SRINAGAR/JAMMU — Chaotic scenes unfolded at the two Jammu and Kashmir airports on Friday after 16 IndiGo flights from Srinagar and 11 from Jammu were cancelled, prompting protests by hundreds of stranded passengers over the airline’s alleged failure to respond to distress calls. IndiGo operations continued to witness disruptions nationwide due to pilot-rostering issues faced […]
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Waheed Para writes to LG, seeks approval on age limit relaxation for J&K Combined Competitive Exams
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir government’s proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination. PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Para said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, […]
NC-led J&K govt achieved a lot in one year despite UT status: Farooq Abdullah
SRINAGAR — National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday defended the Jammu and Kashmir government, saying a lot has been achieved in its first year within the limited powers granted to it under the Union Territory set up. Abdullah, however, said a lot more needs to be done to ease the sufferings of the […]
HC lists detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik’s plea for final hearing on Dec 18
JAMMU — The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has listed a plea filed by detained AAP MLA Mehraj Malik for final consideration on December 18 after the petitioners elaborately put forth their arguments before the court. Malik, who is AAP’s Jammu and Kashmir unit president, was detained under the stringent Public Safety […]
J&K Congress president asks workers to attend party’s rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan on Dec 14
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday asked workers to attend in large numbers the “Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod” rally of the Congress in New Delhi on December 14. This was stated by Karra while addressing a preparatory meeting of senior leaders and party functionaries here in […]
LG Manoj Sinha calls for integration of AI, big data to boost diagnostic accuracy
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday emphasised the need to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) and big data analysis into diagnostic processes for accuracy and speed, adding that the healthcare system must focus on enhancing diagnostic accuracy and reducing the time to treatment. The LG called upon public and private sector […]
BJP demands action on Kashmiri Pandit’s property encroachment cases
JAMMU — The Bharatiya Janata Party leadership has reached out to Deputy Commissioners in the Kashmir Valley, seeking immediate removal of encroachments from properties of displaced persons and temple lands, party officials said. Displaced Kashmiri Pandits have filed scores of complaints about encroachment of their properties and temple lands in various districts of the Jammu […]
J&K Bank sanctions loans to 10,000 youth under Mission Yuva scheme
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Bank has provided loans to 10,000 youth under the Mission Yuva scheme in the Union Territory with an aim to make them economically self-reliant. In a major step towards promoting entrepreneurship and economic self-reliance among the youth, J&K Bank has achieved a milestone under the J&K government’s flagship Mission Yuva […]
CM hands over compassionate appointment, regularisation orders to 54 beneficiaries from Kashmir
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday distributed appointment orders on compassionate grounds to 54 beneficiaries here. The chief minister handed over the appointment and regularisation orders to beneficiaries from various districts of Kashmir, marking another step towards clearing the backlog of cases under SRO-43 and RAS-2022, an official spokesperson said. […]
Election Commission should meet political parties to allay apprehensions on SIR: Omar Abdullah
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Election Commission of India should convene a meeting of political parties to allay their apprehension about the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). “There are apprehensions, and it will be better that the Election Commission call people like us to make us understand what […]









