Research Center aims to study atmospheric and climate phenomena in the Himalayan region. “This initiative will enhance our understanding of climate change […]
SRINAGAR — Union Home Minister chaired two meetings here on Tuesday to review ongoing development projects and the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, who concluded his three-day visit to the Union Territory, chaired the development review meeting at Raj Bhawan here, officials said. They said Lieutenant-Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar […]
JAMMU — Three opposition legislators led by People’s Conference leader Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday presented a no-confidence motion against Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather. Lone alleged that the Speaker had become an “impediment” in voicing their opinion against the Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA from Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para was marshalled out of the J&K Assembly after he pressed for a fresh resolution against the Waqf (Amendment) Act on Tuesday. The Assembly witnessed pandemonium for the second straight day on the issue, prompting Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to initially adjourn the House for 30 […]
BARAMULLA (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday apprehended a drug peddler and seized a significant quantity of contraband substance in Boniyar area of Baramulla district. During the intervening night of 07/08 April 2025, a police party deployed at Bernate Bala, Boniyar intercepted a suspicious individual identified as Manzoor Ahmad Mir son of Late […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was adjourned for half-an-hour following a ruckus in the House by National Conference (NC), Congress, and PDP members over the disallowance of adjournment of the business to discuss the Waqf Amendment Bill. This is the second consecutive day on which the treasury benches did not allow the House […]
JAMMU — Terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir has been curbed but “our mission is still not accomplished” as the scourge has not been completely eliminated, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday after meeting the families of 10 police personnel and an engineer who lost their lives in various terror attacks over the past […]
JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has given his assent to three bills passed by the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the budget session. These are the Jammu and Kashmir Goods and Services Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2025, Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2025 (2), and the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2025 (3). Assembly secretary […]
JAMMU — The number of polling stations in the Budgam and the Nagrota assembly seats, where bypolls are due, have been raised to 173 and 150, respectively. The draft roll for the constituencies will be published on Tuesday. The Nagrota seat in Jammu district fell vacant after the death of MLA Devender Singh Rana. On […]
JAMMU — PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para has received Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s nod to move in the House on Tuesday a private members bill for regularisation of ad hoc, daily wagers, need-based and other temporary workers on Tuesday. On March 11, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced the formation of a […]