Security review meeting on J&K to begin at Home Minister’s residence at 11 am
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah would chair a security review meeting on Jammu and Kashmir situation at his residence in New Delhi at 11 am on Wednesday, sources told They said that top security brass would brief the Home Minister about the steps being taken to make J&K terror free and other important issues […]
Latest technologies
Recently Minister for Agricultural Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives, and Election Departments, , said that all efforts are being made for best use of available agricultural land through adoption of the latest technologies. Speaking at ‘Gulistan News Conclave’ in Jammu, the Minister emphasised the importance of modernising agriculture and addressing the […]
NIA Opposes Engineer Rashid’s Plea for Interim Bail to Attend Parliament
NEW DELHI: The NIA on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer for interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. In its response to Engineer’s plea before Justice Vikas Mahajan, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it was a classic case of misuse of […]
Master Craftsmen
Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, extended heartiest congratulations to its three master craftsmen for having been conferred Padma Shri and J&K Government Awards for excellence in the field of arts and crafts. While Farooq Ahmad Mir, the renowned Kani weaver from Srinagar, was conferred the prestigious Padma Shri Award 2025, in recognition […]
Road projects
Recently Chief Secretary, chaired a meeting of Public Works Department (PWD) attended by the Engineers of the executing agencies to review progress on major ongoing road projects in Jammu and Kashmir. While taking stock of overall progress on accomplishing these vital road connectivity links across the UT, the Chief Secretary emphasised on enhancing […]
J&K Police Gets 9325 crore
Srinagar: The Government of India has allocated Rs 9325 crore for the Jammu & Kashmir Police, which is under the administrative control of the Union Home Ministry, in the Union Budget for 2025-26. As per the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) demands for grants for 2025-26, Rs 9325.73 crore have been allocated to the […]
Export Hub
Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, chaired a comprehensive meeting at DC Office here to review the progress on ‘District Export Hub’ under the ODOP- DEH initiative being established at Kashmir Haat. The District Export Hub is coming up with an aim to boost the export of goods from Srinagar District with adequate […]
Tariq Karra Accuses BJP of Spreading Hatred Through UCC, Waqf Bill
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra on Thursday alleged that the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) and Waqf (Amendment) Bill are part of schemes to spread hatred and divide people of the country. He also doubted that the forthcoming Union budget would provide any sort of relief to the people […]
Healthcare facilities
Recently Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo, visited Government Medical College, Kathua and presided over the induction ceremony of the first batch of students of Bachelors of Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery (BHMS). She congratulated the first batch of 63 students of BHMS and their parents present […]
Sajad Lone Questions Funding of SPO Salaries, Seeks Clarification
Peoples Conference chief Sajad Lone has raised questions regarding the funding of Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir, asserting that their salaries are financed by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) through the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme. In a post on X, Lone sought clarification on whether the Jammu and Kashmir […]