Ministers not obligated to reply Zero Hour questions: Speaker Jammu, Mar 15 : During Zero Hour in the ongoing Assembly session of Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather, clarified that, as per established rules, the Ministers cannot be asked to provide impromptu responses to issues raised by the MLAs without prior notice....
Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the assembly that no deadline had been set for the three-member Cabinet sub-committee — formed last year to look into grievances against the current reservation policy in the Union Territory — to submit its report. Social Welfare Minister Sakeena Itoo shared the information in...
Jammu/Srinagar, Mar 15: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday informed the assembly that no deadline had been set for the three-member Cabinet sub-committee — formed last year to look into grievances against the current reservation policy in the Union Territory — to submit its report. Social Welfare Minister Sakeena Itoo shared the information in...
Colombo, Mar 15: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Sri Lanka early next month to finalise agreements reached during President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s visit to Delhi last year, a minister said on Saturday. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath made the statement while responding to a question on budget allocation debate in the parliament here. “We...
JAMMU, Mar 15: Unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir declined from 6.7 per cent in 2019-20 to 6.1 per cent in 2023-24, J-K government said on Saturday, highlighting the various steps taken in this regard, including the generation of 9.58 lakh livelihood opportunities through various schemes. This improvement is also reflected on the labour force...
SRINAGAR, Mar 15: A Srinagar court has set for April 8 a hearing against the organisers of a fashion show held in Gulmarg during Ramzan over allegations of obscenity and of hurting religious sentiments. Advocate Naveed Bukhtiyar said, “Recently, an obscene fashion show was organised in Gulmarg, and there was public consumption of alcohol. It...
Srinagar, Mar 15: Many areas in Kashmir, including the plains, received fresh snowfall, while other parts of the Valley witnessed light to moderate rains on Saturday, officials said. The plains in Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama districts received fresh snowfall, while snowfall was also recorded in Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam tourist resorts, they said. Gurez...
‘Rs 93.91 lakh sanctioned to fill infra gaps’ Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Mar 15 : Even as the picturesque Keran area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara witnessed a significant surge in tourist footfall over the past few years, Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that there was no proposal to establish dedicated Tourism Development Authority for...
Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Mar 15 : Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that under the National Health Mission it is ensuring free generic medicines and diagnostic tests to economically disadvantaged groups. Replying to a question of MLA Kuldeep Raj Dubey, Health and Medical Education Department Minister as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)...
‘Theatre block, ENT block at SMHS under construction’ Srinagar, Mar 15 : Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday said that the shortage of staff at SKIMS Soura is a challenge as the patient load at OPD and IPD is increasing with each passing day. Replying to the question of MLA Tanvir Sadiq, Health and Medical...
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, Mar 15: US President Donald Trump said he did not want Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other world leaders who visited him to see the tents and graffiti near federal buildings in Washington DC and has ordered the cleaning up of the American capital. “We’re cleaning up our city. We’re cleaning up this...
5.26 lakh certificates issued under ST/SC category in Jammu in past 2 years, 67 thousands in Kashmir; 27 thousand certificates under EWS category in Jammu, 2 thousand in Kashmir; 2198 village benefitting from ALC/IB/RBA categories in Jammu, 1245 in Kashmir Jammu, Mar 15 : The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Monday revealed that no specific...