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The foundation stone for the facility was laid by Abdullah on August 4, 2025. The chief minister took a detailed tour of the facility and lauded the Agriculture Production Department for establishing hi-tech infrastructure in a record time. Calling it the government's responsibility to support farmers, Abdullah said, "In these circumstances, when farming is impacted by extreme weather events, it is the government's responsibility to help the farmers as much as possible. "We cannot change the ...Read More >
In a major crackdown on narcotics, police in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, have seized ₹1.44 crore worth of property belonging to an alleged drug dealer, sending a strong message against illegal drug trade. Photograph: Yves Herman/ReutersKey PointsPolice in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, seized property worth ₹1.44 crore from alleged drug dealer Mohammad Ayoub Malik.The seized property, measuring 10 kanals, was allegedly acquired through proceeds from illegal drug trade.The property attachment wa ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 07: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level review meeting to assess the progress on the construction of the new High Court complexes for the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court at Srinagar and Jammu wings, underscoring the need for expeditious execution of the prestigious judicial infrastructure projects. During the meeting, the Chief Minister emphasized time-bound completion and inter-departmental coordination, directing all concerned departments and executing age ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasized that the establishment of Centres of Excellence in agriculture and allied sectors is aimed at providing high-quality plant material and seeds to farmers, enabling them to significantly enhance their earnings. The Chief Minister made these remarks after inaugurating the Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship in Precision Vegetable and Floriculture Farming at Talab Tillo, developed under NABARD at a project cost of Rs 5.929 crore. La ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 7: The Election Commission may roll out the third and final phase of special intensive revision of voters' list in the remaining 22 states and Union territories, including Delhi, after the polls to five assemblies this month, officials said. Assembly elections are taking place in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal this month and counting will take place on May 4. The officials said special intensive revision (SIR) could be rolled out after the polls conclude ...Read More >
"Traffic was restored on the highway on Tuesday morning following clearance of landslides," a traffic police officer said. According to an official update, passenger vehicles are now allowed to ply from both directions -- Jammu to Srinagar and vice versa -- on the highway. Also read | Weather improves in Kashmir, MeT predicts more rains Vehicular movement was stopped on the highway on Monday as landslides and shooting stones blocked both tubes between Karol Bridge and Chanderkote, a traffic p ...Read More >
He said repeated claims that terrorism has ended do not align with ground realities, as modules continue to surface. Jammu, Apr 7: As Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested five persons, including a Pakistani terrorist wanted for over 16 years, after dismantling an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module with inter-state links, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the operation was a positive step but raised concerns over continuous terrorist infiltration into the region. While talking to the ...Read More >
A whopping 518 lakes, constituting 74%, have either disappeared or shrunk in Jammu and Kashmir that has resulted in the degradation of ecosystem and climate insecurity, according to the latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India on Conservation and Management of Lakes for the period up to March 2022. The report highlighted that 315 lakes, 45% of the total 697 lakes in J&K that constitute a water area of 1,537.07 hectares, have disappeared. "These lakes included 80 lakes (25%) ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 07: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday inaugurated the Regional Business Centre of Jammu Kashmir Bank at Rail Head Complex, Jammu. The Lieutenant Governor congratulated and extended his felicitations to the entire team of J&K Bank on the occasion. Marking a significant milestone in the Bank's infrastructure and business expansion strategy, the newly established centre will serve as a vital operational and administrative hub. The facility is designed to further improve servic ...Read More >
Jammu: Heavy rains in the Jammu region on Tuesday brought in cold wave-like conditions with day temperatures plunging up to 7.2 degrees Celsius below normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an active western disturbance has impacted the region for 36 hours, bringing widespread rainfall, a sharp fall in temperatures and disruption to normal life. Jammu city recorded a maximum temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius, which is 7.2 degrees below normal, marking a significant dip un ...Read More >
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reacted to Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata and said that "They should forget about the dream of reaching Kolkata" and advised them to try to improve relations rather than deteriorate them. He rejected Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's reported threat of striking Kolkata in the event of any escalation with India, calling it unrealistic and advising Islamabad to focus on imp ...Read More >
He said legislators from the National Conference (NC), BJP and Independents called on the chief minister at the civil secretariat and apprised him of constituency-specific issues and public grievances. The spokesman said the MLAs apprised him of various pressing demands, developmental concerns and public grievances about their respective constituencies, and urged for their early resolution, emphasising that most of the issues raised were of public importance. Abdullah gave a patient hearing to ...Read More >
Jammu: Several legislators, including Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and a Member of Parliament (Ladakh), today called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of constituency-specific issues and public grievances. As per an official press release, a delegation from Ladakh, led by Member of Parliament Haji Mohammad Haneefa Jan, also met the chief minister and discussed common issues concerning J&K and Ladakh. Among others, legislators Vijay Kum ...Read More >
Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday reacted to the Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's recent remarks related to striking Kolkata and said that "They should forget about the dream of reaching Kolkata" and advised them to try to improve relations rather than deteriorate them. rejected Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's reported threat of striking Kolkata in the event of any escalation with India, calling it unreal ...Read More >
Srinagar: Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today held its 39th Convocation across 51 regional centres, with the national ceremony presided over by the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan. The regional convocation for Jammu & Kashmir was organised at the auditorium of Government Dental College, Srinagar. Vice Chancellor of SKUAST-Kashmir, Shri Nazir Ahmad Ganie, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Kashmir and Commissioner Secretary, Government of J&K, Saurabh Bhagat, were present on t ...Read More >
Chandigarh/Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Active Western Disturbances again triggered light to moderate rainfall in parts of north and northwestern India on Tuesday, with day temperatures registering a drop in many places while causing landslides and avalanches in some districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, received light showers during the day. It recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, over five notches below normal limit ...Read More >
Kolkata, Apr 7 (PTI) Fresh from his match-winning performance against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants pacer Mohammed Shami returns to his 'home' ground, Eden Gardens, to face Kolkata Knight Riders, sounding a quiet warning to the opposition. Winless after three matches, embattled Kolkata Knight Riders take on Lucknow Super Giants here on Thursday, their third home game in a row. "You always have that home advantage playing at Eden Gardens," Shami said on Tuesday, speaking alongside K ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains lashed the Jammu region on Tuesday, triggering cold wave-like conditions with day temperatures plunging up to 7.2 degrees Celsius below normal, while landslides forced the closure of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that an active western disturbance has impacted the region for 36 hours, bringing widespread rainfall, a sharp fall in temperatures and disruption to normal life. Jammu ci ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested five people, including a Pakistani terrorist who was wanted for 16 years, as it busted a "deep-rooted" interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba module.According to officials, Pakistani terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira was captured on Monday along with another Pakistani national in an operation that comes six months after the dismantling of a "white-collar" terror cell centred at Faridabad's Al-Falah University.Officials said that Srinagar Police, in ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Election Commission may roll out the third and final phase of special intensive revision of voters' list in the remaining 22 states and Union territories, including Delhi, after the polls to five assemblies this month, officials said. Assembly elections are taking place in Kerala, Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal this month and counting will take place on May 4. The officials said special intensive revision (SIR) could be rolled out after the polls conclude on April ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 7 (PTI) The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic on Tuesday due to multiple landslides in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir, a few hours after its restoration. Over 200 vehicles are stranded at different points on the 270-km highway, the only all-weather road in the region, officials said. The highway was reopened for vehicular traffic early Tuesday morning after a day-long closure due to landslides on Monday. "Traffic movement has been stopped in both directio ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (UNI) Days after Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif threatened to strike Kolkata if India carried out any "false flag operations", Defence Minister Rajnath Singh invoked the decisive 1971 war and the birth of Bangladesh to caution Islamabad against escalating tensions. "Pakistan's Defence Minister should not have given such a provocative statement. 55 years ago, they suffered the consequences when Pakistan was divided into two parts. If they try to cast an eye on Bengal, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Police in Srinagar has busted a major interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module and arrested five people, including Pakistani terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira who was the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. A second Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested on Monday in the operation that comes six months after Jammu and Kashmir police dismantled a "white-collar" terror module with its ce ...Read More >
Mumbai: A new day and a new relationship rumour have fans talking. The worlds of entertainment and sports in India are often buzzing with dating speculation, and this time, the spotlight is on Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh. The Punjab Kings pacer has fuelled fresh rumours after sharing cryptic posts on Snapchat. In the now-viral images, Arshdeep is seen holding hands with a mystery woman, hinting at a possible new chapter in his personal life. The lack of context quickly grabbed attention onl ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 07: Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday claimed to have busted a major interstate module linked to Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba by arresting five persons, including two foreign terrorists, officials said. A top police official confirmed to news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that among the arrested individuals is a top wanted LeT terrorist Abdullah alias Abu Hureira, who had been arrest for the last 16 years. He said that the Jammu and Kashmir police the operation to ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 26 : Fazilla Jan, a young Kashmiri artist is embarking on a remarkable ... Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 26 : Fazilla Jan, a young Kashmiri artist is embarking on a remarkable journey of self-discovery through art. The 19-year-old Fazilla has already left an indelible mark on the local art scene, capturing the essence of nature with her captivating brushstrokes. Fazilla's artistic voyage began in 2018 during her 8th standard when she disc ...Read More >
Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir police has busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba terror module and arrested five people, including Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who has been on the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. Besides Abdullah, another Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested in the major operation that involved police in Jammu and Kashmir as well as central agencies, they said. Investigators searched 19 loca ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 7 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir police has busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba terror module and arrested five people, including Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who has been on the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. Besides Abdullah, another Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested in the major operation that involved police in Jammu and Kashmir as well as central agencies, they said. ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police have busted an interstate Lashkar-e-Taiba terror module and arrested five people, including Abdullah, alias Abu Hureira, who has been on the run for 16 years and was able to set up bases outside the union territory, officials said on Tuesday. Besides Abdullah, another Pakistani terrorist, Usman alias Khubaib, was also arrested in the major operation that involved police in Jammu and Kashmir as well as central agencies, they said. Investigators searched 19 loc ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: In a major environmental concern, 315 out of 697 lakes in Jammu and Kashmir have disappeared since 1967, resulting in the loss of 2,851.26 hectares of water area over nearly six decades, according to a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India. The report states that Jammu and Kashmir originally had 697 lakes, including 367 in the Jammu region and 330 in the Kashmir Valley. Of these, 315 lakes, 259 in Jammu and 56 in Kashmir, have vanished, causing a loss of 1,537.0 ...Read More >
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