Greater Kashmir

New Delhi, Oct 7: At the invitation of National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, the Senior Diplomatic and International Affairs Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, David Morrison visited India from 05-07 October 2026. MEA in a statement said, the meeting in New Delhi was held as part of the ongoing bilateral security dialogue at the NSA level. The previous dialogues in this format took place in New Delhi in September 2025 and in Ottawa in February 2026. It said that both sides acknowledged the

Budgam, Sep 22: Budgam Police have solved a gold theft case registered at Police Station Charar-i-Sharief with the arrest of the accused woman and recovery of the stolen gold bangle. Police Station Charar-i-Sharief received a written complaint regarding the theft of a gold bangle from the wrist of the complainants mother during their visit to the Charar-i-Sharief Shrine. Acting on the complaint, Police Station Charar-i-Sharief registered FIR No. 70/2026 under Section 303(2) BNS and initiated an

Srinagar, Sep 22: The Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu & Kashmir, has prohibited the sale, storage, distribution and display of specified batches of four ghee brands across the Union Territory after samples collected from different districts were found to be Unsafe, Sub-standard or both during laboratory analysis. The prohibitory order has been issued by Khalid Jahangir, Commissioner, Food Safety, J&K, under the relevant provisions of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, with immedia

New Delhi, Sep 22: Asking the states and union territories to intensify enforcement against human trafficking, the Union Home Ministry has told authorities to ensure identification protocols followed by law enforcement agencies are broad enough to cover all genders and every industry vulnerable to exploitation. It also urged investigators to use Section 111 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to pursue organised trafficking networks, including their financiers and kingpins, and said action should not

Jammu, Sep 22: The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today inaugurated a series of new facilities at the University of Jammu. The inauguration included a modern sports complex, a shooting range, high-mast lights for the cricket stadium and the Tawi Guest House complex, developed at a cost of nearly Rs. 10 Crore. These facilities, the Lieutenant Governor noted, will empower the Universitys athletes, scholars, and visitors, strengthening its role as a hub of excellence in the Union Territory. Congra

Srinagar, Sep 22: The recent power tariff hike is expected to add over Rs 250 crore to the public exchequer, the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Responding to a question by Handwara MLA Sajad Lone, the government said the tentative additional revenue the distribution companies (Discoms) expect to realise from the tariff revision approved by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for the financial year 2026-27 would be Rs 251 crore. However, the government said that despi

Srinagar, Sep 22: The story of how electric underfloor heating was adapted to Kashmiri homes, given a locally understood name and gradually developed into a heating industry across the Valley. Srinagar: Today, Electric Hamam is a familiar term in Kashmir. Homeowners ask for it by name, heating businesses advertise it and installers operate across different parts of the Valley. In 2011, things were very different. Few people in Kashmir knew what electric underfloor heating was and there was hardl