JAMMU (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the J&K Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies—both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted—by the end of the year. He also stated that 11,526 selections have been made across these categories over the past two years. The Chief Minister, who holds charge of the […]
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CM announces new Assembly, salary hike, final Amnesty & heritage push for J&K
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Thursday that a new Assembly building will be constructed soon, alongside the development of courts equipped for virtual hearings. Addressing key concerns during the ongoing Budget Session 2025, he emphasised the need to revise MLA salaries, unchanged since 2015, and proposed forming a committee […]
Ruckus in Assembly over crores spent on chartered flights, MLAs seek probe
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed a ruckus on Thursday as the treasury and opposition benches traded charges following an Independent MLA’s call for a probe into the spending of crores on chartered flights and other expenses in the Union Territory (UT). The ruling National Conference (NC) and Congress members sought the constitution […]
45 projects underway 73 more identified for conservation of heritage sites in J&K: Omar Abdullah
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir Government informed the legislative assembly on Thursday that work is ongoing on 45 projects, including forts and religious sites, as part of a scheme for the conservation of heritage sites in the Union Territory. Seventy-three additional projects have been identified under Phase-II of the UT-level scheme for the revival, […]
Panel formed under chief secretary to look into daily wagers’ regularisation: CM
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said a panel has been formed to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in the Union Territory, which will submit its recommendations to the government in six months. The chief minister also said the National Conference government is committed to ensuring speedy […]
J&K govt constitutes 6-member committee on regularisation of daily wage workers
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday constituted a six-member committee to examine issues related to the regularisation of daily wage workers in the Union Territory. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday announced the formation of a committee to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir and said […]
DGP holds public grievance redressal programme at PCR Kashmir
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant initiative to strengthen public-police relations and promote transparency, the DGP Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Nalin Prabhat-IPS, conducted a Public Grievance Redressal programme at the Police Control Room (PCR) Kashmir today. The event offered citizens a unique opportunity to engage directly with the top police leadership, voice their concerns, and […]
Waheed Para calls for treating issue of Kashmiri Pandits as matter of ‘dignity’ instead of ‘relief’
JAMMU — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para on Wednesday strongly advocated treating the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits as a matter of “dignity” rather than merely that of “relief or consumer issue”. He also called for the formation of district-level nodal agencies to resolve their problems. He further urged the government to formulate […]
Ask Centre to hold talks with Pakistan: NC MLA to BJP members in Assembly
JAMMU — National Conference (NC) MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar on Wednesday pitched for holding talks with Pakistan and urged the BJP members in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to push New Delhi to engage in dialogue with the neighbouring country. The NC MLA also took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for communal […]
Around 550 medical officer posts vacant in J&K: Minister Javed Dar
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday told the assembly that around 550 posts of medical officers were vacant in the Union Territory, and the process of recruiting 181 such officers was in progress. The information was shared by Minister of Agriculture Production Javed Ahmed Dar while responding on behalf of the health […]







