JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that a significant number of schools across the Union territory continue to face deficiencies in basic infrastructure, including toilets, drinking water, boundary walls and playgrounds. Replying to a question in the assembly, the government said that as per official data for 2025-26, out of 18,724 […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that as many as 3,192 schools across the Union territory have reported less than 10 or zero enrolment since 2022, with 2,518 teachers posted in them. In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA Ranbir Singh Pathania in the Assembly, Education Minister Sakina […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said it has retrieved and restored encroached land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Yudhvir Sethi in the Assembly, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, “Land measuring 3,729 kanals and 4 marlas belonging to Kashmiri migrants has been retrieved […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said cable cars alone cannot drive tourism growth in the Union Territory’s potential destinations, stressing the need for a comprehensive approach focusing on infrastructure, connectivity and sustainable development. Abdullah also said the government has not yet found a suitable party to take over and […]
SRINAGAR — Authorities in Kashmir on Saturday issued an avalanche warning for two districts in the valley and asked people to remain highly vigilant, officials said. An avalanche with a medium danger level is expected to occur above 2,400 metres in Bandipora and Ganderbal within the next 24 hours, officials added. “People are strictly advised […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A delegation of the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) led by its patron Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday met the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran Dr Mohammad Fathali and other officials in New Delhi and conveyed heartfelt condolences over the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The delegation included Mufti […]
SRINAGAR — A child and two women were among seven people killed, while five others were injured, after multiple avalanches hit vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh national highway in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. The avalanches hit the stretch between Zero Point and Minimarg on the Zojila Pass along the national highway connecting the […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said the Union Territory possesses an estimated hydropower potential of about 18,000 MW, of which nearly 15,000 MW has been identified, and that it is on a fast track to triple its installed capacity to around 11,000 MW by 2035. Replying to a question of MLA […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said that 1,876 fire incidents have been reported across the Union Territory over the past three years, and that financial assistance of nearly Rs 18 crore has been disbursed to affected victims. In response to a question from National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar during the […]
SRINAGAR — The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch in Kashmir on Thursday carried out searches at three locations in Srinagar and Budgam districts in connection with the alleged siphoning of government funds during COVID-19 pandemic by two people. The case was initiated on the basis of a written complaint submitted by Sanjay Kumar Sahu, […]