JAMMU — Recognising the role of tourism as the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday called for a more sustainable and visitor-focused approach in the UTs tourism sector. He highlighted the importance of shifting tourism efforts from “high volume” to “high value,” emphasising quality over quantity. Abdullah was speaking […]
JAMMU — Army on Monday laid wreaths on the mortal remains of a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) who laid down his life in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Naib Subedar Rakesh Kumar of the Army’s 2 Para, was killed and three more soldiers were injured in the gunfight on […]
JAMMU — The CPI(M) on Monday held a protest demonstration in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, demanding the restoration of the Darbar Move and statehood. The Darbar Move is the biannual shift of the state secretariat and other government offices from the summer capital Srinagar to the winter capital Jammu. A tradition […]
NEW DELHI — The Tihar jail authorities informed the Delhi High Court on Monday that separatist leader and convicted Yasin Malik ended his hunger strike on November 8, 2024, and is being provided with the necessary medical treatment in accordance with jail rules. The respondent authorities including the Centre and others also opposed the petition […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday shared glimpses of his road trip from Srinagar to attend his office in the civil secretariat here after his flight had got cancelled due to poor visibility. Eleven flights were cancelled on Sunday due to low visibility and another was called off due to technical reasons, airport […]
NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that democracy has strengthened in Jammu and Kashmir and said terrorism has been curbed there since Article 370 was removed. PM Modi also hit out at the ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir, without taking names and said, “…We love Jammu and Kashmir, they […]
SRINAGAR — The National Conference on Saturday appointed Showkat Ahamd Mir as the new provincial president for Kashmir. Mir, who was earlier provincial secretary, will be the new provincial president of the Kashmir unit, the ruling party said in a statement. Mir will take over from Nasir Aslam Wani, who has been appointed as advisor […]
JAMMU — The commander of the Army’s White Knight Corps visited J&K’s Kishtwar district on Friday to review the ongoing operations to track down militants responsible for the killings of two Village Defence Guards. The bodies of Nazir Ahmed and Kuldeep Kumar, the two Village Defence Guards (VDGs) killed by militants, were found near a […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah said that the decision taken by the Central Government in 2019 to revoke Article 370 was not acceptable to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and that there would be a day when the people here would “get their respect back.” Following the ruckus that has erupted […]
SRINAGAR — The BJP on Friday said it will run a parallel government in Jammu and Kashmir if Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather continues with his behaviour that “challenges sovereignty and integrity” of the country. “We had a parallel assembly outside when the Speaker had our MLAs marshalled out. We raised the issues of our […]