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New Delhi: The Government of India is implementing major hydropower and renewable energy initiatives in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to strengthen power infrastructure and promote clean energy, the Union Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik, informed the Rajya Sabha today in a written reply. The Minister stated that NHPC Limited, a Central Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Power, is implementing four major hydropower projects in Jammu and ...Read More >
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday extended the NIA custody of Soyab, a Faridabad resident accused of harbouring Red Fort bomber Umar-un-Nabi, and Dr Naseer Bilal Malla, a resident of Baramulla district, for four more days. The probe agency produced Soyab at the Patiala House Court amid tight security on Friday upon the expiry of his previous 10-day custody granted on December 5. Naseer was produced upon the expiry of his seven-day National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody which was granted ...Read More >
New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has signed the bilateral Hajj Agreement in Jeddah, with the country's quota for India confirmed at 175,025 for the pilgrimage in 2026. Rijiju, who was on an official visit to Saudi Arabia from November 7 to 9, held a bilateral meeting with the Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah, in Jeddah on Sunday. During the meeting, both ministers reviewed the ongoing Hajj preparations, discussed measures to enhance coordination an ...Read More >
Mumbai: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the BJP doesn't need crutches and runs on its own strength in Maharashtra, challenging the party cadre to ensure that the opposition is defeated during the ensuing local body polls in a manner that they are "not seen even with the help of binoculars." Speaking to party workers after laying the foundation stone of the Maharashtra BJP's new office building near Churchgate railway station in south Mumbai, Shah asserted, "we have proved ...Read More >
Srinagar: Senior National Conference (NC) leader and Member of Parliament from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, Mian Altaf Ahmad Larvi on Sunday said that no meaningful political or administrative progress has taken place in Jammu and Kashmir since the formation of the new government. "There have been no positive steps on political issues in J&K since this government took charge," Altaf said, while speaking at the 4th Halla Bol Conclave here, hinting at his support for fellow party leader Aga Ruh ...Read More >
Srinagar: National Conference Lok Sabha MP Aga Ruhullah on Sunday accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of warming up to the BJP-led Centre and forgetting the goal of getting the Union Territory statehood - a key promise in the party's election manifesto. The Srinagar MP alleged that the fight before the elections was for the restoration of the people's rights and statehood, but that fight was now forgotten. "If normalising relations with the establishment in Delhi was the purpose, they should ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) Sunday announced the inclusion of a Kashmiri Pandit activist Krishna Saproo and Minal Gupta, both from Jammu province, in the 15-member panel constituted to engage with the governments on the reservation policy. The panel, which earlier had 13 members, has now been expanded to ensure broader regional and community representation in the ongoing dialogue process, JKSA said in a statement here. It said with their inclusion, there are now ...Read More >
Srinagar: Police's counter-intelligence wing (CIK) on Saturday filed a chargesheet against a "terrorist associate" from Anantnag district in a terror recruitment case. A spokesperson of Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) termed it a major breakthrough against Pakistan-backed terror propaganda and recruitment networks operating through social media. The CIK produced the chargesheet before the court of a special judge designated under the NIA Act here, he said. The chargesheet was filed in a ca ...Read More >
Srinagar: The National Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday rejected allegations that the Rajya Sabha polls were a "fixed match", with NC president Farooq Abdullah saying his party had rejected an offer from the BJP and had preferred a contest. Abdullah also denied the charge by People's Conference chief and MLA from Handwara, Sajad Gani Lone, that the NC had "gifted" seven votes to the BJP. On Friday, the ruling NC won three seats, while the BJP managed one in the first Rajya ...Read More >
Srinagar: PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has filed a petition before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court, seeking directions for the immediate transfer of all undertrial prisoners from the Union territory who are currently lodged in jails outside J&K. The plea urges that such prisoners be brought back to local jails unless the authorities present case-specific, written reasons showing compelling necessity to keep them outside J&K, and that such cases be subjected to quarter ...Read More >
Srinagar: The results of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajya Sabha polls came as expected, with the ruling National Conference securing three seats on Friday and the BJP clinching the final one, largely due to a possible strategic cross-voting by a few Independents and the People's Conference's abstention. Polling for the four Rajya Sabha seats was held on Friday, and the entire process was divided into three notifications. Chowdhry Mohammed Ramzan of the NC had a direct contest with Ali Mohammed Mir of ...Read More >
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha delivered the inaugural address at the NEP Conclave-2025, organised by the Higher Education Department here today. While speaking at the event, the LG, as per an official press release, applauded the efforts of all the stakeholders for speedy implementation of the National Education Policy (NEP), saying it is a matter of pride that Jammu Kashmir is among the first in the country to implement the NEP across all higher education institutions in the Union ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements for the upcoming Darbar Move session 2025-26, emphasising on ensuring smooth, secure and well-coordinated shifting of offices from Srinagar to Jammu. According to an official press release, the meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Estates Shaleen Kabra, ACS to the Chief Minister Dheeraj Gupta, AC ...Read More >
Srinagar: The first Rajya Sabha polls since Jammu and Kashmir's downgrading to a Union territory status are scheduled for Friday with political observers anticipating three seats for the ruling National Conference (NC) and one for the BJP, provided their strategies remain on course. The elections for the four Rajya Sabha seats in J&K have been divided into three notifications. Chowdhury Mohammed Ramzan of the NC is in a direct contest with Ali Mohammed Mir of the BJP in one of the seats. For ...Read More >
Srinagar: During a media interaction in Srinagar, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah appealed to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against his cabinet colleagues making communal statements. He called Union Minister Giriraj Singh's controversial remarks against Muslims "unfortunate," and suggested action against such statements. Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Giriraj Singh has sparked controversy with remarks made at a rally in Arwal Bihar on October 18, ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today led a solemn ceremony at the Police Martyrs Memorial in Zewan, paying homage to the police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty on the occasion of Police Commemoration Day, an official press release said. It said accompanied by Council of Ministers Sakina Itoo and Javid Ahmad Dar, along with Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, the Chief Minister offered floral tributes at the memorial in honor of the courage and supreme ...Read More >
Srinagar: Candidates of the ruling National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and BJP on Monday filed nomination papers for the bypolls to the Budgam assembly segment in central Kashmir While as MP Aga Ruhullah made it clear that he will not be part of NC's poll campaign and left for Delhi. While the NC has named veteran Shia leader Aga Mehmood as its candidate, the BJP has fielded Syed Mohsin. The PDP has also announced its candidate, Aga Muntazir Mehdi. Aga Mehmood was accompanied b ...Read More >
New Delhi: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha returned to Delhi today after concluding his three-day visit to the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. He was leading the delegation to bring back the holy relics of Lord Buddha to India following their exposition in Elista, the capital city of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia. The LG posted on X: "Holy relics of Lord Buddha are back home after week-long exposition at Kalmykia, Russia. The exposition underscored our commitment to foster mutual understandin ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank MD and CEO Amitava Chatterjee on Monday said the flash floods caused by heavy rains a couple of months earlier have delayed the completion of hydel power projects in the Union Territory by three to five months. He, however, said that while there was no direct impact of it on the bank as of now, there was a possibility of cost overrun in these projects. Jammu and Kashmir has been battered by a series of natural calamities like cloudbursts, extremely heavy rains ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has reported a surge in dengue cases this year, with nearly 2,200 infections recorded so far, health officials said on Monday. They urged people to take preventive steps to stop further spread of the mosquito-borne disease. According to official data accessed by the news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO), 2,168 dengue cases have been confirmed across the Union Territory till date. Among these, Jammu district reported the highest number of cases (960), followed by ...Read More >
Leh: The Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today celebrated Diwali with jawans of the Indian Army posted in Ladakh. In an event organised by Fire & Fury Corps at Rinchen Auditorium, the Lt Governor was joined by Lieutenant General Hitesh Bhalla, General Officer Commanding (GOC), 14 Corps; Major General Praveen Chhabra, General Officer Commanding, 72 Sub Area; Brigadier Umesh Parab and Brigadier Ajay Katoch in celebrating the festival with uniformed services. Wishing the jawans on ...Read More >
Nagrota: Senior party leader and DDC Member Dansal, Shamim Begum, today filed her nomination papers as the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate for the 77-Nagrota Assembly Constituency. The nomination was filed in the presence of several senior party leaders and legislators, including Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, Cabinet Ministers Javed Ahmad Rana and Satish Sharma, former Minister and Additional General Secretary Ajay Kumar Sadhotra, and Provincial President (Jam ...Read More >
Srinagar: Hours after National Conference candidate for Budgam Assembly constituency Agha Syed Mehmood expressed confidence that Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi would join the party's election campaign, Ruhullah distanced himself, asserting that his allegiance lies with his "conscience and principles." While filing his nomination, Agha Mehmood told reporters that Ruhullah had no reason to remain detached from the campaign. "It's the National Conference that made him what he is today. His role is impor ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Budgam Assembly by-election, set for November 11, 2025, has emerged as one of the most closely watched contests in Jammu and Kashmir, pitting members of the influential Agha family against each other. The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate, Agha Syed Mehmood, will face his nephew, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, representing the People's Democratic Party (PDP), in a constituency with a predominantly Shia electorate. The bypoll was necessitated after Chief Minister Om ...Read More >
Srinagar: The ruling National Conference on Sunday announced senior party leader Agha Syed Mehmood as its candidate for the bypoll to the Budgam assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir. The bypoll will be held on November 11. The BJP has named Aga Syed Mohsin as its candidate, while the PDP has fielded Aga Muntazir Mehdi for the seat, which has been traditionally dominated by Shia leaders. National Conference's candidate Mehmood is a senior Shia leader. "On the directions of the party leadersh ...Read More >
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said his government will revoke the controversial Public Safety Act (PSA) as soon as the Union territory gets statehood. Commenting on his party's commitment to the Act made in its election manifesto, the CM said that his government can do it only once law and order is its domain. "We need to have a full statehood to remove it (the PSA). Security and law and order should be with the elected government. The day these powers are vested with us, ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met Batu Sergeyevich Khasikov, Head of the Republic of Kalmykia, Russia today and discussed various issues related to cultural, spiritual ties, an official press release informed here. It said the LG thanked His Excellency for facilitating the grand visit of holy relics of Lord Buddha. "The holy relics visit to this land is also testimony of the long-standing relations that India and Russia have had over the decades. India and Rus ...Read More >
Srinagar: Asserting that no local youth has joined any terrorist outfit during the last nine months in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday promised restoration of statehood to the region at "an appropriate time." Addressing a media conclave in Patna, Shah, according to the news agency KNO said, "After the abrogation of Article 370, terror-infested Jammu and Kashmir has taken a U-turn, local recruitment in terror outfits has fallen to zero as no local youth has been recr ...Read More >
Jammu: JKNPP-I president and former minister Harsh Dev Singh and BJP candidate Devyani Rana on Saturday filed their nomination papers for the bypoll in Nagrota Assembly constituency here, officials said. After submitting their papers before the returning officers, both the leaders addressed separate public meetings to seek support of the voters. The by-elections in Nagrota and Budgam assembly constituencies will be held on November 11 and the counting of votes will take place on November 14. ...Read More >
Srinagar: Police have apprehended seventeen "long-time absconders" from Srinagar, Pulwama, Ganderbal, Kulgam, Shopian and Sopore. These individuals had been evading arrest for years, some for over three decades, a police spokesperson said. He said in Srinagar, police apprehended six absconders who had been evading arrest for years. The arrested absconders have been identified as Mehraj-ud-Din Marazi, son of Mohd Abdullah Marazi, resident of Sonwar (absconding for 11 years); Arshid Ahmad Shoora, ...Read More >
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