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Police Arrest Man for QR Code Payment Fraud

SRINAGAR: Police in Awantipora area of pulwama district have arrested a man for allegedly cheating local shopkeepers by using forged QR code payment confirmations...
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Three Injured in Banihal Road Mishap

SRINAGAR: At least three persons were injured after a passenger auto-rickshaw met with an accident near the Nachlana area of Banihal on Tuesday, officials...

Joint Search Operation Continues in Kishtwar Areas

SRINAGAR: A joint counter-terrorism operation launched on January 18 in the dense forest areas of Chatroo in Kishtwar district under Operation Trashi-I is still...

Jammu Kashmir: Govt Orders Transfers, Posting of IAS Officers

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ordered the transfer and posting of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers in the interest of...

Jammu Kashmir Adds Over 6,300 Health Education Seats Since 2019

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said that more than 6,300 seats have been added in the Health and Medical Education sector since...

Recognise Stone Crushing as Core Infrastructure Industry, FCIK Urges Jammu Kashmir Govt

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to formally recognise stone crushing as a core...

Is a Kashmir-Origin Woman Emerging as the Frontrunner for the UK Prime Minister’s Post?

SRINAGAR: Shabana Mahmood, Britain’s Home Secretary and a senior Labour Party leader with family roots in Mirpur, a major town on the otherside of...

Women Block Road Over Electricity Crisis, Smart Meter Row

SRINAGAR: Women inhabitants of Beerwah on Tuesday staged a fresh protest against the Power Development Department over the installation of smart meters and prolonged...

Flood-Hit Jammu Water Works Stalled Financially Despite Physical Completion

SRINAGAR: A detailed project report for the permanent restoration of the 600 mm and 500 mm Sitlee to Lohar Manda rising mains, damaged in...

Is Jammu Kashmir Moving Towards Fiscal Freedom or Slipping Deeper into Dependency?

by Sri Varshith Kumar Reddy E Jammu and Kashmir’s 2026–27 Budget expands welfare and capital spending, yet low own revenues and a heavy reliance on...

Budget Lacks Political Vision, Outsourcing Jobs a Disaster: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Tuesday strongly criticised the government’s budget, describing it as a purely bureaucratic exercise that lacks a...

20-Year Recruitment Ban Behind JKFDC Staff Shortage: Govt

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said that the shortage of staff in the JK Forest Development Corporation (JKFDC) is the result of...

Honorarium Hike for MLAs’ PAs Under Review: Jammu Kashmir Govt

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that a proposal to increase the honorarium of Personal Assistants attached to Members of the...

SKIMS Soura’s Engineering Wing Subsumed Under PWD After 2019 Reorganisation

SRINAGAR: The engineering wing of Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, was wound up after the 2019 reorganisation and its maintenance and developmental works...

FFRC Bars Private Schools From Charging Transport Fee During Vacations

SRINAGAR: The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory, has issued a strict circular directing private schools to stop charging...