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India Has 3,327 Active Women Pilots as Licences Issued to Women Rise Nearly 90...

SRINAGAR: India currently has 3,327 active women pilots, with the number of licences issued to women rising sharply over the past four years as...

Over 10 Lakh Receive Pensions as Social Welfare Net Widens in Jammu Kashmir 

SRINAGAR: Social welfare programmes in Jammu and Kashmir recorded expanded coverage across pensions, nutrition, women and child protection, disability support, rural development and poverty...

Over 2.08 Lakh Dog Bite Incidents Reported in Jammu Kashmir in Two Years

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,08,360 dog bite cases during 2024 and 2025, according to official data tabled in the Legislative Assembly, highlighting the...

Vaishno Devi Draws 94.55 Lakh Pilgrims in 2024 as Jammu Region Records 2.01 Crore...

SRINAGAR: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi shrine registered 94.55 lakh pilgrims in 2024, while the wider Jammu region recorded over 2 crore tourist visits during...

India Strengthens River Data Sharing With Neighbours to Boost Flood Forecasting and Protect Border...

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has strengthened institutional arrangements with neighbouring countries sharing trans-boundary rivers to improve flood forecasting, early warning systems and ecosystem protection,...

Jammu Kashmir’s Groundwater Use Remains Well Within Limits, Lower Than Most States

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s annual groundwater availability and extraction remain comfortably within sustainable limits and significantly lower than many other States, the Union Government...

Home Minister Amit Shah Arrives on 2-day Jammu Visit

SRINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived on a 2-day Jammu visit on Thursday night. He landed at Jammu Technical Airport at 10:45 pm...

Jammu Kashmir Builds 70 Cold Storages, 33 Collection Centres with Milk, Ripening and Pre-Cooling...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has added 70 cold storage units, 33 collection centres and milk and fruit-handling infrastructure under the Centre’s Integrated Cold Chain...

Only 65 Mental-Health Professionals Under NHM Cover Entire Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Only 65 mental-health professionals are posted under the National Health Mission across the Union territory, the government told the Assembly, prompting concerns about...

Panel Set up to Examine Regularisation of Daily Wagers, Policy Still Under Study

SRINAGAR: The Government has constituted a committee to examine the regularisation of casual, seasonal labourers and other categories of daily wage workers in Jammu...

Jammu Kashmir Records 3,197 Toll Complaints in Three Years Across Six National Highway Plazas

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 3,197 complaints related to user fee collection at its six National Highway toll plazas over the last three...

500 Kanals Transferred to SKUAST-K for South Campus

SRINAGAR: Land measuring 500 kanals and 11 marlas at Village, Tehsil Sallar in District Anantnag has been transferred to Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences...

Jammu Kashmir Spent Rs 37851 Cr in Five Years on 975 km Highways 

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has been sanctioned 61 National Highway projects covering 975 kilometres at an estimated cost of Rs 28,747 crore over the...

‘Do Not Waste Rs 300 Crore’: CM Urges Restart of SMVDIME

SRINAGAR: Addressing the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned the closure of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence,...

KPDCL Schedules Power Shutdown in Multiple Areas

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Thursday announced scheduled power shutdowns across multiple areas in the Kashmir division in the coming...