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 […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said climate response has become a “compulsion” for Jammu and Kashmir, stressing the need for a structured and institutional approach to address climate change. Replying to the discussion on Demands for Grants in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdullah said last year’s extreme weather events including, […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed grants amounting to Rs 74,690 crore for 13 departments, including Finance, Power and Housing, after two days of extensive deliberations in the House. The Assembly also approved 19 supplementary grants totalling Rs 3,523 crore. Replying to the discussion on Demands for Grants, Chief Minister […]
SRINAGAR — Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said the use of digital platforms has transformed justice delivery by bringing legal services closer to citizens. Addressing a regional event-cum-workshop under the Tele-Law Initiative of the DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) scheme here, Meghwal said seeking justice is every citizen’s […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Tuesday passed grants amounting to over Rs 9,680.03 crore for agriculture and allied departments, including rural development, cooperatives, election, animal and sheep husbandry, horticulture and fisheries. The House approved Rs 2,423.86 crore for the agriculture department, Rs 1,160.40 crore for animal and sheep husbandry, Rs 696.48 crore […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has retrieved over 14.29 lakh kanals of encroached state land across the Union Territory, while nearly three lakh kanals continue to remain under illegal occupation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a starred question raised by BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma, Abdullah, who […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday announced the launch of a ‘Viksit Village’ project aimed at holistic development of rural areas across all Assembly constituencies, with a dedicated allocation proposed under the 2026–27 capital expenditure budget. Winding up the discussion on grants to his department, Agriculture Minister Javed Ahmed Dar said one […]