JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said all tourist destinations currently closed in Jammu and Kashmir are expected to reopen by May, as the government continues efforts to revive tourism following the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack. Winding up the discussion on Demands for Grants in the Legislative Assembly, Abdullah said his government […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said Jammu and Kashmir has an estimated hydropower potential of around 18,000 megawatts, of which only about 3,000–3,500 MW has been developed so far. He said with the addition of upcoming projects, total power generation in the Union Territory is expected to rise to nearly 7,000 MW […]
JAMMU — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the Jammu and Kashmir government will initiate the process of regularising daily-rated, ad hoc and other temporary employees in a legally and financially sustainable manner in 2026, even as it plans to fill nearly 30,000 vacant posts during the current year. Replying to discussions on grants […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir’s total debt in 2024–25 is estimated at Rs 1,37,067 crore about 48 per cent of the Union Territory’s gross state domestic product (GSDP), which has expanded to Rs 2,88,422 crore Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Assembly on Wednesday. Defending the government’s fiscal management, Abdullah said the rise in GSDP […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has retrieved over 14.29 lakh kanals of encroached state land across the Union Territory, while nearly three lakh kanals continue to remain under illegal occupation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a starred question raised by BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma, Abdullah, who […]
JAMMU — More than one lakh daily wagers and casual labourers are currently engaged across government departments in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah informed the Assembly on Tuesday, assuring that a legally sustainable approach is being adopted for their regularisation. In a written reply to a clubbed question by 15 members from treasury […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir recorded a steady rise in GST collections over the past three financial years, with total revenue amounting Rs 24,080.79 crore, reflecting improved compliance and a widening tax base, the Union Territory government informed the Assembly on Tuesday. Replying to a written question by National Conference MLA Pirzada Farooq Ahmed, Chief […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the Sewa-II hydropower project in Kathua district has generated a revenue of Rs 3,674 crore since its inception in July 2010, but no direct expenditure on local area development has been met from the revenue. In a written reply to a question […]
SRINAGAR — Union Minister for Law and Justice Arjun Meghwal on Tuesday said that statehood to Jammu and Kashmir would be restored soon, prompting Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to express hope that the wait would not be much longer. After attending a function at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) here, Meghwal told reporters that […]
SRINAGAR — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday thanked Union Home Minister Amit Shah for reopening 14 tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir, including Asia’s largest Tulip Garden, which had been closed following the Pahalgam terror attack last year. Abdullah said he had raised the issue during his recent meetings with the home minister in […]