Omar Abdullah Expands Cabinet with Four Inductions; Reshuffle Triggers Dissidence, Opposition Criticism
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday expanded and reshuffled the Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers, inducting four National Conference (NC) legislators during...
Is Ladakh Having Its Kashmir Moment? New Forum Challenges LAB-KDA Leadership Amid Deadlock With...
SRINAGAR: Six years after Ladakh’s political and social organisations joined hands to seek constitutional safeguards, protection of land and jobs, and greater democratic powers...
Jammu Kashmir Bank’s Earnings Call Backfires: Stock Crashes 16 Per Cent, Nears Lower Circuit
by Mudasir Majeed Pir
SRINAGAR: Stocks of Jammu and Kashmir Bank crashed 16 percent today, barely stopping short of hitting the lower circuit price of...
Ladakh Autonomy Talks Hit Roadblock As Centre’s Draft Falls Short of Desert Demands
SRINAGAR: The political dialogue between the Centre and Ladakh’s representative bodies has run into fresh difficulties, with the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the...
Kashmir: Pampore Farmer Pairs Saffron with High-Density Apples in a Promising New Experiment
by Maleeha Sofi
PAMPORE: As saffron farmers in Kashmir prepare for the annual flowering season, an experimental plot in Ashnumbal village near Pampore is offering...
Kashmir’s Apple Boom Comes at the Cost of Rice Fields, Raising Food Security Concerns
by Farzana Nisar
SRINAGAR: “Twenty years ago, all this was paddy,” says Nazir Ahmad, a farmer from Qaimoh, a village in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district,...
Jammu Kashmir: ‘You Are Bloody Shit, I Am Your Boss’: IAS Officer’s Outburst Against...
SRINAGAR: A heated exchange between senior IAS officer Kumar Rajeev Ranjan and a woman Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) officer during an official...
Food Safety Cases Fall in Jammu Kashmir, But Meat Violations Remain a Concern
SRINAGAR: Food-safety enforcement in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a sharp decline in cases filed in 2026-27 compared with the previous financial year, according...
Jammu Kashmir Government Colleges See Sharp Decline in Graduate Numbers
SRINAGAR: The number of graduates emerging from government degree colleges across Jammu and Kashmir has fallen by nearly 23 per cent in three academic...
21 Lakh Applications, Rs 114 Cr Fee but Only 7,580 Selections Made By PSC,...
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir’s government recruitment machinery has processed more than 21 lakh applications and collected nearly Rs 114 crore in fees over the...
Kashmir Has 1.5 Lakh Stray Dogs, But Just Five ABC Centres
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is steadily expanding its institutional response to the stray-dog population, with 68,346 dogs sterilised and 80,725 vaccinated under...
‘We Were Humiliated, Degraded’, Omar’s Statehood Speech
On September 28, 2026, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah delivered a passionate address to the legislative assembly regarding a formal resolution for...
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Passes Statehood Resolution Amid BJP Walkout
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to the...
Kashmiri Team Makes First Recorded Ascent Of Kreplin Peak Via Northeast Face
by
Nidha Ashraf
SRINAGAR: Four local mountaineers have successfully completed what they believe is the first recorded ascent of Kreplin Peak, climbing its 4,261-metre Northeast Face...
Bigg Boss 20: Gauahar Khan Calls Qazi Touqeer’s Social Media Craze ‘Crazy’, Says He...
SRINAGAR: Former Bigg Boss winner Gauahar Khan has reacted to the growing popularity of Bigg Boss 20 contestant Qazi Touqeer, saying she has been...
