50-Bed Critical Care Block Under Construction in North Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Sub District Hospital Kupwara faces an average daily outpatient load of roughly 2,500 patients despite being short of staff, the Government told the...
With 3,540 MW Installed, Jammu Kashmir Pushes Major Hydro Expansion to Double Power Capacity...
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is currently operating with barely half of the hydropower capacity it expects to achieve over the next few years, even...
Kupwara’s Marble, Limestone and Lignite Reserves Could Drive Kashmir’s Industrial Growth
SRINAGAR: Kupwara district in north Kashmir is steadily emerging as one of the Jammu and Kashmir’s most geologically significant regions, with vast reserves of...
Western Disturbances May Bring Light Rain, Snow to Jammu Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Meteorological officials have said that a weak Western Disturbance is expected to impact Jammu and Kashmir on February 10, likely bringing light rain...
Nearly Rs 49 Cr Collected From Job Aspirants Through JKPSC, JKSSB: Govt
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has informed the Assembly that it collected nearly Rs 49 crore as application fees from job aspirants through...
Jammu-born Rouble Nagi Wins $1 Million Global Teacher Prize for Transforming Education in India’s...
JAMMU: Rouble Nagi, a Jammu-born artist and social worker who has spent over two decades bringing education into India’s most underserved communities, has won the...
Jammu Kashmir Govt Rules Out Regularisation of 3,800 MGNREGA Staff
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday told the Assembly that it has no proposal to regularise MGNREGA support staff, clarifying that nearly...
Search Operation Continues in Kishtwar
SRINAGAR: Security forces are continuing search-and-cordon operations in the Chatroo area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district under Operation Trashi-I, which has been underway...
Why Does Capital Spending in Jammu and Kashmir Fail to Deliver Even Development?
by Ruqaya Akhter
Despite large capital allocations, delayed releases, administrative bottlenecks, and execution challenges, preventing full spending in incomplete projects and uneven infrastructure development across...
Briefing February 8-14, 2026
DELHI
For months, residents across south Kashmir lived with quiet dread as proposed railway lines through Shopian and Pahalgam threatened to cut through orchards that...
Omar’s Second Budget
Omar Abdullah’s second budget emphasised fiscal realism and structural reform, outlining an infrastructure-led, capital-intensive strategy to boost production with a narrow resource base, reports...
First Livestock Parcel Train Delivers 23 Exotic Bulls to Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Indian Railways has transported 23 exotic-breed bulls from Bengaluru to Kashmir on the Valley’s first-ever livestock parcel train, according to The New Indian...
Army Fires After Suspected Movement in Kishtwar, Searches Underway
SRINAGAR: The Indian Army opened fire after observing suspicious movement in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district on Sunday evening, sources said.
Official sources said...
Four Boys Injured in Roadside Cricket Scuffle in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Four persons were injured after a scuffle broke out between two groups of local boys while playing cricket on the road at Alsafa...
55-Year-Old Man Dies After Being Found Unconscious at Home
SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man died after he was found unconscious at his residence in Kanelwan, Bijbehara, on Sunday, officials said.
An official said that the...
