The Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police have issued an advisory to minimise traffic congestion and ensure a smooth experience for devotees visiting Kali Mata Mandir Bagh-e-Bahu Jammu and Kandoli Mata Nagrota during the Navratra festival from October 3 to 12. In a post on X, Jammu and Kashmir Police said, General public in particular those []

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha extended his greetings to the people on the auspicious occasion of Navratri. In post on X, LG Sinha wrote, Greetings and warm wishes to you and your family on the auspicious occasion of Navratri.

Pope Francis called on everyone in the world to pray and fast on October 7, the day when Hamas launched attacks against Israel last year. In a post on X, Pope Francis said, On October 7, I ask everyone to take part in a day of prayer and fasting for peace in the world. Pray []

External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar while speaking at the Asia Policy Institute in New York had recently underlined Indias difficult history with China. He was linking it with the Chinese troop movement to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in 2020 in spite of the explicit agreements with India. Dr. Jaishankar also underlined that []

The Prime Ministers Internship Scheme, introduced in the 2024 Budget, is set to redefine the skilling and employment ecosystem in India

There is a dire need to held more awareness public campaigns to sensitize the society towards the ill effects of smoking

The formation of a stable government in J&K will require compromise, pragmatism, and a commitment to addressing the needs of the people

The age-old cultural treasure of beating drums in Kashmir, symbolized cultural identity

Kargil, Sept 02: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) organized a protest rally today, drawing support from political, religious, and social organizations across the region. The demonstration, supported by civil society, was held in protest against the BJP-led central governments failure to address long-standing demands for Ladakh. Protesters raised slogans condemning the government for detaining environmental []

Pulwama, Sept 02: Construction has commenced on a 50-bedded Critical Care Block (CCB) in South Kashmirs Pulwama district. This project is a part of the Emergency Response and Health Preparedness Package (ECRP) and was virtually inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in February 2024. The new facility being constructed is located adjacent to the existing []

Ganderbal, Oct 02: Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) in collaboration with the Municipal Council Ganderbal on Wednesday organised a massive cleanliness drive under the Swachhata Hi Seva 2024, which marks culmination of its series of events besides a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 155th birth anniversary honoring his lifelong advocacy for cleanliness, self-reliance, []

Pattan, Oct 02: Voters in Pattan constituency turned out in large numbers, many breaking from their past boycott of the electoral process. Long queues formed at polling stations early in the morning, with youth and women voters leading the way, casting their ballots in the hope of securing employment, development, and basic amenities for the []

Claims new MLAs, except those from AIP, will be hard to find; urges officials to address public issues

Jammu, Oct 02: Under the patronage of Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Justice Tashi Rabstan, directions of Registrar General, Shahzad Azeem and supervision of Registrar Judicial, Jammu Wing, Sandeep Kour, the Gandhi Jayanti and 10th anniversary of the Swachh Bharat Mission with the theme of Swachhata Hi Seva 2024, Swabhav []

Rajouri, Oct 02: Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University celebrated Gandhi Jayanti to commemorate the 155th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. The event was marked by rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, led by the Honble Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Akbar Masood along with students,faculty members and officers of the University. In his message, []

Says era of conflict over, time for peace & prosperity in J&K Youth-led startups reflect J&Ks new era of progress Lauds voters for reaffirming faith in peaceful process Gandhis vision lives on as J&K youth drive progress & innovation Srinagar, Oct 02: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, in his address during the 155th birth anniversary []

New Delhi, Oct 2 : Referring to the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Wednesday that a significant shift from a tumultuous past to a peaceful democratic process marked a restoration of democracy in the region. He noted that the region has transitioned from having a stone-pelting industry to []

Security forces to remain in J&K until completion of local bodies elections

72 employees with links to terror dismissed under Article 311 641 individuals identified as being actively involved in cross border terrorism Srinagar, Oct 02: Srinagar, Oct 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have blacklisted the properties of 4,212 terrorists based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Pakistan, effectively prohibiting the sale, purchase, or transfer of []

Focus on educational initiatives, enforcement drives, & tobacco-free villages

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Irans missile attack on Israel and expressed concern over the escalating situation in the Middle East. In his remarks to the UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East on Wednesday, Guterres said, The raging fires in the Middle East are fast becoming an inferno. []

Tarun Chugh, National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and in-charge for Jammu & Kashmir, expressed profound grief over the sudden demise of Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari, the BJP candidate from Surankote. The 75-year-old Bukhari passed away on Wednesday morning due to a heart attack, leaving a significant void in the political and []

Former Planning Minister and MLA Bandipora, Usman Majid, on Tuesday, vehemently condemned the alleged assault on Kashmiri Pandits by Indian National Congress (INC) workers in Bandipora, describing the incident as an attack on democracy and communal harmony. Majid expressed deep concern over the physical assault on Kashmiri Pandits and said that they were abused, threatened, []

Irans Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called the United Nations and other European nations the root cause of the problems in West Asia, Iran-based IRNA reported. While addressing a group of Iranian elites and top students in Tehran on Wednesday, he stressed that the cause of the problemwhich results in conflicts, wars, concerns, and []

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today addressed the UT-level function commemorating the 155th birth anniversary celebration of Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, at Raj Bhawan. The event, organized by the Department of School Education & Department of Higher Education, also marked the closing ceremony of the Swachhata Pakhwada and Swachhata Hi Seva Abhiyan. In his []

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed through their official website that Babar Azam submitted his resignation as Pakistan mens white-ball captain on Tuesday evening, and it has been accepted. The national selection committee has been given responsibility with beginning the process of formulating future white-ball cricket strategies, including recommending a new captain. Although the []

Israels Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, said that country has declared United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata and banned him from entering Israel. Katz said that anyone who cannot condemn Irans attack on Israel does not deserve to enter Israel. He said that Guterres has not yet condemned the massacre and sexual atrocities committed []

A 22-year-old missing man was found dead in a stream in Brein area of Srinagars Nishat late last night, officials said. An official told that the man was spotted by locals last night and then informed the police. He said the body was later shifted to a nearby hospital for necessary legal formalities, while further []

US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are monitoring the Iranian attack against Israel from the White House Situation Room and receiving regular updates from their national security team. According to a White House situation room update, President Biden directed the U.S. military to aid Israels defence against Iranian attacks and shoot down []

In a major escalation in the raging conflict in the Middle East, Iran launched a missile attack on Israel on Tuesday. In a statement the IDF said, all Israeli civilians are in bomb shelters as rockets from Iran are fired at Israel. Hezbollah is upset that the IDF exposed their plans to massacre Israelis, so []

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that the tensions between India and China will continue until there are forward deployments of militaries on border. He noted that agreements on how to keep the border peaceful and tranquil were violated by China in 2020. He made these remarks at an event hosted by Carnegie []

The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended hearty congratulations to the voters of the third phase of Assembly Elections for the record turnout. In a social media post, the Lieutenant Governor said, the great enthusiasm among voters in all three phases to exercise their franchise is a testimony to vibrant democracy in J&K and peoples []

Delhis Patiala House Court on Tuesday extended the interim bail of Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) President and Member of Parliament Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid till October 12. The court has directed him to surrender on October 13 Rashid Engineer was granted bail in a terror funding case registered by the National Investigation Agency []

Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhbir Singh (Operations), who was injured in a recent encounter with the terrorists at Billawar in Kathua district, on Tuesday cast his vote during the third and final phase of assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir DSP Sukhbir Singh had sustained bullet injuries during an encounter []

The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has greeted the people on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be celebrated tomorrow. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor has said, On the occasion of the 155th birth anniversary of our Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, I extend my greetings to the people and pay my humble []

Elections to phase 3 of the Assembly Elections in J&K recorded 65.58 percent polling as of 7 PM today, which is going to surpass the Lok Sabha 2024 voter turnout in these 7 districts, which was 66.78 percent The voter turnout in phases 1 and 2 of the ongoing assembly elections in J&K also recorded []

The third and final phase of polling held in the seven districts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir concluded peacefully on Tuesday with a record voter turnout of 65.58 percent till 7 pm, according to the Election Commission of India. With this, the polling has come to an end in the Union Territory []

IPS officer Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday, took over as 18th Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir at police headquarters in Srinagar and replaced R R Swain. A Police spokesperson said, Nalin Prabhat was received by senior officers, also top officials were present on the occasion. A 1992 batch IPS officer Prabhat is []

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 01: With polling for third and final Phase of General Elections to J&K Legislative Assembly receiving huge momentum, all polling stations of 40 Assembly Constituencies across seven districts of Jammu & Kashmir have recorded an impressive 56.01 percent voter turnout till 3 pm communicated the Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk by the Delhi Police while he was marching towards Delhi with the demand of Sixth Schedule status for Ladakh. The plea has been moved by Haji Mustafa through Advocate Vikram Hegde also seeks the []

President of the Indian National Congress, Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday sharply criticized the BJP government for detaining a group of citizens from Ladakh, including activist Sonam Wangchuk who were peacefully marching to Delhi. Kharge in a post on X, said that the detention of the protesters was a cowardly action and was deeply undemocratic in []

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 01: All 40 assembly constituencies across seven districts of J&K have recorded 44.08 percent voter turnout till 1 pm, communicated the office of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.

As voting for the third phase of elections got underway in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the enthusiastic participation of people in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls reflects a celebration of democracy and the true mainstreaming of democracy in the Union territory. Union Minister Jitendra Singh and his family members []

State BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly seat Ravinder Raina said that a large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and voting percentage has been unexpected. Ravinder Raina said, A large number of people are voting in the last phase of assembly elections in []

Expressing a desire to serve the people democratically and describing participation in elections as a much-needed process, Hafiz Mohammad Sikander, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) backed candidate, stated that the banned organisation had stayed away from elections since 1987 to protest the rigging of polls in Jammu and Kashmir. After casting his vote at the Gundpora polling []

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 01: The overall poll percentage of 11.06 was recorded upto 9:00 AM in all 40 assembly constituencies across seven districts of J&K, communicated the office of Chief Electoral Officer, J&K.

Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chief Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday urged voters to reach at the polling stations along with their families and cast votes. Speaking to ANI, Azad said, I urge all voters to reach at the polling stations along with their families and caste votes. I think one-fourth of the voters will []