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Saturday, July 25, 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

Sarpanchs and Panchs of Budgam district in Central Kashmir hold a protest demonstration in Srinagar on Thursday while demanding no security cover to the Panchayat representatives. photo by bilal bahadur

News Notes

The Panch CRISIS Nightmare for Panchs and Sarpanchs in Kashmir is far from over. They are again on the path of resignation spree through paid...

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INFILITRATED: About 40 militants have infiltrated into Kashmir this year, said Lt General Om Prakash, GOC, Chinar Corps on the sidelines of a friendly...

Numbers

State Police chief says J&K has only 250-300 militants of whom 25-30 are in Jammu region.   NHPC paid 450 crores INR as water usage charges...
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SRINAGAR With mercury tumbling, the LPG seems to be selling like life saving oxygen. New systems have created a situation that the dealers went on...

Numbers

Tunkey-Lato's 9814 residents in Leh planted 99013 willow saplings in 53 minutes to create new Guinness World Record breaking Philippines 2011 record of 64091...
JK Bank Chairman- Mushtaq Ahmed

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Banking ON T he whooping growth rate of J&K Bank is on. The premier bank of JK state has registered a thirty five percent increase in its...

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CLAIMED:  Nasir Aslam Wani, minister of state for home claimed the culprits of the Silver Star hotel shootout have been identified. He didn’t reveal...

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ITALY Italian government is probing allegations that chopper manufacturer, Agusta Westland, paid more than Rs 350 crore to a Switzerland based consultant for a deal...

Numbers

Associated hospitals have witnessed a minimal hike from Rs. 4.40 crore in 2002-03 to Rs.5.4 crore for purchasing drugs for in-patients. Since 1990, J&K Police...
Kashmir LoC

News Notes

Pushed BACK Another Pak returnee militant was pushed back by army while trying to enter into the Indian territory near the Line of Control (LoC)...

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APPROVED: State cabinet agreed to enhance the power generation capacity of Ratle Hydro-Electric Project from 690 MW to 850 MW and also agreed to...
Silver Star Hotel Shootout

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NOWGAM Two workers of the Silver Star hotel on Srinagar bypass were killed and another injured in an attack that even Chief Minister Omar Abdullah...
Lawmakers in JK Assembly

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A Windfall AGAIN The ‘princely’ lawmakers of the ‘princely state’ will be wealthier now! Gone are the days when they were seen in white ambassador...

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SURRENDERED: Following income tax surveys, a family having luxurious hotel and three jewelry shops in Ramban surrendered about Rs 10.85 crore undisclosed income on...

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MUMBAI J&K Bank, state’s only listed company, is working towards a business target of Rs 1,00,000 crore and Rs 1,000 crore profit in 2013, its...