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Sunday, July 26, 2026
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Briefing

News nuggets about the interesting happenings in Jammu and Kashmir and the people who are in the focus of around those developments

Numbers

Rs 5000 crore is the expected proceed from taxes during 2012-13. Power deficit is increasing by Rs 654 crore to reach Rs 1267 crore, J&K...

Numbers

29% of J&K households have access to toilet facility   40000 applications were received by University of Kashmir against 3500 berths in various PG courses  

News Notes

Raining AWARDS The state government announced awards on the eve of Republic day to recognize the meritorious contribution of 13 people of the state in...

Newsmakers

ANNOUNCED: The Amarnath Shrine Board announced that this year the annual pilgrimage would be for 55 days instead of 40 days as was last...

Breifing

GULMARG Bollywood is back. Ranbir Kapoor and his erstwhile girlfriend Deepika Padukone and many others were seen cooling each others’ heels in Gulmarg’s sub-zero temperature...

News Notes

Mumbai Arrest The spade is still lingering on the private employees of Jammu and Kashmir who are working in Mumbai. This time a youth, Farooq...

Newsmakers

APPOINTMENT:Prof SudhirK Jain, 61, presently a Professor and former Head of the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has been appointed...

Numbers

730 kg is the weight that Sairaab Firdous lifted to become Kashmir’s Mr Heavy Duty 2013.   22,000 is the number of books that influential have...

Briefing

GEORGIA Kashmir is on sale. Yes, it is the name of a female orange and white tabby cat that is available for adoption at the...

NUMBERS

Against 2600 crore in 2009-10, J&K anticipates netting 5500 crore from commercial tax and excise this fiscal.   2222 employements in health ministry are being dubbed...

News Notes

  Library CONTROVERSY After revelations of various cases of land grabs in Kashmir Valley, another land grab issue has surfaced. This time the land has been...

Newsmakers

ACQUITTED: Mumtaz Ahmad alias Asif Commando and Manzoor Ahmad alias Furqan of Dalwa Gool were acquitted by the principal sessions judge for not having...

Briefing

HAZRATBAL It was not illegal but unprecedented it certainly was. A candidate who had applied for appointment as junior assistant as a female appeared for...

News notes

Gas PIPELINE The Gas pipeline in J&K is waiting cabinet’s approval for its implementation on its grounds. The Revenue Department in consultation with the Law...

Newsmakers

APPOINTED: The state government appointed Khalid Majeed, deputy secretary, as liaison officer, General Administration Department, for monitoring and enforcement of reservation rules in respect...