JAMMU — Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said from the very first day, his mission in Jammu and Kashmir has been to improve the lives of citizens, eradicate discrimination and injustice, and dismantle the terror ecosystem. Speaking at the Constitution Day celebrations here, Sinha asserted that the long-standing practice of rewarding separatists and harassing […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 40 per cent progress in the roll-out of smart electricity meters under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with the installation of over 3.81 lakh devices across the Union Territory in more than a year, officials said. The first phase of the project started in November 2020 with […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday launched the land bank on the PM Gati Shakti (PMGS) portal. This pioneering initiative marks the first such exercise in the Union Territory, where land parcels exclusively defined as ‘State Land’ were jointly surveyed by the forest and revenue departments, an official spokesperson said. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reviewed the progress of infrastructure projects taken up by the revenue department. As many as 18 major building projects — including tehsil and niabat offices, residential quarters, mini secretariats, and revenue complexes — are currently being executed across Jammu and Kashmir. These projects — […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday asked BJP leader Sunil Sharma to push for declaring Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) a minority institute to keep away non-Hindu students. However, he said such leaders should remember their opposition to the admission of Muslim students in the medical […]
JAMMU — Over 91,600 agricultural units have been established across Jammu and Kashmir under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), with more than 75,000 units being monitored through the Output Tracking App (OTA), a senior government official has said. HADP, a flagship initiative of the J&K government launched in March last year, is aimed at […]
JAMMU — In a move aimed at curbing misuse and fraudulent transfer of vehicles, the Jammu and Kashmir government has issued fresh operational guidelines mandating authorisation of all dealers handling registered vehicles in the Union territory. The transport commissioner’s office issued a circular detailing the operational guidelines for “registration, authorisation of dealers of registered vehicles” […]
JAMMU — The Geological Survey of India (GSI) has estimated that Jammu and Kashmir holds nearly one billion tonnes of limestone reserves, a senior central government official has said. Additional Secretary in the Union Ministry of Mines Sanjay Lohiya noted that the Union Territory also has significant potential for other key minerals, which the J&K […]
SRINAGAR — Estranged National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has asked the party-led government in Jammu and Kashmir to resolve the reservation issue before the Winter session of Parliament ends, saying he will join the quota protests if no action is taken. The Winter session will be held from December 1 to […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he is looking forward to a day when Jammu and Kashmir would no longer need to approach the central government for financial assistance, but instead be self-sufficient and capable of contributing to the Centre. He expressed gratitude to Union Minister G Kishan Reddy for proposing a […]