JAMMU — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated the Tawi festival in Jammu and said art and culture are pivotal for societal progress and economic development. The event also marked the commencement of the Golden Jubilee celebrations of the Amar Mahal Museum and Library. Highlighting the profound impact of artists and writers in driving […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said he would never present the Budget again while observing Ramzan fast. Abdullah said this was the first budget of the J&K Assembly after 2018 and his first Budget as the finance minister. He presented the Budget in the Assembly and spoke without stopping […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday proposed an allocation of Rs 15 crore for monitoring glacial lake outburst flood risk, setting up early warning systems and mitigation strategies. He forwarded the proposal in his budget speech in the legislative assembly, recognising the rising threats of glacial lake outburst floods (GLOF) and […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government will introduce a new hydropower policy to tap its full potential of 20,000 MW and attract private investment, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday. Presenting his maiden budget in the legislative assembly here, he said the government is also reforming metering, billing, and collection to strengthen the […]
JAMMU — A BJP MLA on Friday raised in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly the issue of three civilians missing from a village in Kathua district, and sought a response from the government. Officials said the three, who were on way to attend a wedding, went missing on Thursday night and a massive search operation […]
JAMMU — MLA Kulgam and Senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Thursday asked all legislators, irrespective of their party affiliations, to raise their voice for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood and safeguards to ensure protection of land and jobs for the residents of the Union Territory . The five-time MLA from Kulgam […]
JAMMU — A controversy erupted over Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary describing Maharajas as “dictators” as the BJP and other outfits protested against him in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir and demanded an apology. Veteran Congress leader Dr Karan Singh, son of the last Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh, demanded an […]
JAMMU — Two alleged overground workers (OWGs) of terrorists were detained under the stringent Public Safety Act in Kathua and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Thursday. Public Safety Act (PSA) is an administrative law that allows detention without charge or trial for up to two years in some cases. Bhuttu, a […]
JAMMU — Accusing Pakistan’s army and Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of controlling narcotics smuggling through terror groups and pushing drugs into the Indian side, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat said on Thursday that the fight against drugs and terrorism will be fought “on the same pedestal”. He also called for a […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said 78 solid waste management centres and material recovery facilities along with compost pits have been approved for processing of municipal solid waste in small and medium towns of the region. The work has been awarded for the bio-remediation of 6.16 lakh metric tonnes of legacy […]