First National Lok Adalat of 2025 Resolves 1.88 Lakh Cases Across Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The first National Lok Adalat of 2025 was held across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, settling 1,88,422 cases out of 1,99,853...

Jammu Kashmir Tourism Directorate Issues Advisory for Hoteliers

JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Directorate has directed hotels, lodges, homestays, individual houses, universities, hospitals, hostels, and other institutions to submit details of...

SIA Chargesheets Social Media User for ‘Anti-National Content’

SRINAGAR: The State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir, on Saturday filed a charge sheet against a Twitter handler before the Designated Special Court under the...

Kashmir Received 13 Percent of Total Tourist Footfall in JK from 2021-24

 SRINAGAR: Kashmir has received almost 13 percent of the total tourists who visited the Union Territory in the last four years, with the bulk...

Police Arrest Four Drug Peddlers in Kashmir; Contraband Seized

KASHMIR: Police arrested four drug peddlers in separate operations in Baramulla and Budgam, recovering heroin and charas-like substances from their possession. "In Baramulla, Kunzer police...

Tourism Assets at Watlab Sopore to Get a Makeover, Govt Allocates Rs 48.82 Lakh

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday said that the tourism assets at Watlab in North Kashmir's Sopore area are not defunct and...

Police Seize Rs 38.91 Lakh Worth Property in North Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Sopore Police have attached property worth Rs 38,91,250 belonging to two proclaimed offenders as part of an ongoing investigation. According to a police statement,...

Bodies of Three Missing Civilians Recovered in Kathua, Probe Underway

SRINAGAR: The bodies of three civilians, who had gone missing from the upper reaches of Billawar in Kathua district, have been recovered by security...

Over 16,000 Kanals of JDA Land Illegally Occupied, Reveals RTI

SRINAGAR: More than 16,000 Kanals of land belonging to the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) is under illegal occupation by private individuals and land mafias,...

Five Held in Poplar Wood Theft Case in South Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have solved a poplar tree theft case in Kund, Kulgam, leading to the recovery of stolen property and the...

Govt to Verify Reports on Land Given to Sri Lankan Cricketer: JK Minister

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir minister Javed Ahmad Dar on Saturday said the government has no information that a former Sri Lankan cricketer was provided...

Omar Abdullah Stresses Tourism-Driven Skill Development for Youth in Kashmir Border Areas

JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reaffirmed the government’s commitment to empowering youth in border areas such as Karnah, Keran, Machhil and Gurez by equipping...

Govt Plans Major Overhaul of Health Infrastructure: Minister

SRINAGAR: The government is set to consolidate over 4,200 health institutions across Jammu and Kashmir, Minister for Health and Medical Education Sakeena Itoo informed...

KTMF Welcomes Budget but Says It Falls Short on Business Support

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) has acknowledged the budget presented by Chief Minister and Finance Minister Omar Abdullah and welcomed the...

Tariq Hameed Karra Calls for Statehood, Economic Reforms in Budget Speech

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president Tariq Hameed Karra delivered a passionate speech on the proposed budget for the financial year...