JAMMU — Former bureaucrat Shantmanu, who was on Saturday sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir for a five-year term, underscored the importance of holding the long-pending panchayat and urban local body elections in the Union Territory. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to the retired IAS officer […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces on Saturday detected and safely destroyed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials said the explosive was found inside a bag placed along the roadside at Gulab Sheikh Mohalla near Kohestan Colony in Safapora area of the district. Following the detection, the area was immediately […]
SRINAGAR — At least nine Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured on Saturday after their vehicle skidded off the Dagpora–Umerhair Road and plunged into a river in Ahmadnagar on the outskirts of Srinagar. Officials said the accident occurred after the driver lost control of the vehicle. All injured personnel were rushed to Sher-i-Kashmir […]
SRINAGAR — More than 650 participants competed in eight events during the two-day Chinar Open Winter Games 2026, which concluded at Jammu and Kashmir’s renowned ski resort of Gulmarg on Friday. A Srinagar-based defence spokesman said the Chinar Open Winter Games, a flagship initiative of the Indian Army organised under the aegis of the Dagger […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday suspended an SMC engineer over alleged substandard macadamisation and other developmental works carried out over the past two years. According to an official order, Imtiaz Ahmad, In-charge Executive Engineer (Civil), Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC), has been placed under suspension with immediate effect pending an inquiry under […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of 22 officers, including seven deputy commissioners, in a major administrative reshuffle. According to an order issued late Friday by Commissioner-Secretary, General Administration Department M Raju, the reshuffle also includes three additional chief secretaries and five commissioner-secretaries, with immediate effect. The […]
SRINAGAR — PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to revisit the interim Indo-US trade deal and impose a 50 per cent import duty on apples to protect Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector. Addressing reporters, Mufti said the trade deal would adversely affect farmers and fruit growers across the country, particularly […]
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has condemned the alleged attacks on Kashmiri students and shawl sellers, saying the “politics of hate has not only corroded institutions but torn our social fabric”. Gandhi made the remarks in a letter to the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) National Convenor […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday called for political maturity, urging lawmakers to desist from politicising administrative decisions after a government order regulating Ramzan donations (Zakat) in Kishtwar triggered protests in the Assembly. Raising a point of order after Question Hour, Abdullah responded to concerns flagged by Congress MLAs Nizamuddin […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday reiterated that his government is committed to filling vacancies in a time-bound manner, announcing that over 30,000 vacant posts will be filled in 2026. Replying to a question raised by Prof Gharu Ram Bhagat during Question Hour of the ongoing Budget session of the […]